Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-01-02
LETTER FROM CHARLES ANCENEY
Stock Interests Of GalIa.in County
present System Bad. mEd Why
Driving stock on. OF the
C0Wnty.-Le-isfatiO
Needed. Sc. &c.


We have been silent 70. quite Willie in
regard to stocl, growing and i; may be cy-
,ilsahIe for us 10 bring the question into
argument again. said in my last letic,
that two more years OF experience proved
10 us the urgency of help for the improve
ment of cattle. In this we will add on"
more wear. that will well confirm what We
said before. Being at the eve of anothe!
session Of the Legislative assembly. We
may rememoriZc orr reasons to the new
Representatives and trust them to their
good inIgnent. We admit that the I.cgi>-
liiurc cannot 10 i great deal on this mat
ter: but. between great deal and nothing
there is admr'!inn. We ought TO he en-
Il led 10 shadow Of disposition at any
rate. Some of our newspapers, the lIus-
hHn,lman and tie inhrp"n lent. have taken
- hencvoGat interest in reproducing our
list arguments. in regard to stock grow
ing. from the AvANT CorEIER. and have
also given rs an addition OF valuable sur-
nc&iions in regard 10 it. which should be
appreciated by the subscribers. II is 10 be
hoped that the newspapers will keep help
ing Us in onrdebates: for reading through
Tie columns of our papers once in awhile
an article concerning tie interest Of Mon
tanl ought to at least be Is Interesting to
taxpayers lis the reading Of an insignificant
novel. We are not lawyers. hence We arc
not expected 10 know to what extent tie
Legislative power is can 90. We are only
guided by common sense and what we be-
lcrc reasonable according TO orr OWN
Judgment. and what we have learned Ivy
experience and from people residing ont of
Montana ! said in my last letter: Why
has the Legislature found a good reason 10
order the scrub stations out Of Tie way,
while the scrub bnlls are permitted to oc-
cnpy the first positions in the cattle herds:
The I!us!mEGman replied: "Because they
were dangerous to Indies and Children :
We admitted that such WAS the reason and
not for the improvement of horses. Never
thclrSS. tn horses recciv. the benefit of
Tie Stallion law. in material aids to their
inipro,enf' ni ifthc Legislature does not
IND Il better reason to help II. in tn int 4
provrment of cattle. they H,ay give us Il
Bull law IN the same ground. We have
offered to prove that bulls are the most
dangerous animals and are considered so
in every country. and we did prove it. We
can add to this some more facts which oc-
CURED since the last writing: Last Sum-
n'er the DHapyhoo ladies were chased by
one of these dangerous animals and came
rear being filled. Last Fail Mrs. Miih-
cws. of Middle Greek. was knocked sense
less by enc OF those wild scrubs and. ac-
cori.ng to the statement of the AVANT
COURIER. tie sparing of her life was ap-
parcntlr duo TO q miraculous intcrpositiOn:
but her health viii certainly be injured for
the remainder of her days. And besides
TINS there are other reasons why Bull
law would lie OF great value. The cattle
are more numerous in Montana than tie
horses. and therefore the damage done ~
the scrub bulls is certainly Of il greater
loss 10 the country. And. as have also
stated in my last letter. if Il Bull law is of
no great urgency in some other places. we {
ought TO be entitled TO an exception in
Galla'in county. wher" even if the ranges =
are good they are very limited. and the I
well intentonrd cattle growers are more G
subject TO be imposed apo: by he indo- i
lent ones. There are several cattle grow y
ers IN Gallatin county that are owning only f
the very worst kind of bulls and not en- il
ongh for their oWn Use at that. They
make Il regular business Of spreading their :,
cattle in different locations among cattle :
that are supplied with the best bulls in or
derto improve their herds ut lac eXpense OF :.
M II IL -, 4.
or TO improve his cattle unless he improves
those of his neiyhbors. and receive in ex- :,
change many wO th!ess calves from his
neighbors' scrub bulls. What will the =
consequence be? We have had an evident
proof OF 1t this year. Our county has
been greatly depopuated Of cattle. mostly h.
for tie reason of imposition from unreas- T.,
enable cattle growers. Some have con- 4.
clnded TO sell ont as the chance was favor p,
able: nearly ten thousand head Of cattle 90
were taken entirely ont Of the con tv. and n,
10y the occasion we have had the oppor- n
illnlty of seeing that those who have taken 70
the most pains to Improve their herds 90
have been rewarded for their industry by oo
the difference in prices obtained Tor their III
he county l. benefited. IfthOse persons
,ver commence business in that line again ne
hey May not he Tax payers of Galliiin bu
'onniy. tor the property is gone and the 90
money is very liable to change ct Local III
ion. Othcrs-Mr. John Mcdonald. who on
s one OF the most notable-have moved far
heir herds AWAY. Mr.. Mcdonald was the sac
'nly cattle grove: OF the Lower Madison Rr
alley that owned decent bulls. He had 80
supply ms nel"hbors IN order to breed He
lis own COWS. He stood the imposition sac
s long as he could but finally had 10 come Re-,
o the conclusion either TO sell ont or move Pc
way where he would have better control flo,
/ his herd. and decided to move. Now he nv
ont OF one trouble and into another. lie rho
as his business on one side of the range tho
nj his family on the other. whicl, is very far,
isagrceahie. The next thing be will have sc,,
90 VIII DC Ia hioNe MS FAMILY 10 hls new ed I
'caion. Oilers will have to do Ike him He,
hougf while we are driving such class ic
settlers from Gallatin valley because we for
e afraid of displeasing those hold Com II i
unists who have got a natural inclination ia |,
make rs much as they can off leir IN I,
aighbors. we don't show much justice to
lrseyes. for even IL the latter class men
oned could by selfeXertion. get along
tier and in harmony with neighbors hy r
,ing the fair thing between man and man. t,al
ch is not their disposition. They are new
iuisllly enemies TO progress AMI arr. Oak
rongly in favor OF having everything in -four
minon and mixed up in business mat ne "
rs in order not 10 permit any one TO take II. \
e lead towards advancement And. as Teri
nave stated before. this class of peopl,. ally
II never deal fairly witt their fellowmen Yves
I'll compelled to by proper authorities long
d if that is not the thorough foundation and
the Communist principles | leave to cs n
me one else the care to find the name tor grow
Nor,
No uee1 helm FIR the impro, ement of our ney.s