, 1923-06-08
DR.. B. F. DAVIS
NEW SECRETARY
FOR STOCKMEN
Two-Day Convention in
Cheyenne Concluded
With Election.

CHEYENNE, wvo., June s.-Dr
Benjamin F. Davis Of Cheyenne, for
mer Wyoming state veterinarian and
perhaps. better posted on all phases
% the live stock industry than any
other WyominEite. was elected secre
tary Of the Wyoming Stock Growers
association at the concluding session
pf Its tvo-day annual convention
here. He succeeds Miss Alice Smith.
resigned. All other officers Of the
association were reelected. They are
J. L. Jordan OF Cheyenne. president.
W. c. Irvine of Ross, treasurer, and
John Z. Patrick Of Sheridan, vice.
president.
Miss Smiths resignation was pro.
fuundly regretted by the members IT
the assoc alton. who made their
esteem manifest through voting her
a glft Of $1,000 from the associations
treasury. She had served rs secrc.
larry OF the organization for more
than 30 years,
Wives Of the delegates to the con.
.vention Wednesday afternoon were
guests OF Mrs. w. B. Ross, wife Of
the governor of Wyoming. at n re-
Ception at the executive mansion.
The much discussed Armour Morris
Consolidation came in for debate at
both the Tuesday and Wednesday
sessions. Different views OF the con
solidation of the two big packing IN
dustries We're taken by 4. e. de
Ricqles, producer and nnancler or
Denver. and Edward y. Wentworth.
director OF the livestock bureau OF
the Armour Packing company.
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packing industry had fallen into such
dire straits since the World war hat
it was in danger OF losing the volume
past to operate on an exceedingly
ssnall margin of profit.
THE big packers Mr., Wentworth
asaid. must meet competition, in both
.sbuying and selling. Of the small pack
-ers who are enabled to operate with
comparatively small overhead ex.
pense. The big packers. on tho other
: hand, are at n tremendous expense
to maintain n nationwide distribut-
ing and selling organization.
: UNLESS the expense of maintain
ing these organizations is spread over
"a large volume of business. the pack
sers cannot pay the price and remain
in business. And unless they do re-
lmain in business there is no outlet
for livestock produced in the range
states such as Wyoming. It is our
Z business to take livestock from the
states where there is a surplus and
7. deliver It TO the sections where there
lis n deficit of meat products. This
means a big and expensive organiza-
.tion.
THE requirement of the Morris
business by Armour enabled tho lat
tier company to retain u sufficiently
large volume OF business to main
.tain efficient merchandising organi-
cations"
. Mr.. de Ricqles stated tina in his
.opinion the consolidation was in
-jmicable to the livestock OF
tho range states because it removed
from the field one Of the ~all-too-few
competitors for n livestock.
Mr.. de Ricqles touched on several
subjects relating to the cattle indus.
Try. such as the new Agricultural
Credits act. the increasing cost of
producing beef and the development
of more open livestock markets.
He said that Wyoming growers
should congratulate and aid the new
market at Los Angeles, which offers
nm additional outlet for Wyoming
livestock,
That stockmen's organizations
should not be classed with republics
when It comes 70 being grateful to
1ts servants, was proved Wednesday
morning when the association decided
Iy unanimous vote to present Miss
Alice smith, who recently resigned
Fts secretary OF the association after
FORTY years service. a bonus OF 81 900.
Or. French. state veterinarian. gave
nm outline Of the work accomplished
aud being undertaken by his depart.
1ucut. He asked for better co-opera-
dion on the part OF livestock growers
1n the matter Of reporting infectious
tiiseases. II reports are made volun-
tarily to the state, more efficient and
Jess expensive results can be obtained.
he said.
r. NJ. Hagen, secretary OF the
California Cattlemeu's association,
told Of the work being done In the
Interests of better and more profit.
able livestock production on the Pa
cihc coast. lie went into detail IN
regard TO various educational plans
being tried out in tho West and sug-
gestcd that several OF there innovu.
tions might well be tested in Wyo.
ming.
Specialize.
STANDARD zc.
Organize.
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Merchandise.
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