Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-16

The work of the CallW,ll meeting rs
rrblisI,.d 10 the INDEx MITE, bcsls''7sctory
~ the stockmn OF thu southwest, aud -
I~cially THOSE having Interests onthc Cher
okcy Strip. There Is uc drnying that c;r-
tain j,4,lo,r.irs aud .rnal; ,ro,.bl,s have *
istrd lStwcru parties vino have l'sd cattle
Ia tive Territory Y W. Impossible To- Keep
thr.r lin rcurys down. There was no
system of working logcthrr. aud each indi-
,i,hsai held his cattle OH such territory a.
H., could find. with no ouc Q" d,fine range
lines ~ inrtic..lSr right. But for tire
goldhn rlc argument 80 Centrally used
among rtucknci. groatcst confusion must
lave prevailed.
INtnow th,t the s,uckmcn Of tho strip
have organized Into mi association which
La, r, cciycd the SANCTION OF the laws OF
Kn-as, Tor u l. incorporated, there VIII be
s5n-. .i.-,ri exercised IN the management
Uf NC stock interests Uu the strip. Md
thiyus,Ociition j. by no means a monopoly
ur 81. llr-s corporation. True II j. per-
lAlN thc wsalihic,t association ever formed
for a similar b lsiurss. representing no less
than 80 UOO heal of cattle, which, with the
pr,y,l.c.. surrounding are well worth SlO,-
OOO,OOO bit these are got owned by few
men. Every man ou thu strip who has ah
mdiputrd range, on paying the Initiation
Zee OF $40. may btcumra member OF III"
Cherokee strip Live stock Association; and
whru ainrmbcr. though lc may not own u
bun,lr,tl hr,,d Ut cattle, hc has the same
RIGHTS a, the mrn,brr WHO counts his herds
by the thousands, his vote counts for A.
much.
Thrby-liws OF the ncw association pro-
vide for board of arbitration To settle all
,,.ruts. between members. aud to this
hoard all complaints will bc made. \
ririnl~r having an idca that anothrr menu
brr {. lrcslns.ing on hts territory Gun have
the matter settled without delay. aud with
an assurance OF jusIicc being douc.
Iiut siill another importInt matter comes
within tlir objrct ct the association. IL Is
a. improve the stock ON the range. This
yln br ,lonr 10y characterization much cheap
" tlnn iudi, id,,aIs could possibly hope to
,lo IL. tor e, rtlin iu union there i strength.
IN thr mattrr OF detecting cattle thieves,
aud protecting Stocl,mcu from the dcpre-
d,tions of this troublesome class, the as,O-
citation will be OF great advantage to indi-
,t'l al members. As an association IL has
standing reward of $4,000 for tile detect
ion aud conviction of any cattle thief.
The Cherokee Nation will certainly be
pl,g,,rd with the organization, for instead
tt leaking To each individual sto'.xman for
tlr grazing tN duc by him, the association
officers will collect the tax, AMI pay IL to
tie prup.r Cherokee authorities. This
will les big swing In the matter Of collrc-
tors commissions, which will BE- done away
With.
The marks anil brands OF the different
mrmbrrs OF the association will b. record
ell hy the SECRETARY and this will be val
Table aid in tie rOCu,l-ups
The ~,lrrtiOn cot cattle Inspectors to b.
stationed 10 tive different stock yards will
d. IN. nrgtns vt saving the members the
Naluc of many animals that would Other
wis,' b. rWn into the shlmbl's anil butch
"rrl without ttw rial owner getting dol
lar Tor lIru. Altogether We think the
formation Ut the association was well-tim-
I'll AMI tt,t II will bo-all TUT It's wamrst
s.tppOrtprs co,lIuS,c. II will be a financial
brin iit To the members, and will he rccog-
nizsd 10y tlir goyrriinrn.' Cna responsible
hrad ct uu important industry. II will
in TO way oppress tho weak but will place
.ill u,rn Cug ,g,d in tlir live stock bJ,iITcS-
un the strip ou au equal footing.