El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
MUST INCREASE
SUPPLY Of NEAT
e. Paso Man on Board Is
Called by Hoover to Dis
cuss Critical Situation.

Washington. d. c.. Sept 81 II.
Nations. OF El Paso, is among the
prominent cattlemen Of the United
States now meeting here With food
administrator Herbert Hoover to dis
cuss the food situation and the pos
sibIe shortage Of meat. Leading
stockmen Of the United States are
attending the conference. at the in
vitation OF Mr.. Hoover. Mr. Nations
is representing the American Ma
ti0nal Livestock association These
men VIII devise plans Tor conserving
the meat supply Of the country dur
ing the war and upon tnelr ueuDera-
tions much interest is centered. Mr.
Hoover told the cattlemen that the
country Is now exporting more meat
than is produced in the United states
and that this must be continued III the
allied armies and the American army
i'm Europe are to be sustained. To
meet such a situation, the cattlemen
have been called together for advice
II was brought out in the confer
euce that 100000 head OF cattle in
Texas must be thrown on the market
unless relief from drouth conditions IS
The world" said Mr.. Hoover. lis
millions short OF food animals
Europes agricultural map viii be
changed after the war and the allied
countries viii turn more 10 bread
stuffs production That means that
this country for long years after the
war must be the meat producing coun-
Need TO shift CattIe.
Secretary Houston outlined the de
partmeuc OF agriCulture's plan for
shifting large quantities Of breeding
cattle and sheep from the western
ranges 20 the southern and eastern
states Some OF the southern states.
he said. have an average OF only one
or two meat animals 10 the farm.
while in Iowa the average is more
Financial Aid Assured.
Federal financial aid 10 livestock
producers was assured TO the growers
bv W p. C. Harding. OF the federal
reserve board. and Herbert Quick, Of
the federal farm loan board.
The livestock industry. Quick said,
is passing through a critical stage
Female and growing animals are NOV
ing &c market, he said, In increasingly
large numbers. Unless a remedy is
found. he declared, the United states
viii some day become a nation Of
vegetarians through force OF neces-
sity- Nr. Quick urged growers 10
sacrifice profits nov as a patriotic
duty 20 Increase production in later
Railroads to Help.
Plans the railroads are making 70
help move stock 20 the east and south
were outlined by Daniel Willard, OF
the council Of national defence.
Want Cheaper Bank Credit
Cheaper bank credit as means OF
stimulating livestock production was
proposed TO the conference today by
z C. Lassater. a Texas raiser. who is
serving as 2 volunteer aid 70 Her
bert Hoover. the food administrator.
Stock raisers. Mr.. Lassater said. are
paying s percent for money while
commercial enterprises obtain IL at 4
percent Interest charges on capital.
Mr.. Lassater said, amount 10 30 per-
cent OF the entire cost OF producing
livestock. If this were cut In half the
raiser, he said. could produce meat at
20 percent less cost Producers. he
said. could pass this saving on the
consumer.
President Receives Delegates.
Control Of meat and dairy product
prices 10 the consumer were discussed
with officials of the food administra-
tion. Earlier in the day president
Wilson received the delegates at the
white house