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Show Call to Convention of Range t Livestock Producers, at Salt Lake City, Dec. 6-8 President Charles P. Mullen of the United Stockmens Association for Federal' Control of Public Grazing Graz-ing Lands extends an invitation to all stockmen of this section to attend at-tend a convention of the officers of state and local' livestock associations and of producers generally, to be hld at the Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, December 6th, 7th and 8th, 192 0, at which time this association will join with the California Cattlemen's Cattle-men's assooation in conducting a three days' session (tonger if necessary) nec-essary) to discuss the many serious questions that now confront the great live stock industry. The California Cattleman's Association Asso-ciation has convassed the officers of some forty-odd live stock Associa-aitlons Associa-aitlons in the thirteen puiblic land states and that organization is assured assur-ed of a hearty response to their call. The United Association desire not only the attendance of the officers of stock associations, but that of as many producers as possible. The first day of the convention will be given over to the consideration by the officers of state and local live stock associations of the many questions ques-tions raised by the California Cattlemen's Cattle-men's Association, and the results of this conference will be reported to the general convention the following follow-ing two days, at which! time other matters will be presented for collective collec-tive consideration, the most important import-ant of which wi'ljl be the following subjects. The Public Jjand Question. A report will be ma'de of the progress pro-gress of this association in its efforts to secure federal control of grazing graz-ing on the unoccupied public lands. This question has long been up for consideration and is one of great interest in-terest to the livestock proWuctes. Much headway has been miade in popularizing this movement arfd educating edu-cating our representatives ini Congress. Con-gress. With further effort dn the part of livestock producers it confidently con-fidently believed that, some taction may be obtained in. 'the near future that will' establish a department having hav-ing jurisdiction over grazing dn unoccupied un-occupied public l'ands to the end that waste may be eliminated, production pro-duction increased, the cost of production pro-duction lessened and the conservation conserva-tion of the ra'nge be brought atiout in the western states. Advanrf; In Grazing Fees. Grazing on the unoccupied pulMIc lands will lye treated with relation to the proposed advance in grazing fees, as considered by the Foi.se Agricultural Appropriation Committer Commit-ter of the last session of Congress, at which time it was contemplated fo more 'than treble the fee for groz-ing groz-ing livestock on the National foriMts. It required the ' strongest opposition on the part of : the livestock producers produc-ers to prevent the proposed a,iva.nce being made. The question is s:iTe to come up again for consideration early in the next session of Congress land the livestock -producers should be prepared to vigorously enter their protest through a 'committee backed by the entire industry. For example, exam-ple, if there are premitted upon the forest of Utah, 250,000 head of cattle cat-tle an'd horses at Ithe rate of sixty cents per head, the industry in that state will be paying $150,000.00. If the fee were trebled, the industry would be caHed to bear the additional addi-tional burden of $300,000.00 annually annual-ly Effect of Decree of Attorney Genera A consideration of the effect mpon the livestock industry of the decree of United States Attorney General A (Mitchell Palmer, in which the meat packers were ordered to divorce themselves of their interests in the stockyards, stockyard' railroads and terminals and market newspapers, to sel'J all their holdings in public warehouses; ware-houses; -to abandon the use of refrigerator re-frigerator cars, branch houses and auto trucks, the elements of their distributing system; to give up all so-called non-relate'd industries and to abondon the retail meat business. 'A (general discussion of this question is desired with a view of petitioning the Supreme Court for a stay of action, on many points, at least, in this decree. An open and free discussion of the Gronna-Anderson Bill, successors to theKenyon-Kendrick Bill or like legislation, leg-islation, proposing federal regulation regula-tion and control of marketing, packing pack-ing and distributing livestock products pro-ducts with a view to determine, if passible, tr, eilect of such legisla-t legisla-t n upon the profitable production of livestock; and also the effect of suoh agitation upon the consumption of meats, financing producers, and marketing of live stock: and to determine deter-mine whether or not such agitation is disrupting the well organized and .economically administered distributing distribut-ing agencies; and Ho consider the ad-visibility ad-visibility of co-operating with such agencies in the interests of economy to the producer, the packer and the consumer. A report of the financial crisis now being faced by the producer and a discussion of the same with a view of recommending a plan that may relieve the situation and save the great livestock industry from utter ruin. Governors Of Federal Reserve Re-serve Bank Districts and bankers generally have been invited to attend at-tend and it is hoped the dlsoussion will result in the formation of plans that will bring about long time loans to the producer, thereby saving the industry and the future meat supply to the consumer. |
