Arizona republican., 1916-03-29
Marketing Problem Holds First Place On Program of Texas Cattle Raisers' Association at Big Dallas Meeting

ASSOclatlOn at Dig Dallas
 Meeting
 Dwight B. Heard who has returned i from the 10th annual convention of !! the Texas Cattle Raisers' Association at Houston, is enthusiastic over the convention and the wonderful recep- ! tioa given the delegates by the pub 1 lie spirited citizens of Houston. 1 Speaking of this convention MT. Heard said: l The Texas Cattle Raisers' Associ- ation is one of the finest examples of the results which can be obtained I by thoroughgoing organization. The Texas Association have today a mem bership of over thirty-nine hundred l now registered on the books of the Association
 T have never attended a conven- ton where the plans for the enter ltainment of the visitors were so well organized; every delegate and guest on arrival, not aonly received his tadge but a book of tickets entitling him 10 all the various entertainments offered by the people of Houston, to ladmission to the three clubs and free lautomobiles service to any portion of the city of Houston in special cars lprovided for that purpose. The good lcitizens of Houston from their genial mayor Ben Campbell down, were un- failing in their efforts to make of the convention a complete success | l1Il &l municipal auditorium, which is a great credit tor the public spirit of Houston, and nearly three thousand 1nenple were present at the first days session.
 ''As was expected. the vital question for discussion before the convention was ways and means to assist the marketing committee of the Amer ican National Live Stock Association in their efforts to make a thorough investigation of the meat packing sit uatiOn and to devise practical meth ods 10 create real competitive mar lket at the large marketing centers This question was fully discussed be- fore the convention by Mir. H. A Jas.ro, chairman of our special mar keting committee, MT. A. E. deRicqles its secretary. and many members of the Texas Association, and as re- suit of full discussion of this tre. mendously big question,-the proper solution of which not only affects the producers of beef but the con- sumers as well,-the convention, by 8 Unanimous vote endorsed the work of the marketing committee of the American National Live Stock Asso- citation and pledged it's support to the iextent of unanimously voting an as- sessment of five cents per head or the cattle owned by it's membership one and a half cents of which is tc he levied immediately and turned lover to the marketing committee fol use in its investigations.
 Tt was made clear to the member. of the convention that not one cen of this money would be wasted. ant that a complete annual statement would be made of every dollar re ceived and expended. and that tn, books at all times would be open t the cattlemen contributing It wa also made very clear that the Ma ttional Association is not engaged il leuy movement to try and destroy o hardicap the wonderfully efficien slausntering system of the packers but that they were engaged in a def Unite, just and determined effort t secure real competition in the larg central markets, and to allow tn natural law of supply and deman to govern the market instead of be ing sidetracked. as it was clearl lshown it had been of recent years, Fl This whole question of bringin labout just methods of marketing liy . stock, if properly solved, is going { be not only of great benefit to tn stock feeder. but is bound eventual to help the consumer
 AS has been previously mentione, the marketing committee of the Ma Itional Association have employe Walter l.. Fisher as counsel. He /hs recently been spending much tin studying this whole question and { meeting with the marketing con mittee to be held early in April wi outline to them the line of polio which he feels should be adopted. the meantime a hearing on the Bol land resolution asking for an inve. tigation into the marketing practice will be held in Washington on Apr 3rd. At that hearing in addition MT. Fisher, MT. John. Landergan , Texas, ex-governor Stubbs of Kar sas, and MT. E. l.. Burke of Omah will appear on behalf of the Nations Association.
 Representatives of the packers quite large numbers attended tl Houston convention. and had
 long and very interesting joint COT ference with them and the executi' committee of the Texas Cattle Rail
 CTS Association, The packers repr
 sentatives stated that they regrett' exceedingly that they did not tai a greater interest in the marketir ct inference called by the Secretary
 Agriculture in Chicago last fall. al
 that they were now prepared to e tOltr rete with the marketing cOmmi
 tee in. it's investigations and shou
 be prepared to have the expert a
 countants of, the committee make il lvestigation of their books, etc. II
 marketing committee on its pal
 made it very clear that it was n
 inspired by any feeling of ill will t I,ward the packers. that the marketil
 committee were in no sense agitatol
 but were merely endeavoring to ca ry out the work ahead of them in
 spirit of fair play
 At the close of the cOnventi