The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-28

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From reports received from the live
stock commission men who have been
attending the Wyoming and Montana
associations annual meetings the past
two weeks, far western range cattle
will bring one dollar a hundredweight
more next fall than they did last year.
Some even believe that the prices will
roar much higher.
Charles o. Robinson, guiding genius
Of the Charles Q. Robinson company
CT Omaha, Sioux City and st. Paul, one
Of the we'll known livestock mea Of
the west. is very optimistic. and dur
ing his visit at Billings last week
stated: '"There will be from 30 to 40
per cent less range cattle offered next
fall than were marketed year ago.
Export demand fer livestock has
quickened in recent weeks until it is
nearly normal agin. There is a tre-
mendous demand from eastern pack
ers. large and small. particularly the
latter, most of whom started during
the war and have survived the lean
years, until now they are on the eve
of coming back into their own"
The stock situation is the most en-
cOuraging for a number Of years. ac-
cording to statements of the commits
sion men.
Convention Mt Miles City Next Year.
Miles City will again resOund with
the cheers of the old-time stcckmen
next spring. when the thirty-ei ghth
annual convention of Montana Stock
growers. it was decided at the con-
vention held in Butte last week. will
be held in the Convention City" cf
other years. where the glad hand Of
fellowship has been extended to the
distinguished visitors by the Miles City
stockmen. and where everyone was
made to feel doubly welcome.
The stcckgrowers convention closed
at Butte on Wednesday. when John
Burke was again elected president,
and the other officers were Reelected
for another year. The officers include
Mr.. Burke of Helena. w. X. Floweree
OF Great Falls. first vice president;
Charles Simpson, Volbcrg, second vice
president
Among the speakers at the closing
session We're DR.. w. ]. Butler. state
veterinarian; 8. r. Piper. assistant
biologist. United States department. of
biology. predatory animal division:
Matt STAFF Of the National woolgrow-
ers' Warehouse association. and a. ].
knollan Of the Sheep Marketing AS
sociation, cooperative.
Mr. staff stated that he believed
that prices O. 35 and 40 cents will be
offered for wool this year. and that
the woolgrowers will even get 50
cents pound if they stand firm, re-
fuse to be stampeded and follow an
orderly system of marketing. He
urged bankers to assist the growers
as in the past tc' the end that they
might not be exploited by the specu-
lators.
DIR. Butler. executive officer of the
livestock sanitary board. reviewed the
creation Of the livestock sanitary
board. and the livestock commission,
and the later consolidation of the two,
and likewise the work performed. "In-
fections, contagious diseases of live
stock are less prevalent in Montana
now than at any time since the Gre
alton of the livestock sanitary board"
he said.
Though $50 men Of the cattle ranges
gathered at Butte. only three tcwer-
ing sOmbreros were to be seen among
the delegates and not a single pair
Of taper-heeled boots. They We're all
business men who had gathered for
business and proceeded tc transact 1t
as soon as the convention opened. J.
f. Woodward delivered the address of
welcome and for the stockmen MIR.
Simpson responded.
G. q. Robinson and John Clay.
among bankers and commission men
attending the convention, said that
while the winter had been hard. feed
had been reasonable in cost and the
stockmen of the northwest had good
foundation for the remarkable degree
of optimism among them. Mr.. Robin
son added that prices for stock prcb-
ably would increase shortly.
Fred H. Bixby. president of the
American Livestock association of
Long Beach. Calf, urged the import
ance Ct reducing the cost of producing
livestock for the market and said that
labor problems are yet to be solved
before the period Of reconstruction
will be past.
President J. H. Burke Of Helena said
| that taxes en- grazing land should be
| reduced and commended this to the
attention Of the resolutions committee.
He also suggested amendments to the
| bounty law to encourage the eradi-
| caticn OF predatory animals and great
er efforts to curb cattle rustltng
which he said was more prevalent than
most people believed. Mr. Burke said
that recent increases In freight rates
had added more than $750.O00 to the
financial burdens Of the cattlemen and
an equal impost upon the resources OF
the Fcckmaster Of the state. He com.
mended to the attention Of the rail.
roads a proposal for reductions and q
plan for consolidating shipments tc
| eastern markets at certain dates &c
that through stock trains could be dis
patched to their destinations in the