El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-23
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END MEETING
Colver Speaks Thursday;
FL Paso Seeks National
Convention.

Denver. Colo. Jan. 2s.-An address
by William B. CoIver. chairman Of the
federal trade commission. was the
principal feature at today's session Of
the American National Livestock as
ISOLATION, which was TO conclude its
22d annual convention here today.
air. Colver discussed the commits
sion's report on the meat packers
Another important address on the
program was that Of Marion SAMSON,
Of Fort Worth. Tex, manager Of the
18th federal reserve district. Mr.. san
som was 10 talk on the work of the
cattle loan agency Of the war finance
corporation
Fort Worth Man Speaks.
Judge sam Il. Cowan. of Fort
Worth. Tex, attorney for the associ-
alton. was TO discuss federal control
Of railroads, and Dr. - W. Miller, CT
the bureau Of animal industry, was 10
discuss animal diseases
Consideration Of committee reports
and resolutions. the election OF Off
GERS and the selection Of the next
meeting place were expected TO occupy
the remainder OF the day.
An invitation from Ell Paso, Tex,
was the only one which had been
placed before the convention prior TO
tOday's meeting
HOustOn's Address.
In his address yesterday. secretary
Of agriculture Houston said. in part
I've got beyond the point Of ar
guing about regulation Of stOczyards-
~A e do not want the distrlDuJiOn
Of meat, from the time production Is
planned on the range until the lin
ished prOuuct IS delivered to the con-
sumer, left in the hands OF a few
men" he said The PACKERS tell Us
they are more efficient and can DO
this work better than any one else.
but that is what paternallsts always
have said For my part, 1 want less
OF paternalism and more freedom
Mr. Houston said that within 20 years
the population Of the United states
stock raisers must devise means OF
supplying this increased population.
Estimates Wheat Crop.
Concerning the agricultural situa-
ton for the coming year. the secre-
tary said il was impossible TO predict
what the demand would be- He esti-
mated production OF wheat al from
] 900, 100000 to loo. 600. 900 bushels
and placed the probable domestic
consumption at 500. 100000 bushels.
ne QtIl-uQ 4IOl4 auE0aAs ne eal4s
was problematlcal, and although the
government might not lose anything
because Of the maximum wheat price
guarantee. il probably would have 10
pay out Of the treasury from $780,
ooo.00o to s6eo.oo0,00o to meet the
guarantee.
Discussing the problems OF the
farmer and stock raiser, secretary
Houston said:
..The city people. who keep
talking about the back 10 the
farm movement and urging US 20
force increased production so as
to lower prices must get Il into
their heads that people are going
to farm just as long rs farming
pays. Farming must make n rea-
sOnable profit. I do not mean
that unreasonable prices must be
obtained. but farming must be
conducted on n business bnSis-'
The world markets, Mr. Houston
said, probably would keep prices on :
a remunerative basis next year, but /
he could make TO forecast.
The problem OF the farmer and the I
stock raiser. the secretary contin- /
ued. is 10 develop economical farm
methods so as to get the maximum I
on a business basis from
he soil and the range.
UrEes Elastic Classification.
1ir- Houston urged an elastic class I
ificarion Of the public lands so as 10 Z
make them available for grazing pur- I
poses under the permit system. SINH f.
lar TO that used in the national for I
ests- Administration Of the grazing 1
permits, he said. should be In the /
hands OF the department OF agricul- 1
ture. although title TO the lands I
should remain IN the interior depart I
ment