Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-06-06
|Stockgrowers Convention
Termed Best In History

The 57th annual convention of the
Montana Stockgrowers association re-
Gently ended in Great Falls was termed
the most successful in the history Of
the organization.
Officers elected were c. K. Malone.
Choteau, president. succeeding John
Arnold Of Birney; G. NJ Mungas, Phil
ipsburg, first vice president, and r.
]. Miller, Lodge Grass, second vice
president. E. A. Phillips, Helena, vet
eran secretary, was reelected.
Resolutions stress intent of the beef
industry to build national herds to a
point where imports will not be needed,
indorse bill setting aside 20 percent
OF the grazing receipts from national
forests to finance range Improvements
and urge that the state stop further
blowing Of land held by it, except in
special instances.
Other resolutions indorse pending
legislation making it a federal offense
to transport stolen cattle across a state
line, urge sterner action against cattle
rustlers, oppose further tariff reduc-
ton on beef imports from Argentina
and Uruguay and praise efforts of
members of the Montana congression-
al delegation in aiding the fight
against the foot and mouth disease.
In indorsing the pending senate bill
which would set aside 20 percent of
national forest grazing fees for range
improvements. including rodent control,
the resolution asked that until the bill
becomes law, the forest service be
urged to provide an adequate sum for
range improvement work from present
appropriations.
Strike at Flowing
The resolution asking curtailment Of
blowing on state-owned lands not now
under cultivation asks that ''the state
land board be petitioned not to offer
for sale any lands not now under cul
tivation for the purpose of being
plowed up, or allow any such lands
under lease to be plowed up, except
where it is proved beyond doubt that
such placing under cultivation is nee
eSSary in order to make understood
farming units large enough to be
sound"
This" the resolution specifies, sis
in order that the fullest cooperation
may be given to the principles of sound
production control and grass conser-
vation."
The convention also went on record
as opposing provisions of the Gillette
bill, now pending in the senate, hold
ing that its enactment will hamper
free movement of livestock to market.
The resolution urging sterner meas
ures against livestock thefts reads:
I'VE believe it is the duty of our
state and county law enforcement Of
ficers to enforce the laws now on our
statutes pertaining to livestock, and.
wherever the evidence clearly justifies,
all law enforcement officers, including
regular and special brand inspectors,
should cooperate in an effort to OBJ
tain convictions: being further of the
opinion that livestock thieves, once
they are caught, should be tried
promptly, and, when found guilty, SEN
fenced and not placed on probation,
paroled or pardoned."
Another resolution urged stockmen
to cooperate with the state livestock
sanitary board by making use of prov
en- vaccines, in combating Bangs dis
ease.
Attack Low Tariff
The resolution attacking proposed
lower tariffs on beef and hides from
certain South American countries
reads:
Whereas The United States govern
ment has announced intention to nego-
tiate trade treaties with Argentina and
Uruguay and whereas reductions In
the tariff on canned beef and hides
are included in this announcement and
whereas the tariff on these two prod
ucts is already too low,
Resolved, That We oppose any fur
Their tariff reductions on the above
mentioned items