, 1880-03-13
DRY GREEN F0R TBE FENtE.
Letter from a Dry Srrck >ab>criher---Dc-
hates In Dixie District aud In spring VAL
ley---lS>t debate at Dixie school Heu>r
pINIE pISrRIcf. March Az.

Ed. sIArEsMAS-Nery little IN the III.
q general news has taken place IN this D.s
;rict since last writing Our debaterS hav
met and wrestled with the national cues
/ tons OF Female Suffrage, the tariff and Chi
nese immigration: but siace the beginnin
OF the ''uO-tence' law agitation. they hav
| devoted their time and talent 10 the eonsiG
Grafton ot this matter-to them more loca
and much more importan. than any Of Ii
proceeding.
At debate held IL o1r school house abJU
month since, the champion OF the pzesea
fence law bore off the laurels. Al III
close o. the meeting the fence" party an
nourced debate TO be held II Dixie schco
house on Tuesday evening, March md, I,
which they invited all who desired 20 speai
on the side Of ''no-ience" At the time ap
pointed our school house was pretty well &C
cupIed; but the Spring Valley at,endanc,
was rather slight consisting Of Nessrs Frantz
T. Insalls, Arthur and a sex others who's,
names | did not learn The meeting va
called 10 order At abou; o'clock p. n b;
J. =. EasthaI., and the business Of he even
ms Was inaus surated by the appointment Q
B. Wilson as President, and MeSsrs i. /;
Hesseltine, T. ingalls, and \. Y Ca5anlSs a.
Judges The question gwen for debate was
Resolrld, That the '-no-fence" law would
be more beneficial to Eastern Washington
than the present fence law
The affirmative was taken by SlessrS. J.
r.. Eastman. fraItz, Henry Rock. +. Blai,
and N. L. Pitman. NesSrs Milton Evans,
j. Lamb. J. NJ. Cornwall, {. L. Frazier and
George la Eue took the negative Messrs.
W. L. Barnes, W. e.. hershaw and ID. X.
Pearce had come 10 speak upon the negative,
but As there were none TO oppose them on
the affirmative, they did not JOIN in the de-
bate. i: would be very difficult non 10
give IN their proper order. the different ar.
gumentS adduced. shall not attempt II.
but will endeavor TO give the general run
Of the debate:
The affirmative lei of by asserting that
the passage of "no fence law would IN
Guce such an immigration 10 this territory
as would soon entitle Us TO statehood Poor
men would come BY thousands ani settle I'd
our stock pastures. ~ present poor men
like the tirst nlaa-starvIug upon pittance
OF S3 per day-staEd no chance. Farmiu.
requires too much capital. To fence a Sec
tlor IN the middle of the county INTO quar-
ter sections by FIVE rail fence would cost
Sl42r. Timber Is not so cheap now as It
was when sorle Of the fence men came 10
the country. \ township Of land will Weld
more revenue when put IN gram ;han VIXEN
used for pasture Allowing one-hali 10 bar
ren. the remainder would produce az -
bushels per acre 2SS, ,OO0 bushels, at 20 cents
;,.r bushels. Sli4.0Oo. The same area would
contain 1000 head Of cattle az all average
value OF Si5 per head. $50, coo; and these
would increase III one year 10 L valuc Of
39,C00. or l-5U per cent Stock mcn ire
Guently have cattle whose value they never
give in TO the assessor. \ man cannot well
avoid going on the right value OF 4 piece OF
land which he has II cultivation. Stock
men are trespassers upon people generally,
running their stock over land for the Use of
which they never pay-iIring at the expense
Of others. The no fence law would
assist twenty poor men 10 Ore speculator,
because spectators can fence land and cul-
tivate It # they choose but many poor men
cannot afford 10 cultivate any land which
has to be fenced. One speaker has been IN
Yakima, which he described As = rich eoan-
try, yielding an average Of Al bushels per
acre, with irrigation, but gwen over TO stock
because poor men could not cone IN and
fence It
The speaker vas evidently a man OF keen
observation and unusual power OF analysis
Nothing could escape his eagle gaze, and his
reasoning was swift and accurate. He had
noticed one remarkable quality IN the bunch
rrass of Yakima Cows feeding on Il could
produce twenty-five calves per year. He
knew whereof he spoke, for he had seen
men come il one season with four COWS, and
leave the next with twenty-five calves which
they did not get by trade or purchase. Had
hired out to 4 man whose branding iron and
marking knife were much more fecEnd than
his best cows Had hired as midwife III
this new method OF getting calves. Knew
the ropes himself--had run with the boys
III iact, Was one o: the boys.
Another speaker had honoIei tins COM
try by his arrival here seven years ago,
wh Il he and his wife were Just twenty years
o!i. Had come dead broke, but by hard
work made little money. Bought eighty
acres CT land Oh 4 side NIL 50 steep ! bird
could not perch upon Il DId tbs because
he Was not able - settle iaT from the 'l!n-
Der where the cost Oi hauling lelcing WORLD
be too heavy Was an humble disciple Of
Mohamet. When the mountain wouid not
CONS. 10 Nohamet. MOhamet went u the
mountain. Timber would not come TO
speaker. 50 speaker went to timber. Built
a house upon the common oft III the atI!ly
night, ere slumbers cham had bound HIM, he
was aroused from the pleasant rePose of the
nuptial bed TO drive away CERTAIN predato-
rial ..cussed Cayuses,' who manifested
disposition to eat him cut OF house and
home Onght to have Il mo fence law
anyhow. Even with good fences, bfeachy
bulls could not be kept out OF grain fields
Five balls were i'll the habit OF Taiding neigh
Dor Clemeu place. Clemen's dog vas clean
run down; his arduous efforts il resisting
the invaders having allowed him 10 resi-.
i FEw OF THE PEIyILECEs IHE GII;Ls AXE
GIVES THIS YEAE.-Leap year has arrived,