Show STO STOCKMEN ARE UNITED Secretary Martin Says for First Time Rais Cattle-Rais- Work Together Charles F. F Martin Martinj f secretary of the National Stock Live association with headquarters at Denver is Is at the K Knutsford rd today Mr Martin l h hits s just returned returned from attending th the convention conven- conven tion of the Western wool growers held helda a at Helena Helena Mont When seen seen this morning he said I attended the c convention for the purpose of doing what I could to further the interests of the National Stock Live association For the first time In our history we are able to present present present pre pre- sent a united front and work together in int securing favorable legislation There t are are two very Important bills to be presented at this session of Congress affecting directly the interests of the of the United States and andin andin andin in particular those of the West I refer refeT to the Grosvenor 1 bill and the McCleary bill The former Is a measure measure meas incas ure which if passed will require all manufacturers of woolen goods to stamp upon their product the exact amount of wool entering into the composition composition com corn position of the cloth You Will realize the importance of this bill when i I Itell Itell Itell tell you that the manufacturers of thI this country import from Europe pounds of f shoddy annually an an amount which is is more than equivalent to the en entire Ire w wool ol production Q of America We had lad no difficulty in iii securing the passage of a resol resolution calling upon the stockmen to use every possible means to further the Interests of this bill But it it was over oer the resolution in regard to the McCleary bill bill or or the Ule oleomargarine bill as it is commonly called that we had the hard fight If this bill is passed it Will MIl kill the production of oleomargarine We Weare Weare Weare are figh fighting Ing it upon the grounds that It is class legislation and that if passed it would mean a loss of annually annually annually an an- to the r cattIe-r raisers cattle o 0 of f the United States That is t to say it would decrease the value nf I every vl rv an sn I I I I i II imal about 2 r r. Here we had to to meet the opposition opposition opposition tion of the dairymen men who are in error in supposing that the oleomargarine industry would have hav a detrimental effect ef effect ef- ef feet upon their butter market This Is Isa Isa isa a mistake they would rather be ben benefited bene- bene by its growth Thirty per cent of oleomargarine is butter and cream and besides there are re only pounds f oleomargarine manufactured annually in t tie the e United States while there are are over over- 21 OO 1000 pounds of butter but but- ter tel produced annually ly When the was r called up I present presented d my arguments r showing that the manufacture of oleo would in increase increase increase in- in crease the value of the dairymen's products pro pro- ducts and after a stormy session the resolution opposing t tie l McCleary bill was passed with hIlt but four dissenting votes You may say for me however that It was the sense df f the meeting that something more than the pas passage age of resolutions would would b be necessary to accomplish accomplish ac ac- ac- ac any work Some of the coin of the realm is needed ed to carry carryon on the fight secure competent rit legal talent to meet the committees committees' of the House IT use and Senate and bring before people who oan can present th the JIl matter Itter properly Strong Strong and ul-it ul united efforts will accomplish accomplish ac ac- ac- ac much in this direction and I Iam Iam Iam am of the result Discussing the c convention in general general gen gen- eral Mr Martin said It included delegates from the six States of Utah Idaho Wyoming Nevada Oregon and Washington The delegates were much pleased over rover the sele selection tion of Salt Lake City for the holding g of the next convention con- con Ef i which ich will Probably be held on the tie and of February next SPokane and Boise were candidates in the field field and to Mr 11 Hitchcock is due most of the credit for the securing convention con con- for Salt Lake It Is the best point point for the reas reason n that it Is more accessible as a railroad centre than either of the other cities The convention conven conven- I tion will bring nearly a thousand delegates dele dele- gates into the city as as' well as many of their families and land friends Mr and Mrs Martin will leave for Denver this evening evening- |