Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-04-15

by buying'our goods from them. That
VIZ recognize the fact tina, oar Interests
are clO-rl v allied tn their and that bv
supporting and building up our mer-
chants we are building up the county
and enhancing the value If our own
property.
Whereas. II having come to tn:
knowl. dye of this association that IL is
the intention Of the county commis.
sioners To raise the as.-s-ed valuation
Of sheep (the assessed valuation of the
same now being $3.50 Der head
From q = fact that h,.usaUds of stock
.h-~p sold last year ut from s1.50 u
81 90, Therefore be 1t
Resolved; That we earnestly pro-
'e.t aga. nat any rsi-e In the valuation
of stock sheep. But, however. IL IL be
Necessary to raise the valuation of
stock in order to defrsy the Necessary
county and state expenses, We do
recommend q raise of 25 ger cent. on
the valuation of oil the wether sheep
10 the county, provided n similsr
raise IL made upon the valuation Of all
steer cattle.
Whereas. The n. p. r. r. Co. last
year did discriminate akainst the
sheep industry, by refusing to permit
shippers Of mutton TO unload and
craze between Custer station and
Dickinson. Dsk., aud notified thu
lncai agents along the line between
Custer and Dickinson no. ~ permit
sheep b. be unloared b. Craze, We a. an
| association protest against discrimina-
tions SD unjust. and request that the
n. p. f. X. Co, permit mutton sheep
in transit to be unlosded aud grazeed
at any convenient points between
there Is public range.
Resolved, That this association
earnestly recommend that our repre-.
-entxtives 10 congress give their undi.
vided support To the Mckinley tariff
bill now before congress.
A. NJ. CREE, Chairman.
A. LANEY,
r. r. SELwAY.
The meeting adjourned at p. m.
until s p. m, at which time the ev -n-
ing programme q advertised was rem
dered.
EVENING SESSION.
President Myer, made come very
interesting remarks. He said that thu
Wool Grower.' association was no new
thing in Montana. dating back As II
did to 1850 but that this wa- Its first
public meeting, the members before
having met in quiet way and trans
acted the necessary business Of the
association without any public demon
stration. He was very glad, he said
to note in the resolutions Rad and
adopted, . feeling and desire to pat
ronizs home industries and home
trade; buid them up; that that wa.
the motto Of sheep men throughout
every country and CLINE, and ha'
always been and would be, In th,
speakers words, "not % good many
individuals do, send down to Mont
gomery, Ward 4 Co. or some otheI
outside dealer, to get these things. bu
the intention aud feeling of the sheeI
men. 90 far as am informed, is that
they pstronize institutions here n
home. We feel that 10 the days o.
1856 and the two years following, tina
the merchants of eestern Montans die
stand by the sheep men In earnest
they extended TO them credit. not onl,
for one year bu in many cases for two
and ! am glad to be xble to say to
night that there are but few case
where their confidence and credi
have been betrayed" Mr.. Myers re-
ferred to the meriuo sheep ~ the bes
bred animal We have. speaking II
glowing terms Of the care aud labo
exercised by men Of different countrie'
toward their perfection. Giving som'
statistics he said that the merino sheeI
were introduced into the United State
at about the beginning Of the presen
ceutu4. That IL had been ascertainet
that there were 26, 500 pores upon I
quarter of an.ipch OF sheep skin tha
we're capable of growing aud sustain
ing filament Of wool, and that b.
care aud Intelligent working the.
succeeded in filling more than fve
sixths of those pores. "Then the bes
sheep sheared only three pounds, snt
J n you go back to the days when the.
we're fret Introduced into Spain yol
will find that the same identical shee
only sheared one pound. Compar
this showing with that Of the presen
day, when they shear ten pounds q
cleansed wool. They are q sma
, thing. but when you compare them
the small things in nature with tn
. large-you will find that the sma
, equally balance With The large" tn
president concluded by saying ito b
! sheep man and nock master 10 .
honor and has been an honor since th
: Lowly NasArins tended hls noeh
|. meath the beading palms Of Pais'