The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-16

E@s mAds. He instructed ny manic
put GA tie ear marks, which Ras d0Rs,
and l then gave Mr.. Phillips my check
for EII4O.
IL vas for this transaction, al the in
stigatiOR Of Mr.. stHTgis I am tod, t4at
the stock inspector Sss compelled 10.
bring the matter before the court. But
the facts in tho case were sufficient for
a jury Of twelve men, composed in good
part Of stock men, who possessed prob
ably as much intelligence as Mr.. Stur-
gis himself. But this was not enough
for a deep thinker like the secretary Of
the stock association, who would will
lingly, If he could, cast a slur on my
character. In this affair about the
calves I not only complied with the
spirit Of the law, but compelled \ MEM
Der OF the stock association TO do the
same.
The law Is 50 preposierous and unjust
that people frequently violate it. and rs
was said before, il ought 10 be repealed
or modified. One Of the butchers whom
Mr.. Sturgis asserts promised 10 cheer
fully comply with the law, as | under
stand, bought a calf of Hon. A. ii.
Swan. president Of the stock associa-
tion. The calf was not branded or
marked, yet no fuss was made about II.
Again, ]. NJ. Carey, a member OF the
executive committee Of the stock asso-
Il afaNfAN anlI an naNnan1AI md Uu
marked calf 10 one Of the butchers Of
Cheyenne, and it. was not 10 either Mr..
LaIiose or myself, and | have never
heard that any complaint vas made
about that transaction.
i wonder IL these are the parties to
whom Mr.. Sturgis alludes in his com
~munication as selling unbranded calves
to the butchers? These facts might
account for 50 many COVE believing
around town looking for their unbrand-
cd calves.
Now then, the writer says, that
''scores of applications have como to
the committee during the past two
years 10 enforce the law, "and he claims
that the association are all the time
trying to do it. In fact, he claims that
one reason why the people of the coun-
~ should pay the inspectors is that the
association protects the small stock
owners. Now let us see about that.
During the summer In addition
to the regular inspector, with his
$50 per month, the association has
from one to four special inspectors in
its employ, ami they are paid about
500 per month each, also from the taxes
which the people have to pay. Do
these inspectors make 1t their business
10 look after the interests Of the small
owners and hunt up missing calves?
Not n bit of It. These special inspec-
tors are stationed by the association at
Pine Bluffs, North Platte and Council
Bluffs to look after the interests Of the
heavy shippers and owners Of herds
north Of this place. The people, generally
get no assistance from them. The poor
man is not thereby enabled to find the
calf which his COW is believing for, but
he has to pay his taxes for tho support
OF these inspectors, and not one cent
Of benefit does he derive In return.
If we, here in Wyoming. are to pay
stock inspectors for the state OF Ne.
braska, 1t Is about time for the people
to know it. But Mr.. Sturgis is partial
to Nebraska. Not many months ago,
after the authorities OF that state had
caught "Doc" Middleton, they, TO save
the expense Of trying him, turned him
over to the stock association to be pros.
ecuted mt the expense of Laramie conn
ty, ''and the stock association still pur-
sued him." This is not all. Mr.. Stur.
gis, in his dime novel, makes ''Doc''
Middleton the hero of the plot. All
eminent dime novel writer's. OF course,
have to manufacture a hero, but Mr..
S. didn't have TO do that, he went down
TO the g~rasshopper state and borrowed
a thief for a hero. l hope and expect
that Mr.. Sturgis will hereafter have the
likeness of doc" posted In n conspic-
uous place in the Office Of the secretary
Of the stock association for future ref
erence.
In conclusion, / have only to add,
that IL the communication of '.Mav-
erick" or this one has thrown any light
on the subject OF the stock laws of this
territory, or the way in which they are
administered, they have accomplished
all for which they were intended.
l.. II. BREsNAIIEN.
Cheyenne, Dec. 10.