The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-12
SECRETARY OF CATTLE BOARD
GIVES VIEWS ON POLICING AND
OTHER PROBLEMS OF INDUSTRY

funds nor provisions Tor making the
Investigations and doing tho pulirinE
necessary Tor livestock protection.
Two Year system Had.
Alro with tho system - two years
in office. 10 means hat 10 the officer
ls DESTROYS ~ recollection be- usually
spends the first twu ear in prcpHr
ms the next campaign. and alsu about
an the omulumentH OF the office Ia
some sections. unfortunately, We have
parties who are not represented hf
any party ticket aud they go tu the
mar that will protect them in ylcs or
depreciation. and under conditions
where this prevails the man Who goes
into office with their solicited sup
port does HO with hands tied, and BE-
H u rather Than u protector
% the principle ~ society
Win urpointivc officers. tho hang
ing or possible change every two.
years keeps tho Institutions they rep
resent on a rather mobile basis and
he'll employees are many times the
"cut backs 0r individuals that DO
not have an incentive that makes
them really valuable. No Institution
can Improve and he maintained eff
ciently under these conditions
IrEcs Continuous Itoar,l-.
In the new public health hNl ] mo-
tice that the provision Tor tho board
is ON the continuous basis ana that
his b. ln line with some Of the pro-
rressiyc ideas 81 the patty iu office
This hill. a. I understand. provides
that tho appointments are made 80
that tho term % one member expires
each year 80 greater public service
could he rendered ai the people -
New Mexico thHn to put ~ least some
Of the state boards. including the live.
stock boards on the same or IL Hlnil-
lar basis N might Doe better lu thu
ease whore there are six members. 60
appoint Two members every two years
THIS would always leave i majority
working force that Wa specially edu-
Gated and familiar with The current
needle
iiSesiock stealing on Increase.
exceedingly regret TIA must
agree with the sentiment that there
b. apparently more larceny ~ livestock
today than Tor many years past In
this connection. however. the high
cost might be- tukcn ~ add 20 the ln.
ccntiye. and " unemployment pre-
walls for any longth 81 tim" during
the period Of reconstruction this
cause Will likely grow worse. before
better, uuicss some efficient policing
system can hold II In check with tho
greater effort Ca stem larceny ~ ID
only natural 60 show an Increase %
cases bon our courts Many Htuckmen
without doubt have purchased through
butcher shops, iu some Instances. tho
meat of their own stolen animals our
butcher and slaughter law iH weak
10 D. 10 dCpiurahlc condition and Will
continue iusi ls long nH the thief can
remain organized and the Officers ~
the law are rlt II can Doe stopped
ana IL must boz. ur this bis industry,
representing directly ana indirectly
moro man 10 third 20. tho sttto'H taxa
hlo wealth. cannot advance hut viii
go backward in some sections NOW
progress b. retarded fur thi- v,ry rDt.
son % financing b. more difficult
Too Much Change In Policing.
TIE boards small force Of mounted
inspectors an organization ~ uocos-
sitY, demonstrated what could be
done bar iusi as h Was settling in
shape Geo render some real service
funds were rut OF AMI the fireworks
started Seven nr eight mon could not
do Tho range policing necessary 20
cover this hiH stats 81 l22 uOn FluHrc
mile The nrNt attempt wuH tho re-
organized force maintained co-npers-
lively from funds from tho Council Of
Defense ana cattle sanitary hoard.
However effective A. may have heoE
niong other lines 10 was not hdhnisSi
to d ruuge work ana ala not rci