The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-01-24
CATTLEMEN TO MEET IN Boil
Sc JANUARY 18TH AND 27TH


eighth annual convention of the Idaht
State Cattle and Horse rowers' As
sociation will be held in Boise on Fri
day and Saturday, January 26th anc
27th., 1923, according to call sen
out by the association on the 10th.
The program embraces the following
stated subjects for consideration:
1. Minimum state land grazing fee
2. Reduction, rather than increase
in Forest grazing fees.
8. Effect of policy of War Finance
Loan boards on cattle industry.
4. The assessed valuation OF cattle
5. The predatory animal tax OF
5attle.
6. Publication in book form, of al
brands recorded, for distribution tc
state, county, precinct, forest officials
nd to cattle breeders and growers.
7. A legislative program embracing
: dozen or more laws.
9. Freight rates.
10. The marketing of cattle
There are over 5000 men engaged in
the breeding, growing and marketing
of beef cattle in this state, most all
If whom Craze at least a portion OF
the time on forest reserves and OF
rnoccupied public lands. There arc
eighty-three local livestock associa-
tons in good standing with the forest
service which requires the grazers Of
. community to organize for the pur-
pose OF cooperation and the adjust
ment of local differences and the work
ing cut of beneficial policies.
It is estimated that there is TWEEN
ty-five million dollars invested in cat
tie of the beef type in this state. TIE
real estate values held by the grower
ill run into many millions, making it
ldaho's foremost industry.
"This industry" states Les. Dilling-
ham. Secretary-treasurer Of the State
Association, has ben the hardest hit
# all Idaho industries. Everyone has
been saying they want 10 do something
ior the cattlemen and we propose at
W eigth annual convention to give1
ample opportunity for assistance. The
,attlemen know what will put the in
lustry back on paying basis. A sys-
EN- must be developed whereby there
S some difference between the amount
t costs to grow steer and the price
or which it is sold.
The grower has very little to say a.
bout the price he receives. but he
should have something TO say about
he costs of production The costs of
production must be cut. This cannot
,e done by advancing the grazing fees
N the forests, charging more than
he grazing is worth on state lands |
nd assessing the breeding stock at
wothirds the actual cash value when |
lmost all other property in the state
5 assessed for about one-half, and in |
many instances less than one-half, |
o as low as one-third.
1.-THE corts of production can also be |
ssse1ed by the enactment of legis-
alton and fo~sst regulations that will |
brow ground it some safeguards. For
Instance $4,000 annually will not Gov
+ the loss of heef cattle by theft a.
one.
with strong state associations in
ne range states, cooperating, and
-orking with the national organiza-
ons, eventually somethisg will be
one on the marketing end of the bus
less, but just now, as a matter of
uick. direct and positive benefit, a
lrtailment of the expense of produc-
On must be had. before even the cost
, production is met, TO say nothing
: the profit that must come if the
reat industry is TO be continued in
laho and the west.
Speaking of the accomplishments {
'e association in the past Secretary
illingham said: "The state associa- {
IS kept down grazing fees on the for
;ts.--It has had the payments post
| in times of stress.-It has had the
,sessed valuation of cattle reduced
ON $4,000 to $1,000. has cooper
ed with the railroads for a better
T distribution.-It has advocated and
ev cd With Forest officials on ben
., = ahsnges on the reserves, which :
,7~cs have been brought about
his ershered legislation needed in
s state to benefit the industry in ,
neral-It has fought range cases
the supreme court of the Unitedi
atcs - 1t has prosecuted cattle
ieves and sent them to theSpeniten- :
sry" J.,