The Coconino sun., 1923-07-13
PRES. CAMPBELLS|
ANNUAL ADDRESS
TO WOOL GROWERS

Cattle and Wool Growers associa-
tons:
1t is a pleasure to me to know so
many of you are present on this occas-
ion. Another year has rolled around
and we have had our share of its
pleasures and profits, as well as hard
ships and losses.
Taking the past year, from range
condition standpoint, it has been on
the whole unsatisfactory. Our losses
of ewes and young lambs have been
on an average much greater than nor
mally. However, from financial
standpoint, to offset those losses we
are thankful that wool prices have
been good-really better than most of
us expected. While our lamb crop
was not as large as usual, or so good
for all that are fat, and at very fair
prices. While we are speaking on
this subject, it might be admissible
on my part to say something about
the Los Angeles public stockyards.
After giving this matter a good deal
of thought, can not see where Ari-
zona lamb growers can gain anything
by shipping to Los Angeles and put
ting their lambs on a market that has
no outlet whatever for feeders, or
poor, rough stuff. However, this is
my personal opinion, and no doubt
you will discuss the matter later dur
ing this meeting.
National Forests
The forest reserve officials have
been changing the entire grazing pro-
gram as far as the grazing on the
national forests is concerned. This
brings up a great many important
points pertaining to the grazing of
sheep, and each and all of US ought to
carefully study the various changes
in the grazing regulations that affect
our business. | want to impress upon
you the vast Importance that these
changes may have on the sheep indus
try. Our organization has employed
Fen S. Hildreth to represent US at all
the important meetings held by the
forest officials and he was one of a
committee of six that were selected to
work out the new grazing rules and
regulations so as to protect, as far
as possible, the sheepmens range in
terests. Knowing Mr.. Hildreth's abil-
ity, and how well he is posted on the
grazing of livestock on forest reserva-
tions, we need not fear but that the
Arizona wool growers will be taken
care of by him to the best of his abil-
ity. However, Mr. Hildreth is to be
present and will make US a personal
report which will be of great impor-
tance and interest to all of US.
/ should also mention that M. l. 1
Powers ably represented the wool
growers at the conference recently
held at Ogden with the forest offic-
ials, relating to the revision of forest
rules and regulations.
Freight Rates
Realizing that freight rates on wool
were too high and working to the dis |
advantage of the wool growers in Ari- !
zona, your officers opened a cores
pondence with the freight officials of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way company, looking to a substantial
reduction. This was followed by the
work of committee of the associa-
tion and the Arizona Industrial Con-
gfess. resulting in new tariff sched
ule and some reduction for us in Ari-
zOna, but met with objection from the
department of public works of the
state of Washington and of the Ore
seems that while the new tariff made
some reduction in rates from Arizona
points it increased rates from Pacific
coast points and intermedial points in
the northwest. The interstate COM
merce commission therefore issued an
order suspending the operation of the
new tariff, and setting days and
places for hearings on the merits of
the case. These have been held. OUR
association was represented at the
hearing in Salt Lake City by the Ari-
zona Corporation commission, and
again by the commission and Messrs.
Jones, Blaine and Jones at Phoenix.
At the latter hearing quite a number
of our officers and members attended
and several were put on the witness
stand. We think good showing was
made for a substantial reduction, but
the matter is still undecided by the
commission.
Annual Meeting of the National Wool
Growers Association at Spokane,
and American National Livestock
Association at Los Angeles.
Your president, being member OF
the state senate, and the legislature
being in session at the time, was not
able to attend either of the conven-
tions, but your secretary did, and at
the n1id-wintar meeting held in Phoe-
nix made good report. AS reports
are published of the proceedings of
both of these important national or
ganizations, | will not make further
mention of them, only to recommend
that we continue to be represented at
these annual meetings, and especially
at that of the national wool growers.
1t has done much to help our industry,
and in acknowledgment of our good
services to the association we have in
turn been recognized and honored by
having members of our association
made vice-president and placed OH the
executive committee and the national
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