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Show CATTLEMEN WANT TO SECURE MONOPOLY Declare It Terrible Mistake for Farmer and Homesteader to Raise Beef. DENVER, Jan lK(Dlicro is no shortage short-age of beof in America nor any prob-abilitj' prob-abilitj' of a shortage, according to the National Livestock nssoci.ii.iou. President IT. A. Jastro and Yico-Presi-dont Murdo MacKonzio of Trinidad, Colo., vehemently doniod tho statement that there was a shortage at the afternoon aft-ernoon session of the association, which was turned over to the Beef Producers' association. Thoy opopscd the campaign of publicity pub-licity urging tho farmer aiidliomosload-tr aiidliomosload-tr to raise cattle and declarnd that so long as $200,000,000 worth of beef was exported each year there was no danger of shortage. Says Prices Aro Ecasonablo. "Tho prico of beef in Chicago is regulated reg-ulated br the prico received for our surplus cattle shipped abroad," said Mr. MacKonzio. ' "The howl that present prices arc putting beef beyond the roach of the poor man is unwarranted. It is truo that if tho consumer domauls the choice cuts ho must pay. for them, .but beof and good beof is within the reach of all. Had it not been for the tncroaso in value of their lands, enttlemont could not have continuod in the business at prices that havo prevailed in the past At present prices stockmen arc itist bo-ginning bo-ginning to realize a fair rot urn on their investments. What we should advocate is hotter cattle, not more of (hem. It is a terrible mistake to urgo tho farmers and homesteaders to ontor ihc cattle business." Short addresses along similar lines wero delivered by D. J. Shcchnn of Rongis, "Wyo., and A. E. Do ttichqles of Denver. A resolution requesting the Breeders association and Rango associations of the country to combine to improve the Tsrecd of rango cattle was adopted. |