The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-26

CHEYENNE. Wye. Jan. 22-Halt
Lake City was chosen for the 1918
meeting place OF the American Ma
tional Live Stock association late Sat.
urday The Utah city won over Kan
Haa City4ASe... Officers elected satur-
day wed -. Pypcr. San Antonio.
prcridS asidenta. John n.
Kend =, sre'- 1Ra.> Sivo.: c. NJ.
o'DonHeli. BELL ilanch. \. NJ: NJ X.
Parsons. Salt Lake city; Wallis Hut
dekoper. Walls. Mont: Isaac naer.
Mceker. Colo. W. J. Todd. Maple Hili
Kan; E. 4. Burke. Omaha. John w.
Springer. Denver. was elected treas
urcr and r. W. Tomlinson. Denver.
secretary.
Secretary Of Agriculture David w.
Houston spent the entire day hearing
protests of atockmen agaiut the pro
posed increase OF fees for grazing In
national parks. lie announced that
he would take the matter under nd
yisement and make his final decir'on
from Washington.
The cafyention Saturday adopted
resolution covering many phases 'uf
the meat Industry and allied trtivl-
ties Touching on IT, hope Of "a fed
eral investigation. u passed = draft
urging that the government of sgri-
culture be- given the same powers to
make Inquiries that the federal trade
commission Possesses.
The Htockmen went ON record uH
against the placing Of live stock prod
ucta on the free list ana urged 'ronH-
enable import duties ON them, n
also Endorsed state control of intrn-
state live stock freight rates.
Condemns bounty System.
Abandonment OF the plans of stat.
payments of bountieH for Wild ant
mails was recommended. the aHHocia-
ton going on record aH faVoring 60.
operation with the biological survey
instead. aE a means of Graduating the
predatory animals
Continuance OF the associations
market and packing house conditions
was Endorsed. An adjustment Of trade
relations with Canada was asked.
The association, through resaiu-
ton, protested against what was
termed the unjust discrimination ag-
ainst oieomargarine sought by the Ma
tional Dairy Union In a proposed bill"
and asked the repeal of the tax Oh
oleomargarlne.
Use of the postal bank funds In
furthorance Of the farm loan system
was recommended.
The address of j. NJ. Jones Of the
Texas agricultural experiment station
was delivered after postpOncmeLs
/ from yesterday lie went into the
| technical aspects OF feeding cattle
| with cottOnseed meal. how To- buy this
feed 90 best advantage. und nos II
was manufactured and what II aotu-
ally was, az food
Favor BOrdcr Control.
Patrol OF the northern portion ol
Mexico by United States forces unit
that country has reached more settled
conditional was urged by the assooia
ton la resolution. which, however
disavoWed any wish for intervention
by the country In Mexican affairs
The resolution asked the step as pro
lection TOR Americans and American
interests Ia the southern republic
The text OF the resolution follows
Whereas, During the past as yeau
In the republic Of Mexico, by reason o
dissensions there existing. many Am
orleans there have been seized, hel,
for ransom and, In many instances
foully dealt with, and the property o
American citizens there seized, confis
Gated and destroyed;
lie h. resolved. That Il II our earn
est belief that the northern portion O
the republic OF Mexico should b.
properly patrolled. 90 the end tina
further indignities or depredations b.
mot psrpetrated on the persons, live