El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-06

From Monthly News Letter Of New Mexsco
Cattle and Horse Growers Ass0ciation.)
The old time COW man had as clear an
Idea OF cooperation as did Robinson CrusQe.
His business wa his own and he resented
the interference of others. He was intense.
~ indiTfdualiHtic. What was his, stock, range
and water, he guarded carefully,
a newcomer was looked upon with suspi-
cIun The hheepman was y hideops variety
of cannibhl; the early ranchef or ~nebter0
a muddler and despoiler. He had q dislike
Tor soo close heighbora He wanted to 70
out to the wofld, and did not care that the
world and its experiences cphe to him.
Conditions have changed. Yesterdays
ways may be romantic but they are rarely
practical. Today's world differs, chiefly ii
1.-THE inventions that have come to serve iIs-
inventions that have changed our entire
business fabric, enlarged our mode Of living
and altered our manner of thought. One cat
tieman In New Mexico rides his fences with
iitneys.
Cooperation has made oranges the staple
cfop 81 California; automobile makers are
profitihg hg the experience OF all through
the establishment Of bureaus and boards; co
peratlon among telephone companies has
made possible nationwide universal service
/ Manufacturers In all lines have come to real
lee that their intefest and responsibility does
not cease until their product reaches the
IeDhsnmer-Aand even then they see that the
lu0nsamer knows how to get the best service
from their product. Packing industry Of to
day Il one OF the best examples Of co-opera
ton. The cream of your own business, often
enough, is skinned as a result OF this Co
operation among the packers.
Cattlethen are awakening to the fact that
Notwithstanding, wild animals, proper legisla-
ItionA railroad rates, market prices and condi.
ltionB, the breeding and feeding, of cattle and
the Anal disposition OF the meat are common
lpf0blenis that vitality affect their interests,
ana questions upon which they should be in
formed. II conditions are not right, it is
their business to know why; and then to
remedy them. The market committee OF
the American National Live Stock associa-
|tioA has been appointed to learn what is
wrong In the central markets. They have
already traced many Of the evils to their
source, and have stopped them to the bene-
III on the stockmen over the entire country.
There u always force and power behind
Capitalization. As an organization We can
better meet and solve our common problems
than we could as individuals. Legislation,
eradication OF Wild animals, prosecution OF
cattle thieves, securing Of Just freight rates
can all be solved through an organized eff
fort Of all interested. Organization is the
power behind present day efficiency.
Cooperation has been defined as meeting
the other fellow half way. 1t iA that, and
more. All regulatory bodies such as the cat
tie sanitary board, forest service, land Office,
Indian service, corporation commission and
the bureau Of animahindustry have for their
purpose, cooperation with the cattle indus
try ii some of its phases. In places their
interests may conflict. But cooperation
meeting the other fellow half way-will
solve the worst of c-ross-purposes.
But greater than this cooperation and
more practical and needed is cooperation
between the people of like interests. The
ufber fellows experience means a great deal
to YOU The solution Of your problems is
vital to him. Neither one can play Robinson
Crusoe with SO much In common.