Gunnison news-champion., 1919-02-21
WILL HOLD
SPRING BANQUET AND BALL
Continued from First Page)

WHEREAS, The investigation yi
IN. packing industry made by the
= e.IcFal Trades Commission was
fair and just, and the report suD-
mItted By them July 3. 1915, sub
stantIated the fact Of the existence
Of the worst type of monopoly; and
WHEREAS, The shrewd prOps.-
ganJa spread By the said packing
industry mlsrepresents the legis-
lation recommended by the Market
Committee Of the American Nation
a Live Stock Association and ~
poses their methods in attempting
% defeat justice; and
WHEREAS, There Is nov pend
ing IN tn United States Senate
bill known a. TIE kendrlck OH, S.
. o.. the purIOge Of which i to
f-rg about constructive lcgisla-
.gn vHECh l. not extreme. bat yhirn
Tc believe will b-nefit both the pro.
duceT and consumer of meat gro
du - without ln.uring the packing
industry;
THEREFORE, Be it Resolved.
that the Gunnison County Stock
Growers Association, at a called
meeting this 18th day Of Febru-
AIRY, 1919, heartily endorses SEN
ate Bill, s. 53O5 and requests its
passage.
Taking up the matter Of bruadgag-
ing the third division. some interest
lng facts were gwen by Nr. Gray.
Nho had been making Investigations
along this line. In 1918 there Wcrr
1891 cars Of live stock shipped from
this central portion Of tho county.
most Of them loaded with cattl-, and
uu record available OF tho North Fork
valley shipments Thypr were 1882
cars Of hay shipped, eight cars Of
potato. four Of gram. eight Of hides
and thnr Of bones, the last bringing
- a ton for u" in muuItIOn factor
s.@. /, va. decided 20 pull every
'urE possible 20 get q broad gage
a~H NJ Gray. with r K. Allen and
II. f. LAKE Jr. were appointed on q
,Ummlitoc TO draw up resolution.
In the winter OF lJlG-lT. II is dc
rlarcd that carly IN the full 500 care
were ordDu-d for hay ahlpmrnt at a
time when Texas was burnt up and
hay was bringing around So 10 $50
a ton. tn" ruaf va utterly Un-
able 10 furnish cars and a.. a result
the hag aa- not shipped ''l the next
su~IHg. arn 20 only brought SIG. This
is n sample uf the way the narrow
cage .u,.-frrs with .h. stock in
Ius,Fy
However, the stockuen appeared 20
oppgs' government owurr-hIb and
Adopted a resolution recommending
that tho roads be- turned back to tho
owners at once. They specifically en-
uwrra'ad min" rca-ous and rccommcn-
datluus "a follows.
% The railroads should be turn
"d back as soon as po iblc. con-
l-t"nt with pubic service and in
faIw"as 10 the railroads.
~ That no more experimental
operation By the government should
be- attempted.
90 That government operation
ls certain TO be atisfactoTy un-
der present conditions.
90 hat tn greatest measure of
individual initiative and energy
should be preserved.
t5) That competition should be
prcEor.
t6l That only such consultations
as will benefit public service in cost,
and disturb competition FOR business
least, should be permitted.
90 That we oppose undertaking
any scheme Of government owner
-h!p
(SJ That the power Of state rail
road commissions and the useful
ness Of the state regulations be pre-
served.
go That provisions be made to
stabilize the rates, and simplify the
tariffs and ciassifcatIons.
The plan of a suitable county SOL
dlcrS memorial was endorsed along
the same lines that had been adopted
by the Chamber of Commerce the ev-
ening before, the idea being that the
public Is now asked to make sugges-
tlons as to the proper sort of memor-
ial for US.
II was suggested that the conven-
ton should recommend some member
for a position on the State Board of
Stock Inspection Commissioners. X. r.
Allen was unanimously endorsed and
for stock inspector this coming sea-
son, A. Hildebrand was recommended.
In 1918, II being war times, this as
sociation held no banquet and ball dur
ing the spring. II was decided to hold
one within the coming month or so.
and Earl Evans, W. L. Anderson. and
Earl Stone were appointed by Presi-
dent Anderson TO set the date and
manage the functions ani were furth-
ermore authorized to invite all the
Gunnison county soldiers and sailors
home at that time and entertain them
free of charge.
The association. is growing, since
seven new members were admitted.
They are Earl McCully, Fred Klein
j. J. Gregg. Clarence Alcorn, Lauren
Waterman, John Boni and Phillip
Reiss.
LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS MANY
Ri LIS DE VARIED VAIEES