Arizona republican., 1921-02-11
CATTLE GROWERS
ELECT OFFICERS,
END CONVENTION
Annual Meeting Comes To
End In Range Style With
Big Bar b Gu Cali
fornia Man Chief Speaker

Dig Is a L o e c u o-Call-
fornia Man Chief Speaker
Ending the three day session in true
range style with barbecued beef,
bread, beans and coffee, the fourteenth
annual convention of the Arizona Cat
tie Growers association came to a close
a little after noon Yesterday. The
mornings work included the adoption
of number of resolutions, the cleo
ton of Officers for the next year, the
selection of the place of the next con-
Nention and the hearing of an address
by Fred H Bixby, former president of
the California Cattiemen's association
ana now chairman of that organiza-
TONS marketing committee, on Or
ganization of Csttlemen's Associa-
TONS
+. II. Crabb of Flagstaff, chairman
of the Arizona livestock sanitary
board, Is the new president of the as
ISOLATION. succeeding Charles p. Null
len OF Skull Valley. Henry Boise, Jr.,
Is first vice president; Henry Ron
staot is second vice-president, and j.
y. Robinson is third vice-president.
The next convention win be held at
,ilobe, and a semi annual get togeth-
err" meeting, a new departure by the
association. will be held within a few
months at Flagstaff.
The meeting opened with the read
ing and adoption of the resolutions
which had been prepared by the reso-
lutions committee and which were read
bv C. H. Laird. chairman of the COM
nittee. All the resolutions, with the
exception OF one requesting the federal
reserve system to grant long term
loans to assist the feeder, We're car
ri~d, the most important one referring
to the Gronna bill and opposing any
governmental interference with the
IA XraE Ia1xr
day afternoon.
Gives Address of Day
Following the reading of the reso-
lunons, Fred H. Bixby delivered the
ADDRESS of the day. This speech,
which was perhaps the most Informal
tive of the entire convention as well
as the most interesting, concerned in
rrSat measure the plan which has
been adopted by the California Cat
tinnen's association for the protection
of the cattle grower in seasons of
riutted markets, particularly in the
Srfing. when a surplus of cattle on
the market brings on low-price propa-
Enda- Mr.. Bixby's address follows
I'm Apart.
II have always tried to have cattle
men run their own associations and
run them through all the cattle grow
erp ana not a few, and am not going
10. begin my talk by telling you that
affairs wrongly. Every cattle grower
In the state must get behind your or
rapizatton. and you have to stop the
noneense of letting only few carry
mo load. The general apathy of cow
men is the reason why cattlemens as
Soenuons are not getting anywhere.
The cow organizations are not
strct enough You have to have 80
per cent of the stoclmen of your state
IN your Organization IL You want to get
results.
In California our association is dis
trtbuted over five districts, each of
which decides upon its own members
OF the board of directors of the asso--l
ciatton- The president has nothing to
dog with it. The result is that the
BOARD OF directors is representative of
every section OF the state and the
BUSINESS of the association is con-
aurted for every man that is in it,
Outlines Problems
"Now of all the committees we
have. the marketing committee. of
which l have the honor TO be chair
man, IL by far the most important.
We have difficult problem to face,
Tor the great percentage of our cattle
are Tat cattle, whereas in Arizona YOU
have principally feeder cattle. The
work OF this committee I will explain
I'm detail later on.
Tan you in Arizona hold your men,
bers? Arc they signed up in such a
manner that they must stay whether
ehey want TO or not2 I'll bet they are
not. and can tell you why they ought
10 be- happen to own a few pear
trees, and some time ago / had diff
Guilty in getting any price for the pears
and 80 thought would Join the Gait
fornia Pear association. 1 went to the
secretary, who informed me that ]
> would have to sign an agreement TO
remain in the association for seven
wears; that would be assessed $40 an
acre, and that. IL / sold a pear outside
OF the association, would be fined
800 an acre. 1t took my breath away
but I am going to join that associa-
ton, for that is the kind of organiza-
! need.
The glut of cattle in the snrinp
months has been a hard problem to
face until we worked out a solution
IN these months the packers are send
ing out propaganda that the markets
are full and the price, therefore. is 8
cents. for instance. when it should he
t11 cents when he was offered 81
cents by the packers, and | sent them
10 Portland, where, taking into ac-
count commissions and all other ex-
penses, cleared nearly $50 on the deal
and got nay friend, in addition. right
price for his product.
rms brings me to our guarantee
iund' plan The basic prfnciple is
that whoever controls the surplns of
any commodity, controls the nrice
The usual spring surplus of beef cat
tie In California is only about 25. 900
head Heretofore the buyers have
controlled the price. The plan pro-
posed means that the association shall
control the surplus and therefore the
market price to certain extent.
Guarantee FUND.- Plan
Briefly, the plan is to establish q
guarantee fund of $250,000, not bv as
sessment, but by the voluntary action
OF broad minded and far seeing mem
bers, which fund shall be under the
control OF a select committee. This
committee will gather data from which
VIII be determined from week to week
during the congested period what
price good fat steers will bring bv
shipment to eastern and northern
markets. IL viii have power to emnlov
expert agents. who will pass on, select
and assemble cattle for such shipment
and viii arrange for their transporta-
ton In trainloads at minimum EXPENSE
Our marketing committee Figures
viii show you that s4.500,000 was saved
TO the cattlemen of California last
year. How was it done? Simply bv
relieving the congestion in the sprine
OF that year.
The first part of this plan is the
creation a fund e0ro