Show I I i I I RETAILERS s ARE Continued from P page 1 L on the stimulation of bee beef con con- Delegates generally voiced the opinIon opinion opinion ion that the most serious situation confronting the United States cattle cattle- catte- catte growers was the big influx of foreign foreign- raised beef beet It I was declared that Australian Australian Aus Aus- Canadian and cattIe catte cattle cat cat- tIe tle te raisers were able to raise raise beef so cheaplY as a to undersell the producer of this country countr even after freight rates and other shipping expenses had been paid A big tariff impost on beef was suggested as a remedy for this situation situation situa situa- tion ton but even then it was held that the foreign beet beef now in storage would reap the most important benefits of ot such a tariff ADVERTISING FAVORED Mr Bixby strongly favored a big biS advertising campaign fostered by tho the cattle raisers to secure a greater geater consumption con con- of beef He lie advised campaigns campaigns campaigns cam cam- similar to those engineered by the orange lemon fig fg and prune growers growers growers grow grow- ers of California It I was brought out i that the consumption of beef in the United States was considerably lower his year than in the past two years ears despite despie a growth in population That the present conference is in no noway noway noway way related to the convention of the United Cattlemen's association scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- to start here tomorrow except as asa asa asa a matter of convenience and to save traveling expenses for some delegates to both conventions was by conference officers officer I It w was made I apparent that many cattlemen Interested Interested interested inter Inter- ested in the welfare of the lv livestock stock business will wl attend both conventions conventions- and that a spirit of cooperation will wi attend both conferences The prime r reason reason ason for calling the present conference was was to prevent the spoliation of cattle catte markets by the shipment of big surpluses by some states and thereby cutting prices for other states It I is to prevent recurrences recurrences recurrences recur recur- of such situations that the plan has been devised to have the secretarIes secretaries secretaries secreta secreta- ries of the various state associations prepare regular schedules by which the flow fow of cattle catte to the markets may be bemore bemore bemore more steadily maintained It I was ar argued or- or a- a aged gued ged that that failure to prepare such a aplan aplan aplan plan and act upon it i would result in great harm to all al and tend to break markets often ofen Adherence Adherence Adherence ence to it would tend to stabilize the te markets it was said |