Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-02-18
Cattle Growers Con- ventiOn Held Last
 Week At Phoenix
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 unable to sell and make delivery of
 our spring steers year ago; no fall
 market existed, and now for year
 we have been struggling for existence
 surrounded only by the disastrously
 peculiar phases of our business. Our
 range business at best is most diff ficult business in such times of stress, and we are without many of the favor
 able features and safeguards obtain
 ing in other industries. This finan- cial of credit stringency, starting with and affecting us now for year, has, gradually grown tighter and tighter, reacting more strongly against us by the requirements and decline of other industries.
 "That, I feel has been principally responsible for the deplorable condi- tions obtaining among us today, and with troublesome matters of grazing, lack of feed, increased costs of pro- duction and other things, would kill the spirit and status of any industry no matter how healthy may have been it's previous condition. And naturally, with our individual members being driven to these deplorable circum- stances, the association has had to suf- fer in the same proportion, and as an organization we have not had the means to carry on the vigorous admin istration and campaign that give re- suits to the cattle business.
 As To Finances
 "The matter of finances, as you know, has been the burning question throughout the entire year. While our product, with other agricultural pro- ducts, has had to suffer in the de- pressing conditions of readjustment of the abnormal period following the world war, it can not be denied, how ever, that the lack of money or credit has had largely to do with the ab- sence of market for our stuff. Simply because feeders were not able to se- cure credit, we could not dispose of our steers a year ago, and throughout the year and up to now, it is impos- sible, no matter what may be the value of security, for cattle feeders to secure loans to mature cattle for which they have abundant feed.
 Realizing the increasing money stringency as ultimately affecting the cattlemen, as it does now, our associa- tion as early as last May expressed it. self in strong language to the Wash ington officials of the Federal Reserve System in advocacy of some recogni- tion that would tend to avert condi- tion of disruption and dissipation of | the cattle industry. I believe we were the first to forecast the condition ! which has now come upon us, and during the year we have consistently endeavored to bring about some relief measures for the industry as a whole We have been successful in securing a greater degree of consideration for cattle loans on the part of the banks, and in our investigations of this mat ter throughout the state we have found that our local banks have every effort to hold up and sustain the industry.
 "You will all recall the discussions we have enjoyed in our past meetings in the matter of pending legislation having for it's object governmental control and regulation of the packing ndustrly. This question has gradual y, and I feel rightly so, become an issue of the utmost importance to the particularly in view of de- 'elopments generally throughout our country in the last few years and of legislative or governmental tendencies hat do not bespeak a proper consid- ,ration or effect for business. Our association year and a half ago went 'n record against the particular bill lnder discussion at the time, and at 'ur convention in Tucson a year ago he matter was referred to the next . meeting of our executive committee, which was held at Flagstaff in July. The executive committee, as its yer ion of the situation, then instructed he president to consult with the pack t ng companies with the idea of de- V ermining if spirit of cooperation t ould not be brought about between he producer and packer that the mar | et for our products may be stimulat- a d and kept in stable condition, thus a the agitation and distrust il