The Delta independent., 1921-05-13
ANNUAL LIVESTOCK
MEETING BIG SUCCESS

More than usual interest was dis
played in the 18th annual meeting OF
the Delta County Live Stock associa-
tion held here Friday and Saturday
Hon. Robert F. Rockwell presided
over the business meeting at the
court house Friday morning, where
interesting and able addresses were
made by several members of the as
sociation. The officers elected for the
ensuing year were Mr.. Rockwell,
president, Alex Calhoun. vice presi-
dent, H. F. Thornley,, treasurer, and
George c. Wilson secretary.
Mr.. Rockwell served as president
of the association during the past
year, and his address at the Friday
morning session is in part as follows:
The last ~ months have perhaps
been the most disastrous in the his
tory of the live stock industry. We
are witnessing the unusual spectacle
of n growing population which under
normal conditions should mean an
increased demand for live stock pro-
ducts at increased prices, but which
actually shows decreased demand
and lower prices to the producer.
Producers of wool are confronted
with not only reduced prices, but al
most no market at all l understand
that sheep were assessed last
year in Saguache county for $40 a
head can now be purchased for
around So to 81 head. Then too, the
American dollar is worth considerably
-
tries and this has been a great incen-
tive to the shipping in of all foreign
produce.
There is another very important
consideration especially for us who
live SO far from the central markets.
| that is the transportation rates. 1t
| costs less to ship frozen meats and
other produce from Australia and
South America by steamship to the
Atlantic coast cities than for us to
ship from our interior country by
railroad to those points. This has re-
suited in unfair competition from our
| standpoint And isn't 1t right and me-
cessary that we should ask congress
for tariff on these raw materials
| shipped in from these other countries? !?
Isn't the producer of livestock and
other products as entitled to protec-
tion from this unfair competition as
the manufactured goods of the New
England states?
u might mention many other things
which have contributed to our losses
the past year, such as the increased
cost of production caused by the high
prices paid for Implements and othe-
things we have to buy-labor. taxes
and credit. Some time soon congress
should pass legislation which would
allow longer period of credit for the
producer, covering the time II takes
TO mature an animal and shin his
stuff to market. '''These things can
be brought about by n stronger or.
ganization. Is il worth while? If II
is, let's keep a stiff upper lin nav.
in little more money for organiza-
ton and fight out our own salvation. g."
Mrs. Evalyn Castle. secretary OF
the Colorado Stock association came
over from Denver to attend the local
meeting, and delivered an interesting
address at both the business meetiur
ana the banquet. She urged all stock
men to join the state association and
cooperate with the organization in all
matters vital to the live stock in.
dustry. Harry Woods of Hotchkiss
chairman of the board of control.
read the report of the board, and a
very interesting paper was read by
j. ID. billiard. chairman of the adyi
sory board, Other speakers were John
W. spence, supervisor of the Battle
ment National Forest d. S. Jeffers.
supervisor of the uncompahgre Ma
uonal Forest, l.. II. Douglas of Den
yer, grazing Inspector Senator John
j. iobin, Al. Neale and II. A. ireland