THE OltECrOtf DAILY JOURNAL, FOIiTLANT), . WEDNESDAY ETENIKO, JANUARY 13. 1004.
C. F. MARTIN TELLS
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Report of the Secretary of the National Live
. . stock Association Tefls the Status of Legisla-:
. . tion and Discusses the Packing Plant , .
, CHARLES F. MARTIN.
Secretary National Livestock AssoelatloS,
Secretary Charles F. Martin- of - the
National Live Stock association deliv
ered bla annual report at the association
convention this morning. A t ull- abstract
of the report follows:
. 1 regret to Say that the unfavorable
conditions which the industry has exper
ienced during the pastyear-has not
prompted the generous financial or moral
support we have had heretofore, and has
prevented a large number of delegates
from the central and eastern.states from
attending this convention, as they very
much desired to do.
"Immediately after the adjournment Of
the convention at Kansas City, the sec
retary took up the matter of endeavoring
to organise new associations in states
and territories where none up to that
time was In existence. The work of
organising a Territorial Cattle associa
tion In Arizona was begun while I was
spending my vacation In Phoenix In
March. This season of the year, how
ever, not being favorable for a large at
tendance of the catlemen. the result of
this effort did not materialize until this
fall, when a meeting was held at Tucson
for this purpose. -
tlemen of New Mexico called for Doming
the middle of March. The meeting was
unusually successful and an organisation
of 120 men was effected at this time.
VI attended the meting of the Texas
Cattleralsers' association at El Paso In
March, the annual meetings of the Ore
gon Woolgrowers' association at Baker
City, the Utah Woolgrowers' association
at Bait Lake City, the Idaho' Woolgrow
ers' association at Boise, the Oklahoma
Livestock association at Woodward, the
Roaring Fork and Eagle River associa
tion at Carbondale and the Northern Col
orado Cattlegrowera' association at
Fort Collins. .. ..
-"We have secured a number of new
memberships during the year, but be
cause of unfavorable conditions, our list
has not grown as during previous yearn.
. , "It is with deep regret that I am
obliged to announce to you the death of
our general counsel at Washington, Hon.
William M. Springer, which occurred De
cember 4.
' legislation.
" "Early In February the bill which the
association caused to be introduced In
the Fifty-seventh congress providing for
federal Inspection on all Interstate ship
ments of livestock, passed the senate end
became a law. The enactment of this
bill will be a saving to the livestock
shippers of this country of from $100,
000 to 150,000 per annum.
"Alt other measures which we had be
fore the last congress failed of passage
. because of the deadlock in the senate
over the Panama canal and statehood
bills. . These measures were reintro
duced at the beginning of the special
session of the Fifty-eighth congress,
being as follows: 'A bill providing for
a classified census of livestock;' calling
upon the president to appoint a commis
sion to Investigate and report upon the
forest reserves and conditions of the arid
and semi-arid states. The president
complied with our request, and Novem
ber 0 appointed as this commission Hon.
' W. A. Richards, commissioner of the
general land office; Hon. Gilford Pinchot,
chief forester of the department of agrl-
' culture, and Hon. F. H. Newell, chief en
gineer of the department of geological
' survey. . . -. ,., :v-v
"The Grosvenor anti-shoddy bill was
also re-Introduced at this session. The
t,iu 4k.
the measure comes from members of the
National Association of Wool manufac
turers. Their argument Is, that we seek
to prevent the manufacture of shoddy in
any form. This association seeks only
to have manufacturers stamp their goods
giving the percentage of shoddy the
same as manufacturers of oleomargarine
are compelled to stamp their produce
-I Invited the Hon.' C. H. Harding,
president of the National Association of
.' Wool manufacturers to attend this meet
)ng or designate some person to discuss
this question with you, and also to ap
point a committee from the Manufactur
ers' association to. confer with a. com'
mlttee Qf the' National Livestock asso
ciation with reference to this measure,
but both invitations were declined.
"A bill has also been re-introduced.
providing for the extension Of the time
limit for unloading livestock In transit
west of the one hundredth meridian from
. 18 to 40. hours; also a bill transferring
matters pertaining to forest reserves
from the department of .the Interior to
the department of agriculture: a bill
compelling transportation companies to
haul all livestock in train load lots of 10
ear or more at a lmntarasrofO miles
per hour.
"The stockmen while not opposed to
the protection, of tha forests, have a
decided and pronounced objection to the
policy whloh has been adopted by the
interior department regarding forest re'
serves. 1 I refer particularly to tha seg
regatlon of vast areas of gracing and ag
ricultural land as a portion of these re
serves, and the Issue of orders excluding
livestock from grazing thereon.
