Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-02-25
GOVERNOR MCDONALD AND SENATOR PANKEY
ADDRESS CATTlEMEN IN CONVENTION HERE
Honesty Was Keynote Of Executive Who Made Strong Appeal For Law
enforcement New mexco Believes Open Ranges Doomed That
Stock Business WIN Hands Many Small aancsrs pany
Hearers Packers Control Pcss that Organization Necessary
Next Convention Albuquerque w. Morley mavdaena Unan
mousy Elected President Abundant Entertainment Furnished Visitors


gel service. Price il secondary.
. I'VE think the markets are tn,
chief factors in the cattle raisinl
business. Generally. if the marke
Is low. We blame the packer Il il i,
high, We give the packer no credit
The Wholesale price of beef is lowei
now than II was II year ago. ] an
frank 10 say that ! can offer no so.
luti"n Ia this problem.
III has been proposed to establish
u packing house by the association
in competition with the private plants
This might help. hut the proposal Ia
raise s250,O00 for this enterprise
shows that some have an inadequate
estimation of the requirmcnts To sue
ccsstully compete. Al the present
time the producers are doing we'll.
\ decline in the market may not be
due To manipulation on the part of
the packers.
"'rhc economic law of supply aud
! demand rule this. ~ well as other
industries. Special privilege cannot
lone sustain an industry. The gov
crnmcni has donr il, best when il
gives II fair opportunity To all. Poor
local organization can bring better
conditions in the matter Of range ud-
mini>tralion.
I'VE are facing changing condi-
lion in the production of range cattle
IN New Mexico, There i, still open
range in the siatc--poS-ibly YOU have
more of 1t than any other section.
lIul The time * coming when II will bc
fenced of into pasiurasr. This H.
not bad thing. II will give Slabil-
ily Ia the industry aud We will be- able
m the future io figure nI u definite
margin Of profit aud avoid losses due
Ia dry wears. wasia.e. and other
ill., that now aii'lirt due 10 common
paSlurngc-. Al the present time
some get rich starting with little but
the le. aid of this the better
Dronshts will come again.
"Dur big problem j. To- get control
of our own ranges. Some ask the
federal government To lease the land
Others that II be- given 10 the state for
sale ar lease. ard Il number favor the
enlarged homestead Of $40 acres.
Federal control of the range in the
national forest reserve has proved
successful and beneficial. although
many catilcmrn -wore they would
never pay the fees for lands they
had bceu using free. II Is better Ia
reconcile ourselves to many small
ranges. rather than support It few
large interests. Land that wa~ said
to bc worth onl, five cents an acre
j. now selling for ~ and - an acre.
Can cattle growers pay the price!
~ my opinion it is u good investment
NJ amy price, it the money for il j.
paid dowa Buying cattle and range
on borrowed capital is speculative aud
liable to the ills that come through
speculation.
II believe that ii is better for the
-,alr Ia own the land. leasing or sci
ling il. A. Ia the advisabiliiy of SET
ling or leasing different opinions pre-
vail. If the land does mol cnhnncc
greatly IN value. the best income l.
obtained through sale. ! hold that
owners will best improve the land
and that indirectly. the stage viii
he benefited through gain in taxable
property aud still enjoy income from
the funds obtained through the sale.
For similar reasons. ] approve of the
enlarged homestead measure now he
fore congress. Federal lease means
that the income eoes Ia the federal
government.
The state rattle sanitary board
ii, serves your cooperation. II i the
most efficient protection for the in
dustry and the equal Of any simi-
lar board in any other state, +
"Our losses through wastaee I,
enormods aud painful. Some say
that every caitlcman is thief. ! do
not believe ii. though the open range
conditions allow of dishonesty and
operates against honesty. Al pres
cnt. il may be said. cow belongs to
the man nearest IT, Some men cant
tell n three months odd calf from
Il has also been remarked