Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
CATTLEMEN WILL SUPPORT KENYON.
HUACEN Bill; WANT TARIFF THAT
WILL PROTECTLIVESTOCK INDUSTRY

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ers ana Sellers II Livestock adopted res.
olutions asking for suspension ~ the
10 per cent freight rate Increase. piedg.
ID support Of the KcnyonHungen reg.
ulatory hill; declared In favor ~ y iariff
'or the benefit ~ the cattle industry:
endorsed Allison Mayfiold for a place
IN the Interstate Commerce Commits.
Zion. and extended thanks 4, those who
through cooperation contributed To the
success ~ the convention
G r Herring. william y Herring.
\ Stiuneti. u. ~ Masiorson, W.
" Fuqun. Fred Forshrough. y ".
Landergin. John tandcrgin and G. ".
Lockhari comprised the resolutions
committee
The texts ~ the resolutions adopted
follow,
For Suspension ~ Rate.
Whereas, The oi-ning ~ the spring
'eason II nov at hand and Is the sig.
nal Ter the shifting ~ livestock from
NE region ~ the country a. another
or such purposes ~ reaching the grass
PASTURES " tho several states. ~ well
~ the feed lots ~ the corn .h.li states,
'hus accommodating cattle ~ different
ages that are 10 h. held Tor additional
ruw,h. ~ either fun led or prepared
FOR tho finishing with corn. other grain
and alfalfa: and
Whereas. This spring movement OF
attic each year mus, take place In
10Th the production and feeding Of cat.
'le that overs,ocked pastures In a civ.
m locality maybe relieved. and other
eciious with grass pastures INSULT.
'iently stocked may h. supplied. and
hat cattle ~ different ages may be
moved from ono climate 10 another az
'es; facilitates the growth and develop.
nent: aud
whereas. The cattle industry has an.
'ergnno the S.ycrest depreciation In
value IN the ramc length ~ ilme ever
experienced by amy given staple in.
iusiry In the United States: and
whereas. This depreciation has inflict.
d such heavy losses "a {, b. s,aggcr.
NIX and alnos, insupportablc BY tho
men engaged In this industry: and
Whereas. The stringent money mar.
kets now and during this period OF de.
'lation has imposed sacrifices 60 that
extent that further burdens would In.
vite stu greater disaster 10 both the
men thus engaged and the cattle indus.
Try as whole. and
Whereas. The twenty five pcr cent
dvance In freight rates on livestock
Turing the Federal Railway Admins.
ration was ~ Itself very severe
handicap 20 the industry. and again the
'hir'y'fivc per cen, advance authorized
~ the Interstate Commerce Commission
asst August carrying the handicap 70
he verge OF hopelesfness. and
Whereas The cattlemon are now con.
ron,ed by a pernleNing problem 40 to
Where tho money Is o. come from with
which TO nay the high freight rates on
attic during the spring shifting and
movement OF the samo and which IL
'ssenihl and vital to the very well
'aing of the industry: therefore. he /,
Resolved. ny the Buyers and Sellers
livestock Association now assembled
IN their sixth annual convention at
marble. Texas. February q. that Wig.
irous steps h. taken at once through
the proper channel by which the Inter.
State Commerce Commission may be an.
pealed To- effectively 20 suspend the
asst advance 81 thirty.five per cent IN
cattle freight rate. such suspension 20
stand sixty or ninety days. or such
time as would cover the spring move
neni ~ cattle 20 ranges and feed lots,
ma that the suspension H. treated as
believing an emergency and made ope.
riive with the opening Of the aforesaid
pring movement; and h. il further
Resolved. That the Texas Cattle Rails.
'rs' Association. the Panhandle and
southwestern Livestock Association,
the American National Livestock Asso.
ciation. and the Kansas Livestock As.
nciation, b. Invited 10 cooperate with
the Buyers and Sellers Livestock As.
socia,ion. and participate In this appeal
FOR emergency relief 10 the Interstate
Commerce Commission. believing that
through the concerted action and the Oh.
vious urgency q need for relief. sue.
cess. both quick and substantial. may
be vouchsafcd
tsigned e. T. HERRING.
WA. T.. HERRING.
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u, D. MAsTERsoS,
W w. FuQUA.
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