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Show It.-'I..... ,-uliu o CinCAGO, Pep. . Frank J. llagen t "!"'-! ci Epencer, Ida., the new president tf U.e" ITatlonal Live-Stock association, f-J era cf the Presidential electors of J.-.o, left for home yesterday. Mr. ILag-er.tarth ILag-er.tarth said; "TJ-.o live-stock Interests are now plan-t'- a reorganization along modern lines. i r? - plan contemplate' an alignment if oaping of each and every live-stock 1 -i. t. The object of the proposed or-I or-I :.l .iin is to provide a medium through v ..on the various branches cf the live-f live-f ic.it industry may mel and confer for t e purpose of securing a better under-t under-t .in pg of the peculiar conditions affect-i affect-i i ecn, to secure concerted action where s .'.h action is found to be for the beneht cf t.ie hole industry; to encourage bet-1 bet-1 r orrantzation within the, various 1 ranches and more harmony between the l-niches; to bring before Congress and t ,9 governmental departments the requirements re-quirements and needs of the live-stock in-. in-. dustry, and to afford a clearing-house snd establish a community of interests t r the industry, Eaeh branch er Interest connected with the live-stock industry will be res' re-s' irded S an entity or unit and will form t- e basis of organization. "Each branch will organize a committee, commit-tee, to be known aa the general committee commit-tee ef that branch. Such committee will represent the Interests of the branch i eating It and will select one of its members mem-bers to represent it la a central committee commit-tee which will be the whelo executive au- C-A"lty of the association. - "While a general committee may have, power of an executive eort within the . branch it represents, it shall aot only in an advisory capacity' in the National association, as-sociation, except to appoint a membep of the central committee. The general coro-i coro-i f ' ! . , mlttee may cons'st ef any ' number cf members that those engaged in the branch cf the Industry creating it may determine. It will also have full authority ever Its members ef the' central committee commit-tee and may withdraw him at any time and" substitute another In his place. "In place of tne old system, continued Mr. Haifenbarth, "the annual delegate conventions) are abandoned and there will be annyal tntettngs. composed of all the general committees In joint session. This annual meeting will receive reports of of cers and the central committee, and will clscuis any matters) brougnt before It, and may make sueh su??eilona and recommendations as it may oeaire to th central committee. It wlj transact no executive ex-ecutive buBuiess, having only the power of initiative and referendum. "Where any branch is now organised in a general way, the general committee of that branch may be selected by that general gen-eral organisation. For instance, the Interstate Cattle Grower' committee can represent the range cattle interests. The National Wool Growers' association can select the general committee of the sheepmen, sheep-men, Pura-bred record associations can each select a member of their general committee. Packers end stockyards caa do the same thing. "The National Live-Stock exchange esq act for the commission men, and the railroads rail-roads can each select a representative on their general committee. Is thla way all the interests within any. branch are given representation and have a voice In the selection se-lection and government of their members on the central committee. "While every opportunity la provided for the adjustment of differences between the various branches, yet where such matters cannot be adjusted they will be left In the hands of the br&nchea fntsrestsd tq handle as they see fit, it being understood that the national association can act only in such oases where a community of Interests Inter-ests Ig manifest. "It is distinctly understood, also, that each branch continues absolutely Independent, Inde-pendent, regardless of its affiliation with the other branches In thla association. The general committee 'of any branch is supreme In all matters affecting its Interests, In-terests, and acta in concert with the IndU vldual interests represented In the organisation or-ganisation only . when self-interest dictates dic-tates such concerted action. "The Government has devoted proportionately propor-tionately very little of its energies to the development of the live-stock interests per se. It is our desire that fat stock and pure-bred shows be held in sections of this big land of ours where conditions and climate differ, as, for instance, In the central cen-tral Rocky Mountain region, in the Pacific Pa-cific Northwest and Southwest, In the Northern wheat and Southern cotton belts. The educational value of these exhibitions ex-hibitions cannot be told. "Again, tha cattleman and the sheep-nan sheep-nan and those who furnish them credit are reduced to the condition of gamblers. Who knows today whether we are operating opera-ting on a shortage or surplus of cattle? Nearly half the stuff going to slaughter Is young she stock. How long can this continue? con-tinue? 8uch treatment will soon cure the most radical case of surplus. I do not believe there is a man in the United States today who can furnish a safe estimate as to the number of cattle on hand. To for-, rect this evil we propose to ask for an annual census of live stock and farm products." |
