El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-22
HEAR
SEC'Y. HOUSTON
Colorado and Wyoming
Legislatures Listen To
Denver Addresses.

Denver. Colo. Jan Secretary OF
agriculture Houston and senator John
B. Kendriclz. OF Wyoming. were the
principal speakers on today's program
OF the American National Livestock
association. in convention here The
session was curtailed. in order that
committees might have time for work.
The legislatures Of Colorado and
Wyoming planned to listen TO both
secretary Houston and senator Ken
drick.
Secretary Houston was to address
the convention on relations between
his department and the livestock in
dustry, and senator Kendrick was TO
explain legislation affecting the in
dustry he has introduced in congress.
In his speech today secretary Hous-
ton advocated federal regulation OF
the livestock and meat packing indus
try.
Other speakers on the program were
=. W Nelson. chief of the bureau OF
biological survey; G. d. March. OF the
department of commerce, and W. L..
Peterson. Of Golden, Colo
Many resolutions dealing with legis-
lation affecting the livestock indus
try, or advocating measures desired
by cattlemen, were expected to be in
troduced.
Urges Maximum Production
Warning 10 western livestock pro-
ducers that they must take full ad-
vantage Of their opportunities TO pro-
duce the maximum quantity OF live
stock, so that the needs Of the nation
can be met at reasonable prices. was
voiced by Clay Tallman, commissioner
Of the general land office, in an ad-
SIr. TaIlman said 200. 100000 acres
Of land in the rain belt" in the east
ern states now are lying idle and
added, IF the western states fail to
rise to their opportunity and develop
the livestock industry to its maximum
possibility, the east will turn to these
lands or to importation from abroad
for its meat supply and the west will
not only have been derelict in its
duty. but viii suffer from the lack of
development Of which it is capable"
I. T. Pryor, Of San Antonio, Texas,
president Of the association, warned
the stockmen that they must guard
against overproduction in 1920 and
consequent loss to the producer
a fall in prices.
Brand and Mares Speak.
Other speakers were Charles J.
Brand. chief Of the federal bureau OF
markets. who explained the benefits
which had resulted from the bureaus
system Of market reports and the IL
censing under the food control act of
packers stOckyards and commission
men, and L A Mares. Of Fresno. Cal,
who urged a more thorough organiza-
ton Of the livestock producers. Mr..
Mares took the place on the program
assigned TO Dwight 3. Heard. Of Phoe-
nix. Ariz.s who was unable to attend
because OF illness.
Mr.. TaIlman declared that such
withdrawal OF lands from the public
domain was out Of the question and
said that a correct solution must be
found in the issuance Of GRAZING per-
inlts on basis similar to that now
used for the national forests. He also
advocated the placing OF the national
forests and the public domain under
unified control, instead Of having the
latter Under control OF the department
Of agriculture and the rest of the pub
nc land controlled by the department
Of interior
Scientific Classification.
Discussing the proposal OF the
stockmen for a classification OF pub-
nc lands and designation OF mart OF
the public domain as reserved perma-
lentiy Tor grazing. Mr.. Tallman said
luaI scientific classification auDeared
70 be correct solution Of the prob
EN-, put added that the theory must
De taken with grain OF sah-"
As a result OF the market bureaus
activity. he said, the DrfncluaT live
stock exchanges had esfabIfsbe5 --,rsg
preventing commission men from
9Fercharging on feed accounts and
rom other practices. which derived
me producer OF full return on his sales
sna; consequently, affected the price
10 the consumer.