Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-04-15
The Sheep Men of Eastern Mon.
tana Hold a Council and
Have a NJ .dicine Talk.
A Gathering of the Clans II at
Espouse the Cattle and
Horse Industries.

WOOL MEN IN COUNCIL.
The sheep Industry Well Re presented and
Ably Discussed.
The annual meeting Of the Wool
Growers Association OF Eastern Nor
tans oped this afternoon at the Rink
In Miles City, with Jorish Nichols,
president of the association, In the
chair, and Mr.. c. L. Merrill acting .,
secretary and treasurer in the place oi
Mr., Lo,ke. whom the president stated
was unable to be present at this meet
ing. Afer a roll call to which only
about twenty-five cf the members re
sponded to their names, the election oI
officers for the ensuing year was pro.
ceeded with, resulting ss folIow-:
Geo. w. Myers, president.
J. B. Howard and A. NJ. Cree. vice
presidents.
c. L. Merrill, secretary and treas.
urer.
Immediately on his election Mr..
Myers took the chair and the follow.
ing committees were appointed:
Messrs, Cree, Selway aud L,ney. on
resolutions.
Josiah Nichols, for upper end Of the
county; Chas. DAILY, for Pumpkin
creek; Frank O'Neill, for Pow der river;
Geo. M. Beasley, f'r Rosebud; John
NJ. Baranger, for Tongue river, and
Reno Swift, for the Little Beaver
country, were appointed by the chai
as executive committee.
On motion d. H. Rowman was sug
geeted To the chair as o fit candidat.
for the appointment of deputy stocl
inspector for the eastern portion q
Custer couuty, aud ~ such the chsi
was asked to recommend him to th,
veterinary surgeon for appointment.
On motion Meesrs. Al Campbell, A
NJ. Cree and r. r. Selway were tn 4
appointed Q committee on wool presse'
and wool warehouses, and we're direct
ed to report to the executive commit.
tee.
On motion w. w. Beasley aud Geo
Newman were appointed COMMITTEES
on transportation.
A. NJ. Cree. scab inspector. was ther
called upon for his report for the pas
year. Mr., Cree stated that he was no
prepared to render . written report
having neglected to bring with hiu
the book In which he kept his rscort
Of cases. He stated that he had in
spected during the past year in tn
neighborhood of 5000 sheep in tn
upper end Of the county and hs,
dipped between four aud five thou
and. He said he had found more o
less difficulty In properly attending b
his duties. from the iact that sheel
men o. rule are 10th to report sea-
In . neighbor's flock. This etate q
things Mr.. Cree expressed his strop
disapproval Of. going 90 far ~ to 40
that men, sheep owners. who failed 4
report the disease a. soon a. II cam
to their knowledge, were q set q
chumps failing In their duty to thel
neighbors and to themselves. to whic
there was no dissenting voice; hespok
OF the necessity for exercising create
caution In bringing Ia sheep from th
west, stating that In macy instancs
the certificates a. TO the absence {
,cab In o flock sold, were false an
we're no protection st all TO the buyel
he recommended . douol. inspectio
for all sheep brought iuto this couI
try, IN which be was Joined by man
of the alter speakers. among whoI
were Mesrrs. johnson, Holloway, Nj
lone. Hughy aud Tinling. represent
ing the various roads used by She ass,
citation In getting their products in,
market. DIR. Holloway made some Q,
pecially interesting remarks and sul
gestions, but lack Of space forbids =
TO quote.
The following resolutions were the
adopted:
| Whereas, The wool growers Of eas
ern Montana have In the past Ne
lected the mutual bsnsllts derive
from cooperation and realizing III
10 unity there b strength; thsrefOrs
Resolved, Thai ell wool grower
eastern Montana b urge4 70 beoou
members of THE assoclafion.
WhsreaA TIE msrchapts a
banker of EASTERN Montana seood {
the sbesr men In ths dark days Il y
and ths tive or three ysnss lellowln
and extenasd to them credit nn1
helplng hand. eDd the uneroeanoe q
now ching thsir gends at reeDeoee
psioss; ths1eeess b it
nsssivsd, That ws Ieoe4uiss
lthsm ilonoiahle, eotGfpsj1oG e1e0ne
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