Arizona republican., 1913-01-15
Big Body Goes on Record for Federal Lease Law Known as Lever Bill, Which Gives Large Meas urc of Local Control
MEETING Is
 GREAT SUCCESS
Three Sessions Yesterday Bring Out Large Crowds Which Pack Auditorium: Texan Creates Mcrriment and Forces Action

tNan | lCaJcS AlclIlmcnt
 and Forces Action
 TU" enthusiastic sessions of the American National Livestock ussocia- tiou We're held in the auditorium of the school of music yestcrday both of which were striking in many ways The feature or the morning session was the address of President Jastro. GlNinG d comprehensive review of the work of the association for the past Wear. that of the afternoon. the ab- SnIUtcIy unanimous endorsement of the Lever Grazing Bill which places the control of the open ranges in the hands of the federal government. with large measure of local control This ends a fight that has kept up for Years in the sessions of the Ma ti"na association to get bill through which will meet the views of all tho ~tncknIvn and which will have as it's result the establishment of the stock industry upon a permanent and stable basis
 The resolution was passed without a dissenting voice on the contrary the prominent members of the asso- ciati"n for nearly forty-fivv minutes begged the delegates present if any objection existed in the minds of any that il be stated so that d thorough uTdcrstdnding could be had.
 There Were none present to raise amy question and in response to mo- tinn by Prt sident Jastro. who had yielded the chair tO Dwight F. Heard the first president, the convention unanimously adopted motion in- Structins the resolutions comuit+ee to draft resolution unqualifiedly ap- pr vinr the bill.
 MT Heard who presided over most of the afternoon session following the regular program of speeches announc- ed the subject of the discussion and read the bin completely through slowly and distinctly. He then urged for full discussion of it.
 He spoke briefly of the history of former proposed legislation along sim liar lines and of the fight that had been made for the Lever Bill or as it is known the Lease Law
 President Jastro followed Mr Heard and opened the discussion to any who desired to take part whether members of the association or not. calling at -tcntion to the needs of grazing leg islation so that the stock industry shall remain profitable. Mir. Jastro was followed by J. A Parramore of Abilene, Texas. d white haired veteran member of the executive committee. Mir Parramore aroused the convention by his wit and native Texas humOr. He urged the younger men in the as- soci1tion upon who the burden must soon fall to be progressive and meet the issues as they come. manly and openly. 'I am for that law" he said not because it will do me any good because il will not. My race is nearly run, but my experience has all been such as to make my opinion in favor of that law steadfast. It may not be just what you want in every particu- lar but who is there in this meeting that ever got everything they wanted Why when you married you didn't get everything you looked for, but mark you. most of you all's wives were al heap worse fooled than you.
 This bill has been worked over ane studied over by the brains of this association there they sit up on that platform. old Man JastrO and the rest of them. Their hearts are in this and d bill Of this sort will help make conditions better for you younger fel- lows. They won't enjoy all of it be- cause there are d heap of them like ] am. about gone. Maybe this bii won't work out like you all expect but if you think that get up and say so. Let's hear from some of you.
 Now this is about all I have t' say l won't be coming to these meetings much more, but you fellers that you are young in the business be progressive to meet the questions as they come up, and start with th' best foot foremost, and don't b' afraid to speak your mind.
 Joy of Nebraska urged that the bil be passed Get the bill first ht said. and if it don't suit then amend it after"
 sam H. Cowan followed by sayins his views had been expressed befor' SD many times that he needn't Sd! them again.
 Voices calling question question were heard from ali parts of the hal and the motion went through with volume of ayes.
 The forepart of the afternoon wa taken up with speeches upon regular lv assigned topics. D. O. I4ivel> commissioner of the Live Stock de partInent of the Panama Pac'fic eN position at San Francisco in l9o9 an able address outlined the plans c the big exposition in the way of live stock show, and stated that
 was intended to make it the mos complete show that had ever been hel in the history of the world. ii closed with reading an official invita-