Arizona republican., 1918-12-06

French plenipotentiaries, after the growers. dealers, and manufacturers and the imports and exports of mohair be furnished the growers and others interested.
 (5) That the bureau of markets take control of the accumulation, class ification, distribution and sale of all American mOhair.
 (6) That a definite market classifi- cation be established for live goats.
 CD That the goat carcass be known as goat meat and that goat meat when sold be known as such.
 (S) That the number and kind of goats marketed, and the prices re- ceived for same, be included in d sep arate or their present livestock reports.
 ?. Resolved, that the Arizona Goat Raisers' association fully endorses the work of the textile division of the bu- reau of standards, especially in regard to furthering the use of mohair.
 3. Resolved, that the Arizona Goat Raisers' association extend thanks to Lewis Penwell, chairman of the wool division Of the war industries board, and to his committee for the sympa thetic reception to our representative, Preident T. l.. Morris, and for the careful consideration of the problems presented by him.
 1. Resolved, that the United States department of commerce separate in their report, mohair, the hair of the Angora goat. from Alpaca, and other like animals and to report mohair as such.
 ,. Resolved, that the Arizona Goat Raisers' association heartily agree with the decision of the United States bureau of census to make a separate classification for Angora and other kinds of gats, and for the separate classification e mohair in its census reports.
 6. Resolved that the Arizona Goat Raisers' association endorse the work of the United States biological survey in eradicating predatory animals and rodent pests and urgently request that the state legislature appropriate $50,- 900 for this valuable work.
 '. Resolved that the Arizona Goat 1 Raisers' association endorse the work of the United States bureau of crop estimates in collecting data on live stock and animal products and urgent 1 ly request that they include in their estimates the different kinds of goats under the classification of Angora 1 goats and other goats, and that they secure records of mohair production. s. Resolved, that the Arizona Goat Raisers' association endorse the work of the United States bureau of animal industry in advancing the interests of the live stock industries and urgently request that it extend its work to the | Gfn6t- of tho hran6inpr and n If of Angora goats.
 9. Resolved. that the Arizona Goat Raisers association extend thanks for i the cooperation of the United States 1 forest service and for the experiments that it has been conducting in the in- | terest of the goat industry and that we recommend an investigation of the na- tional forests in Arizona and that all areas suitable for goat grazing be des- iGnated as such.
 10. Resolved, that the Arizona Goat raisers association declares that the mohair growers need protection from the mohair raised in countries where it can be produced more cheaply, that it favors a specific duty rather than an ad valorem duty and that congress 1 place a specific duty of 20 cents a pound on all raw mohair and a corre- l SpOHQlIS uulN OH IldHuldCluIeu DIO- ducts thereof, and that no reduction ill duty be allowed without a full and thorough investigation of the actual cost of production of mohair in this and other counties.
 II. Resolved, that the Arizona Goat Raisers' association extend our thanks to the University of Arizona for it's in vestigations in the production of An gora goats and that we request this in | stitution to extend these experiments to include the solution of problems 1T feeding and breeding. and further w petition the state legislature to appro- priate five thousand dollars to carry or this work
 F. Resolved. that we adopt the An gora and Milk Goat Journal as the of ficial organ of this association an( that our thanks be extended to the edi tor for his untiring efforts in assist ing the industry, and we further rec ommend that all growers subscribe tt and support this publication.
 13. Resolved that the Arizona Goa Raisers' association approves of the aims of the National Mohair Growers association and extends it's hearty CO operation, but offers the following suggestions:
 tl) Ihat the National MOhalr GroW' CTS association be reincorporated witt a capital stock adequate to satisfac torily finance their business operation to the end that consignees may be full ly protected and that returns be mad with reasonable promptness.
 CD That the present finance an, marketing committees of the Nationa Mohair Growers association be abol ished and in their place an eXecutfv committee be established consisting 0 the president, secretary and one othe member, who shall be chairman of tn executive committee and general man ager of the association, these to b elected annually by the executive boar of the association.
 (3) That the executive board b elected in the open annual meeting c the association by majority vote c