The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
LOCAL CATTLEMEN
MEET OFFICERS OF
CALIFORNIA ASSN.
Continued from Page y


Springerville, st. Johns, Holbrook,
Flagstaff and other centers have
held meetings, all with favorable
results.
"a great many producers COM
planned because they lost money
last year." said Mr.. Russell. The
men are non-members of the Cali
fornia association and therefore
did not receive the benefits of the
extensive organization. We could
have held price level this year had
the big producers in California CO.
operated with us. We might just
as we'll have received eight cents a
pound for fat cattle. The cattle
men would have made money, and
the packers would also have come
in for their share of profits.
Eve need more control. We need
the big operators to join in with
us. There is no use of sky-rOcket-
ing prices on the range. Find out
what it costs to produce your cat
tie. Let US know what profit you
want, based on nearest competitive
territory, and we will try to get it
for you" Russell told the cattle
men. 81 am absolutely against the
sharp-shooting speculator who is
after your business without a cent
of investment"
Speaking of cattle conditions
throughout the southwest, Mr.. Rus
sell stated that Nevada cattle were
going to market 80 days earlier
this fall. They will market only
about one-half of their last years
production. Conditions in Idaho
are the same; Wyoming is all right
for feeders; Texas is o. K; New
Mexico is getting better this year.
Cattlemen are not attempting to
rush their cattle to market IN or
der to liquidate lot of outstand-
ing debts"
"Eighty-five per cent of Arizona
cattle now moving in to Calltor-
MIA" said H. NJ. Rice, secretary OF
tile California association. Forty
thousand calves were shipped to
California last year by Arizona
producers. With CocOnino county
shipping cattle in the fall and the
Salt River Valley moving their cat
tie in the winter, Arizona cattle
men are not competing against Cal
ifornia cattlemen. We have scouts
through the five states to defend
ourselves against false fluctua-
tions. They receive market prices
each morning and are in position
to give the cattlemen in these states
reliable information. The CallIor-
MIA Cattle Marketing association 81
not a profit earning corporation. 1t
is primarily selling organization.
We want to get the same price IN
California for cattle as they get III
any other state in the union.
According to Mr.. Rice, the Call
fornia association is planning an
extensive advertising campaign IN
the near future to influence the
people to eat more beef and veal.
Arizona must help California
stabilize the market if we are to
receive better prices for our Arl-
zona CATTLE" said Wayne Thorn
burg, prominent Yavapal cattle
man and chairman of the senate
livestock committee, at the meeting
in Flagstaff Monday
when you sign up with the as
sociation," Thornburg told the Ari-
zona cattlemen, you don't have to
worry about getting buyers for
your range cattle. You can sell
yours whenever and wherever you
please. The association will help
you find your buyers. 1t is infin-
itely greater advantage for the
small producer to join the market
ing association than it is for the
large operators. The little fellow
with hundred or less head OF cat
tie does not attract buyers while
the large fellow with thousands Of
cattle has buyers come every day.
Twenty-Five members of the Ari-
zona Cattle Growers association
attended.