The Coconino sun., 1920-07-09
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noihStiihSs Nith q PoiitiNai NUlp ldSIl, It is up to the stockmen themselves to act, and act with decision, for it is easier to stop mad bull by knocking him on the head than grabbing him by the tail.
 T. F, Holden, president of the Tus- ayan Cattle Growers association, sec onded the views of MT. Crabb and spoke in favor of vital effort to pre- sent the needs of the livestock indus try to the government.
 Then followed the report of Presi. dent Hugh E. Campbell, of the Ari- zona Wool Growers association, which was read by Judge Fred w. Perkins secretary of the association:
 Touching on the recent arrests of sheep men and their herders in Yava- pal and Maricopa counties, the report stated that there are four cases pend ing in MaricOpa county and several in Yavapai, the outcome of alleged viola tions of the law which provides that sheep shall be kept moving at three miles an hour across cattle ranges and shall not be herded within one mile of bona fide ranch.
 There appears" said the report,
 " OS q 0CtCtfhiiVd CitOit Ou tilt DdIt of few cattlemen to exclude sheep from range that has been used by sheep men continuously during winter months for the past 20 years. It is impossible to move lambing band three miles day and it is impractic- able to keep any band moving three miles day all the time.
 Recently, several sheep men have been arrested for trespassing on cat tie range while on lawfully estab- lished driveway. The driveway is un- fenced. Cattle men use it and graze their cattle there the year round. There is no practical way of excluding them and it is unfair for them to an- noy sheepmen passing over the drive ways"
 "Stockmen have spent more than $l,000,O00 in permanent water, mak- ing it possible for from 60 to 70 per cent more sheep and cattle to praze on them than before. Notwithstand- ing the users of the forests were giv- en 5-year permits at a fixed price, congress sought to increase the rate. Remonstrances were sent from all parts of the range country and for a time the advanced rate is frustrated.
 Formerly many stockmen were fa- vorable to the federal government con- trol, but now many favor state con- trol of public lands"
 The report recommended that the association urge the forest department to allow sheep to go on uncut timber lands at the usual time, in order to prevent a crowded condition in the foothills and on the trails when re- turning to summer range.
 While in Chicago" the report said, your president visited Swift's pack ing plant. He there received informa- tion that the British government had shipped into this country from New Zealand 250,000 frozen lambs and ex- poets to ship 750,00O more between now and September.
 "As to the amount of wool in this country, figures show that there is no national surplus of wool and no neces- sity for any slump in prices other than brought about by artificial means.
 "The falling off of prices for cattle, sheep, lambs and wool and the difficult ty in getting advances on wool make it apparent that there must be a reduc- tion in expenses in running cattle and sheep. The price of camp supplies and wages to herders and cowboys must come down. The period of readjust- ment appears near at hand, and it seems wise course for livestock men to reduce all expenses to the minimum.
 "This is the time for all livestock men to work in unity. We are con- fronted with the probable importation of millions of pounds of frozen beef, frozen mutton and free wool from countries where wages and running expenses do not exceed one third of the cost of raising the same kind of product in the United States"
 F. J. Hagenbarth.
 Low prices, no demand, high taxes, high wages, high expenses; these were the conditions combating the livestock industry of Arizona as brought out by F. J. Hagenbarth, of Salt Lake City, president of the National Wool Grow CTS association, who said that Amer ica and Americans seemed to be too much concerned in working out a fu- ture for Armenia, Poland and Turkey and other oppressed peoples of Eur ope, when they should be devoting their time and attention to reconstruc- tion problems of the nation.
 The speaker cited the recent action of the federal reserve board in with drawing cattle loans as an example of what will always happen till the live stock interests assert their rights through the proper leadership.
 Hagenbarth recited another instance of injustice due to the fact that the livestock interests were not organized to properly combat it. About the time the armistice was signed gentleman wearing a monocle and representing the British government, called on the chairman of the livestock section of the food administration to inform him that the allies could not possibly use the beef which they had pleaded that this country produce. To secure this beef surplus the whole machinery of the food administration had been put into action.
 "No," said the monocled one, i've