Show CATTLEMEN ORGANIZE National Association Is Perfected Per-fected in Denver LEARY CHOSEN SECRETARY M K Parsons of Utah Selected Second Sec-ond VicePresldentj laioh Resolution Resolu-tion Advocating the Leasing of tho Public Range by tho Government Is Adopted Organization Not Antagonistic An-tagonistic to the National Livestock l Live-stock Association nver Made Headquarters Denver March 7The organization of tho American CattlcGrowera ass elation was completed today The constitution as adopted permits men engaged In raising both cattle and sheep to become members providing cattleraising Is their paramount Interest In-terest Denver was made headQuar tera of the association and annual conventions con-ventions will be held here on thc first Tuesday In March The basis of representation rep-resentation Is by Individual mcmber j r ships in person or by proxy Each member pays an Initiation fee of J5 There may also be Iced a tax of one cent a head on all cattlo owned by each member of the association OFFICERS SELECTED I Officers were elected today as fol l I lows President F G Lusk of California Cali-fornia first vicepresident F C I Goudy of CcArado second vlceprcsl dent L M K Parsons of Utah treasurers I treas-urers F A Keener of Colorado H I H Robinson of Colorado was elected I member at large of the execuUve committee I com-mittee in recognitionof his services In organizing the association The sec ictary will be chosen by the executive committee I IRISH RESOLUTION ADOPTED I The resolutions proposed by Col John P Irish of California advocating the leasing of the public range by the Government I Gov-ernment was adopted after a prolonged discussion about threefourths voting I for them I Resolutions were adopted opposing the Grout oleomargarine and approving II I ap-proving of the action of the Bureau of I Animal Industry In furnishing vaccine vac-cine to stockmen NOT ANTAGONISTIC Tho following resolution offered by Paul McCormick of Nebraska was I unanimously adopted Whereas In some unfortunate manner thc Idea has been promulgated that the members of tills association are antagonistic antago-nistic to the National LiveStock Association Associa-tion and that tho American CattleGrow ers association was organized largely for the purpose of drawing support from tho National association and Whereas A number the members of this association arc members of tho National Na-tional association and some of tho officers of this association arc also officers of tho National association and arc serving In both organizations bcllfevlng that both arc occupying separate and distinct Holds of usefulness In tile livestock world and WhoreAfi the National LiveStock t1SIiO elation has recently secured a great victory vic-tory In the defeat ot the Iniquitous Grout bill which If It had become a law would have deprived tho cattlemen of this country coun-try oC over KOOCO00 every year and whereas It Is I iho intention of this association asso-ciation to uphold tho good wprk being done by the National association and an icports to the contrary are unfounded and not based upon tho facts therefore RcHolvcd That tho members of tho American CattlnGrowors clation In convention assembled extend greetings to tile National LiveStock association and I our congratulations to the olllccrs of said association In their success In defeating tho Grout bill and tho executive committee commit-tee of this association la Instructed that If In their Judgment Is practicable for thin association to be enrolled as a member Iho National LiveStock association tho committee and Is hereby authorized to take the necessary action lo accomplish this result The convention adjourned nine die this afternoon I LEARY CHOSEN SECRETARY j The executive committee held a meeting tonight at which J f C Leary of Salt Lake was chosen secretary and tralllc manager of the association The following working board was named A J Nlsblt Arizona W H Howery New Mexico E J Shnonson Nebraska Albert Bowie Wyoming H H Robinson Colorado S 3 Gilmore Texas Conrad Schaffcr Colorado It was decided to establish headquarters head-quarters for the present at the Denver stockyards The position given to Mr Lear is an Important one and will require his removal to the Colorado capital While his friends who are legion here regret re-gret that he must leave I Zion they extend ex-tend congratulations to him for the honor and responsibility conferred by what promises to be the greatest of Western organizations Mr Learys position will make hlmn moat important im-portant factor in the marketing of Western range cattle and In the buyIng buy-Ing of blooded stock with which to improve the herds of the West |