| Show NATIONAL STOCK ASSOCIATION Work Vork to bo be Dono Done at the Next Con Convention Convention Convention Outlined j FIGHT ON THE rIlE GROUT BILL BILU I Secretary set Net t I l In lit Ih i mined b H the Secretary Charles tharl P I 1 Martin of ot tho the National Block association hillS Imn sent nent out ft 1 circular to tho the members mambellI or ot orthe the tho their attention to lO thu next to t be bo holt hold In Chi Chicago cago and forth other changes that have hao bean In tho lie constitution of tin the association The fhe circular Is II OB riB follows follow l lA A to lo tho ha action of ot this tM Fourth Annual Convention of ot tho he National Live Uvo LiveStock Stock In Ii Suit Bait Like Lake City CIt the next annual annun mooting meetIng In Is to be hold held In Chicago during the first part of Decem December December ber bar As tho lie International Livo Stock Exposition Is to o 0 bo bl b held heid In Chicago at nt atthe atthe the timo time an unusually large gath gaUi gather t er or from all nil sections of ot me thu country le Is assured and an nit this will probably be ba tho last meeting of ot this as us association HO so tar fur vast cUt for some time to I come corne the occasions will undoubtedly be ho embraced by those members ll of or tho lie us as association In Ill the Iho far tar cast east to get Ret In touch with the tha woric being done Ilone It Is expect expected ed d to liu h tho the greatest meeting of ot stock stockmen men ever held In this or any other country The Tho business to come before tho the next convention c will be bo or of unusual Import Importance once ance Tho The live lI stock men mell anti and others othera Interested will bo ho compelled to continue continuo their fl fight ht on tho ho Grout bill ns as the tha dairy trust hun declared Its Intention to reintroduce the bill In III congress In rn addition to this tho the association Is Inter Interested Interested interested ested In securing federal Inspection for tM all Interstate of ot live hIye stock alock In ill place of or state Inspections lie tho Inspection of at all woolen or alleged wool woolen en Roods good and nd their proper classification before placed pieced on the tM market an nil annual classIfied census of live IIvo stock with prompt publication of ot tho the figures the tho extension of ot the tho time In what Is known as ns the law a II second assistant I t secretary 8 of agriculture whose whORe duties shall be to represent the tho live stock industry of ot the nation an amendment to the tho Interstate commerce net let giving tho the commission judiciary power a thorough anti ami competent In Investigation ot of tho thu forest t reserve dispute by II h the prop proper t department federal no cc notion tion upon tho ho destruction of or predatory tory animals protection of our foreign mar tear markets marIels an art Investigation by the Agricultural A tural department of ot range poisonous pO plants which arc are causing an increase In the death of stock etc tl lUlls Dills or reports on these subjects will be drawn nt at once The Tho first tiny day of ot the convention will bo be devoted solely to let leg matters when these hose bills will be he discussed amended and und adopted so no nothey they may be presented to early In the session Should any stockman have hare suggestIons suggestion to make or bills hills to offer tho the secretary of or the association will III be pleased d to t receive them At once Thanks to o tho the liberal subscription Rub made malic by stockmen nt itt the Uio SIt Salt Lake Lako meeting towards defraying the expenses of ot the legislative Ic committee the asso association Is la now able to retain rein In 1 In Washington nt at all nil times for tho purpose of guarding the Interests of ot tho members of or this association It tas os through the tho efforts of ot the National as its association directed d In a 11 perfectly legitimate legitimate mate male anti nna honorable manner that the tho Senate of or the United States was Induced 1 to set lIet aside the tho dangerous dan erous and 1111 obnoxious ious iou Grout bill probably the worst elMs clasH legislation 11 ever proposed to Congress and seriously entertained The Tho associations Ions attorney In making his report on thin this matter says This defeat of ot the tile Grout bill was wn duo duoto duoto duoto to our parliamentary advantage If the tho bill 1111 had ever eer reached n a vote It would intro have passed by a n decisive deceive majority I Watched the lie proceedings pr carefully and continuously to 10 the end nf ot the he session The Tho detent defeat was waR brought about through the Influence mainly of the cattle organ organizations laotians anti the he cotton seed oil manu manufacturers The manufacturers of ot oleo oleomargarine margarine furnished good material In Inthe inthe i the t and prolonged the In Investigation by lIy the Senate committee but hUI tile lie senators 8 who Wh accomplished de tie deTent Tent sent were generally Influenced by the tho cattle catle and cotton seed oil interests Interest We Wo must look lo k to those Interests