Arizona republican., 1917-09-14

tee. chosen to assist MT. Hoover in in creasing and conserving our national live stock production, and who held three days conference with Secretary of Agriculture Houston, MT. Hoover 'd heir associates. are printed in full below.
 ne committee on resolutions, com- posed of the following men: Il. (. val lace. Iowa; Dwight B. Heard. Arizona: D. D. Aitkin, Michigan; N. H. Gentry Missouri: F, J. Hagenbarth. Idaho; C.. Howard Davison, New York: s. w. Shoemaker. Maryland; E. H. Ingwer- son, Illinois: E. K. Middleton. Mississ ippi not only agreed on a unanimous report but the same was unanimously adopted by the conference.
 MT. Heard who returned yesterday from Washington, in speaking of the report said: The livestockmen were greatly impressed with the fine spirit of patriotic service shown by MT. Hoo Yer, his marked ability, sound business sense and remarkable grasp of eco homie problems, and they propose to assist the food administration in their plans for constructive work, to the limit.
 MT Hoover recognizes that the stabiliZing of live stock conditions is a much more intricate problem than the handling of the question of cereals. He realizes the tremendous difficulties in the job ahead of him and is thoroughly alive to the fact that to increase pro- duction, the livestock producer must be assured /Of a reasonable profit.
 Tn his concluding remarks to the conference, MT. Hoover thanked the delegates for the patriotic support pledged to him and he congratulated them on furnishing him with a definite, cOnstructiveaset of resolutions which he could use as a track on which to op- crate, with their help, a practical plan, fair to the consumer and at the samr time just to the producer
 The General Resolutions
 WHEREAS, Honorable David F. Houston, secretary of agriculture and Honorable Herbert C. Hoover. food ad = ministratOr. have called us to Washing ton to consider certain problems of livestock production vital to the na - tional welfare, and have requested from us suggestions upon such problems and especially those relating to the produc- tiOn and marketing of live stock and live stock products, therefore
 BE IT RESOLVED, That as result of our conference here we submit the following statement for the consider alton of those government officials named above.
 l. We are impressed with the ser iOusness of the war situation and of the obligation which rests upon all citizens to serve the common good. And for ourselves and for the sincerely patril otic livestock producers whom we rep resent, we hereby pledge to the presi- cent of the United States and to his administrative officers our loyal coop eration in carrying out such measures as they may consider necessary to the successful prosecution of this great war for worldwide democracy.
 2. We approve the efforts which have been made under the leadership of the department of agriculture to en- courage livestock production, and we believe that in this work the depart ment should have the liberal support of federal and state authorities.
 g. The livestock business is no diff ferent from all other business, in tha i 1t is governed by economic laws. Pro- ductiOn in large way increases or de- creases as the cost of production anC the price of the finished product rise and fail. When the margin of profit is replaced by positive loss, the length of time the livestock producer can continue in business is measured solely by his financial condition.
 4. If there has been a reduction in '""St""F in n~opOrtiOn 10 the needs of the country the cause must be sought ,h" rnIemuneIatiVe prices which the livestock produced has received in re- cent years. A continuation of prices which are below the cost of production will intensity the shortage
 !. The livestock producers will loy- ally acquieSce in whatever measures the government may find necessary to f,,l1, fly as possible adjust their business to the conditions brought about by such measures. We suggest to those who must bear the heavy burden of respon- sibility that while liquidation of live stock can take place very rapidly. as shown by the experience of the past year, the re-establishment of the herds and flocks is a matter of years If therefore, it seems desirable to haster an increase in our livestock producti ior definite policies looking to that enc should be adopted and made known al the earliest possible date. Ever witt normal conditions, the production anC feeding of live stock is carried on un- der uncertainties which Go not prevail with other kinds of business. He r6st of the raw material k determined large.y by the slnshre and the rain ard cannot he known in advance The price of the finished product is subject 1ect to the most violent fluctuations caused not only by rapidly changine business conditions but by a systen of marketing in which the seller ha. no voice as to the prices which shal be paid for his finished product Un- der war conditions livestock marke uncertainties are intensified and tn, cost of production is very greatly in creased Therefore, in the absence O reasonable assurance of prices whicl will cover the cost of production, decrease in live stock seems inevi table.
 6. If in the present emergency tht paramount consideration s an in crease in production we feel the gov ernment should announce and adher, to the policy that in the huge pur chases of meats and other livestocl products which are to be mad through a common purchasing agenc, of our nation and its allies, sucl prices will be paid as shall assur the producer a reasonable margi over the cost of production, and W believe that the government shoul, take effective measures through tn B'll to 500 that the large packin, concerns do not by their present con trol of the central markets depriv the producer of a just profit, an, that every agency of the governmen should be employed to eliminate al manipulative and speculative effort in the handling of livestock and it nrcducts, that all waste in distrihu