Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-27
STOCK MEN IN
SESSION ALTOS
ANGELES
Annual Address Of President
Jastro Feature of Opening
Session; Important Topics
on Program,


American Livestock association repre-
senting stock raising organization
from all parts of the western section
NJ the United States convened here
today in its twelfth annual convention
and during the two sessions held dur
ing the morning and afternoon. lis
tened to addresses OF various topic:
If national interest by men promi'
oont in the affairs of the industry.
Among those besides President Jas
tro OF the association were former Uni
kansas. who spoke on the topic OF
"Our Laws, Their Administration and
Effect; s. p. Cowan, of Fort Worth,
Teyas. attorney for the livestock as
sociation, upon what the Livestock
Industry Demands Of Congress" and
& u. Marsh, of the government bu-
reau Of plant industry at Washington,
n. G.. who delivered an illustrated re-
view on the Loco Investigation"
The subject Of the tariff ana its
relations to the livestock industry
proved of great interest to the con
vention.
me Ifiilil No VI tN-DtildNol ma -
along this line were especially well re-
= ceived and they were ordered by vote
of the convention to be printed and
sent to the ways n means commit
tee of the house of representatives.
Senator Harris said that the protcc-
tive tariff had reached its limit; all
political parties We're pledged to its
reduction and the p~rcsident-ciect had
announced his determination TO bring
it about. The cattlemen, he said,
wanted a squar deal and nothing
moro. But they, too, must do some
giving up.
Mr.. Cowan during the course of his
remarks. very vigorously criticised the
house of representatives at Washing
ton for its alleged inactivity in be-
half of the agricultural interests of the
country. He also denounced members
of the ways and means committee for
what he termed prejudice during the
recent tariff hearings, before which
committee Mr.. cowan appeared in be-
half of the livestock association to
resist the effort to have the tariff
on hides removed.
Mr.. Cowan demanded action by
congress securing reciprocal trade
agreements with foreign countries and
equality before the law in the matter
of the tariff.
III anyone else is TO have tariff
protection we want it, declared Mr..
Cowan.
Mr.. Cowan said the agricultural IN
terests of the country must organize
into D more compact body than they
are now assembled in and wage q
vigorous fight in congress for their
right. Otherwise, he said, those in
terests which did work for their own
interests in Washington would con-
tinue to fatten at the expense of the
agriculturalists.
Ex-senator Carey believed that the
stockmen should be allowed the use
Of the public lands for grazing pur-
poses under federal supervision, for
which they desired, he said, to pay a
rental, asking only a reasonable ten
ure. He declared that the stockmen
were mot land robbers" as they had
been called, but they only desired to
make use of the public domain where
it was lying Idle, for which privilege
they we're willing to pay. He favor
ed the enactment of the Curtis-Scott
bill now pending in congress.
The sessions of the association viii
continue two Gays.
Denver and Fort Worth are asking
for the ncxt annual convention OF tho
association.
After greeting the delegates and re-
ferring to the evolution of California
from a grazing country to a state OF
diversified Industries, Mr.. Jastro said
in part:
Years of experience. much of II
full of misfortune, have impressed
upon stockmen the growing evils OF
uncontrolled and overstocked ranges.
When the question was first consider
ed by this association eight or ten
years ago. there was a marked differ
ence OF opinion among the users 81
the range. but in the past few years
therc appears to be a steadily increas-
ihg majority who favor government
control by a lease or otherwise. Al
our last annual meeting. the almost
unanimous sentiment of our members
was crystalizcd in a proposed Dill
which we desired passed by congress
BY the provision of that bill the fed
eral government is authorized to es-
tablish grazing districts In the m
arid sections of the west. and to APP
point officers necessary for the al
ministration and protection OF such
grazing districts. to issue permits TO
Craze livestock thereon for periods OF
not more than ten years, with the
right to fence. giving preference to
homcsteaders and to present occupants
OF the range. Under this bill the gov
eminent Of the United states exercises
The least possible control commensu-
rate with the ownership Of the land.
N TACT. IL is a distinctly home rule
measure
\ committee was sent to Washing
Ton to work in tho interest OF this
measure. but as II was seen that Moth
ing could be done at the last session.
action was deferred.
Mr.. Jastro praised the forest re-
servo policy of the government. and
said the recent meeting at Washing
ton which discussed the conservation
OF natural was highly i'm
portant.
The failure Of congress to act OF
inc Culbcrson-Smith car and transpor-
tation bill designed to prevent unrea
sonable delays In furnishing cars for
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