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Show CATTLEMEN FAVOR FEDERAL CONTROL Denver, Jan. 13. The National Livestock .association at Its flual session ses-sion today ovejrwhclmingly declared in favor of federal control of the open range. In spite of the protests of the Colorado delegates that federal control con-trol and a leaso law lnefited the big catle companies at the expense of Hie small stockman, the resolution commending com-mending the administration oi Glfford Plnchot and advocating a range lease law under federal coutrol was adopted adopt-ed The discussion led to bitter per- sonalltlos between Vice-President ! Murdo MacKenzle and E. M. Amnions of Littleton. Colo. Resolutions condemning the Payne tariff law, advocating the increase of power of the Interstate Commerce commission and the fixing of a minimum mini-mum speed limit for stock trains were also adopted, as were resolutions on the death of Senator W. A. Harris of Kansas and Mortimer Levering of Indiana. In-diana. President Jastro of Bakersfleld, ( Cal., First Vice President Murdo MacKenzle Mac-Kenzle of Trinidad, Colo., and Second Vice President Joseph Carey of Cheyenne Chey-enne were re-electd. Fort Worth was selected as the next place of meeting. |