The Dickinson press., 1894-01-20

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the medicine for you to take.
Secretary Green Writes.
MANDAN, N. D., Jan. 16, "a.
EDITOR PREss:-If I would not he
imposing too much upon your good
nature,1 would like to use your paper
to say a few words to the general pub.
lie in a way, but nor particularly
to the members of the stock associa.
tion in your county,as they are all no
doubt readers of your paper.
Our executive board, which has the
actual management of all u bust
ness, met in special session January
3 in Mandan to settle up the business
of the season just closed, and it was
found that a two days meeting was
necessary to transact all their bust.
ness. The examination of our inspec-
ton records for the season of 1898 re.
vealed the fact that the inspectors
working for our association at South
| St. Paul, Transfer and Minneapolis
stock yards have inspected and re.
ported the brands on 48l7 cattle; at
Chicago ON l7.8O7 cattle. At South
Omaha our reports have recovered
money for the lawful owner, also at
Sioux City, Iowa. and Standing Rock.
and Cheyenne, where very good serv-
ice has been rendered. Our board
finds chat the total number of cattle
inspected at all points Of delivery to
market in which we are interested
will exceed twenty. five thousand
head, in other words our association
is in position to furnish informa.
ton concerning the brands on $4,000
cattle, brands known in this country:
and also to tell when and where and
by whom sold, and in almost every
case state where the money went,
This I think your readers will realize
would prevent q vast amount OF
crooked work in III country; and, in
almost every ase.make the members
sure Of getting the money for any of
his brands shipped. M matter by
whom. In case a shipper of brandt
not his own does induce q commits,
sion firm to give him the money, the
report of the brand coming to ut
would be a sure way for him to gel
prosecuted in our criminal courts II
he did not turn the money over to the
lawful owner.
III several ways the inspection has
been quite unsatisfactory. About
July, 1893, we furnished the inspec
tors at St. Paul and Chicago with :
large lot of printed postal cards fol
notice to any of u members thai
his brands had been found in an!
shipment made by any other person
than himself. These cards we fin(
we're never used, although it was thu
agreement that they should be uset
by the inspectors to notify owners il
addition to the report made to our as
ISOLATION. This thing has been tn,
cause of possibly more dissatisfac
ton than any other one thing; for il
fairness to all we say that our re
ports show very fair work and a goo'
large number of brands. This in
spection also seems to show too mucl
consideration paid in most cases t.
the order of the shipper, and SOM
trouble has arisen from parties taking
the money which should have gon'
direct to the owner or to the assOcia
ton. The board has formulated
plan which will correct all these er
rors in next years work. I am not a
liberty just yet to publicly discus
the proposed action for next year
but feel that it will be UNIVERSAL.
satisfactory, and at the next meeting
it will he submitted to the ass0cia
tion. In a day or SO. I will send MI
Manning all the reports and matte
relating to the last seasons work ant
will he glad to haye our members ant
any one Interested in knowing tn
benefits of our association look then
over.
The.work of directing the attention
to fire guards vas discussed fully, ant
: the opinion prevailed that a grea
deal mefe 1mnst be done in this direc
ton another year. soAe two or tire
matters relating to irregular work ar
> now on hand.
. am rot in any doubt but that an
Q one who will carefully go over tn
: past years history Of our ass9ciatisl
$ will @ the advantages to he game
= Ivy cooperative effort in this the pri1
y cipal interest In our country,
trust you will not think this Ia
great 4 bore because of its lengtl
and thanking you in advance, I am,
k Very Respectfully,
j. s. GREEN, Sec,