Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-09
BARBECUE CLOSES
MEETING Of TEXAS
CATTLE RAISERS
roo ATTEND FEAST GIVEN ny
MiSTERSON NJ
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zee OF ihe iHitlr kHt-rtr n tsurIati ion
of Texas and Others. aerrrrlilue
about goo persons. were entertained
with a BAG barbecue M the Masrrsou
ranch north ~ the Canadian ENor
yesterday NJ noon. and the affair VJ-
pronounced q great success ly JiI
who attended
Talks were mad, O., Jane. T. VII.
son. United StItcs district Judge.
Judge Newt Wills ~ Canadian
Frank Kell Of Wichita Fails and Dr
II. W. Nirgin. pastor ~ the First
Baptist Church Ben Masterson was
master of ceremonies Rev Y Thorn.
sen. pastor OF the Central Preshyie.
Ran Church. returned thanks before
the dinner
Plenty % Near Beer.
The meal. which had been excel.
lently prepared by Albert Biyias. Jim
Bolton and n u Jones. consisted 81
harbecued beef and mutton bread
pickles. tomatoes. young onions.
NEAR beer and butiermilk and was
In abundance Two calves and two
sheep were slaughtered FOR the bar.
becue. While Il Is declared that
everyone ate heartily. Judge o n
Nelson claimed first honors for
drinking the most buitermilk
The ingredients OF the meal we're
donated by members ~ the Buyer.
and Sellers OF Livestock Association.
with the exception Of the twenty gal
Ions OF buttermilk. which vas given
by the NiSsley Creamery Company
Visit Gas Wells.
Before returning TO Amarillo the
visitors were taken 10 the gas fields
where one OF the large gas wells was
uncapped and permitted 20 flow for
some minutes.
AZ yesterday mornings session the
executive committee adopted resolu-
lions expressing their sentiment %
respect 20 the progressive interest
rate adopted by the Federal Reserve
Board as Il would effect the cattle
industry OF the state
The preamble o. the resolution set
out that a dcplorahlc condition exists
~ the cattle industry due 70 N. money
nirlngency and that n the hquidiiious
are further enforced there viii o.
thrown on the market livestock on slrH
scale as wifi entail r1rr.fccs ruiruus tn
livestock intercg;. menace agriculture
finances. and in IT, entirety the bus.
ness structure % tho nation
The resolutions follow:
Re n Therefor Resolved That thr
Executive Committee - the Texas Cat.
tie Raisers Association. noW IN session
NJ Amarillo. Texas this The 9TH day u
June 1890. d. earnestly memoriniitr the
Federal Rcs Board o. take such iri.
mediate action a. will arrest AMI avert
the ihreatencd cttastr uhs. vhieh oluld|
no doubt b. accomplished through pre-
ferentisl accommodates and hans to|
The livestock producers of the snuth
west. abundant funds No. doubt being
available for that purpo~c. sl,h serI
tiny on the pari ~ the Federal Res rv0
Ranks Of all Applications Tor loans a.
wo1ld either eliminate o. make sccon.
Diary all loans % a speculative and In.
vcstfnen nature and therefore be- u fur
Their
Resolved. That IN the interest - the
agricultural and livestock rrodlccrs
there b. an abandonment q the pu-
gressiye rates 90 interest that have now
reached the level as would be prohibi.
tive and disastrous O. an already op.
pressed and overl1oaed industry and
be u further
Resolved. That the revolving f1nds
pnNided Cor the relief q the aggicul.
iural aud livestock production Co., sls,.
cifically fixed In loans a. %" tsi. ~
six per rent Interest. and that ihs said
fund b. made ampl. and accessible 60
reditlously. tnasmuch as the conditions
sre nov pressing urgent and ol,ica'.
otherwis~ there viii result an injury
that viii take many years o. rsfair Dr.
ever"
The executive committse also adopted
resolution asking the interstate Com.
mercc Commission g. have in rand F.
irreiacible minimum 20 hyest1sk iu
fiVing rates on the national ,r1nspor,a.
lion lines. II leu Of an Increase on
livestock n relatively larger Increase D.
passenger rates h. saggcft-d by he rcs.
oluiion. and also an increas, an 40 non.
essentials and luxuries an cNpedlrnt sn
constructed the resolution suggests
AS 20 cheek the excess = travel ana
extrayaEarccs 80 univei sal and wide.
spread. thus Fastening the return 20
normal life and times including q sane
level ~ the cost q living. as well as
that % the cost and srais - wages
and all 60 b. accomplished happily with.
out disturbing such basis and fund.-
mental pursuits q production aE that
~ livestOck even now admittedly sore
y DISTRESSED and b. do.ug Pr prcsery,
and safeguard the only Foundation ur.
~ which the security and prosperity
% the nation car endure.
Tho employers compensation srt was
also discussed and Il Vss the s.rse '.
the cO,nmiitc, that tn act should o.
~ amended a. O. put ranch or clif'.
mems help on the sane basis q insur
ance as agricultural help Colonel Ter
ing and " Bryan also Impressed
M tn committee the Necessity u mem
hers u the assn lsii0n taking deeper ir
terest N the selection - Jas maker
and watching iogislati1u ss Do proceed
al Austin