Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-10
CattIemen's Meeting
Ends on Wednesday
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land in isolated tracts in lots of $40
acres or more at a minimum price of
so cents per acre; resolution en- =
dorsing a tariff of six cents per
pound on green sides and Is cents per
pound on dry hides, and resolution
endorsing tariff on beef products.
Hubbard Russell, president of the
California Cattlemens association and
head of the California Cooperative
Marketing association, spoke on the
Importance of marketing to the cat
tlemen. "About 80 per cent of the
cattle raised in Arizona are marketed
in California" Russell said, "and it
is a peculiar and fortunate thing
that Arizona cattle reach the Pacific
coast market at the time when the
California production of cattle is
at it's lowest points.
"The most vital thing before the
cattlemen today is the stabilizing
of the market situation" Russell
continued. II do not think that he
government can never stabilize this
market condition. This is up. to the
cattlemen themselves, and it can best
marketing.
"The price of cattle is not gov
erned so much by the supply of cattle
on the range as it is by the number
of cattle Offered on the market as
compared to the demand Under the
cooperative marketing plan, the cat
tleman knows exactly what he is to
get for his cattle before they leave
II,
their cattle and selling locally at the
right price, the cattlemen can do
much to stabilize the market locally
as well as on the coast"
Frank c. w. Pooler, district for
ester, spoke on the problems of graz
ing in the national forests He stated
that most of the problems have al
ready been eliminated by the recent
decision of Secretary Jardine on the
question of grazing fees and the CO.
operation already existing between
the forest service and the cattlemen
improvements in the forest service
grazing facilities costing SIS, ,O0O.
mostly in fencing, were promised for
1927 by Pooler.
'One big thing that has already
been accomplished to certain ex-
tent is the fencing off of the cattle
mad sheep ranges in some sections,
Particularly the northern part of the
state,'' Pooler said another is the
provision of winter range for sheep,
range for $4,000 head having already
been provided This work will be
completed by the end of next year"
A. E. De Ricqules, of Denver, who
has been familiar with the Arizona
cattle situation since 1900, spoke on
marketing problems. "You Arizona
cattlemen have four markets, east,
west, north and at home," De Ricqules
stated, "and lyou should keep a close
watch on these markets, particularly
your local market. Resolve among
yourselves not to overstock your
ranges, and you will have more money
in five years than if you do
G. B. Laird, chairman of the ad-
visory board, complimented the Of
fieials of the forest service on their
evident fairness in the settlement of
the grazing fee question and stated
that in his opinion, this settles all
problems between the cattlemen and
the forest service. He urged all the
cattlemen to make every effort to
cOnply Will the rules Oh the forest
service in regard to grazing.
Before adjournment, the associa-
tion passed resolution commencing
Henry ]. Boice for his work as presi-
dent of the association during the
past five years. The members also
presented Boice with fine gold
watch in appreciation of his serv
ices. A resolution thanking the citi-
zens and business men of Douglas for
the courtesy shown the cattlemen
thanking the Elks lodge for the use
of the lodge room for holding the
meetings and the Douglas Dispatch
for the complete and accurate report
of the convention, was also passed.
other officers elected by the as
sociation were: A. c. Webb, of
Globe, first vice president; M. A.
Perkins, of Perkinsville, second vice
president and j. M. Ronstadt, OF
Tucson, treasurer. All the visiting
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