El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-20
Ell PASO STOCKMEN ARE CONCERNED
IN PROBLEMS CONFRONTING INDUSTRY

time when cattleuen in the southwest declare that,
n notwithstanding high prices they are making less
profit than In years before the war unusual interest
promises attach to the annual convention of the Amer
lean National Livestock association to be held in Denver
soon after the first Of the year.
Although many do not realize it. FL Psso is real CEN
in the livestock industry Transactions involving
thousands Of cattle horses, mules and sheep handled
through the brokerage offices located here the
city also the home Of many cattle Isers and buyers
who independently Of brokerage The
eral stoekyards here are nearly always well filled with
stock in transit The volume of livestock business done
here into millions Of dollars every year 1t is
tain that the many problems Of the livestock industry
which vitality affect every grower buyer and seller Of
stock viii cause this city to be well represented at the
Denver conference
Cattemen here and elsewhere are wondering what the
economic Teadiusment following the will mean to
their business whether immense quantities Of meat will
be exported; whether the home markets viii be flooded
and prices forced down while feed prices still stay ups
what the food administration is going to do; what the
railroad situation VIII be. In short, they wondering
whether they going make money lose
The licensing of packers stockyards companies, live
stock commission men and traders is of importance
bearing the livestock industry and there is very gen
eral sentiment particularly among those who raise cattle
and hogs that these licenses should be continued effect
until congress has had time to consider the whole problem
Of meat packing and marketing and enact legislation
corngly This harks back to the long standing conten-
ton Of the stock Tasers that stock buying butcherng
and packing and the distribution of under the
control Of the packing interests and that the latter control
prices to the disadvantage of both the stocman the
CONSUMED
Some OF the work Of the food administration should be
continued until general food conditions in the world be-
more normal As pointed out in the call for the
convention fair and Just distribution surplus and
other food products to supply the urgent needs Of
the different nations Of Europe may be almost impossible
without centralized agency sch the food admins
tston which could at the time prevent any over
p0raon of food products needed for consumption
There are many other matters about which stockmen
thinking and in which they less directly
concerned Some Of these the work Of the bureau of
markets in the regulation Of stocyards and commission
md nj
meat; the decision to the advance In commission
charges at various markets; regulation of prices of hides
and wool by the industries board; appropriation
for the eradication Of tuberculosis among cattle and
swine; precautions against the outbreak of foot and
mouth disease among cattle and influenza among horses;
inspection Of meat hides and wool from foreign countries
such Mexico; embargo livestock from foreign
countries where contagious diseases exist; determination
Of predatory animals and the railroad service and short
age Of stock cars.
These all important matters calling for the atten-
ton Of southwestern livestock who VIII doubtless go
TO the convention with the idea Of making it productive
Of actual results rather than vehicle for debate