Show beati mei they meet in convention Comen lion at denver deliver AND FORM A POOL to protect the interests of the western westeri i range AND RAISE THE PRICE of beef to a level with dressed meats OF THE MARKET N they complete their ar wai our company cam my will do their terin by br wesen n associated press to the th 11 ERALD AMERICAN BEEF 1601 the cattle ken men looking after their profit Dw DENVER sept 11 A meeting of re cattle men of tho the coun country try nas was held at tho the windsor hotel yesterday cst erda for tho the purpose of the formation of the american beef pool the purpose of ellich is is to bring the price of beef cattle on the range west and feeding districts more nearly to a level v ith t the lie prices of dressed beef in in the east cast to increase the profits to the producer and do away with will middlemen A 8 mercer fer away wyoming was as chosen chairman and 0 j L brooks Brool tg new ew A mexico sec mr mercer stated the object of f t the h meeting and then read a report of his conference with milli armour A co 0 of I 1 chicago which wa a s held at th the request of the colorado cattle growers af clation ie Is is substantially as follows s armour A co have signed a contract aith alth the poll to lill kill their cattle and gio give them all there is is in in them loss less a reasonable commission and aid in in extending their market facilities armour further agrees to faugl slaughter it or the cattle for 2 50 per head bea d giving 1 vi n the shipper the entire pro proceeds cc el of t the be animal less the fright an and a belting ing li commission on dressed be beef of I 1 in n t lie cant cast the follow ing resolutions were presented and adopted resolutions SOLUTIONS BE rolled that incorporation papers buaken cut under the lane lans of like state of colorado establishing an tin association of producers for tile mutual benefit in handling and disposing of beef cattle after shipment from production that the name of the association shall be the american beef pool that it shall issue issue no capital stock dellaro no dividends and seek peek for no profit as a an organization that its object chall shall be e only to accomplish through Lh organized effort and united action an increase in creise of the net alue value upon the beet bee I 1 product of its membership and to the tile individual advantage of its membership that its affairs be wholly goer governed ned by i board of director directors through the management mam gement to be bo composed of a president ne president secretary and superintendent to bo be elected or appointed by the board of directors according to the bylaws by laws of the association that any nn person to bo be cle gible for membership I 1 must 11 t N boa a producer and lupper shipper f of beef us that here there baull be no membership fees or annual dues that tha the tile only c charge harge to he 1 for support of the tile orthe pini sit I 1 lilt bilty cente cents per er to ad upon all be beef of cattle shipped to or through it a and nd all salaries 1 rente rents and es of whatever nature in incurred elint by y the it manage management bent int including luding any and 1 all I com comini wion t barges which milich become necessary to pay a ive stock commission to firms for deposing disposing of 0 feeders or other call cantio 0 unfit until for dressed beef must be paid from tile charge of SO bo t ente cents per head and should any an surplus accumulations accrue it ball be returned at rated int e r va ls t to 0 the tile shippers pers in F dutli e li m manner ann e r as may bo be prescribed by the by lawe lao that the board of aL directors rectors shall bo be oom composed posed m wholly holly of producers of beet beef cattle that every in becoming bc coniing at 11 member of alil this 2 1 association of beef r otin cers agrees to market all hie his be beef e prod products u acts except such as may be in demind demand for homo home production I 1 reduction through this organization 00 ions iong as a ho lie may bo be a member of tho the rume that any me member aber may mith withdraw draw from om the association at any time line by first giving liine its secretary SO da daib I 1 notice of his intention to boso doso do aga tga hat the tile principal pi ph ice of bubines business shall be kansas city mo with branch offices wherever the board of directors direct oM may deem it to establish the frame me purpose OF THE organization thit that one purpose is for this a atenci I 1 atlon to enable beef producers to bo be PI I 1 in n a position to act as a body coope co ope opera tive tie in losing closing their contract wit with i armour co a firm doing a 0 slaughtering r ing and ycek beef busi bui nes nes as n nearly early ae as possible ie ill in accordance with it I 1 i tile lie as outlined by li mid said 11 firm nil under dito date of aug 21 W rel r aul awl acting for the colorado cattle grocers At as may stent mith the interests int erets of hip of this association for slaughtering beef and anti the disposal of the dr dreaded eared beef product pru duit that alio corporation freall at no time own fin any property other than office fixtures property talo nery mid the necessary tools too leand anti it for handling cattle atle that baulo hile ull all cattle after shipment by members of tho the shall be under the control of the like association nevertheless they the are to remain in the individual property odthe bi lipper and all proceeds ansing from front t lie to 1 thereof loss fifty cents per bo be pid paid by b tile purchasing ging arty I directly to the order of ortho tile stripper shipper that shall be an exceptive committee of three hr to consitt of s pre dent cont reba 0 tit 1 and I on one L dr director c to le IV l e appointed eh into 1 by y the hoard I 1 of I 1 rii diew rotors torb to whom in eliell L a 11 be del relented delen led ted t the I 1 e I bower x er of the board ii hen the bord 1 is s not in ill pw fon that the association by by its cli arter and 0 by lima vs be e ed from incurring any whatever ibe meeting then proceeded proceed od to tile lie election of Pre president andy abid 1 I snyder iler Kitris a as city vico vite erwi deal dent goo L frocks brooks now 24 mexico exico secretary J D warner I 1 a 11 S lf denver I 1 4 aa 1 g 11 wi A ta gip sr s BOARD OARD OF DIRECTORS tho the board of directors la Is to be made of 13 men from all parts of tho the range and feeding countries those coee already clice chosen cnare are major gentry missouri andy snyder hanaa sag city A drum indian dorrit territory I 1 G IV lomas lmax an and A 11 II nelson nehon box george brooks brooks new mexico and d S S metcalf ilet calf and ana george L Il enkelman colorado others will bo be added as occasion airl aridea 17 to so g althe bo sections cov coy 1 ered ere ity by the association ij ion active work will ill at once bo be and shipments are expected to bigin at an carl early y day |