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Show I QUESTIONS TO COME BEFORE NATIONAL LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION The Division of Ranges Between Cattlemen Cattle-men and Sheepmen and other Important Import-ant Matters Will be Considered. Martin D. Madden has been selected as chairman of the committee on arrangements ar-rangements for the fifth annual convention con-vention of the National Live-Stock association, which will meet in Chicago the first week in December. There is unusual interest in this meeting, for the reason that the convention con-vention will take up some important questions which will be referred to congress. The stockmen, it is said, will ask congress to appoint a special committee to investigate conditions upon up-on the public ranges and report back a plan for the future government-of the ranges in such a way that the conflicts between sheep and cattle grazers may be averted. Ranges are becoming so overcrowded that the struggle for grass is resulting in almost daily conflicts, in which bloodshed is becoming altogether alto-gether too frequent Another important question to be considered is a bill providing for government gov-ernment inspection and the tagging of all wool manufactures, to show the percentage of "shoddy" and cotton used in all alleged woolen fabrics. These, and other questions fully as important, im-portant, are expected to draw to this meeting the largest gathering of stockmen stock-men in the history of the country. Mr. Madden will select a committee of prominent business men to assist him in providing entertainment for the visitors. As the International Live Stock exposition will be in session at the same time, it is expected there will be over a hundred thousand stockmen In attendance. |