Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-07-20
HorsegroWers' Assn.
A Movement on Foot to Organ :
ize Territorial Association
This Fall.
More Protection Needed by the
Horse Men Against Thieves
and Rustlers Generally.
A Borsegrowers' Association.

The rapid strides that horse breed
ing j. making in this territory and the
prospect that in the near future Mon
tana will be the horse market Of the
United States. has strengthened the
feeling among borsemen, chat they
should have a distinctive HOrsegrow-
ers' Association, through and by
which they could enjoy all the benefits
and protection that has been 30 sue
cessfully ensured to the cattlegrowers
by the Montana StockgrOwers' Asso.
citation. This move on the part of the
horse men has been uniformally dis
cussed throughout the territory and
has met with such q ready assurance
OF cooperation and support from all,
that il has been decided TO take ad-
vantage Of the meeting OF the Sock
growers Association at Helena in Au.
gust, at which number of horsemen
will be present, and convene the rep
resentatives of the horse industry on
the day following the stockgrowers'
meeting, for the purpose of formally
organizing Horsegrowers' Associa.
ton. The plan Is an excellent one
and will doubtless be carried into
prompt execution. While our horse
growers have to Il large extent been
members of the Stockgrowers' Associ-
alton, and enjoyed comparative bene-
fits thereby, II is nevertheless. true
that at the sessions Of the association
the cattle interest has been paramount,
and the attention given 70 the horse
interest has been only such as brief
intervals OF unoccupied time would
warrant and as natural result those
who are engaged solely in horse breed
ing have lost interest 10 the delibera-
tions of the association, and year by
year their special industry has re-
ceived less attention. II is now evi.
dent TO all interested that the time for
friendly divorce has arrived and
while there will always be q close
unity Of interests, the fact is patent to
everyone that the eaitlemen have
now and will have their hands full in
looking after their own business, and
that much more satisfactory results
can be obtained for borsemen by hav-
ing distinctive association devoted
solely TO their interests. 1t is believed
that protection against the two evils of
the horse Misunderstanding and dis
esse-can be more effectively secured
| II placed in The hands of hOrsemen
and directed by them. Daring the
past few months, the raids of the horse
thieves on the northern ranges have
been more than usually persistent and
the aggregate Of horses stolen largely
exceeds any previous experience; and
while the Stockgrowers' Association is
doing all in its power to pursue the
thieves and recover the stock, IL finds
itself in measure powerless TO afford
the protection adequate in the prem
ises. Upwards Of 400 head OF horses
have been stolen from the nerds OF
Granville Stuart, the Northern Mon
tans company and Others, aud ii looks
He though the"rustlers, encouraged by
the apparent inability Of any present
organization to cope with them, were
about 10 open up all along the line.
With distinctive horse associa-
ton having it, own detectives and
machinery for protection Of stock and
pursuit of thieves, the vocation Of
horse stealing could soon be rendered
so unpopular Ms tD offer but little II
any indUcement for any one to follow
il. As to protection from disease, this
would of course remain ~ now under
the supervision Of the territorial yeter-
marian. but we believe the trouble has
been In regard to horse diseases, that
there has been too little information
given to the veterinarian concerning
the outbreak or existence OF diseases,
to enable him to act ~ promptly aud
thoroughly a. the condition OF affairs
mig at demand, or to be able to dissem-
mate such detailed Information Ms
must In the nature Of thing- be OF In
calcu able benefit to horsemen. The
call for the horsemens meeting IL
made In this weeks issue OF the VEL
LowsToNE JOURNAL, and Is over the
signature Of number Of the represent
alive men Of this interest, whose prom
inence guarantees the success OF the
movement.
pN THEIR TRAIL