The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-14
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Inc following expressions OF opinion on
the subject were cleaned by Q reporter OIL
the 1NrELLiaINcER yesterday:
Senator W. NJ. o. Dawson, OF Kingwood,
was approached on the subject Of sheep
h~usbandry, and was asked what the eI,
p%erlenCe was with dogs In his county.
ut Is about the same % In other parts
OF the State," said the Senator.
"Hsve you IN effective dog law In your
county ?" asked the scribe. 9
mo. The Sheriff 10 not compelled 10
collect the tax, and he merely hands the
tax bill over 10 the constable, who 10 em.
powered to shoot the dog II the tax 10 not
paid. II 10 very inefficient"
"What Is the average number Of sheep
killed each year in your county,"
II should say about one hundred and
Atty, which | think Is about q fair esti.
mate Of average for each county In the
State"
"Will any measures be introduced In the
Legislature for the protection and encour.
agement Of sheep husbsndry?"
"UndoubtellY."
"Have you any ideas or Buggestions 10
advance In regard to the %Bubject2"
"Well, / am disposed 10 encourage sheep
breeding as much as lies In the power Of
the Legislature 10 do 80. The industry Ia
growing rapidly and Is Of great import.
snCe and large benefit to the State. 10
further promote the industry / think q bill
providing for the exemption from taxation
sheep 10 the value Of $25 or $50 would
have the effect OF increasing the number
OF sheep raisersin the State; the bill also
TO provide for q proper protection Of sheep
from dogs"
Delegate @. NJ. Babb, OF Grant county,
who happened to collide with the reporter
after he had finished interviewing Senator
Dawson, was asked what he thought about
the introduction oi q bill providing Tor the
encouragement OF sheep husbanJry' and
the proper protection OF sheep from dogs?
"Why | am In for IL" said MI. Bab6.
"Wha is the experience In your county
Ia relation to the destruction Of sheep by
dogs2"
ut is rather Encouraging TO those en-.
gagged Ia sheep raising. have had some
sad experience In that line myself and
eau fully appreciate the necessity Of the
passage Of a law looking 10 the better pro.
lection OF sheep owners from the loss by
the ravages Of the canine on their folds"
"You are aware that the State Wool
Growers Association is 10 meet In this
city in February In reference TO this sub.
jeCt?"
mo, l am not. But I am In full sympa.
thy with them, and hope something may
he done that will effect the passage Of q
good law. | am not certain about the
figures, but | think l saw II stated lately
that the sheep.folds Of this State were de-.
spoiled OF $4,000 head per wear by dogs,
representing In value 800, 900 or $4,000"
When the reporter fairly grasped tue
point raised by The statement above, Of the
enormous amount Of sheep destroyed, he
sought Auditor Miller 10 get some Stats.
tics on the subject. The Auditor said that
no returns we're made Of sheep destroyed
BY dogs, and consequently the reporter
left on the matter OF evidence TO back
up the statement. When the Auditor VA
asked, however, II he thought the loss was
really az much as slated, he replied THAT
be believed II was entirely credible.
Senator MCGtew, OF Mofgantown, was
met by the scribe ID the Senate Chamber
and was asked how the sheep business
was 10 his county (Monongalia),
"Year before last,n said the Senator,
1.-THE industry was almost entirely given
UP, but In 1880, sheep raising took q new
start aud the interest thus revived 10 rap
idly increasing"
Have you a good dog law in your
county?"
"soffy to say we haven't. A sort ola
law was voted iot 81 the last election, but
II was defeated. There were some pro.
visions Ia II the people dldn't like. They
say, however, give us a good law, and We
will adopt lt.'"I
Col. Dan. johnson, Of Tyler county,
who was standing near during the CONVEX.
salion, said, "the dog Law voted iof Ia our
comfy al the last election was defeated BY
1900 majority"
"Why, Colonel7" asked the reporter.
10, l dent know some provision In II
the people didn't like, ! suppose"
Olhefa the reporter cOnVefBed with on