The Coconino sun., 1921-07-15
STOCKMEN ARE WAKING UP
 TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF
 PRACTICAL COOPERATION
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with arrangements for extensions o.
 credit to two or perhaps three years He referred to present financial con
 ditions and the fact that they do no
 seem to be reflected in the way people
 spend money for amusement, refer
 ring to the many special trainloads oi
 people visiting Grand Canyon thil
 month and the more than a million
 and half dollars spent at the Demp,
 sey-C Carpenter fight as evidence that
 there still must be great deal of easy
 money.
 In paying tribute to John J. Costi.
 gan, owner of the Orpheum, whose flu. neral had occurred that morning, he cited Mir. Costigan's splendid optimism and successful business fight in spite of the afflictions visited upon him and his personal suffering as an example worthy of emulation by those present
 Henry G. Boice, of San Carlos responded on behalf of the cattle growers, saying he wished he could express the pleasure it was for those from the southeastern part of the state to come here and see real grass growing and real water running and breathe air unpolluted by the odor of carcasses of dead cattle.
 Senator A. A. Jchns, of Prescott, responded for the sheepmen. The hos pitality and goodfellowship of Flag staff, he said, is always so spontane- ous and generous that it never requir- es a word of excuse or explanation. He believed present conditions affect ing the industry would be corrected in the long run, but, as Bryan said, "the long run is hell on short-winded men,"
 Followed more music, then the read ing by Secretary F. w. Perkins, of the wool growers association, of the telegram announcing the S50,0O0, ,000 pool received the day before by Hugh E. Campbell from Senator R. H. Cam eron, as printed in last weeks Sun. MT. Campbell announced that he and President E. H. Crabb, of the cattle growers, had wired the senator to get details of the system to be followed in allotting the money.
 President .Campbell's Annual Report
 President Campbell's annual report was read by Secretary Perkins. In part, it said:
 "A year ago we adopted resolution which stated that never in the history of live stock in the United States had burdens been so heavy and the out look so uncertain as at that time. Since then, there has been no improvement. The market has been bad and dis couraging. Range conditions last win ter and spring were the worst in years. The lamb crop was small; many heavy losses of ewes were en- countered; the expense, in lambing was unusually high; and there has been no substantial change in the cost of supplies.
 "The low prices we get for wool, mutton and pelts and beef and hides are entirely out of proportion to the high cost of production. Yet the re- tail prices of meats, woolens and leath- CT goods are still high. Wages, though somewhat reduced, are still un- warranted to justify us in carrying on our industry.
 ''The emergency tariff bill has been of no especial benefit to us. It was so long a time in being passed that it gave an opportunity for the country to be flooded with many million pounds of foreign wool and frozen beef and lambs.
 "All suits against our members pending in Maricopa county have been of. Our main trouble is now in Yavapai county, where several suits against our members will be tried this fall. Besides the suits in that county, our members for some reason have more trouble with the officials of the Prescott national for est than in any other forest. Just why that is we do not know.
 Taxes Too High.
 Before the late war our sheep were valued for taxing purposes at $2.5O head, and then $500 head. AS val aes of property inflated and the pur- chasing power of money deflated, the state tax commission put the assessed valuation of sheep up to $8 a head. We believe the commission never was in raising the value to that 
 The report told of the numerous un- successful attempts to have the valua- ton reduced and said that the ques- ton has been referred to the confer ence of county assessors clerks and members of boards of supervisors and the state tax commission to be held at Nogales beginning July 25.
 Our sheep are assessed at S8," the report continued, land taxable sheep nave not for long time brought near that amount on an average and are not now and have not for more than a year netted an average of $3 head.
 "The COconino forest supervisor notified us that the preferences here ,ofore given alien sheep owners using .he Mud Tanks, Beaver Head and Bear Springs driveways were proposed .o be revoked, for the reason that American citizens wishing to cross mad as many sheep as the driveways would carry, and asked for a meeting ,f the advisory board to consider the natter. Such action was endorsed by he board.
 Public Driveways.
 Most of our sheep grazing in the south in winter have to trail over lriveways in returning north. Con- [ ,idorahla frouhIo ic hoinO avnerioncad |