The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-01-20
STOCKMEN FOR
P|NCH0T POLICY
PLANS OF ROOSEVELT AND PIN.
cHoT INDoRsED BY LIVE
STOCK ASSOCIATION.
FORT WORTH NEXT YEAR
PRESIDENT JAsTRo REELECTED
AND ROOSEVELT INVITED TO
RETURN THIS WAY.

Denver. - BY vote practically
unanimous, the delegates to the con-
vention of the American National
Live Stock Association at their final
session Thursday indorsed the con-
servation policy advocated by ex-
President Theodore Roosevelt and
carried out by former Chief Forester
Clifford Pinchot.
By acclamation, II. A. Jastro. Ba-
kersfield. Cal, was reelected as pres
ident of the association for 1910.
Murdo Mackenzie. Trinidad, Colo.
was elected first vice president. and
Joseph NJ. Carey. Cheyenne, Wyo,
second vice president.
At q meeting OF the executive COM
mittee John w. Springer. Denver.
was chosen treasurer for the coming
year: T. w. Tomlinson. Denver. sec
retary. and Sam II. Cowan. Fort
Worth. Texas. aSobrney. Alvin II.
Sanders. Chicago. was made chair
man OF the standing committee on
foreign and home markets. to take
the place of Senator w. A. Harris.
Lawrence, Kan. deceased. and Col.
Ike T. Pryor. San Antonio. Texas. was
made chairman of the committee on
transportation. replacing NJ. X. Par
sons, Salt Lake City. resigned.
The association will hold its next
convention in Fort Worth. Texas.
The resolution indorsing the con-
servation policy outlined by Roose-
welt. praising Pinchot for his admins
tration OF the forest reserves. and
congratulating President Taft on his
promises to carry the policies on
through his term of office. was the
first portion OF the report read by the
resolutions committee. Its principal
opponent was State Senator L. II.
Ammons OF Colorado.
The resolution. when put to vote.
was carried with a cheer.
A tariff resolution was passed. as
follows:
Resolved. BY the American Ma
tional Live Stock Association, at
Denver. Colo. January IL. 12 and 13.
1910. that we express our disapproval
OF the new tariff law because Of its
unfair determinations in favor OF the
Eastern manufacturing interests and
Of both the East and West.
Resolved. Further. That we recon-
mend the creation by act OF Congress
OF permanent non-partisan tariff
commission and further revision OF
the present tariff at the earliest prac-
ticable time along equitable and sci.
entific lines"
Members Of the United States
Senate and House who have labored
for legislation in the interest OF the
live stock industry were thanked.
Another resolution was passed In
which the association Joined in the
movement to invite Theodore Roose-
welt to return from Africa by way Of
the Pacific Coast in order that the
people of the West may have a chance
to show him the esteem in which he
is held in this part Of the country.
One of the final actions of the con-
vention was the annual subscription
to raise funds for current expenses.
When the voluntary contributions
were added up they totaled $7,225.
Members OF the executive commit
tee for 1910 were announced. Those
for Colorado. Wyoming and New Mex
leo are:
Colorado-E. NJ. Ammons, A. Z. de
Ricqles. Merl d. Vincent, II. Glaz-
brook. c. b. Rhodes. John w. Springer.
Wyoming-William Dawson, A. r.
Reader. j. C. Underwood, Luke Vor-
hees, p. j. Sheehan, c. N. Walters.
New Mexico-H. w. Adams, II. c.
Brown, W. II. Jack, c. w. Merchant,
C. NJ. O'Donnel. G. II. Webster. Jr.