El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-06
VISITING COWHEN
GIVEN WELCOME
Mayor Lea and W. w. Tur-
ney Turn the City Over to
Them; Convention Opens.
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whose ranges lie in the low country.
yet We are not unmindful OF the motto
that the interest Of one IS the concern
Of ALI and every member of this as
ISOLATION and the association itself
should leave nothing undOne which
viii minimize the tick menace
Cattle aRustIers- Punished.
AS the result of the activities Of this
and kindred livestock associations, the
cattle thief while not wholly a thing
Of the past, Is not as much dreaded as
ne once was. a number or convictions
have been secured during the year and
there are q few cases yet IN the courts
This association maintains inspectors
AZ all shipping points and at all mar
kets-
Wants 10 See 5000 Members.
There should be fully 5000 breeders
OF cattle and sheep on the books or
the association. each contributing 70
its upkeep In the suppression OF
--ustling' alone. the association has
earned for every one OF its members
ali that il has ever cost IN the way OF
dues and the same is true regarding
tick eradication. procuring Of legisla-
non regarding railway rates and other
benefits Efficiency in the matter OF
affOrding protection to livestock pro-
ducers is the only ground upon which
we 20 before non-members with a re-
quest that they join with Us
MeIicO's Herds Destroyed.
THE livestock Industry in Mexico IS
iu \ deplorable condition. as a result
Of the strife for the past SIX years
The great herds which once fed on the
rich ranges of that country have either
been killed or driven off. or have been
degraded through interbreeding and
lack OF care TO a point where even
with the restoration OF peace, years
Of the most careful breeding tactics
Will be required to bring them mp 10 a
point where they Will be profitable.
World Needs Mexieo's Livestock.
1T IS very patent that something
must be done The world needs peer
and mutton and hides and goat skins
as II never needed them before in its
history Statistics gathered by the
federal census bureau tend to show that
there are in the neignborhoOd OF Is
600 900 fewer cattle in the United States
today than there were seven years
ago and this in face OF the fact Of an
increase Of population IN that time.
approximately 16,eOo.OO0- " ith the
range country OF the United states be-
ing cut up into farms. it may be that
to Mexico the meat eating public Of
the northern half Of the western hemis-
phere must turn for a very large snare
Of its meat supplies
Producers Disposed TO Find Relief
Referring again TO the great dis
parity between the price paid TO tne
producer for a live animal and the cost
u the steak. the chuck OF the chop %
the ultimate consumer. there is q dis
position On the part of many producers.
perhaps all of them, 20 believe they are
at the mercy Of the packers and are
not being fairly treated.
Undoubtedly numerous suggestions
viii be made at this convention. As
have been made at former conventions,
10 find or force relief from what seems
10 be an intolerable situation hide
pendent packing houses, the stock OF
which shall be owned and controlled
nv livestock producers packing houses
financed and controlled by municipal
or state governments or even by the
general government. and other forms
Of relief will be suggested
Speakers Late Arriving.
At 2:S0 this afternoon, P. H lander