Arizona republican., 1919-09-30

The special convention will be for maIly called by c. F. Mullen, president of the association. and will be held in Phoenix It will probably take place November 15, according to Mir. Mullen
 Association as a Whole to Act
 Not only will all the stockmen of the state be called to act on the packer control measures at the special convention. but to insure that every fact for and against the proposed leg islation is made clear, both sides, those for packer control and those against it, will be invited to present their cases to the convention. In addition acting under a suggestion from Mir. Heard accepted by Mir. Mullen, Sena tors Kendrick and Kenyon will be asked to submit to the convention statements showing the exact status of the two bills at the time of the con ventlon, the amendments that have been proposed for them and the find ings of the various investigations of the packers.
 Yesterdays meeting of the executive committees of the Cattle Growers as- sociation revolved about discussion pro and con of the two bills now before congress. It was not until almost five o'clock that the decision for a special convention was reached. and only after that that other matters came up for discussion and speedy action
 Provisions of Bill Analysed
 The morning was spent by the com mittee in hearing the two bills and their provisions analysed in detail bg Attorney Charles B. Ward Both the Kendrick and the Kenyon bills are aimed to the same end-federal con trol or regulation of the packers, who recent investigations have shown, are rapidly obtaining a virtual monopoly on food. The Kendrick bill is the democratic and older measure while the Kenyon bill is republican and goes more into detail in its provisions.
 The two bills are much alike. Both provide that the stockyards be re- moved from control of the packers, and that the exclusive privileges en- joyed by the packers in the operation of their private refrigerator cars shall be checked. Both provide that the pack CTS be compelled to operate under government license and under govern ment regulation.
 The Cattle Growers association at it's convention here last winter. en- dorsed the general principles of the Kendrrk bill.
 Yesterday afternoons session of the committee was devoted entirely to dis cussion of the packer regulation meas ures With between thirty and forty members of the committee present, it soon became apparent that there were variety of opinions and at times the discussion became warmly strenuous.
 While some members strongly op- posed any action in favor ofsthe con trol legislation. they spoke highly of Senator Kendrick, who was known | personally to. many of those present and Senator Kenyon, agreeing that they. were men of high standing ans 1 principle
 | H. A. Jastro Urges Legislation Henry A. Jastro, chairman of inc market committee of the American National Live Stock association. and i Tor many years president of the ns- tional association and also one of the largest cattle men of Arizona, strongly urged the desirability of the Arizon. stockmen standing squarely behind the just, constructive legislation pro posed in the Kenyon and Kendriclr bills, and showed how these bills womb in no sense destroy the packing busi- ness but would assure it's continuance under just federal control on a basis fair alike to producer, packer and con- sumer. ~
 O. B. Fuller, of Los Angeles. viror- ously attacked the proposed lesisla