"It will require a strong pressure to
secure the passage of the anti-shoddy
bin; the influences opposing; it are row'
erf ul and influential, the whole public
manufacturing Interest 'will be against
it secretly.' They all profit more or less
by the fraud that Is praotlced by mixing
shoddy in woolen goods and selling them
ror pure wool. "
"Benator Lodge has introduced a bill
In congress providing for the removal
of the tariff on hides. Should this bill
become a law, the loss would not fall
upon the importer or the manufacturer,
but upon the man who produces, the ani
mal. , The average being ?1.25 for every
hide, it would cause the cattleralsers of
the nation to lose $12,500,000 annually.
In the event Mr, Lodge's bill should meet
with favor at the hands of congress,
there Is no question but that an attempt
would immediately; be made to remove
the tariff from wool. If a law of this
character should be enacted, it would
mean a loss to the sheep Industry be
cause of the reduction in the price of
wool of at least $93,000,000 per annum,
and we are Justified In saying that the
price of sheep would be reduced to the
figures which prevailed under tha free
trade law which varied from 9S cents to
$1.26, per head.
"A coterie of officers of humane socie
ties have introduced a bill in congresaJ
for the purpose of incorporating a Na
tional Humana society. The supporters
of this bill are seeking by its passage to
establish a new cabinet bureau in Wash
ington, which shall be Invested with the
power to regulate transportation, Inspec
tion and handling of livestock in the
various states, and of course It will fol
low that sinecure positions with hand
some salaries will have to be created for
Its- officials. It would nullify the law
which the stockmen had passed at the
last session of congress providing for
federal Inspection of livestock, and ajrain
placing the same under the supervision
of state humane societies, a condition
which would be far more objectionable
than the old law to which we were so
bitterly opposed. It Is to our interest
to use the same diligence In preventing
it becoming a law as you will use In se
curing the enactment of others. The bill
Is also opposed by the Gerry society of
New York. ;-'. .. ' '
Transportation.'
"During the past year I have received
a great many letters from shippers, com
plaining that transportation companies
failed to furnish the necessary equip
ment In which to transport, stock, often
necessitating shipments to be held for
weeks near the loading point; that rates
have been materially increased; that the
time in hauling to market often did not
exceed six or seven miles per hour; that
trains were sidetracked and delayed for
dead freight, thereby causing ; great
losses to shippers by reason of In
creased feed bills and shrinkage; also
that railroad companies had deolded te
withdraw return transportation to ship
pers onjanuary 1, and-' we were asked
to secSto have these conditions changed
for the better.' . - v -
"Transportation companies when ap
proached on these subjects did not seem
Inclined to be willing to entertain any
proposition looking to a reconsideration
of their ruling. The only way to secure
relief seems to be through a hearing of
these matters before the Interstate com
merce commission, - .;
"In writing to a number of our mem
bers who had made complaints, request
ing them to either promise te appear
before the commission or furnish, me
with affidavits, they replied: s r-
j " We have submitted our case to the
claim agent of the railroad, they -have
settled with us, and. therefore we do not
care to go any further In this matter.'
It Is very discouraging to the of
flclals of this association to endeavor
to bring about a permanent and satis
factory adjustment In matters of this
character, . when they cannot have the
support of the .men who are directly
Interested.;.: ,,; '-;
Tha Independent Packing Company.
' "This association has gone on record
at its last two annual meetings as op
posing any combination which, seeks
to control the price of livestock at our
leading markets and also dictates prices
of meat and meat products to the con
sumer, and recommending the establish
ment of an independent packing plant
as the only method by which competi
tion may be had; and thereby secure for
both the . producer and consumer an
equitable price. It Is an undisputed
fact that the decline in the values of
beef animals during the past 18 months
amounts to more than $3 per 100; hogs
an average or i per animal ana sheep
from 75o to $1 per, head. Consumers,
however.- are paying the same price for
their meats as during the ' time maxi
mum ' prloes- (were realized by the
growers. In view of the fact that the
nation is as prosperous as at any time
during the past two years, the home and
export demand for meat products Is as
great as ever and there has been no
material increase in the , number of
head of livestock, the decline of 1150,
000,000 in the value of livestock during
this year is uncalled for, the only ap
parent reason being the unjust manipu
lation of prices at market centers. .v -,
"A number of stockmen met In Kan
sas City in the middle of June for the
purpose of discussing this subject. Sev
eral other ) meetings i were held, which
finally resulted in incorporating tha In
dependent Packing company under the
laws of Arizona with a capital of $5,-
000,000. The officers and directors were
lectedr-at--meeting-heldr-ln-Denver-n
October 20, 1803. 1 i - ' - i
The desire, of tha officers of this
company , is, that the stockmen through'
out the country shall subscribe for stock
to the extent of $1 for every bovine
animal they own, 25 , cents for every
sheep and 25 cents for every hog. With
this; amount. Independent v plants may
be established at desirable points to be
managed by the best packing talent In
the country. It is believed by so doing
that a legitimate, healthy competition
will be established. It Is not the Inten
tion of the company to revolutionize the
business nor attempt to destroy already
established concerns. By this method,
the stockmen, In addition to receiving
handsome advances In the price of live
stock; will receive a material dividend
each year, which In Itself would be a
justification for stockmen to subscribe.
