East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-17
Recommendation is Made This Morn.
ing and Proposed Bill Will be
Subject Discussed Later.
TEMPORARY RELIEF SOUGHT
state Livestock Commission Will Not
he Asked For at This Time-Cattlc
and Horse Raisers' Association
Holding its First Annual Convention
To-day in This City.

anu nOrSo h8l6erS ASSOclhtlOn
Holding its First Annual Convention
Today i'm This City.
Stockmen of Oregon will not ask
the next legislature to create a live
stock commission for inspecting pur-
poses in all probability but will ask
instead bill providing for county in
spectors to be appointed by the gov
ernor. This was the recommendation
made this morning to the state Cattle
and Horse Raisers' association, which
is holding its annual convention in
this city. by its legislative committee.
The proposed bill will be discussed
this afternoon.
Because OF the fact that there now
seems to be prevalent throughout the
state an antipathy toward state COM
missions, the committee reported that
i, would not at this time be advisable
TO attempt to add another to the list
and in this report President Pohlman
concurred. A measure to secure tenn
porary relief would be preferable, he
stated, and he expressed the hope that
in another two years they could Sc
cure commission such as some other
states have.
The proposed legislation would re.
quire that all stock be inspected prior
to being shipped or driven from one
county to another or into another
state and that the inspection charges
be paid by the owner of the stock at
the rate of ten cents head for the
90
thereafter. The inspector shall also
be paid ten cents a mile for every mile
he travels TO make the inspection. the
bill further provides.
Another provision which the com.
mittee recommended be incorporated
ir the bin is one requiring all hides
OF slaughtered animals to be inspect
ed before being offered for shipment.
the charge to be ten cents a hide. The
committee would also have every pur-
chaser of hides and every slaughterer
TO keep complete record of the hides
purchased. These provisions made
into law tthe stockmen believe. would
make II harder for cattle thieves to
operate.
The stockmen also desire that here
after records of brands be kept on file
in the office of the secretary of state
instead of with the various county
clerks.
About SO stockmen, representing the
states OF Idaho. Washington and Ore
gon, are attending the convention
This association was organized at Ba-
ker on May ~, 1913. with 81 MEM
tx.tt hn int Af linz
exclusively an Oregon society, but
since that time 1t has been deemed
advisable to permit cattle and horse
breeders from Idaho and Washington
10 become members and the commit
tee on legislation has made deposition
to that effect. There were registered
az members up to this morning one
hundred and ninety-nine. Briefly
stated, the object Of this organization
is to guard and promote the interests
OF the cattle and horse raisers. pro-
mote more perfect organization am.
ong them and cultivate a more fra
ternal feeling between the cattlemen
in general
Prof. A. C. Hampton. principal Of
the local high school, represented
Mayor Matlock with "A few welcoming
remarks upon the desirability Of the
organization to the people in this
country, the perfection that It Is pos
sible for organization to obtain. and
expressed the pleasure II was to the
people OF Pendleton to have the stock
men visitors in the Roundup city
In Secretary s. o. Correll's response.
LII. D. ait
zens he explained a number of the ad-
vantages already derived by the
stockmen through the organization.
stating that among the 1SS members
10000 head OF CATTLE 10000 head Of
horses and five to seven million dol
lars in valuation were registered.
During the year $500 had been
spent toward protection for this vast
amount, he said, while previously
nothing was spent. Last year IS head
OF stolen cattle were returned and
tentiary. This represents several
times the amount expended for the
protection.
This afternoon, the visiting stock
men were taken in automobiles to
visit the Pendleton Woolen Mills, the
Eastern Oregon state hospital and
Roundup Park. At the latter place
they were entertained with a buckins
exhibition BY Sharkey, the prize
Roundup outlaw bull.
A further business session is to be
held late this afternoon and this eve.
ming the delegates will be guests Of a
number Of business men at a banquet
in the EaglesWoodman hall.
The members of the association
who had registered with the secre-
tary up until o'clock included Pres
ident William Pollman Of Baker. Sec
ietary s. o. Correll Of Baker. G. c.