The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-18

Eastern Montanians Hold
Their Tenth Annual Con
vcntion In This City.
The D!d Officers nani,nou>iy Reelected
The >rab Question Causes Consider
able Comment RESOLUTIONS.

President a. Laney called the assocl-
alton to order at 300 p. M. Secretary
Merrill being at his desk. with large
attendance of members.
The president made brief address.
congratulating the association upon its
prosperity. and the good attendance. and
briefly outlined the plan of the meeting.
= c. l.. Merrill. chairman Of the commit
! Tee on wool warehouse. reported that
Messrs. Jordan and Miles had built a
cOmmodius warehouse at Miles City.
which with the one at Rosebud, gave
very good facilities. except at Terry. but
as the railroad company declined To as
sist at this point. nothing could be
done.
The report was accepted and the com
mittee discharged.
\. NJ. Cree. from the committee on as
sessment. reported that sheep had last
year been assessed at II. but the same
had been reduced to 50. at which sum
the sheep would be assessed this year.
which although perhaps d little high.
was the best that could be done. Mr.
Cree suggested that this committee also
be discharged. but George W. Myers oh
iected. and asked that in view Of the
good work done by the committee in
keeping down the high assessment of
nent one, and offered that as motion.
or rather an amendment to Mr.. Crees
motion. and Mr.. Myers amendment
was adopted. The committee as const-
Oscar Cruel. W. W. Beasley and Presi-
dent Laney.
Mr. Cree asked for an expression of
opinion as to whether the assessment of
So per head be too high or not. and if it
was SO considered the committee would
certainly appear before the board of
equalization and endeavor to have it re-
duced. but it was finally concluded to
leave this To the committees discretion.
pending any extensive decline in the
market values.
Scab inspector II. l.. Chenoweth sub
mltted his report as follows:
MILES CITY. April l.. 1893.
The number OF heep now held under
4"aiaiil'ns 4I Na;, IN s'ap s; - DO .uin"a 900
head. This band is in good condition
and have been dipped twice and show
but little indication OF sca6.
NJ H. h mor'on Ill u ioSe 's'soaa i h,, Isau h..
been d,nned and the owner will din
again as soon as the weather will permit.
John Mosepeter OF Little Pumpkin
creek. i"o leaa' ih's paiiu has aiso ::
GOOD condition.
George Barclay of Ekalaka. GOO head.
This band is in poor condition and the
owner refuses 10 up VII ~, a,.el snear,is smear
four aands mentioned are the only cases
of scab in Custer county.
II. L. CHENcwErH.
Accompanying the report Mr. Cheno-
weth rendered his resignation.
a. NJ. Cree moved the acceptance OF
the resignation, and quite severely Gen.
sured the inspector Tor not more string
emily enforcing the scab laws.
r. Z. Howard also spoke upon the
subject, ana was ANXIOUS TO see an m
spector who would devote MS time ana
attention to the matter
Mr.. Myers said Mr.. Chenoweth was
not SD much TO blame as many thougnt
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MIR. Cree answered this and said tina,
Mr.. Chenoweth inspected part of the