Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-10
Stock aud Sheep vs.. Farmers.

Editor Desert Ncrg
There arc Away to sides two every
question. IL seems though that the
greatest strength Of the st5ekmen's
side Of the question lies In silenoo Rs
Tar as the press IL concerned; for they
have not a. yet answered through the
pios8 very eimplc questiOn when lies
at tho foundation Of the whole trouble,
namely, are not animals nuisance
running ut large on aud around our
iarmt2
IL should tuevur hurt any one to
admit truth; aud this must be- true " IL
cannot be fofuted. l am satisfied that
70 they could prove 10 the contrary
they would DO 10, Tor II would take any
one OF them only lew minutes. one
point they make they srem 70 think
IL very strong one, namely,
inst QUO man can take aud
has taken up piece Of land In the
center Of miles VI grazing land not
adapted 10 farming, aud plOughUd u
few actcs that no might take up all
animals caught on his land, In order q
make money out Of the money cut vi
tue stockmun. No doubt this Is true;
but this could be very easily remedieu
by making II lawful for the citiz ms Of
any cOunty or precinct Of this kind by
either a twa-ihirds or majority vote 10
declare for lawful fence and animals
free 10 Tuu at large.
There h another extreme view OF this
question, nevertheless true one,
namely, that larceny aud destruction
OF property are each separate ana dis.
tiuol crimes, both OF which these Ani.
mails are guilty. In fact you may say
that this " their whole business u they
are not restrained. When we say
they are here by the thousands,
thieves anl incondiaties, all proving on
the ihrmuf's crops TOR what they dc.
slroy might Us wei be burnt up) we
ought 10 be nUlo 81 rualizi tue great
nuisance they are 10 him. 1 have
sometimes thought that II all the prop
erty Of tho people were placed under
these same conditions anu II could not
possibly bo othetwise, these animals Of
course having az great desire 10 steal
aud destroy u as they do the farmers
crops, they would have been declared
nuisance long ago.
Now lot US examine the conditions
the farmer ~ n rule IL placed under:
Living la cities, his land one to three
miles away, Ia three or four different
directions (Dut one VI our wisu legis-
latoTs says We cannot make special
laws 10 protect farmers under those
| oOudltiOuBl with these animals running
ut large, night and day; the only
way u protect ourselves according 70
this wise mans idea would bs 10
gather our lands together In one piece,
build on II aud yacate our homes Ia the
cities 40 We could herd the animals oil.
For my part II IL comes 10 this 1 would
rather be laid under the sod than live
alone ana be- deprived OF the good and
Intelligent society Of my friends.
DON'T you think II h a wonder there
IL anything left for oil tho labor and
means spunt when harvest time comut2
Now tho facts arc that II the owners Of
these animals (lr any human belngs)
should 90 aud steal any part Of these
crops Il would be- a criminal olonst2
II they should destroy any pnrt II
wOuli be greater crime. These are
criminal Ollensss the world over.
Now, what IL the reason they are not
criminal IA these caaes2 rhero IL
not another way OF appropnating
one mans property to tbs use Of
another without danger OF u criminal
prosecution. Yet worse sllil, The
amount tnsy destroy IL suppose by a
| great many mou 20 be nine teuths, AMI
iu one case there was destroyed $3.50
worth Of lugern seed, where the sheep
| did not receive i've dollaT' benefit,
all the rest being as II Il had been burnt
up. Now, % any men had done this,
aud II could 10 proved against them,