Show CATTLEMEN ASK NEW RAIL RATES Aged Speaker Gives Bracer to Doleful Prophets Prophets Prophets ets of Disaster L LOS 3 ANGELES A Feb Jeb Repeal 2 2 Repeal o 0 othe othe the standard tard rule rulo of r f thing ln fl freight rates a as provided pro by the federal tran trans trans- act net and the he of state stalo jurl jurisdiction over state tato stat rate rates wa as recommended In a resolution passed ot at the th closing e session lon of th the t twenty twenty- onty sixth annual convention contention of the th Amer Amen AmerIcan American ican lean national Lit Lh Livestock eatock assocIatIon heto Thursday Tho The convention also went on record a as opposing the amalgamation of all allor allor alor or any of o the five tho ito large larce companies It was as a orld that such an nn amalga- amalga amalgamation matlon mation would leduce ledue the th number ot of buers at each market and nd also re- re reduce duce disco the tho number of ot branch houses house J hO es and distributing agencies throughout selling M ti 1 HL i Among other resolutions adopted were er drafts dras Ii Asking an n II extension e of two tao t 0 ear tears ot of the tho limit provided In th lie tariff act aco 1 ot 1922 1 22 for the tho of ot cattle cattie shipped to Mexico le for tor pasturage b because e or of drouth In thIs thin I Urging that be b t taken Jen to en enlarge large foid n markets mas for tor meat products prod prod- enl UCla I Opposing unfair restrictions on ole ole- products ole ole-I CondemninG the tho practice of bu buyers ra on certain markets In bu busing Ing parts part of or livestock shipments on condition I that the of ot the shIpment is Ib sold at the th same price Endorsing the Copper Capper bill to pro pro- provide tide Ide an agricultural credit S stem Q and nd reque requesting the different states statts to establish uniform chattel mortgage s la ian laws a I The leasing of remaining and unreserved public lands ra adoption of a 0 p percentage basis for tor commission charges In sell sell- selling sellIng Ing livestock lit Ih estock OFFICERS Ire med Fred l II it Bixb of or Long Beach Bosch Cal Calwas Calwas was r elected re-elected elected president of ot the a asso- asso so- so elation for the coming bear bearC car C M 11 ODonel of ot Dell Bell Ranch Hanch N X M I was as elected to first fir t vice ilce Ice presIdent Second vice Ice presidents named Include M H K Parson larson tit Salt Lake E D L Burk L C Brite Marta Tex Ten and 1 Ii 11 C Dole Boice San Carlos N M iii MT T W Denver was as re- re elected re-elected secretary I The delegates delegate at night attended the annual banquet H II A Jastro of or Bakersfield CalI Cal Ithe I I Prior or of ot San Antonio lex lox 1 Dwight Ight B ii Heard of ot Phoenix ArIZ and John B Kendrick of or Sheridan I 0 were 5 ere eec chosen life honorary t Ice I presidents Omaha was lias unanimously selected s as the place for holding the 1924 il 24 con- con |