El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-05
CATTLEMEN READY
FOR BIG MEETING

Industrv'-W. p. C. Harding. gov
I ernor. federal reserve board, Wash
ington, D. c.
Discussion Of financing stockmen
I Texas; Charles Z. Collins, Kit Car
son. Of Colorado. and others.
Confederation OF threatened adj
vance in grazing fees on national
forests. open discussion.
Afternoon Session
Address-W. p. Hobby, governor Of
Texas
Marketing Problems" - james Z.
Poole. Of Chicago, Ill, market editor
OF The Producer"
Report OF market committee.
Report Of other committees
Friday. January H.
Reports Of standing committee
Consideration Of resolutions.
Election Of officers.
Selection OF next place Of meeting.
any unfinished business
appointment OF committee
Adjournment
Afternoon Session.
Meeting Of new executive commit
tee and standing committees
About $50 delegates, and 100 women
visitors are expected to attend the
livestock mems convention according
to r. ". -TomiinsOn. secretary ar
Lomlinson, accompanied by his vie.
Denver and are staying at the Paso
del Norte- J. b keudriclt- president
is expected 20 arrive sunday Prest-
dent Kendrick is one Of the United
states sneators from Wyoming
C. n O'Donel is first vice presi-
dent He lives at Bell Branch. n.
~ The second vice presidents are
II K Parsons, salt Lake City E. i
Burke, Omaha, Neb-; L. c. Brite,
Maria. Texas, and William Pollman,
Pei Firan
president was the late Isaac Baer Of
Meeker, Colo. The office vacated by
his death has not been filed sam
C. CoWan- Fort Worth, Texas, Is at
torney for the Organization and John
W Springer OF Denver is treasurer
Mr.. Tomlinson said wednesday he
foresaw brighter days for the cattle
men Prices. in his opinion, have
about hit bed rock and cant 80 any
way but up. The proposed tariff on
livestock would help some ne thinks /
but would help more II a tariff were
placed on meats and hides as Well as
on the live animals
To Meet at Rfalto.
The reason the. east was suffering
at present. Mr.. Tomlinson said was I
because the west was not buying and .
some sort Of stimulus was going TO I
be applied 70 the west by CONGRESS ]
Go enable Il TO buy. The cattle in I
dustry could not expand much right I
row and the livestock men don't want I
&c 10. until times get easier he said. I
Ranges everywhere, he declared, were /
almost bare
The executive committee OF the
American National Livestock aEsocia-
lion viii meet at 10 o'clock on the I
morning Of January II in the bail /
room OF the Paso del Norte. Stand {
ms committees also viii meet that /
lay The sessions OF the convention 4
vii be held at the Rialto theater.
what the attitude Of the cattlemeu /
Is toward some OF the big problems
confronting them as expressed at
previous meetings held recently. and i
particularly at the convention OF cat
-lemen from the - western range
states in salt Lake City last De
,ember s and z was explained by J.
n Sanburn- secretary Of the Pam
handle & Southwestern Stockmeu's
association
Marketing II Big Problem.
The marketing plan tried out in
California by F. H Bixby, president
lt the livestock association OF that
state is meeting favor among the cat
.lemen, Mr. Sanburn said The BiLby
plan is to Doll the growers TO find out
when they are going TO sell what
they have TO sell and where they pTo-
pose TO sell The idea. then. Is 10 get
he mars citing done in a systematic
way so as 10 avoid depressing the
market thus forcing down the
prices Dnreen lated marketing has
-esulted in flooding the yards Of
many large ust sing centers with
livestock with @ result that the grow
ITS and shippers had 10 take what
hey could get At one time, accord
nE to a report made TO the market
ng committee. there were IS, 900 head
y cattle in one day IN the Kansas
5ity yards.
The first step toward getting bet
ar market conditions Of growers. II 4
-zs explained. was taken whcn a d. Z
Orce between packing houses and
tockyards was forced. BY regulating
hipmeut and distribution another
ieans Of controlling fhe situation can {
e had. Construction OF packing s