The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-07-15
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The 3 Reason Why.

I have beer, WORKING mart If nv Stin,a
in field that broupht ma IN conta et53
with a number Of narties Who have
been negotiating wifi, eanitaIista aast
for the sale of ranch pronnertieaa nd;
having seen the eotrespondenca Is "A
lation to the same am convinced tl,at
the cattle business has had j I,eay,ry set..
back. owing to the wav raj many 5naw com
panies have been rrn for sn,,,a t;ma
past. All investors saam to3S w1rr;ta IN
the game disco1rapinp manner Which
is the resnlt of many snart;aa avn J ;rs
vested in the bnsiness and ssas vat ~
ceiyed no retr1rns from tbe;r iu,v,s.st.. yi,,.t.s3
ments, except in; the way OF q detailed
report from the secretary and treasurer. s
with vouchers attached. This is an
undisputed fact In the case Of manys
cattle companies, and more particularly
with those largely composed Of foreign I
capitalists. h
Having noticed ! oooa :, :, hor "a o,d
cattle men narfactly contantod WITH
their bnsiness r have baan ,inra, mora. than 4
so,icitons to find ont M tr,a caroo q I
snch state Of affairs and tIas mnst
nractical illustration that I knnw,l53 a Z
was given in fba sfo,lovin mo- 8 cony,arsat; i'm 4
had th;s week with. nna of' zNou nIov;eo,.5
oldest stockmen have gona ovar q, a tboS 8,
above Ground nretty5 t1,ornne,lyI olI,; With s.id
stockman. and askino lia thaorv a. IL
the canse of an mnch d;ssatisf.etion ],
amono tbose Who ba,,va,5 q l.to y,.ars = ].
voctad in tho oottIo ,hnsinass 10 ran,;oa
nv telling an an aaxnerriancpo5 ian which ho bodS
racentlv GONE t,,ronol,s5 with IN, ,o,noon,1,
of which he Is now n manapar .94T-s
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s+artod m [ r;th @ s,na,, 1 !, seas 90 aso 10
o.sti osta. ,oa %n : a Dnn = .sse anu
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onu vAo'o "ppt1o"''on " nle BUSINESS, no
sOld MS nero 10 company composed OF
eastern capitalists, at fair market price.
and counted ont" at the time of daliy-
,o,.,, 20 oon -t..,-S :, Is
e.'' 49, neNu VI ' oOooh isa ea''lo. NJ uo
nlrea himselt TO the sad company at t!7 g
gooa saiary as thelr manager. Ihlngs
"ent along hlceiy 1or season or TWO;
they soia some oeeVes curing Inc Lime, me,
put hoc near enough TO pay expenses e
anu an lntefest on the capital invested;
s'ockaoioers ana directors meetings.
were heid' ana general dissatisfaction!
arose; so one DAY SAID manager was for
"araea a telegram requesting MN to re-
port al once, 10 tne headquarters ohce,
ana commlttee which was authorized z'e
oy tne olrectors' met MN with the lt'.ll1.. IN
ter'ogatory' WhY was IL that lhe business olIsl
ola not pay them so wen as II mad him
IN tne pasts 10 "hlch M. ne rephed by
saying: dentiemen' you have officers
OF your company, and yon pay them
salaries o. per yearJ
President at a salary of 10000
nesiesry anu ~ easnler assisa saafy OF
Manager (and manager only in name,
at salary off,. -. 10000
Range foreman nan at salary of. ,sooo 90
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,ou ,'s a,oo nase Douen. nno sno.ous oan y: 8
ou ' -, pas asa s - as W - : 80 =.
no ea.s ~ - t"e e.o ae eso n ~, n nuDe. e,oo ~
aIss g :. h,';y. @ ss soy - neau ~ = eioo'
.ud wv u staS,os - IS ta hn s 4,l.sha noases, un a
aannea @ ; nooas so sana I v 49, i i NV,
ana,mon;c" % e,tah,aa @ s ,s;.h gs:,ea
10 e ~ ,:,,o ess, "..n y. \ snln
NV own nrss;sant .acrata - M traaa' s.
nr.r hootLsanar sns ss nas,;s, l - ! !, ,sas 80
ranna foran,an tra;, I ' Sasaa a',s anassas hasiaa,
masina J Id GOOD sse a hand ~. mssa,f saIp
Instaad of f,ne eamn Sousss ST + ,;xsss All, Il,
.dng-ontsn VIII which 7 mads made, dur;na i = ! nv i,
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