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

and shcir sisitafs. Including uunhc
II ladies. IN front 81 the court heGs
ano,her melody was given. and also d
the inside
President Lancy then called the meet
ing Ia order. with e. 5. Wright acting d,
secretary in the absence Of Secretar,
Merrill.
The president introduced George "
Myers. who in a short and appropriat,
address welcomed the sheep men on til,
part Of the city.
More music followed and then the
president announced the
! EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
! for the ensuing year to be Charles DAILY
! J. Barrnger. Frank ID. O'Neal. \. NJ
Cree and II. S. Lewis.
Chairman Myers of the committee on
resolutions read his report. which was
as follows:
WHEREAS. Wolves. coyotes and other
stock destroying animals have become
so numerous upon the ranges that they
! have become menace to the sheep and
stock business of state OF Montana. be it
| Resoired BY the woolgrowers and
sheepmen of eastern Montana in conven-
ton assembled:
First. We commend the wisdom OF
! the lhird Legislature OF Montana III pas
/ sing the bounty law. bellevlng as we do
| that instead of bankruptlng the state
| that aIter PAYING bounty tax we
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would DE hncialiy as wen OH as before,
from the TACT that the bountles on stock
destroying animals would be paid to
cltiZens Oh our state ana the money SO
pald would remain IN TINS state.
Second. That we deplore the fact that
hovernor Rickards found 1t necessary to
veto the bounty blll:
Recognizing the fact that the com
mon range OF TINS country IS and ought
to be as free to one class OF stock as well
as another. and the fact having been
brought TO the attention OF TINS associ-
atlon that certain men engage III the
sheep business in eastern Montana per
NIT tneir neruers 10 worry cattle Win
their dogs when the cattle came to GER
tam springs and watering places, be II
Resotfed. mat the association con
demns such work and Will use their best
enaeayors III the future To prevent such
| depreda'iohs.
ResDfreo. mat IN the general ef-
| nciehcs OF the administration OF the al
the wool growers of this section recoy
nize great danger. Scab is prevalent
m numerous bands OF sheep IN eastern
IN. aia sn.' "a. .'a ~ oui piopel
taken: that in view of the fact that we
pay scab inspection tax. from which
we are supposed to derive certain
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Iians i..a,.o ,p ~ 'nt shep .he;p saom,Hs III,
aus'ls Do Moi'hs Vi 'neii apprecia''oii
anu support.
Mr.. Cree spoke regarding the dogging
of cattle and hoped that nothing of this
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Aih" "o"io NC neai" =. again dc "as
unfortunate and should not he tolerated.
Mr.. Myers referred most fayorably to
the members IF Custer cornty.s lepisla.
.'e "eies"''ol ~, 'ne'' onoi's "
the passage OF the bounty law as it
passed the house with bounty OF % on
wolves and e3 on coyotes. and thought
it would have been signed IN that shape
and been law today.
The report OF the committee was then
unanimously adopted.
| }. +. Light was called upon, and as he
expressed 1t proceeded toglve those pres.
ent simply neighborly talk. which evi.