The Coconino sun., 1923-07-13

and much higher percentage OF calf
yield. And it would mean top prices
/ for the beef sold. He said years ago
the sheepmen did the same thing cat
Etlemen are now doing-didn't ship any
except old stuff. When they began
shipping lambs they began to really
make money.
Mr.. Bixby said cattlemen are up
against it because they didn't sell
enough cattle, because Butte and
Cheyenne are taking Canadian cattle,
and cattle can't be sent to Los An
geles because of the outrageous condi-
tions in the stock yards there.
Bixby Pans En-
Mr.. Bixby certainly handed it out
hot to the Los Angeles stockyards.
Those yards are the most atrocious
thing that every happened to the live
stock industry of this country, he de-
clared, and also declared that he was
going to see to it that they went out
of business entirely. He cited instance
after instance of their misleading,
their inadequacy and their unfairness.
Men had cattle there weeks without
getting bid on them. Good cows sold
as low as cent and a hall pound.
Don't let any representative OF that
outfit ever talk to you, he advised, and
never ship them anything except t. o.
b. shipping point and they'll soon
close.
"If any man says my antagonism
to the Los Angeles yards is a personal
matter with me, he's liar" the
speaker declared. II don't need them.
have my own feeding pens and pack
ing plant. But / want them closed
and am going to close them because
not until the cattle industry as a whole
makes money can I make money!
Told Big Five to Keep Away
Of the packers, he said that when
elected president of the American
National Livestock association he Wis
tied the five big packers and asked
them to keep their hired lobbyists
away from the meetings of that asso-
ciation They kept them away. He
advises other stocEmen's association
also deny these hired lobbyists admit
tance to their meetings.
A wire from Governor Hunt to Sec
retary F. w. Perkins announced the
formers regret that owing to pressing
matters in Phoenix, he was unable to
attend the convention.
Ask u. S. Land Awards
State Land Commissioner Vaughn
spoke. He said the state land depart
ment has just finished several years
checking of available land that is un-
leased. There were 1894 applicants
for this land, asking for 1,325,0O0
acres. Recently letters were sent to
all applicants and only 664 replied,
asking for $4,000 acres. But there
are only 54,180 acres available-10,0 900
in the Wallapai reservation, 4,480 in
the Apache, 2,200 in the Moqui and
81 800 in the Navajo. So, pending
Colorado river development, and the
possibility that much of the available
land can be irrigated, most of it will
be held for agriculture, for while at
least. But the commissioner has asked
the u. S. government for survey OF
the states school sections in Grand
Canyon national park, which he be-
heves will open up 101 sections. The
land department has also memorial
lied congress asking for 100000
acres of land to be turned over to the
states, the proceeds to go to road
building, and for 100000 acres, the
proceeds to build and maintain home
for disabled miners. He believes these
awards will be made if proper energy
and pressure is put behind the re-
quest.
President Boice of the state cattle
association then offered a resolution
that the two state associations endorse
the land departments request to the
federal government for the award of
these 100000 acres of land, and it
was unanimously adopted.
Meeting adjourned, subject to call.