| Show 1 AI AGAiNST I LAND NO I j lEASING SYSTEM Colora Color i Will Wi Carry Fight Against II U I Into National Live tock lock r Association 1 A LIVEY LVE Y TIME ANTICIPATED i ji j McKenz s Address Largely De Do Devoted voted t L J Criticism of Railroads i Treatment of Stockmen I Do 10 Shipments us as n Prom Irm f iMM 1 When Tariff Ilex toil Stock 1 Interests Should lie he looked To Tn f 4 t iJ Denver Dener Jan 21 By a vote ote of or ITS liS to 10 I IlG 11 lG the annual convention of o the tho Colo Cole j Horse florse ft Ct C Growers j tion went on record Int late hate last lat night nigh us I H opposed et to 10 the federal administrations policy polley or of public land control and wilt will 1 t parry carry carr the UJO fight against any land hand lens leas leasIng baaing U Ing system into Ino the annual convention of the national convention rJ which assembled hero here today As s tho the ex cx i committee of ot the national as ns approved a mi report of the forest foresti i 1 SenK and anti grazing land committee which declares delares In favor of ot the Burkett Burket 1 hill 1111 hii for tOl government control of grazing lands hIndS v with ith an tin additional provision that f all 1111 al served and 1111 pub nub HP lie le Ian loots i should bo be 11 divided Into graz grazIng Ing districts a II warm contest over the i question Is II assured when hel this Ihla report Is presented to the time national convention tomorrow i President Murdo furto Mackenzie of ot the tha American National Livestock r lon who ho has ha positively declined to ac no accept opt 11 IL I r to 10 that olce deIty delv 1 elod his lila annual at ut tim tho IJ morning morl session today of et the associations clay elev l until annual convention conventi n ADDRESS i President annual address was devoted largely to 10 criticism of ut If the treatment of or stockmen by b the tho railroads Ho He 10 charged that the Ile railroads tw s hail had 1 broken faith with shippers of livestock 1 VI s t i by b taking selfish advantage of or tho th change of tho timo hours In transit law I which the tho efforts of the Amer ican National Livestock association was Increased from 21 to 36 hours bours as us tho tho th maximum time during which live le livestock stork stock rould uld bo ho kept In cars without being unloaded ed for tor feed teet water wlter and aud andrest andrest j 1 rest res I He lie said sall that the railroads In Instead instead stead of o Increasing their speed sped rato rw so no that tile the lie destination was Ins reached more quickly than formerly as consumed the tho 36 56 hours houra In running be between tween feeding stations which delayed the arrival of shipments at lit the point of or o consignment with wih consequent great reat loss to the tIme shipper Ho lie favorel the fi passage of a n law by which thu railroads could ho bo punished for falling failing to give a it 1 reasonable speed to livestock In trait tran transit sit RI and amid suggested that limit the tise interstate J commerce commission lol should bo ho given n power to 10 enforce such a law 1 Tho The failure allure of ot railroads to supply ears Cars for to shipment of ot stock fO was vas char characterized as ns a n matter of first Im Ira Importance ImI I orlane to the Iho livestock Industry Nothing Nothing would Fete tho thu til question t but hut it IL law la compelling the railroads to supply cars and fixing heavy penal penalties penalties ties for tr failure to do so President McKenzie touched on the tho rate question and stated that ho bo he believed the tho Interstate commerce 4 slon should be given ghen authority to de tie whether an nn advance In iti rates was II f c Just before such on nn advance could ha be h 1 put Into effect Ho lie also urged tho the men mem members mel bers hers of the association to mako Inako prompt protest against what they tho be ho believed leed to 10 be excessive rates rles for un Unless i iless J less th did the tho rate rte would continue ii l Indefinitely and amid nt the tho shipper bo be the x lof loser er I Tariff schedules ware vere attacked by the th speaker HP lIe Ie said eald that tha they were always fixed flut to suit the tho eastern Ihl enster manu manufacturer heretofore and that the tho live livestock Ivo livestock stock producer and fanner farmer were ero never nover thought of or orI I expect eXl t a n revision of ot the tho tariff probably after the tho next election eleton ho continued and I 1 wish to 10 tile tho of ot the tile livestock k pro producers producers producers making themselves heard hourd by Congress s when such revision Is If under tinder undertaken taken and anti Insist that our Interests he be h protected Concerning the grazing policy oC ot said President Mr Air saIdI If it I the members of ot this association are sll of ot thin the mind that tho the admin administration should be he endorsed referring to tho tIme bill bi for government control of ot the unoccupied public domain to ho lie Introduced again In lu the time prevent Con Coil Congress 1 gross gress a 0 resolution similar to that of ot lat last year should be lie passed |
