, 1892-03-27
RECORDS SHOWN UP.
Business Done by the Stock Com
mission In the Year.
The System Employed in Conduct
ing the Business.
Who Owns Them and the Amount
Of Money withheld.

Two representatives of THE LEADER
yesterday visited the Office of the state
1.-Two stock commission at the capitol and
there met Mr.. VIM. O.. Irvine. one Of
the commissioners. and Col. Hiram B.
Iiams, secretary Of the board. What
follows is given whenever possible in their
own words. but always precisely in the
sense In which it was expressed without
an attempt to withhold anything which
was alleged either in favor or justification
Of the board. THE LEADER believes that
this will be found Of extreme general in
terest, particularly under existing circum.
stances. and it asks careful perusal on the
part of the citizens of Wyoming.
The Wyoming live stock commission
was created under a law passed by the
first state legislature when it was in SEES
sion in Cheyenne in the early part Of
1891. Under the provision of this law
Acting Gov. Barber appointed VIM. @.
Irvine. James w. Hammond and Chas.
Hecht as the three members of the COM
mission. The board organized by the
selection Of j. W. Hammond as presi-
dent and Col. b. B. Ijams as secretary.
The latter is not . member Of the board,
although in some respects its executive
officer, but under tho law 1t is distinctly
stated that he need not be. To meet the
running expenses of the board there was
appropriated out of the general fund OF
the state the sum Of $4,000. or ~. 900
for each of the two years. This much is
necessary as preliminary to what follows.
OF the $1,000 appropriated to cover
the expenses up to the first Of April all
has now been expended with the excep-
ton of a few dollars Of which nothing
will remain at the expiration Of the date
Indicated. The mslghas been mainly
expended fof tho serJses Of three regular
inspectors at the important terminal
points like South Omaha and Chicago.
Ben Morrison has in addition been paid
800 for inspectors services and Mrs.
Talbot, wife OF the inspector at South
Omaha, 800 for clerical work. Printing
and advertising nave cost something ike
$3.50 for the year. The clerk allowed to
Col. Iiams ia paid $50 4 month. $40 bv
the commission and $40 by Col. Iiams
personally. The statement was made by
both gentlemen that Col. Ijams had not
yet received a dollar for his services and
depended for his salary upon the next
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ho,rd had rsoe;vsd . doll.r sor either rsr
d,.m ~ ,h,I..aa vb;Ie .,tana;na ~.
maa,;,n, Th;s oove,, H. ;,au of 49,
tba MONEY .nnronr;.tod hv tbs .ts,a h..
bean ernandad
Nov;n ro..,d "a the moa,s onor.,a;
u;,h ,.i.,;on - ha ,.o,,.,. ..,,ls W.
m;na Color,do and Mont.n. b.ve .a,sad
mon , c;rcn,.r 81 ;nstruct; ,ns n tbe;, i.
.nec,ors !, wb;cb The most ;mnor,on, ,nlo
~ nro.eed,re i tbe s~onou;ne.
s;x,.-Tn.nao,or. !, Kons.. nav NH;
caeo and Omaha and all points where
cattle are to be sold, must take all
animals 10 shipments OF drives from
no;.whars az sS;nUsr -, d1n.r ".nnnt
show proof Of ownership or authority to
ship or drive them. Such animals mus.
be sold each in their own brand and the
funds RENTED TO the secretary with account
sales. Inspectors At shipping points