Weekly journal-miner., 1919-11-05
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packers for their markets and must support the trust, Harry Knight, a well known stockraiser of this coun- ty, says the Arizona livestock indus try should be more interested in the fate of this legislation than 1t is. Moreover, he says the executive committee of the Arizona Cattle growers association at its meeting in Phoenix on November 10 IS expected to take some definite action anent the same.
 The real regulation of the pack CTS in the interests of the public at large, he claims, would not bother the growers a bit. The trouble with the proposed bill, according to MT. Knight, is that it fails to accomplish what it should, but would result in passing on the hard knocks to the cattlemen.
 In support of his statement that cattlemen not only in Arizona but all over have suffered on account of falling off in prices and demand, he quotes the following interview, pub lished by a stockmen's paper, with his father-in-law and business part ner:
 Gus Craven lives out at Kadoka, 5. D.-and, be it known that Kadoka is - situated something like half way be- - tween the Missouri river and the Black Hills Just how long Gus has lived and moved and gumshoed on the trail of fortune in that country is not matter of record But 1t is known that he was out there when the "Injuns" were nasty and had to be settled with every once in while, although there are neither records nor traditions that connect Gus with the job of making good "lnJuns" out of ornery ones. However, any time that Ben Ashe or Hank Simmons got to reminiscing about "lnjun' doings the name of Gus Craven will be found mixed into the narrative.
 The main job of this man ot the old-line range pioneer IS raising cat tie and avoiding talking to newspa- per men. He is a dandy to visit with in a hotel lobby-but the in stant he suspects that one IS pump irg him for newspaper purposes something goes wrong with his windmill.
 One of the best things l do when 1 come to town" said Gus at the West hotel last night, lis to avoid taking my name into print. But when I can sit down and figure that my cattle are selling at an average of $60 to $65 per head less than they ? did a year ago, then l consider that it is time to open up. l am victim H. k ;diocy. I cannot for the life of me understand why men who have been raised in the west-at least as tar as the middle west-will lend thelr talents to the fostering of such legis- lation as is now proposed in Wash ington. It is possible that the de lay in getting our peace terms set tled-this League of Nations thing has been one factor in the bad con- dition the rangeman is up against but know what 1 am talking about when l say that this proposed legis, lation against the packers and the whole livestock industry IS cutting the very life out of the livestock game as considered from a range standpoint Unless our cattlemer can get money with which to carry their cattle holdings over, the range country is bankrupt. And right here, 1 see that one of the big noise: being made by Kenyon, Kendricl and their followers IS the fact tha packers are alleged to be interested in stock yards and cattle loan asso citations and make business of loan ing money on cattle paper. Who tn, .% h-l will finance the cattleman ol s the range if the alleged packer owned banks and cattle loan com panies don't? Let the packers drav out from these loan associations ant how many of your private bank would come to our relief without do ing the Shylock act? 1 don't car who owns the banks, so long as
 can get money on reasonable terms and I have never been abused by tn fellows I have asked for loans.
 certainly question what would hap pen to us if the packers were pro hibitcd from operating in, or fur nishiug money to these cattle loai associations. You can put this dow as a certainty: That if the range man cannot get his cattle paper re ncwed or extended this fall, then tn range country will see such a pani as has never before been seen Tn cattle that were put on the range last fall and last spring were pu there at the prices then prevailing and with this damned agitation 1 Washington, being waged by me who have no knowledge of the cat lie business, being prolonged, ther is nothing but disaster i'll store fo the stockman of the range countr. So far as we, out there, are cor cerned, the disaster has already sC in. And as I said in the start, l al losing an average of $60 to $65 pc head on steers. l have had lot ( them on the market this week. The are about the same kind of cattle had last fall, the kind l raise, an they sold for this $60 to $65 discoul from the prices at which my catt sold on the. Sioux City market jul q wear ago I can see no other eau: for it than Kenyon, kendrick an their illl Have 1 right to how
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