The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-16
sToCKMEN,s MEETING.
The Seventh Session of the Western
South Dakota Stock Growers
Association Held Here,

The Seventh Session OF the Western
South Dakota Stock Growers
Association Held Here.
Once more the people of Rapid
City have entertained the stockmeet-
ing, and with as much success as
heretofore, with the exception that
we never did have quite as bad
weather. The last day was pleasant,
however, and that helped some. The
crowd began to come Monday, the
commission men from Sioux City,
Chicago and South Omaha coming
that day also.
Tuesday afternoon the meeting OF
the Association took place in Library
hall, and was attended by the larg-
est number that ever assembled for
that purpose. Mayor Wood extend
ed welcome, and Granville w Jones |
responded. Remarks were made by I
others, after which the business was
transacted, election resulting as fol-
lows:
Upon call for nomination and cleo
ton, Attorney G. ]. Buell. moved the
reelection by reclamation of Henry
A. Dawson, Of Pine Ridge, president;
James r, Craig, of Belle Fourche,
vice president, and Frank M. Stew
art, of Buffalo Gap. secretary and
treasurer, the present officers Tie
motion was carried without dis
senting voice.
1. M. Humphrey, Of Rapid City,
e. w. Parmelee, of Rosebud, and
| Charles Hamm, Of Elk Greek, were
appointed to- recommend the names
of members for the executive COM
mittee for the ensuing year. The
committee met at once and after
consultation made the following re-
port, which was adopted: G. p.
Lennon, Lennon; All Taddiken,
Belle Fourche; H. G. Ash, Moreau;
]. D. Hale and S. G.. Sheffield, Stur-
| gis; Thomas Sweeney, Rapid City;
Edward Stenger, Hermosa; G. B.
West, Oelrichs; w. G. Clark, Dick
inson, N. D.; e. w. Thode, Interior;
William Hamilton, Scranton, N. D.;
William Borst, Pierre. w. H. Reed,
Wasta; Murdo Mackenzie, Trinidad.
Colo, and 4. E. de RICHES. The
only new members on the committee
are Messrs. Clark and Hamilton.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
In Favor Of Duty on Hides.
4 Whereas, the cattle raisers are
vitality interested in the tariff on
hides, because as we believe the Is
pc, cent. duty on hides is equivalent
to an average of 800 or more per
head as an added value to grown
cattle, for the 14,0O0,000 hides pro-
duced in this country; and
Whereas, it would be an unjust
discrimination to single out the
stock raisers of this country and
place their product upon the free
! list and in competition with the pro
duction of the world, yet compelling
= them to pay tariff prices on VIVA
2 they buy; and
J. Whereas, so long as the tariff up
on leather, shoes and manufactured
y PARTICLES of leather is retained, NJ
! benefit would accrue to the con
d Stunning public by placing hides upol
the free list, but the effect woul
W be to legisiate out of the pockets Q
$. the stock raisers and farmers an
g. into the pockets Of the tanner:
shoe Manufacturers and manufactul
re ers of. other leather products what
t ever the benefit is now received fro1
in the tariff on hides: and
Whereas, the prosperity Of all tn
r. corn belt and western range state
f. is. dependant upon the live stoc
Is business, and the producers Of liy
stock are entitled to as full measur
le of benefit as other industries frol
id tariff laws and to fair and eque
n treatment.
Resolved, by the Western Sout
m Dakota Stock Growers Association
IS annual convention assembled {
~ Rapid City, s. D., April 18th, 100!
!. that we are in favor Of the retentio
= = of the present import duty on cattl
= with such reasonable adjustment an
- maximum and minimum schedule
consistent with whatever tariff la
is enacted as shall best subserve tn
!. interests OF the cattle growers I
!, the United States. at
!, Whereas, our members in congres
are using their best efforts to pr
: vent the placing Of hides on the FIRE
e list. therefore be it resolved that "
express to them our hearty apprecis
y ton of their work and particular
= to Congressman Martin. who defent
ed our position on the floor of til
house. 2
Reciprocity With Foreign Countrie
3. Whereas. present tariff regult
2. ton and laws for the protection {
iel certain manufacturing interests al
~ Iso framed as to cause certain foreie
6. countries, Germany in particular,
discriminate against certain Of on
!, products, and especially those Of OF
: stock raisers. and
I. Whereas. the United States pr,
9, 8 duce large surplus Of meat pr
) ducts that would find an outlet
s foreign countries greatly to the az
a vantage Of stock raisers, in event 4
more favorable regulations being g
Ss fected with said nations,
q Now, therefore, be It resolved b
Isl the Western South Dakota Stoc
s Growers Association In conventio
"a Assem- led at Rapid City. South d
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