The Dickinson press., 1892-02-20
THE STOCkMEN MEET.
Take the Initiatory Steps to Or
game a West Missouri
Stockgrowers As
ISOLATION.
Dickinson Gets Half of the OFF,
GERS and Gives a Compli-
mentary Entertain
ment.
Dickinson a Recognized Stock Center

DICKINSON q Recognized Stock Center
A representative body of stock
men of Western North Dakot;
gathered ut the court house in Dick
inson, Monday afternoon at 9 O'Clock
the object of the meeting being t,
perfect an organization which should
be to our stockmen what the Montan;
Stock association is to Montana cat
tlemen.
Order vas called, and upon motion
Col. c. B. Armstrong, of the II
brand. was elected chairman; j. n.
Farrah, secretary.
1t being generally understood that
the North Dakota West Missouri
Stockgrowers association, organized
three years ago at Mandan, had a
proposition to make to our stockmen,
j. S. Green, secretary and treasurer of
said association, was called upon to
explain some of the benefits to be de.
rived from the proposed organization.
Mr.. Green is a practical stockman,
and being cognizant with the work.
ingS of the association. his talk was
listened to with marked attention.
Two things. Mr.. Green said. were very
essential TO stockmen. namely: inspec.
ton Of stock at the eastern markets
and the protection of grasses on the
range. This inspection, as an asso-
citation. had been done mostly by the
Montana association. and the cost was
trifing as compared with the . cents
a head that outsiders were required
to pay. Mr.. Green said they had so
concentrated forces, appointed fire
wardens and made guards that it was
impossible for fire to break out and
burn over anything but a compare.
lively small block of country. He
spoke of the $1,000 road poll tax
which every county is allowed to APP
propriate for fire protection. And in
this concentration of forces there
was much less liability of cattle
stealing and Il chance to operate to
mutual advantage in many minor
ways. This association, MI. Green
said, was not incorporated. and they
had not yet published a brand book,
and he was authorized to say that if
II people desired. his association
would he pleased to unite, or emerge
into an organization which would
cover the entire West Missouri
country, letting the Dickinson portion
i'll OH all equal footing. He recog-
niZed the fact that in wealth and
size of outfits his end might be found
wanting, but he believed they were
equal, if not ahead, in numbers. His
association was ready to give mp half
of the officers and make Dickinson
the place for holding one of the semi
annual meetings. MI. Green's propo-
sition met with universal approval.
L. Christensen and Geo. Zirngibl
were present from Belield, and the
latter was called upon to state his
opinion of the probability of the
people from his place joining. Mr..
Zirngibl stated that recently a move
had been made to establish IL local
stock association and he was not pre-.
pared to say which they might do. j.
X. Moody, OF South Heart, was in
about the same position.
In the absence of by laws, it was
generally understood that there would
be an annual fee of SIS for each mem.
Der, and that. assessments, when
needed, would be made in proportion
to the stock a member might have.
j. E. Phelan moved that a commit
tee of five be appointed to look after
the details of uniting with the North
Dakota West Missouri Stockgrowers
association; seconded by A. G. McGil-
livray. Carried.
A short intermission was taken and
the following report was submitted:
We, the undersigned committee ap-
pointed by the meeting OF the stock.
growers, respectfully recommend that
all stockgrowers desiring to do so,
signify their intention of becoming
members of the North Dakota West
Missouri Stockgrowers association
Immediately.
That action be taken without
further delay in getting out a brand
book for the use and protection of the
association.
Further matters of interest to the
members to be discussed at the next
semi-annual meeting to be held al
Dickinson, April 90, 1892.
We further recommend that the
choice of officers of the association
and members of the executive com.
mittee be made by the members al
the s%emi-annual meeting on the above
date.
We do further recommend that the
following gentlemen be appointed a.
a committee to solicit membership tt
this association: C. Armstrong, DAME
Manning. E. &. Paddock, Alf. White
Jas. Moody, ]. X. Slack, Jas. II. Cald
well, Louis Connolly, John Dobsol
and Jas. F. Cuskelly.
J. E. PHELAN,
V. II. STICKNEY,
A. II. ARNETT,
A. q. MCGILLIvRAY,