Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-07-28

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 "The first step in years of effort to combine the common interest of the Arizona Wool Growers and Arizo- la Cattle Growers associations was taken this morning by both associa- tions in convention here, when both groups at separate meetings in the two court rooms of the court house adopted a resolution providing for the functioning of committee of equal numbers from both associations to act on all common problems of the live stock men.
 The resolution provides that the committee shal consist of 5 members from each association, to be known as the board of directors of the Arizona Cattle Growers association. Aside from the adoption of the resolution the most important business before the Wool Growers was the election of officers, when the entire ticket was re- elected with the exception of Charles E. Howard of Phoenix, and his widow was elected in his place.
 The resolution adopted today fol- lows:
 "Resolved;
 That in order to facilitate the work of the Arizona Cattle Growers and the Arizona Wool Growers associat- tioas, a joint committee be formed as follows:
 "The presidents and secretaries of both associations shall be ex-otticio members of the committee and also five members from each association to be selected by the associations as they may desire. This committee shall be known as the Board of Directors of the Arizona Cattle Growers and Arizona Wool Growers associations.
 "The Board of Directors shall elect its own chairman and perfect it's organizations as may be necessary and shal have full authority to act upon all questions of mutual interest to both associations to the end that thru cooperation many of the problems of both associations may be solved and through combined influence, greater efficiency and prompt action may be secured on all questions affecting both associations"
 Judge F. w. Perkins, secretary treasurer of the Wool Growers said of the adoption of the resolution that it marked one of the most important, if not the most important step, in the history of the cattle and sheep indus tries. ''" a..
 At the meeting of the Cattle Grow CTS only business matters were taken up, report of the cooperative mar keting committee being heard. An interesting discussion follwed and it was decided to start a bureau to gather statistics on cattle. In the matter of the tax valuation it was decided to request President Henry G. Boice to attend the tax conference at Bisbee July "A, to guard the in- terests of the cattlemen.
 The matter of new constitution and bylaws was taken up, and com- ,mittee apointed to get a constitution ready by the time of the next annual meeting. This meeting is semi-an- nual midsummer meeting for the cat clement, but an annual affair for the sheepmen.
 The cattlemen adopted the report of their committee in regard to con- solidation. The resolution was drawn up yesterday afternoon by joint committee appointed by the two assoc iations.
 At the Wool Growers meeting a resolution was adopted directed at scabies. A. A. Johns said that an in vitation was extended the Wool Crow CTS to attend a banquet at the Owl at 7:30 tonight.
 P. G. Spillsburg, president of the Arizona Industrial Congress, made an address, and a committee on local freight rates was named. This is com posed of T. F. Pollock, C. E.
 consideration of changes in rates on grazing. e
 The wool production of the state and it's disposal was taken up next by MT. Campbell, who declared the present marketing system is abomin- able. First he remarked on an in- creased clip this year of from roc, 1000 to 100000 pounds, and then said:
 "One of the most aggravating and expensive problems to the Arizona Wool Growers association is the way we dispose of our wool. For the last 55 years, year to year, the disposition of wool has been about the same and in all those years s5 per cent of our wools have been handled by not more than three Boston commission houses, We pay annually from $1OO,0OO to $15O,O00 commissions for selling our wools alone, which on the face of it. is an outrage.
 "The Columbia Basin Wool company | to my mind hoe oIopfoJ +lo