Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-02
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Ia ,nvssistion with one Of the mon
whose sheep did US tne damage 10
which previously ro'errol says he
came from the state OF Miis'ut.; aud
there every farmer has 20 make hog.
tight fences, as they let them ran loose
ia thuwoojs; also tina. stock has bscn
al bis hay stacks for weeks hero en-
Payson, aud when he wantel TO get
rid OF them he drove them oil several
milcaanl never tried TO get damages.
Ia answer 10 which say Tat d these
sheep had only been nj our hay slack,
Il would have boon small mll,Os IN
comparison 10 the damage obey did do.
However, this system seems 70 me TO
be iTee-ior.all fight Tor the spnlls,
regardless Of who owns tue properly
or how much that H. destroyed. OF
COURSE the biggest man c3tnyt out on
top IN this kind OF game, Now there
are men that nru pretty VOL nNst Tor
this Kind Of Thing, having quito q
number Of horses, sheep sue ftGCE.
Just think o. This rule being applied
hereto me - s0oma absurd iu tho
extreme; very good way pf making
bloHied aristocfats aud paupcru, No
fair minded mgn wishes state ~
society Of this kind, least o. ~ made
no by any such means.
ono ofthese eheep owners, who owns
the lRnd that they were being
heried on, told one Of my sons
tina. ON account OF them buue
hetded there ho' estimated they
ihrcshol out about thirty busAtlH
u seed on his laud; also the man that
did his threshing slys they lost thirty
bushels, as he went over the grou a
ard could pios II up by the double
hGndiul. They also told him that II
was the best seed the sheep trampBd
over, and where II had not been diJ.
turhud they would get three or four
! bushGls 10 the load, and Ia To Olhor
case about "a hall bushUl u n bushal.
Thirty times five IL one hundred and
Hlty dollars worth destroyed vi thUlg
own seed, besides ours and other
damages 1 could name. These Sheep
men say that they can herd on their
own land, In the center OF our farms,
without any danger OF their sheep do.
Ing damage to other, even without
cOrralling them at night; but when
asked to name one instance where
they have done II, they are unable 10
do m.
Now In order 20 show moro clearly
the iplustice the farmers age labOrlng
under, more than any other people, let
me illustrate; II any people should
manifest desperation 10 destroy their
own or other peopls's property, or take
the property Of other, to their own
use, anu It being proved beyond a
doubt that they could not be held re.
sponsiblo for those acts, they could
certainly be adJudgcu insane by n com.
peient court, having jurisdiction In the
case, ana they would be taken care
VI 10y the proper authorities. Now
submit that this IL exactly the conil-
ton Oi horses, sheep aud stock. Yet
thoy are allowed 10 run iooss In their
careers OF destruction. We will sup.
pose that the meIchsnt's goods and
property OF every kind OF other citl.
zsns, were spread out ON lanis the
same AS the faTmurs' anu that In the nA'
ture Of things 1t could not be other.
wise, and theso animals should or
could have as much desire 10 run loose
over anu destroy their property, mud II
1t were possible that they could eat up
all that would remain, convert 1t into
beef, mutton and wool for the benefit
OF these sheep and stookmen, how
long DO you suppose II would be beior,
We would have stop put to this kind
OF businessl the people would ut
least demand that they could not let
the animals run loose anywhere neal
where thoir property was liable to be
destroyed, but would compel them e
put up a good substantial fence, sum 4.
Client to hold them on their own land
There would have to bo fences besidei
these as in citieB and along highways.
They would serve double purpose, IA
q protection against herds being driver
from one place " another, and also
against estrays, or animals that had
broken out OF their enclosures.
There Is another evil that causel
great damage to crops and fences, and
that is driving herds Of sneep through
narrow lanes that have been left iOi
tue convenience OF farmers. These
lanes are not public roads, rs tho land
be.ongs TO tbs farms adjoining them
aud anyone ought to know they can
not drive sheep through them withou
doing damage.
| NOWt hblA WAN " w
NC wishing to lind fault with anyone,
neither wishing TO show my owl
Righteousness before the public, but
simply to make plain the Injustice
that one Glass Is practIcing upon an
other; nlao what | conceive to be tn,
proper remedy. would be pleased tc
hear from others on this subject. We
can heara great deal around town IL
regard to 1t, which II put In cold TYP,
would likely be denied by the one.
that said IL. We oughtto have Edison
with his phonograph IN such crowds 5,
that every man could 10 placed or
record beyond doubt Ihe sheep aud
stock mon seem to think 1t best foi
them not TO try to defend themselves
through tine press. ! have writer
quito "A number OF articles on this sub
ject, aud although these stockmeu may
have great deal to ray on the streets
| do not remember ever seeing any
thing from them In the papets. They
are certainly US able as am to writo II