The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-04-19
THEIR WORK IS DONE
The Stock GroV,rs' Tenth Annual Con,
YanliOn adjourned.
DEAD WOLVES ARE THE BEST 7
Ab!e and Prominent Men Make
Plans for tho Protection and
Advancement OF tho In
dustrIee OF This State.

MILES { TTY, April lS.-PTesidcnt Scott
this morning did not call the Montana
Stock Growers association 10 order until II
O'Clock. John |. Zook, from the commit
tee on auditing the secretary's annual
statement, reported that they had exam
inei all of Mr.. PreuitI's books, vouchers
and accounts and had found them correct
in every particular.
Chairman kohrs Of the committee on
membership reported the name Of George
w. Brewster of Birney. President Scott
stated that Professor Emory Of the Bozo-
man agricultural college was in attend
ance and that gentleman came forward,
addressing the convention for about Is
minutes. lie complmentcd the stock
men for the part they had taken in the
dwelling upon the fact that during tho
financial depression of last year, the
blackest in the history of the state and
when there was no sign OF relief until fall,
when the beef began to move, the Ss,uuO,-
600 from this source was the salvation OF
the state. lie said that the recen, census
of farmers of the Gallatin valley showed
that the ls3 who had been heard from
averaged 20 acres each, four times too
large. Referring 10 the relative products
of Montana and the East, he stated that
ours was better in every respect and gave
the following figures: For wheat il aver
aged 2si per cent. better per acre, while
the product yielded -: per cent. more
glucose than tho best Dakota wheat, being
that much better for -four; oats, 21j per
cent. better; barley, iil per cent; pota.
toes, 375 per cent. Ho referred to the
great aiaplabiliiy OF the soil Tor altafa,
especially for dairy purposes and said II
was iumorcl that Paul McCormi Ok lad
secured band of elk with which hc pro.
posed To start a creamery. feeding his ami
mails on a!fafa and haze his cowboys milk
the eld ON horseback. The BoRcman agri.
cultural college now contained l3l stu,
dents whose ages averaged lsIt years and
II was not necessary 10 send boys OF
girls away to educate them. There were
no dead languages taught, but all OF the
essentials.
On motion President Scott appointed
tho following committee TO select officers
for the ensuing year and report at tho
afternoon session: John I. Murphy
Conrad Kohrs, Alex Metsel, David Frait
". G.. Williams. J. J. Thompson, Charles
Lesuer, ]. 5. Day, S. /. NJ. Bild!c, NJ. G.
Connors and c. {. Howcs. The vol
question was then discussed at great
length and tho fearful ravages Of tho ami
mails was shown. NJ. {. Conrors said
This wolf destroys 25 per cent. OF my
properly every year" j. S. Green said
his people considered n dead wolf worth
rs much as n live steer. Colin Hunter
said that hc struck OFT - per cent. of his
branded calves when he figured his as
sessment list 10 compensate for the loss
by wolves. aud he was satisfied ho did not
figure too light. Many others followed il
the same view and the result was the
adoption of the following resolution:
RsSpirCi. That each and every member o
this association pledge himself 10 employ 4 mar
TO do nothing but poison wolves, 10 20 viii
every roundup from June 10 November lnciu
s!ve 10 each year. The stockmen of each round
up district To select a committee of three &
have supervision OF this wors. said commit.e,
to report to Ills convention this year tho eX
pense to 10 pro rata.
The roundup committee reported til,
usual arrangements for the spring work
John i. Murphy submitted. as chairman
of the committee on officers. tho follouin.
list. all OF whom were elected by acciama
ton:
President. Joe Scott. seventh term
vice presidents, John 4. Murphy. John VI
Holt; secretary and treasurer, W. G.
Preuitt; executive committee, Beaver
head, James Selway, j. A. Brown; Gas
cade, Benjamin Rummey. Il. 5. Ford
Chotcau, J. Mcnamara, John Harris Gus
ter. Jesse Hasten, +. c. Robertson. J. j
! Thompson. {. II. Loud, r. j
Bryan, NJ. II. Murphy; Dawson
/ Pierre }NIbnuN, III. X. Phillips, J
I $. Day. Ill Marion; Deer Lodge
John Biclenhcrg, Con kohrs; Fergus, ;
$. Hobson, Oscar Stephens; jefferson, ;
/ 5. Huntley; Lewis and Clarke. j. =. Nun
| phy, j. II. Fraser, ID. \. G.. Fla%crcc
Henry Klein; Glliatin, Charles Anceny
Madison, Alex Mo'krl, s. Il. BuIorl
Mcaghcr, David Frat,, Len Lewis PagI
l.. o. Clark, W. J. Anderson, AlIrc
| Myers; Silver Bow, GeclTrry Lavcilc
Teton, ". X. Flowcrec: VALLEY. D. ,
Kyle; Yellowstone, Paul Mccormick
! Thomas Mctiugl: state of WyominV. !.
KendriCk; North Dakota, J. ;. Green
South Dakota, NJ. c. Converse; Noriliwes
| Territory. w. /. Cochran. ID. Maclachrar
| The committee on resolutions repo:tc
n change, which was unanimously adopted
/ giving the counties created by toe last lc.
is!a;urc their report as above gwen IN ia
executive committee and providing tina
in future each new county will have on
member.
Con Kohrs. John I. Murphy, W. {
Preuitt. G. Ii. Loud and David Frat wer
appointed as legislative commiite,
The convention then adjourned sine di.