The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-05-22
New Mexico Wool Growers
Association
Bursum's Speech in Support of
Tariff and Hides Pictures PeriIous
Conditions Confronting Cattlemen

are allowed 10 be- cut 10 a third or
half Of what they were "a yea aHO.
and. az you must know. such "a cut
entirely wipes out the equity that the
grower has In the property and not
infrcqueutly leaves the banks with
less security than their loans
III this Industry pcrishcs, a great
many Of thc financial institutions OF
the west will perish with n.
"lt would not be 80 serious, soma
tors. II one stockman, or a thousand,
or a community, were broke, u some
other persons engaged 10 that line Of
industry would take their places. But
hat h not the case, nor does u have
that effect. Liquidation simply means
That the livestock Will be slaughtered.
and II IN amazing to me that, while
We have no surplus Of livestock In this
country AT h present time, values
should be 10 demornlized. A repre-
sentative of Swift a Co. made the
statement 10 me a few days ago that
II the packers were closed down Tor
two weeks u would be impossible 10
feed the country
IT the packers have not more than
two weeks supply on hand. where h.
the supply II IL not In the feed
yards; u IN not on the northwestern
ranges. In Montana Idaho. and Wy
omirg. who're ranchmen Craze steers
for development and maturity. These
ranges are not kept up TO capacity.
Texas N not up TO capacity. Mexico
has no livestock. except upon the
western coast.
Il submit. senators that this II a
serious condition. I submit that the
Try the preservation Of the sheep in
dustry the growing OF wool, Is "a vital
matter 70 tho life Of the nation itself.
Tor In case OF peril or war with a for
eign country We would not get very
far Without any wool or without any
meat TO supply a troops.
u submit. Mr.. President. that such
conditions rs exist now hive never
confronted the nation; and with tho
delicate situation which exists In the
minds Of the producers the farmers
and the livestock growers throughout
the entire west, unless some relief Is
afforded. unless cement N
given through congress. We may not
only sec, AS w saw during the war.
meatlcss aud wheatless days. but we
may see the time when YOU will have
a meatless and whcaticss nation. as
far IS a producing industry common
surute with the demands OF the cOun.
ny are concerned.
Il realiz" that this Is not all due
la the tariff I realize b a this Tmcr-
Rency tariff bill cannot do everything
that there are other complications
one OF the chief Of which - the rail.
road problem. ! have a letter from
Roswell, y, 81, with reference TO tbs
production OF alfalfa. In which II Is
stated that the freight on alfalfa 3,
from Sit 90 $40 TO get II 70 market
and that the rate on cattle and sheer
Is 20 hish that In the end II Is goinG
to paralyzo them In all lines OF bust
ness.
There is an extremely delicate
situation affecting farmers u live
stock raiscrs which ! feel we should
face squarely and fairly; hat W.
should cNpcnd every agency within
our power toward keeping these agri-
cultural INDUSTRIES alive. ! hope tbs
senate will adopt the amendment.
Just one word. Mr.. prcsi.
dent. about hides My Information 4
that hides hrinE 4 dollar apiece. Th'
same kind ~ hides brought from go,
to twelve dollars before the war. q
takes q wagon load OF hides to buy
pair OF shoes