Show OF LIVE LIV E STOCK DURING WAR SUCH IS PLAN OF STOCKMEN OF NATION AS EXPRESSED AT convention advocate plan to ta exterminate preda prada tory wild animals and further in vesti gatlon into value of grazing on forest lands salt lake city increased production of live stock in tile tho united states suspension during tho the period of the war of oc the alio acre homestead net cooperation OPO ration of congress in regulating railroad rates and nil 1 I terminal changes change s anil and the ilia assumption of jurisdiction by the secretary of 0 agriculture of tho ilia public domain were adopted ns as resolutions nt at the closing session on oil january 10 16 ot of the twenty first annual convention contention ot of the american amerl national Ll association further investigation into the value of grazing framing on oil tile the forest lands approval of the action of the federal trade commission it in holding public hearings to extend facts connected with the packing industry appropriation by congress of similar amounts advanced by the state tor for tho ilia extermination mi nation of predatory wild ani animals nials a federal war tox tax on dogs and the urging of congress to provide the extension of military instruction to high schools of the country were cro other oilier resolutions passed by the convention convent lon denver next meeting place denver deliver was set as the meeting place for tie the twenty second annual convention of ilia lie association in ili 1010 1019 because of its central locution location with regard to the cattle industry kansas city ran a close second for tho ilia lonor all of the officers holding positions during ilia past year were reelected re elected it was conceded that it would be very foolish and inadvisable to swap horses in the middle of the stream and the ilia motion was vas carried the following tire ore the officers of oc tho convention reelected elected re for IDIS 1018 president isaac T pryor poor san antonto antonio tex first llast vice ice president J IS II Nen bendrick drick Sheil Sherl dan dati wyo second vice president 0 at odonel licit bell llan cli N SI M N IC parsons salt luke city wallis wallis mont blecker colo W J X todd himple hill iana ann ancil ll 11 L durice neb keb treasurer john IV springer denver deliver colo attorney attorn os sam it II cowan vort foit worth tex fie sec c delary re lary 1 W V tomlinson denver colt cola affirming its confidence in hi president woodrow wilson us its eniti commander mander lit in chief of the lie armies find and navy of tile the united states and maker of public sentiment for ilia allied world nil und pledging tit the president the whole lienert at ed support of the livestock men of the nation in any efforts or policies lie he may deem necessary to win tills this war the american national livestock ass association ocla went on oil record its as approving ilia corieen concentration ration of power by the government lit in the hands builds of efficient agel agencies feles for tile purpose of developing and mobilizing the powers of the nation the conven convention tion unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing enlargement ot of its market co committee ta a 3 membership of seven null expanding its duties to include that of maintaining tills special delegation nf n the alie national capital capita for ilia lie purposes set forth patriotism was tile predominant chord lit in the proceedings of the convention and wits tile tho keynote of every address delivered before the ilia opening session president L T pryor sounded bounded the tocsin of patriotic c operation cooperation co O between the livestock men and the government in ills his annual address when lie he declared that tile the livestock men inen as producers of that essential food product meat ask nothing of the government hut but it 11 fair profit upon their product unit that they be not expected to tt produce it at a loss los tito tho president pre ident voiced V 0 iced tile the unanimous sentiment of the convention when lie ho declared that the livestock men tire anre ready and willing to do all in ili their liehr power to meet tho ilia demand of ilia government for increased production and only ask that tile government lit in return give them tile necessary to encourage thern them lit in accomplishing tills this important end in 11 line no with the attitude of the ilia association to employ every means possible toward tile conservation on of meat supply tile tho executive committee of tile alio national through Il president resIdent pryor wired to secretary david V F houston of tho the department of agriculture asking him to io prevent the reopening of the alie juarez packing plant at juarez Ill mexico exico ono one of the effects of the lie war on the livestock industry is tile alie stimulation of knitting for the lie first time in fit tile the history of the lie conven t tons tlona at 0 tile the american national llo live stock asso clat 10 boulen sat lit in the audience knitting si sweaters venters and mufflers ers for soldiers it jr husbands debated momentous matters pertal pertaining nIng to the present market mari inari conditions I 1 |