The Coconino sun., 1921-07-15

that wages are still too high, and that we should pay herders not to exceed $40 month and camp tenders not to exceed $35 a month.
 | "An effort was made by the nation. al association to obtain reduction in commission rates on the sale of sheep and lambs, without success. The as- sociation then took up the matter of organizing a company to handle our sheep at the principal markets, result ing in the formation of che Wool Growers Commission Co, with offices at Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, South St. Joseph and Denver, and a reduction of commission charges from $25 to $15 car resulted. Thereupon the commission men reduced their charge to SIS car. 1t is fitting now that sheep men, whenever practicable, patronize the Wool Growers Commis- ] sion Co.
 Wool commission houses charge us an exhorbitant rate. The only remedy is for all wool men ot pool their wool and hire an experienced salesman to procure warhouse facilities at a marketing center and dispose of our wool as the market conditions war rant suggest committee of three be appointed to examine into this plan and report at our mid winter meeting at Phoenix in January"
 The report also recommended form ing selling agency, with competent man in charge to sell feeder lambs. President Crabb's Address.
 President E. H. Crabb, of the Ariz- ona Cattle Growers association, said he had had no time to prepare an ad- dress, but his talk on the situation and needs of the hour was compre- hensive, helpful and interesting. He charged that his fellow president, Hugh Campbell, had said all there was to say; that 1t was always the same when a sheepman went after any thing: when he got through there was nothing left for anyone else. (To which Campbell retorted later that it is the same old story: if sheepman gets blade of grass, there is some thing wrong.)
 Mir. Crabb said he would like some of the people in Washington who have agreat deal to do with conditions out here and who used to be fond of call ing the cattlemen "cattle barons", to visit the southwest now. He said the present conditions reminded him of the story of the man in a southern city, who, dressed in a G. A. R. uniform, with legs and arms and one eye gone, was playing a hand organ with an artificial arm. A pompous, we'll dressed old fellow came along, looked at him, and gave him dollar; then went off to one side and sat down and watched him. This happened every day for week until the cripple ask ed his benefactor why he was so gen. erous. The reply was: Jal
 You're the first damned Yankee l ever saw trimmed up to my entire satisfaction"
 Of the s50,OOO,0OO pool, he said it would relieve to the extent of about a quarter of billion dollars. He esti- mated that the state of Arizona alone carries around s50,000,000 in cattle and sheep paper.
 There is little likelihood of getting livestock taxes reduced, Mir. Crabb be- lieves, citing as the reason for his belief the high expenses of running state, county and city governments and the necessity of raising the mon- ey by taxing the resources of the state. He remarked that the taxes, while they come around every year, are not such an awful burden.
 Grazing Fees Too High.
 Declaring that 35 per cent of our range live stock uses the national for est to certain extent during the year, he said that forest grazing fees and regulations are of vital importance to the stockmen. Many of us, he said, feel that the fees in 90 per cent of the cases are double what they ought to be. "The product that the govern ment sold you last year for dollar is worth no more than 50 cents this year because of poorer grazing and lack of water"
 Regarding the proper handling of the unappropriated public domain and it's use for grazing, Mir. Crabb said he would like to hear the opinions of the members. If stockmen wish to reap the benefits possible from these lands, he said, there must be some jurisdiction placed over them.
 He recommended that the actions of l the marketing committee of the asso- citation be heartily supported by the 1 members when the time comes, inti- l mating that there are big things in store in that direction.
 The following resolutions committee ! was announced: For the cattle grow ! CTS: Henry c. Boice, chairman; J. M. c. P. Mullen, Bud Wing, Ben Perkins, A. c. Webb. For the | sheepmen: A. A. Johns, chairman; E. H. Dufield, John Hennessy, Harry Gray, Charles Howard.
 Land Withdrawn Not Serious.
 Following recess for lunch, Presi- dent E. H. Crabb called to order, in- troducing Mrs. Lou Charlebois, who sang two numbers, Miss Claire Campbell, accompanist. Let .ers were read from Senators Ashurst and Cameron, Representative Carl Hayden, Secretary of the Interior Fall, Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, U. 5. Tariff Commissioner Culberson and U. s. Forester Greeley, all of whom