Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-23

cOrdlngly:
Lambs, not to exceed S. per head;
ewes, twos to fives, Sc per head;
ewes over five, 81 a head; bucks, SO
a head.
Is Commendab!e Policy
Whereas, the national forestry
service in perfecting program of
commensurability in the issuance Of
grazing permits on the forests is en-
deavoring to carry out commendable
policy,
Resolved. that the association and
its individual members are urged to
cooperate in this commendable under
taking, remembering at all times that
every interest incident to the handling
of livestock must receive ample con-
sideration, namely, the value of winter
feed being considered in conjunction
with its accessibility to patented open
winter grazing lands owned or leased
by the owner of the same, state lands
under term leases for grazing pur-
poses receiving same consideration as
other privately owned holdings.
Ask Pure Fabric Law
Whereas. it has become the common
practice of textile manufacturers to
adulterate fabrics commonly supposed
by the public to consist of pure wool
with what is known as shoddy, this
being secondhand or re-Worked
wool recovered from old clothes and
rags, and
Whereas, this material is added for
the purpose of reducing the cost to
manufacturers and results in an in
ferior product of poor wearing quail
ity. and is in fact q fraud on the
purchasing public,
Resolved, that the association recon-
mends to our delegation in congress:
l. That they endeavor to secure the
enactment of pure fabric law which
will require that all cloth and all ready
made clothing be plainly labeled show
ing contents in virgin wool. shoddy and
other substitutes or adulterants.
2. That they endeavor to secure the
enactment of law providing for an
international revenue tax of not less
than Is cents per pound on all shoddy.
re- worked or second hand wool or
other adulterants used in cloth or
clothing commonly represented as wool
or as woolens, woJsteds or goods
commonly reputed to be made of all
virgin wool.
g. That this association unqualifiedly
cpPtcNNs thC iHttidiift ihSNShlE INV
proposed. circulated and filed. so as to
submit this important legislation to the
people of this state.
Approve Proposed Tariff
Whereas. the finance committee Of
the U. S. senate has definitely decided
to report certain fixed import duties
on livestock and its products, as fol-
lows:
Fl On live cattle weighing over 1.050
pounds. two cents per pound.
On cattle weighing less than 1850
pounds, " cetns per pound
On sheep and goats, 81 per head.
On swine, q cent per pound.
On dressed beef and veal, 31a cents
per pound.
On lamb. 5 cents per pound
On dressed mutton, 21a cents per
pound. .....
On hides. Is per cent advalorem.
On wool 33 cents per pound on clean
contents.
Resolved, that the Montana Stock
Growers association approves of the
schedule and urges it's early passage
into a law
Resolved, that copy of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to the Montana
congressional delegation in Washing
ton.
Object to Limitation
Resolved, that the association protests
most emphatically against any and all
proposals to limit the sphere Of the
u. 5. department of agriculture by the
removal of the forest service to the de-
partment of the interior, or the trans
fer of any other divisions of the work
of the department of agriculture to any
other department.
Whereas, the charges of handling
livestock by livestock commission com
panies and stockyard organizations con-
tinne to be excessive.
Resolved: that the secretary of agri-
culture be requested to investigate such
charges and if possible establish lower
rate of commission charges for the
sale Of livestock.
Resolved: that we approve the direct
of-feeders plan as initiated by
the Ohio farm bureau federation and
urge our members associations to CO
operate for the mutual advantage of
the range and corn belt stockmen.
Whereas, the return transportation
or attendants In charge of livestock is
limited to u hours.
Resolved, that we demand the time
ii'AiA'7 hot iEAha u Uc DtdtG
10 conform with rules covering inter-
state shipments.
Protest Weighing Charge
Whereas, the Minnesota state rail-
road and warehouse commission as
sesses a weighing charge at South st.
Paul market of two cents per head on
cattle, 1 u cents per head on hogs and
one cent on sheep, which weighing
charge is not assessed at other mar
kets. and
Whereas, federal supervision under
the stockyards and packers control
act furnishes adequate protection to
shippers, this charge works an addi-
tional and unnecessary market ex-
pense.
Resolved, that the members Of this
association earnestly and urgently
protest against such charges and petit
ton the secretary of agriculture to
use his influence against any state
legislation which works a marketing
hardship against the livestock indus
try Of Montana.
Resolved, that the Montana Stock
Growers association hereby ex-
presses its sincere approval and an
preciation of the untiring work Of
T. A. NARROW and the other officers
of the Montana War Finance COM
mittee in financing and arranging
loans to stockmen of Montana and that