The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-24
CATTLEMEN WILL u
MEET AT BOISE
Representatives Of Many
Counties Will Meet
January 4

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Idaho Cattle and Horse Growers As
s0ciation will besheld in Boise, Idaho,
/ on January and s, 1921. W
In addition to the annual address
OF the president, J. H. Fayle. Of Du-
4 b0is, Idaho, and the annual report
{ OF the secretary-treasurer, Les Dil-
Il hngham. of .Mackay, Idaho, there will
appear. on the program prominent
forest service reserve officials, state
/ officials, and prominent livestock
producers and bankers thus treating
Z the livestock industry and the pres
sent financial situation and the criti-
cal conditions faced by the produc-
h llers, from every point.
II the Congress Of the United
States has not, at that time, placed
an embargo upon hides, meats and
live animals, the officers OF the as
\ sOciation contemplate that the as
sembly will prevail upon the Idaho
legislature, which convenes on the
/ drst Monday in January, to secure
- memorial to- Congress, uring the
immediate enactment of an emer-
g6fCy embargo to operate until such
o time % Congress can enact the nee
essary tarift legislation to save the
livestock industry, and also TO pre-
vail upon the Legislature OF the state
to secure . memorial uring Cong
ress to authorize by law reduction
OF the present fees for grazing live
stock on the national forests, In OPP
position to the House Agricultural
Appropriation measure to increase
the fAes. s5s
Chairman Hougen Of the Commit
tee made trip Of inspection thru
out the west during the past four
months, and when Congress recon-
vened, stated that he was more con-
vinced than ever. Of the justice Of
an advance. This question was up
during the past year, and the state
association. combined with other
livestock associations of the west,
was successful in staving of the
proposed advance. It., Is up for con-
sideration again this year, and con-
certed action must be had by live
! stock producers to again defeat the
measure, which IL passed, would
strike serious blow at the already
demoralized industry. .,..e .,s.A u !.
Other national legislatice matters
affecting the industry will be con-
sidered, and state legislature mat
ters, as we'll. Nj. ..',.. u. /. 4. /. I. .s..
Through this organization, big
saving has been effected for the live
stock interests during the past year,
mot only in grazing fees but in state
taxes on cattle which were reduced
from an assessed valuation of $50
to $27 per head, a ten per cent re-
duction which came as a great relief
to an over burdened industry.
Through the cooperation of the Of
ficials of the association, the car
situation this year has been most
satisfactory thruout the state.
s Convention of the associations
have been held in Pocatello, Idaho
Falls, Payette,. and three times at
4 Boise. The association is organized
into districts with an Advisory
Board of nine, one presiding over
each district, with County Chairman,
In each county as follows:
PIC District No. s u
Bonneville, N. W. Taylor, Idaho
Falls, Bingham. Frank Bergman,
Blackfoot; Fremont, M. J. Kerr and
Son, Ashton; Jefferson, David T.
Smith, Rigby; Madison, J. HI. Rich
mond, Teton City; Teton, Sam
Honup, Tetonia. W n
m District No. o
Bannock, ID. "A. Bennison, Cleve-
land; Bear Lake, J. w. Cook, Paris;
Franklin, James Callahan, Dayton;
Oneida, q. J. Showell, Stone.
# Annual conventions in the past
had an attendance Of as high as five
hundred delegates, and 1t is ex-
pected that the convention this year
will be even more largely attended,
and greater interest shown, for the
reason that there are many prob
lens confronting the livestock in
dustry which, at this time, is. going
thru one Of the most trying expert
ences In its history.