C:;;'r-'.-''':"?? Klstory.
The last annual meeting of this as
sociation indorsed the work of a com
pany, which had been, organized for the
purpose of writing a history of the live
stock Industry of the United States,
there being no history of this kind In
existence. I believe that I am safe in
saying that the first volume will be
ready by the time our convention meets
In 1806. f -
Unjust Reports.
"During the early part 1 of the year
reports were sent out from Kansas City
to the effect that this association re
fused to take any action towards se
curing equitable treatment from trans
portation companies and that It 'stood
In' with railroads and packers as against
the stockmen. This report was without
any foundation whateverr"
"The impression also has been circu
lated In some sections that the support
of the national . organization Is not
equally-distributed -among . the- various
branches of the industry; 1 that either
the cattle industry is contributing more
than its reasonable share, or that the
sheep men are called upon to provide
more than their Just dues. This report
is also without foundation.
rinaaoes.
"The financial condition of this ssso
elation at this time Is not very flatter
ing. Of course there are no unpaid ac
counts, neither is the treasury without
funds, but I am compelled to say that
the general fund during the past year
had to borrow from the legislative fund
for the purpose of paying current ex
penses. This sum, which smounts to
but a few hundred dollars, wilt be repaid
early the present year. ,.
. "As I have already stated, the benefits
which you have individually received
from the work of this association
amount to thousands of dollars and as
an- Industry millions. You are called
upon to pay for the support of the asso
ciation In securing these results, 1 cent
for every 20 animals you own, which Is
a sum too insignificant to remain un
paid by members of an organization
which represents more capital than any
other two industries In the United
States. "V: '
."The dues and fees of the present
membership sre sufficient to - pay all
necessary expenses of the organization
if promptly remitted. At the present
time there are upon our books, dues
and fees unpa'fl to the amount of nearly
15,000. ine louowmg are, delinquent
for two years: '
"Tha Eastern Colorado Btockmen's
Protective, association, the north Park
Stockgrowers Association of Colorado,
the Iowa Improved Stockbreeders' ssso-
clatlon. the Colorado cattle ana Horse
growers' association, Woolgrowers' As
sociation of Unita County, Wyoming.
Weld County, Colorado, Livestock asso
ciation. San Luis Valley ' Cattle and
Horsogrowers' Association of Colorado.
Oneida County Woolgrowers' Associa
tion of Idaho, Kansas Improved Stock
breeders' association, Missouri River
Stockgrowers Association of South
Dakota, Nevada Woolgrowers' associa
tion, Tennessee state board of agricul
ture,. Eastern Montana Woolgrowers' as
sociation, Utah Livestock association.
Park County Cattlegrowera' Association
of Colorajdo. ' '
"J , am constrained to say that the
dues and fees of commercial organiza
tions aje paid much more promptly than
those of livestock associations. Of the
legislative fund of $7,970 subscribed at
Kansas City, all has been paid with the
exception of $1,100, and.no doubt the
most of this will be paid during this
meeting. Messrs. Davis. McDonald &
Davis, who subscribed $100. and Charles
E. Henry & 8on of St Louis, Mo., who
subscribed $50, refused payment on
their amounts, the former stating that
they were ready to send check when
ever they deemed tha association was
in need of the money, and the latter
claiming that their $50 was subscribed
solely for the purpose af fighting the
packers' trust ' ....
1 wish tovsay In reference to this
matter that it takes a certain amount
of money to pay the fixed charges of the
association, to. publish our reports and
maintain a representative In Washing
ton to look after our affairs. - Unless the
members of the association cheerfully
and promptly respond to the small as
sessment which Is made against tr-.em
for-this purpose, it would be well to
cease efforts which can only bring half
results and continual annoyance and
worry te those who are expeoted to ac
complish the full measure of benefit
"A comparison of tha standing of the
association at the end of the first year
and now might be out of place in this
connection. ' When I made my- first re
port we had a membership In good
standing of not over 40,-and our re
ceipts for the first year anxfunted to
but $1,600. We had no standing what
ever before federal or state law making
bodies or transportation companies; in
other words, We were an infant just be
ginning- to walk. Today we are recog
nlzed by the law making bodies as the
representative or tne nvestocx tnausiry
of this country and able to secure Just
consideration whenever we ask It Our
membership has grown to mora than
125 organizations with an individual
membership of about 100, representing
about 60,000 stockmen of the "United
States and an invested capital of $ J,000
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