In this the future to prevent Hurl Hurh i I ProPose 6 to cater mo into once with those Jat try tr which are aro r i j It III t n 0 Ith a it SleW J I to 0 securing se i l n in III the lie future In iii IIII rine legislation both buth i In a u S timid lUlu andIn In Congress ivf c Th The work li IM I not at t st ji there thoro ore ares monta luciUs to Ito tho fed fei iu i ii i Ji s t III tho thu of tho the live lIe st r K j Ind and 1111 tho Iho lii legislative t et It tu to work nt at once In lii tho t lie IU el Ji kept almost t constantly bu i 1 joking after matters Il laming ui tv 0 the jn ill tho thu guI run nun uti d at lit In III order that th hi 1 urk I l v 1101 t bo be BO delayed the time S r tin sool le tt I i tI ina mad i t this f b ont In at tho earliest st t i ni date Ever I vrr since the thit ti il U this s association then thero hig hH or comment over oyer the III i lt L th provided im fill r u n Pe Pes s lot fOI h hc p t I to e of the suil gi t 1 MI i TI value lihle Nut Nott Notwithstanding It iii the tho she Vei allol 1 ii I fur achi h ml i f r the thu wore were nil t I i t II yb t onual I IOn J a I til th t III tb br branches Hi of the tho lie grout ii is fla together iii the Ihl KI 11 I u I 4 t Bv Ing lug amid taking in III tiun LI noris s J 6 o work thu Ki greatest t gd ri f ilu Ihl I t num number ber hor As AB then ins hK Ii 5 t l bt n n ami 1 e et tort fort on tin thi out Jut Mi t if tr faction and nd dl n inn ri tu tit W J Wow Irs rs of ti ii ii uli mid j In ill order to lu any wy tI I Ito to 0 tho the advancement t ih gr rL rall have han t ni I iI I proposed Vr posed n a 1 achico change chico go In this the count im I n fl ut t the Chicago meeting m in lii i er ho fol following following lowing Mill i III t Lu bo by bythe bytho bylie the lie Hh t That artile IV n M H i un ll of the he constitution be Ilm i t ap aa to read us UI follow e i Section 1 I Im Ia l h Ii MM mid tutu territorial range vt of c id horses hor os osor or swine n w shall bo he entitled to unu une un for h head of stock r rJ by b such ti li h or organization Fach ir to t territorial t association of shEp sh p i shall hali bo lie entitled to one on for fo each 1000 hoad hont of stock d by kiich uchi aHIO elation cia vcr since II nee the ot of the Na Nn National Ito Llo St ik k n 1 ui the nee lice has bf been n be t year by Individuals d ing to II II connect them solves with wih the he The rue fl original inal Ilal constitution ma if tm nil a provision p I lon for tor Individual but ut nt at atthe the last convention In lii Salt IMI Lake Jak the lie fol following following lowing amendment nt was nido to the constitution X Any l boim oln lithe fide who rio ho Is s en cn engaged engaged In breeding bleeding handling or trading trailing In iii II live lve stock In tho Iho lie States may amy become heroine a n member of or this organization upon tho payment of Ilu 10 0 and nn nil 11 annual due of 10 such member to fo be known no aK nn an associate n member of the tho National Live Stock ASsociation to bo be b entitled to toa toa toa a seat In all ni conventions find to ono one vote ote upon all nih which may lay come coma before such Rueh conventions except questions affecting tho lie ron and bylaws bIa s of ot this In nil ni counties where herl there l II Is no regular gular r live lve liveStOck StOck Block organization tin thu county commis commissioners of ot such Buch county nuy mire up ap application appoint to any convention l of or this association ns one OM delegate Such del clel delegate shall holl be required r to ply pi nn an annu al UI fco teo of ot 5 Under this provision a of or prominent have oh plied piled pled for membership and ana In It Is h i expected hut by I this the th time Ito n convention Is 11 itch held the lie auxiliary In roll rol will 1 contain the names of rf ff the thi thE loathing leading stock stockmen stockmen stockmen men of the United States Slates As tho the work of the th has h grown rown to such proportions during the lie last three y an sri lag ing frequent of the tho th om corn cers and anil board of control It I was vas decided ed to open general In a amore 1 more fibre central location Heretofore tho the general offices of ot the n association hare havo been maintained lr ip In the Iho 1 built build Ing at tho ho Union stork yards art but In iii Mardi March a n suite lule of cs In tho ho Quincy building corner of anti Curtis streets In the fn business cen ter of the lie City were engaged n aca will hereafter be lie occupied by thi president wi and secretary In conjunction with wih the tho officers of ot th the Colorado Colordo State Cattle and ant Horse Hor Growers ns orl These Thee of cei cos ce have been substantially fitted up will wi he bp tho the headquarters for the Industry In this country visiting stockmen In Denver are lre Invited to call anti as tile the are conveniently lo ho located It Is I expected that Hint this his Invitation will wi bo ite generally All AI communications communIcation should hould be ad nil addressed addressed dressed dreSel to 21 Quincy Quiney Denver Dener Colorado CILAS CIAS F P Secretary |