The Glenwood post., 1919-01-25
ISSUES WARNING
TO STOCkMEN
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reports and the licensing under the
food control act of packers, stockyards
and commission men, and L. A. Mares
Of Fresno, California, who took the
place on the program assigned 10
Dwight B. Heard of Phoenix, Arizona,
who was unable to attend because Of
illness.
Mr.. Tallman in his address discussed
At length the history of the develop
ment of the public domain with es-
pecial reference to the needs of the
livestock industry and the desires of
stock growers for definite assignment
Of certain land, as permanent grazing
grounds.
Mr.. Tallman declared that such with
drawal of lands from the public domain
was out of the question and said that
correct solution must be found in the
issuance of grazing permits on basis
similar to that now used for the nation
al 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
lie lands controlled by the department
of the interior. Mr.. Tallman said that
a correct solution of the problem, but
added, that the theory "must be taken
with grain of SALT
tIf such policy had been adopted
thirty years ago, 'he said, "the com
munity development in eastern Colora-
do and Wyoming and eastern Oregon
and Washington would never have tax
en- place, for these vast areas then
would have been considered fit only
for grazing"
The policy of the government, he
said, had been to develop the public
domain for the benefit of the greatest
number of persons, and in following
out this policy the homesteader must
be encouraged while the proper inter
ests of the stock raiser are safeguarded.
Issuance of grazing permits, which
could be adjusted to changing condi-
tions, was the only solution of the
problem, he said.
In recounting the benefits aceruing
to the producer and the consumer
through the operation of the bureau Of
markets, Mr.. Brand cited the effect Of
the bureaus system of market reports
in equalizing the receipts at the CEN
tral markets and in giving the produo-
ers accurate reports on market condi-
tions. Discussing the effects of the
licensing system under the food con-
troll act, Mr.. Brand cited a number Of
abuses that had been corrected.
AS result of the bureaus activity,
he said, the principal livestock ex-
changes had established rules prevent
ing commission men from overcharging
on feed accounts and from other prac-
tices which deprived the producer of
full returns on his sales, and conse
quently affected the price to the con-
sumer.
He cited one instance in which com
mission firm had made a profit of
$4,000 on its feed account and said
such practices had been stopped. In
another case the bureau s investigators
had found that q commission firm had
"stolen" $4,000 from its clients
through Withholding 81 to $40 on each
sale while making return which was
within the market fluctuation. This
firm, Mr.. Brand said, now is making
restitution of the money it withheld
in this manner.
Denver, Jan. 21.-Sounding warn
ing that over-proa pction of meat ami
mails in 1920 would prove disastrous
to the industry, President l. T. Pryor
of the American National Livestock
association today told delegates attend
ing the association annual meeting
that they should regulate production to
the requirements of domestic consump.
tion.
President Pryor declared that the
United States has sufficient supply of
meat animals to meet all anticipated
demands from hungry Europe and for
domestic consumption, despite liquida-
of the livestock industry to the public
domain, /. T. Pryor of San Antonio,
Texas, president of the association,
had warned the stockmen that they
must guard against over production in
1920 and consequent loss to the pro-
ducer through fall in prices.
Cther speaker. on tae program today
were Charles ]. Brand, chief of the
federal bureau of markets, who ex-
planned the benefits which had result
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