El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-12
CATTLEMEN FACE. THE FIGHT
OF A LIFETIME; PLAN HERE
FOR RESTORING INDUSTRY

foreign nations to be used to buy
American meats
The GroHna Bill
The Grouna bill IS one OF the big
7 pieces Of federal legislation now tac-
. ing the cattlemen and its discussion
. viii be prominent in the convention
7 This bill proposes a federal livestock
I commission for the control OF the In
I dustrT, including packerles- Many
I cattlemen feel that this Is necessary,
( although many are not favorable to
I any sort Of a commission, fearing that
} It might have too much power still.
I others point TO the success OF the
3 interstate commerce commission as
an example that federal control can
be made success
Senator AISLE j. Grouna IS from
I North Dakota, a cattle raising state
and is acting on the advice OF many
T prominent cattlemen i'm the introduce
tion OF his bin and in working for
The Big Measure.
The endrick bill, intro
duced q couple Of years ago to cure
many OF she evils which the cattle
men believed were besetring them
from the packers, was finally laid
50 the Gronna bill is now the leading
legislative matter pending at Wash
iEgton in which the cattlemen are in
terested-this and the general tariff
measure which the new Republican
congress viii frame
Some OF the cattlemen may bring
up the matter OF a law % prevent the
interstate shipment Of meat from
diseased cattle AT present. while the
United States has an inspection Of
slaughter houses and packeries, there
is no law preventing the sale OF
meats from diseased animals-so long
as the meats do not bear a govern
ment stamp saying they are good
The government stamp is guar
antee that the meat was inspected,
but many people buy meats that bear
no such stamp This meat may OF
may not be from the carcass OF a
healthy animal The state Of Cali
fornia is taking steps to prevent the
sale Of meat from diseased animals
and some Of the California cattlemen
attending the convention may bring
up the matter as a national one de-
handing the attention Of the stock
men. not so much as protection or
an advantage 10 the cattlemen, Tut
rather as precautionary measure
for the protection OF the peoqi5 OF the
country.
To Fight GraEiuE Increase.
Anticipating an Increase IN graZing
charges by the federal government at
some future time. steps may be taken
in the convention to combat this Al
present the cartlemen have the prom
Use OF the federal government that
the proposed increase, recently dis
cussed. viii not be put into effect IN
til 1924 at the earliest To combat Il
then = conditions do not warrant it.
steps may be taken now
There are n lot OF leadt1E Queg-
tons fhat viii come up here AZ
fecfinE the cattle interestE-and
the nation itself for the nation
f. affected when as big an indus
Try rs the cattle industry OF the
Uaited States Is threatened or
seriously disabled
FL Paso is vitality interested in al
Of these question. because as the
metropolis OF a tremendous area OF
cattle country. FL Paso's fortunes are
linked fndissolubly with those Of the
ranchman. and what affects him AZ
fects FL Paso today, tomorrow and
thereafter.
millions OF acres OF grazing land
lie about FL Paso: today there are
fewer cattle than in a decade-per-
haps than ever befOre--upon these
acres. and It IS legislation 70 bring
back the herds which the cattlemen
VIII attempt 10 frame while here
Fl Paso and all the Southwest are
deeply interested