The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15
Take Up Many Problems That Now
Confront The Live Stock Industry
INDoRsE FINANCE CORPORATION

The Western Slope stockgrowers
Protective association held its annual
meeting in Rifle last Saturday, and al
though the attendance was small in
comparison with stockmen meetings
Of former years, apparently due to the
disheartening conditions which have
prevailed in the industry for the past
few years. the session was valuable to
the growers present, as many items Of
interest and value were brought up for
discussion.
The meeting in the forenoon was a
sort Of round table affair at which
the discussion was general and inform
al. Committees were appointed and
preparations made for the afternoon
session.
The first speaker in the afternoon
was Stanley Young of Denver, repre-
senting the U. s. Biological Survey.
Mr.. Young's talk was on predatory
animals and their control and destruc-
ton, and he illustrated his remarks by
number Of lantern slides, which
helped to en1ighten his hearers on the
habits Of the animals the stoekmen
have had to reckon with. He explained
the plan of the Survey to cooperate
with and assist the stockmen in the de-
struction of these pests which take a
heavy toll from farmers and stockmen
every year.
Ben 8. White, president Of tho Col
orado Stockgrowers association, spoke
on the Finance corporation Of Colora-
do, and its value to the farmers and
stockmen Of the state.
Mr. White rather surprised his hear
ers and opened their eyes when he said
that he learned from his recent visit
to Washington that the department
there is not controlled and admins
tered by lot Of incompetent clerks,
in accordance with the popular notion,
but is in reality in charge Of very COM
petent people who know just about as
much concerning our business and our
needs as we do. There are $50 people
working in the department in Wash
ington, and Mr.. White said that after
making a careful investigation he and
the other members Of the committee
were surprised at Che activity and fair
ness with which the corporation trans
acts its business and ministers to the
needs Of the people, and how deeply
they are interested in our welfare. He
cited several instances to prove his
contention along this line.
Mr.. White says the livestock man
and the farmer sre suffering moro at
the present time than ever before from
a lack Of organization. All other IN
dustries that are successful are well
organized, but the livestock business
is conducted in decidedly haphezard
manner, every fellow apparently i'm
aeining that he can get along very
we'll without the aid, cooperation and
advice of the other stockmen.
Senator Lines of Canon City, no"
connected with the Public Utilities
commission, advised all stockmen te
make tho proper estimate Of thei'
needs rs to cars so that the railroad
company might meet their needs BY
providing the necessary cars ana Mt
urged them not to overestimate theil
requirements, as to do so might wori
a serious hardship on the railroads AMI
also on other growers over the STATE
inasmuch as the car supply is limited
Lon Reyfurt of the D. & R. g. w
showed how the A. R. T. Co., whicl
take, care of the Rio arande's perish
able freight business, is now ouiiaih
Mt a cost of over million dollar
about a thousand refrigeratof cars, IN
he says there is every reason 70 oe
neve that the road win be better adj
than ever before to take care OF tn
business Of the people.
Speaking Of the criticism against II
railroads, he insisted that there wei