Show wanta WANT d A ARE MADE KNOWN 4 e s resolutions A lopped and legislation de do banded by the national stockmen Stoc kmer 3 convention at salt lake the fourth fourt annual n n u al convention of th the e bio national b e k i rr association wh ch eh closed a four days session in salt lake last friday was the most most successful ever held delegates num bering 1300 were present from almost ever state in the un on with twice ai a many interested visitors man many v measures of importance to sto stockmen kmen were considered and action taken to carry into effect the s sons ons reached the antic conflict on the land leasing question was avoid ed by tabling the question after major ity and minority reports had bad been pre dented the grout b 11 enforcing a tax of 10 cents a pound on margerine oleo was heavily sat upon and aside from their selection of a meeting place for next year tl ti s was the only measure over which a sp contest arose A resolution was adopted asking con gress to pass a law making it manda abry upon manufacturers of cloth to tag each p ece of goods showing wheal er it was made from wool cot ton shoddy or a mixture of particular interest to western members wasa was a resolution reso luton on introduced by D L bt ckner of wyoming calling for the estabi ashment of more weather stations in the mountain re to gion by a unan vote it was decided to ask that the census bureau be mado made permanent and that an annual classi fled animal census be taken A corn coin in atee of three was appointed to pre sent pent the matter before congress and to urge its adoption the opening of forest reserves to grazing was demanded congress was niso tilso asked to piss a pure food bill the retention of the tariff on wool and lind hides bides was demanded deman dd and certain amendments asked for which would prevent importer wool from evading the tariff the extension of the powers of the oter state commerce Comme ice commission was arged upon con congress gres and the cullom amendment favored the build ng of the nicaraguan canal was urged and an appropriation of by congress or enough to complete pom the undertaking was en jorged the enlargement of silveston Gil veston bar bor or and the building of jetties to pro lect he be city from the sea was urged the associate on renewed its pledge 0 to o fight for the adopt on of a stock in transit law extending the time limit from tom twenty eight to doity hours in and to thirty three hours in luminer lummer A reFo revolution lution declaring for a rate per pound instead of per car iras was adopted congress was petitioned for the ap ointment of a comm ss on to inquire into M the po vegetation of the states the pres dent was memorialized to appo ap pp at as second assistant secrets secretary ry pf agn culture a man familiar with the needs oe of stock growers tt e conducting of tests for losis osis by government experts was as asked ked tor or in order to prevent unnecessary tosses losses tie TI e establishment of a chair bf f sanitary science in agricultural colleges e was also asked for A resolution reported by the execl live tive committee condemned secretary james vilson of agriculture on 0 it the ground that he be had allowed himself to be alsed by the dairymen 8 union to lend jad his official influence toward cecur ing ng the passage through the senate of the abominable grout bill and we take th tb s method of advising him that his posit position ioa as a cab net officer does not call for such an unwarranted assault upon the live stock industry of the united states as le ie presented by this organization and we hereby protest against a repetition thereof chicago was chosen as the next meet ing place president sj ringer who has been at the head bead of the organization since its formation was re elected reelected for a alft fifth h term otter off cers areas follows john M holt montana first vice pres ident frank J idaho second v ce president C F martin colorado secretary fred I 1 johnson colorado as ass slant stant secretary george L goulding colorado treasurer |