Williams news., 1921-04-22
CATTLEMEN
 CONSULT SEN. CAMERON

delegation of Arizona cattle men met to-day in the office of Senator Ralph Cameron, Repubs Hcan Senator from ATzona- asking that some remedi act ion be taken immediat 9iy to assist the Arizona cattle raiser who through high freight rates short credits short range feed conditions ana a poor market face serious problems.
 Many of the representative cattle-men of Arizona were present or their representatives spoke for them. The territory represented consisted of near ly every big cattle company from the Mexican border to northern Arizona. Charles E. Winsall, mana ger of the Can anea Cattle Company, with range running many miles into old Mexico asked that some emergency action be taken on freight rates so that cattle ship ments may be made to markets at a cheaper freight rate and
 also with view of making ac- cessible new range country, at
 present understocked. The Ari- zona range is heavily over
 stocked and cattle are in poor
 condition.
 Cattlemen from northern .ArI
 zona said that the same condit- ion faced them and the repre- sentatives of J. Sullivan, Pres colt, Ariz.; James Cashon, Phoenix, Ariz.; Elmer Buffield, Navajo country; Jack Kinney, of the La Osa Cattle Company, Tucson, Ariz. and Harry D.
 Murray for Mexican companies all agreed that the conditions in Arizona effecting the cattle in dustry would be materially bet tered if cheaper freight rates would prevail.
 Senator Cameron had pre- viously made a study of the situ- ation and agreed with the cat tle-men that some action was necessary. Senator Cameron
 pointed out that the cattle in dustry hinged upon he condit- ion of freight rates, feed and market, also the loaning capac- ity of the bnks of the Southwest which at the present time are calling loans instead of length ening them, and great many cattlemen have Gquidated and accepted loss rather than con- tinue with present conditions
 Cattle on the Arizona range to a great extent are bought in Old Mexico as yearlingS, two year olds and up to three-year- olds, and driven to the Ameri- can line on the hoof in large tains, where they are sold to the Arizona cattlemen as stock CT cattle. Steers increase in value about $1O per head for each year of ge put upon them, and the Arizona ranches tC a great extent stock up with this type of cattle. After a few years age has been put upon the cattle on the Arizona range they are shipped to the cattle of the Northwest by This northwest cattle country embraces Montana, and Nevada and Can ada. In this northwest coun- try the different feed and cold CT climate put the finishing touches upon the cattle and they are ready for the market after year or so upon the 
 From the Northwest range they will go to the stocl.yardS range conditions have been good and the market will I bsorbe them at fair price But it often happens that through severe winters and .eed shortage and poor prices 1t the stockyards the rancher would face a severe loss if the ;attie were dumped on the mar let irrespective of conditions md price, so another country cheap feeding facilities must be looked for.
 The Texas range is generally picked in this case as it offers abundant feed and in the cattle countries of the United States s known as an excellent wiIlteI- ange. From Texas the cattle i, l.