Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-08
AFTER COYOTES scALps.
! And Also The scaips of the Assembly
I, Committee on Agriculture.

| And Also The Scaips of ths Assc Di
I, Committee on Agriculture.
EDS. RECORD UNION: VIII you kind,
grant me space in your columns to say
few words regarding the action of the As
sembly Committee On Agriculture in re
porting back Assembly Bill 36S-" An Ac
to encourage the destruction of certain wild
animals, and TO authorize and provide fol-
the payment of a bounty by the State tc
any person who shall kill or destroy the
same with recommendation that il dc
| not pess2 am profoundly impressed by
| the erudition and strong sense of equity
and justice that must have animated the
| breasts of a majority of that COMMITTEES
The residents of the mountain counties, as
well as some of the agricultural counties,
are great sufferers from the depredations OF
coyotes and other animals of like nature.
but especially are their depredations felt by
the Tancher of moderate means in the
| mountain counties. They destroy thou
sands of pigs, lambs, kids. etc, every year.
and have even been known to kill young
calves, to say nothing of the immense
amount of poultry they destroy. This not
only works great pecupiary loss upon
the poor rancher, but deprives the Treas
uries of those counties of hundreds of dol
lars In taxes every year. Had they some
protection against these animals the taxa
bic property would be increased many
thousands of dollars.
While it is true that some of the more
wealthy counties pay bounty of SIS for
coyote scalps, it is also a lamentable fact
that the poorer mountain counties cannot
afford TO do this, and inasmuch as the gold
taken from those mountains has contrib
| uted very materially to the wealth of Cali
fornia, and has made her one of the fore
most as well as the brightest star in the
galaxy of States, they do not feel that they
are asking too much of the State in calling
upon her for aid in their time of need.
But the great and shining lights (?) COM
posing a majority of that committee re-
port the bill uniavorably. And why? Be-
cause, forsooth, the county of Tulare wants
coyotes TO eat up her jack-rabbits. Well, it
is hoped that the mountain counties will
send her few thousand, with the recon-
mendation that they not only eat her rab-
bits, but her legislator as well, though |
lear the latter will prove very tough NOR
sci for even the stomach Of a coyote to
digest.
AS I said before, | am profoundly inn
pressed with the depth and hberality of
those great, broad gauge minds that, in
their mad zeal to serve the interests of one
little insignificant corner of this great State,
lose sight entirely of the fact that the end
to be attained should be that which will
bring the greatest good to the greatest
number"
Should this measure fail to become a law
by reason of the unfavorable action of the
committee to whose hands it was COM
mitted. the people of the mountain coun-
ties will, without doubt, and irrespective of
party, hold a grand mass meeting and vote
leather medal to the members of that
committee who so grandly misrepresented
the intelligent people of this great State
Hoping that there will be found in this
Legislature enough honest, fair-minded
men to pass this Act, Notwithstanding
Tulare county's opposition, and with many
thanks for numerous editorial ccurtesies,
and with profound respect (?) for the Com
mittee on Agriculture, l subscribe myself
gratefully yours,
WINNIE WILDWOOD.
Sacramento, February 7. 1880