Bisbee daily review., 1913-01-14
GENTLEMEN IN
 PHOENIX TODAY
American Live Stock Assn, It Is Said, Will Fight
 Any Attempt to
 Lower Tariff
WANT GRAZING LAWS

PHOENIX. Jan. RIA bitter at tack upon the democratic policy of tariff reduction as applied to dressed meats and cattle on the hoof will be launched at the 10th annual conyen- ton of the American Livestock asso- eiation. which will meet in this city Tomorrow.
 The cattlement claim that any at tempt to put meat on the free list will be opposed by the American organiza- tion. They state that such a course would be snimical to the interests of great industry and would work IT. reparable havoc As set forth by those already on the ground. Tt will require the most diligent and careful work by the livestock and agricultural classes to prevent the rank discrimination contemplated by those who wish to re- duee the tariff on meats and agricul- tural products"
 Many Questions Up
 Among other questions which will be considered al the annual meeting of the association, are the following:
 Import duties on livestock, meat products. wool and hides.
 Control of disposition of the semi arid uHappropriated putlic grazing lands.
 Classification Of the public domain and investigation of land conditions in the west by a special committee Of congress.
 Railroad rates on livestock from in termOuptain country to Pacific coast points.
 Cases involving livestock rates pending before the interstate com merces commission.
 Rules governing Transportation of less than carloads of livestock Railway service on livestock.
 Advance in commission charges for sale of livestock
 Margin between what the producer receives for his livestock and what the consumer pays for his meat products.
 Sanitary conditions or livestock and control of contagious diseases.
 Meat inspection tax.
 Tax on olemargarine. Arid Grazing Land Federal cSntrOl of the public do- main. and the restoration of arid graz ing areas will be discussed by Prof. J. J Thornber. of the University of Arizona. who will deliver the prin- cipal address along this line.
 The convention is to be held at the Arizona school of music auditorium.
 The first day the convention will be called to order at 10 a. m.. and fae invocation will be by Bishop J. W AL wood, of the Episcopal diocese el Art | zona.
 ! Addresses of welcome will be deliy cred by Governor George W. F Huat of Arizona: Lloyd B. Cbristy. mayor of Yhoenix; Hugh Campbell, presideat Arizona Wool Growers assoclats2n and Charles F. ullen, president Ars zona Cattle Growers association. l Responses will be made by C. E Rhodes. Colorado; Edward c. Lassa | ter, Texas. Robert D. Carey. Wyom | ing. followed by the annual address ci f president H. A. Jastro. Y The afternoon session at o'cioel | will irst be devoted to the inTodde Ii ton of resolutions.
 Livestock in San Francisco in 1915 will then be discussed by D. O. Live ly. commissioner of the livestock de \ partment of the Panama-Pacific eX |l position; Cooperation, ny A. r Stryker, secretary Omaha Livestocl exchange: and Some Problems in th' Restoration of Arid Grazing Ranges by Prof. J. J Thofn6er, hotanist, dn | iversity experiment station. Tucson. |i Report of committee on forest re serves and grazing lands and discus sion the Lever land leasing bill, H R. I9.S57. will end the session.