Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-17
LiUe Stock Men
Close Meeting
At Utah Capital

NEN nralrN l4raH-NA WIZ
SAT- LAKE CITY. jan 10 - Al
rrmins its confidence in President
wilson and pledging the president tie
r-hoie- hearted support OF the livestock
u.sn. OF ire nsticn TO win this war. the
Arse7ic.p National Livestock Asscci1-
ZION brought It's twenty-first annua.
convention 10 a c-ose Today The con
renrion went on record as approving
the concentration o. power by the gov
eminent in the hands OF efficient
asencies for the purpose Of develop
Ing and modifying the strength OF the
nation
TIE national association raised by
popular subscription on the floor Of
Ire convention nearly $30.eo wiz
which 10 maintain \ special delegation
II Washington 10 confer and co OPer-
ate with the federal food administra-
ticn. the federal trade commission and
an other agencies Of the government
The convention unanimously adopt
ed 2 resolution authorizing enlarge
mant Of its market committee TO a
membership OF seven and expanding
is duties 70 include that Of maintain
ing this special delegation al the ma
'i0naI capital for tie purposes set
forth
After the announcement made BY
joseph p Cotton. chief OF the meat
division Of the food administration.
Tuesday. that meatiess days was
permanent institution. the proposed
resolution asking chanse in this pro
- - h,,-ia7 the resolutions
committee
The convention unanimously adopt
ed a resolution calling upon the gov
ernment TO suspend the operation OF
the ss0 acres homestead law for the
period Of the war. TO encourage in
creased production of beef stocks
The convention adopted a resOlu-
ton asking congress for an apprOpria'
ton Of S500.cO0 for immediate use by
the governuent biological survey in
me determination CT predatory wild
animals Il also adopted supplement
tai resolutions asking congress 10
make appropriation equal TO those
made By individual state legislatures
Of private interests for use within
ueh states fer the destruction OF these
animals.
Work Of the federal trade cOmmiss-
ion in investigating the packing indus
try vas approved by the convention
The convention chose Denver as the
place for holding the 1919 convention
The officers of the national assO-
citation were reelected without oppo-
sitiOn as follows:
President, l. T. Pryor. San Antonio.
Texas
Vice-presidents. John & Keudrick.
sheridan Wyo-: {. NJ. ODOnnell, Bell
Ranch. " NJ: NJ. X Parsons. Salt
Lake City. Utah: Wallis HuidekOper,
Wallis. Mont: Isaac Baer. Meeker.
Colo; w J. Todd. Maple Hill. Kas-;
F. l. Burke. Omaha. Nsb. Treasurer.
John W Springer. Denver; Attorney.
sam II. Cowan. Fort Worth. Tex;
Secretary. T W. TomlinsOn. Denver.
Louis F. Swift. head of the Swift
packing interests in Chicago. respond
ing to a request from the convention,
made a brief address in which he told
the livestock men that the packers
had been placed in a wrong light in
the eyes of the public with regard to
the amount Of their profits. Referring
10 the press reports that the Swift IN
teTests had made a profit of "a percent
On a capital of SI00. 100000 last year.
Mr. Swift declared that this was in
correct He said that as a matter Of
fact his company had only made a
profit of Little more than 20 percent
on the capital invested
Charles r Irwin of Cheyenne. WyO-
declared that it was necessary for the
protection of the present and future
interests of the livestock industry than
the livestock men provide the funds
necessary 10 maintain at the national