Arizona republican., 1917-01-19
HEARD bARES
PROBLEMS Of
I MEAT INDUSTRY


CHEYENNE. Wyo., Jan. 1S.-Co-or-
dination of all branches of the meat
industry, the work of the association S
marketing committee. the Mexican sit
uation and its relation to stockmen in
Mexico, and advocacy Of stockyards as
public utilities were features of the ad-
dress of Dwight B. Heard of Phoenix,
Ariz., president of the American Ma
tional Livestock association, on the
occasion of it's twentieth annual meet
ing today in Cheyenne.
President Heard reviewed at length
the course of the cattle and other stock
industries in the past year. stating that
drought had figured in the cattle in
dustry to such an extent that prices
paid for cattle last year had varied
from $3.50 to $13 a hundredweight. The
record of receipts at eleven principal
points. he said, showed an increase in
hogs sent to stockyards of over $500,
600 head. The last year was the best
in history for sheep, he said the 1916
lamb crop being reported to have been
the largest ever recorded.
Discussing ordination of various
phases of the industry, he said:
THE vital questions before this con-
Vention are How can we devise more
efficient and economical means for
transporting this livestock at reason
able rates: how can we eliminate spec
ulatiOn in feeding: how can we improve
conditions at stockyards.
II believe ii is our further duty to
take a keen interest in the distrbu
tion of meat products to the consumer.
under such conditions as will increase
consumption of meat"
Mr.. Heard said the representatives of
Il number of large packing companies
tion of the meat inquiry on condition
that the stockmen would do all they
could to secure a full and fair inquiry.
Mr. Heard urged the convention TO
take some action looking to the protec
tion of the American cattle man with
interests in Mexico after the expedi
tiOnary column is withdrawn.
There seems to be a general feeling
among Americans interested in the cat
tie industry in Mexico said Mr..
Heard that if the Pershing column
is withdrawn, American cattle in Mex
leo will he taken indiscriminately by
the rival Mexican factions"
Resolutions protesting against a
proposed increase in grazing rates on
national forests were prepared tonight
by the forest reserve and grazing
lands committee. They are expected
10 be presented tomorrow.
Houston arrived tonight, with Charles
7. Brand. chief of the federal market
division and with Walter L. Fisher,
former secretary of the interior, were
guests o. Governor John B. Kendrick.
A.. F. Potter, associate head of the
forestry division, asserted tonight that
the forestry service would defend the
grazing rates.
The market committee tonight COM
yIo tic oh ha h
Initted tomorrow Members of the
committee said the report would con-
tain accommodations with respect to
tho federal inquiry of the packing in
dustry.
Pullmans attached TO the special
trains here for the convention were
enplcVed tonight to take the place
of hotel accommodations.
MIR. Heard said in part:
Ladies and gentlemen. members
and delegates of the American Ma
tional Live Stock association: l be-
iieve this is the first time in the his
tory of our association that we have
held our national convention in the
state of Wyoming. il seems partic-
ularly appropriate that we should
meet here, for the double reason that
ever since the organization of our
association we have always received
the thorOughgOing support of the
stocknen of this great stock raising
state, and that your present governor
and senator-elect has long been one
of the most valued members of our
association and for a number of years
one of its executive officers. He, like
many men in the stock raising bust
ness today. halls from the imperial
state of Texas-a state which boasts
not only of producing great men, but
.sert.. &r~.1-s
AS look back over the work of
the American National Live Stock
association for the past twelve years
! am reminded chat in every con-
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