The evening herald., 1921-06-19


uted over your state, oklahoma. Ari-
zuna, Colorado and Texas. desires me
90 assure you gentlemen, in view OF
.hc situation that we have now con
fronting the livestock Industry. to tell
you thrt ne todgratulates you upon
the great work your organization has
accomplished during the last year.
and 20 further assure you We are with
YOU and not only ready but willing
to cooperate In an efforts towards
meeting the situation now confront
Ing us. NcNcr, gentlemen, in the hiss
tory Of the United States and never
In the history OF the llvcstosk indus
trY have there been greater problems
FOR Nuu tu solve and Tor tho citizens
of This country 10 solve. never has
there been greater need. and the
sooner that Is realized. the better We
viii hc of. FOR cooperative efforts
of the livestock industry because ia
that aud in It's successful accomplish
ments. aud upon that, depends the fu-
ture OF your industry. II is true that
your organization has done and can
accomplish great work; u g. equally
true Cf the other organizations en-
gagged tu like activities. but no uVc-
Htnck organization in this country can
hy itsolf and by exercise of its own
efforts meet che situation TINT we are
now facing ana 10 ig only by the Coz
operative efforts Of pll tho organizi-
toms that We can hope Tor success %
crown our efforts. tnfouuuatob 10
b. truc that Tho farmer aud the lito-
rtnch WHu is Hu inditidualisf. iir Boz
tho pc ot tuHU hy diHpositlOn anu
work ana training that ls leader
aud mot a blind follower. but tho prn-
Ercssite element among you in this
country has recognized the fact that
On" situation now confronting this ma
ton demands co-oporut on. 10 de-
mtndt oi the members of those or
Eauizuilnnr that they huid up thcir
bands ana assist their efforts. aud
That an ORGANIZATIONS work together
towards th" accomplishment 90 tho
purpose We have lu view. and there
lN boo my humble Judgment We can
turCvgG.
Tho transportation problem is
one m Tho EruEtst problems COM
trontuE ths nation 1t this time.
"d boo "ur Judgment upon itr
solution depends not only the ludtir.
trial md crpnomi, future Of this
country. but as well the political fu-
tur" Of %" nation. There is no use
900 t'lItne aut HgEI "gation uf liVp-
stock mon that railroad rates are tou
hgh, y"u know that; there is equally
n" us' iu spending limo TRYING Go
convince Nuu that thDy ought Co. r.fno
down, because every man knows that
they must com, down. The task We
have is ruirutuTluE tu find tho best
method and manner uf their rrdur-
lNr good ut our own organ .zafluns.
bot ALSO of fh, railroad and trans
u"rtailon OBJ TENS and the country Js
a whole
q ras NOT been my experience. gem
u"mcn. THAT th, livestock man is IL
marrow. selfish individual. { have been
I'trod auu lived among them from
carly hoyhuod. and I have always
inuud them willing whom they knew
me in''s Z" 10 th' right thing. and
l"i ihr 'th'r fellow have u chance
Perhaps son know what I um going
Co say nov. hut also to Ilurfrat, how
high Those rates. arD aud how urphib-
tive they arc. thor. wHs a shipment
"t sheep from Rock Springs. Mlo-
uiur. tu tHI'tsu market that hruuEht
about A2.Auu aud SOM, odd cents. hy
iN' Time tho owner had paid the
freight rates his rummls| ion charges.
hi- Nardas" and tho 1oi other cN-
U'nf'e thDt take out Of Your stock -
when ou shIp your stuff tu market.
D" hd thirN-iWo cents lon iu hs
slnck'i-. th" magnificent sum of aer
lN boo MH pocket. There are thou
sands OF tons of hay ln oklahoma
ihHt We need U TrNaH and would
have boon shipped there, but FOR the
rLnhHu-r uttrF applying. after some
90 this hpN wts shipped to Fort
Worth Do nrpueuI $3.50 70 ton. aud
thr railroad wanted. to tikr ~ thUrr.
HIla' 'uu. hence the movement
vHs prob .Nifor, Thusu Illustrations
,pn hr multiplied hy hundreds and
thoufsuds of times with other en-
muditIrH iU this country.
Some uf the Causes
p,rhnua ,pu mIsIt br Interested iu
tho rluu.. that brought nbnut tlr
situation with reference to freight
rates. the, u.r. 90 tuufttpi. Df ,,ti...
and 7 ,ya. imuirasrd arrYtI, Iy tho
statement OF senator CummiuT the
|fN fT .Tf fuf .
tn, tumrIus biU wherein la n4te
if ns NIs opinion that tb, prrsrut IAN.
lur Off of business TINT tho railroads
complain ur WINS duo. lt Ip4rt to 1n
,stout. to the national staEuatIon of
business during This RECOMMENDATION
period and ihr falling off of come
modify prices That undoubtedly.
hIH had pu effect. bat INV uuInian
"ud Tho op|niou of others who have