The Coconino sun., 1923-07-13

e. Webb OF GLOBE and p. j. Coller OF
Springerville.
In the afternoon the cattlemen met
separately in the Breen-Lewis hall,
the sheepmen meeting at the court
house.
At the separate session of the
sheepmen it was decided to pro-rate
trail repair expenses among the sheep
men using the trail and not indiscrim-
inately to pay such expenses from the
association treasury.
Don Gilchrist, state rodent exter-
minator, handed out some facts about
the splendid cooperation he and his
men received in their work of exter-
minating prairie dogs in the south,
and the lack of cooperation they are
getting in the north, where the in
tested area is IL times as large and
where in some localities, as near Will
liams, the dogs are getting SO per
cent of the grass He told the sheep
men they have got to pay attention to
this problem just as they do to mar
keting and other things.
President Frank Hagenbarth of the
national association, made strong
plea for organization and cooperation.
He told them the present tariff, Sc
cured by the association, is the best
we ever had. This and other savings
effected by organization warrant their
liberal and cordial support of both
state and national associations.
Doesn't Raise Price to Consumer
The present wool tariff, he said,
protects the producer and doesn't af-
feet the consumer. Wool clothing has
dropped a lot since the war, in far
greater proportion than ingram car
pets, the wool for which has to pay
no tariff. In 1909 the tariff was ta-
ken off hides and in 30 days the price
of shoes advanced 30 per cent. Today
you can buy a good suit of wool
clothes for what it takes to buy three
pairs of good shoes, though the pro-
ducer of hides has to sell eight or
nine hides for the price of pair of
shoes. 1t is not tariff.in these cases,
he declared, that regulates prices the
consumers have to pay.
He asked the association to follow
the lead Of Oregon and Washington
and arrange that the stock yards and
commission men to whom they ship
their lambs keep out one cent head
and remit it to the national associa-
ton. Also to pledge themselves to
remit a cent a head for every sheep
they sell in other ways. On motion of
A. A. Johns, a few moments later, a
resolution to that effect was unani-
mously adopted.
Organize and hire brains, Mr.. Ha-
genbarth advised. Carnegie, Rookie
feller, the railroads and the banks
hire brains. The supply has not run
out except among sneepmen. The
sheep industry in this state represents
eight or ten million dollars, yet it has
no real business organization to watch
out for its best interests.
Secretary F. w. Perkins of the state
association spoke along the same lines,
urging more liberal financing of the
state association. On motion of Harry
Grey an assessment was made on each
member of the association Of three
cents on each head of sheep he has, 10
be paid at once to the state associa-
tion TO wipe out an existing deficit and
provide money for the coming year.
Followed election Of officers as
shown in another column.
The Cattlemen
The state cattlemen at their separ-
ate meeting in the forenoon continued
the discussion Of their plan to incor-
porate the association and adopted
rules and regulations preparatory to
incorporating at once. The purpose IS
to market beef cattle for breeders,
growers and feeders.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
President Protein Charlie Burton
presided.
Mrs. T. J. Hudspeth sang, Mrs. H.
c. Lockett accompanying on the piano.
She was encored and responded by re-
quest with Il Am Going Back to Sun
ny Arizona"
President Hagenbarth of the nat
ional association, President Fred H.
Bixby of the American National Live
Stock association and others spoke.
The first two addresses were except
ionally good and full of meat.
Mr.. Hagenbarth made another
strong plea for organization.
There are fewer cattle in the Unit
ed States today, he said, than in 1910.
Yet prices to the producer are much
lower. Reasons: We have lost the Eu-
ropean market, since they can get
choice Argentine beef laid down there
and the east gets it laid down in
our eastern seaports, for less than we
can afford to sell it for. We are OPP
Grating with too much expense. Our
transportation rates are partly to
blame.
Sell Cattle Younger
Mr.. Hagenbarth advised that cattle
men discard their present method Of
keeping steers two and often three
years before marketing. Sell them as
weanlings or long yearlings, he said.
A calf fed right from weaving until
it is fourteen months old will weigh
as much as all-range-fed steers three
years old. The change would mean
less depletion Of range, reducing the
overhead, cutting investment and OPP
Grafton cost more grass for the cows