The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-25

part of them destroyed. This has been
proved beyond question, yet these men
that 90 this say they have q right
either legal or inherent so to do, per-
haps both, as they do not define which.
Verify when a man gets sheep or hogs
IN his eye 1t is impossible for him to
see clearly. They drive them through
narrow lanes that have been. left for
the convenience of farmers only. and
these men take the sheep of others to
herd, and in all the driving, receiving,
returning and selling or transferring.
nave actually made a, temporary corral
Oh these streets, of course the sheep
running all over our crops while they
We're doing this
We have deeds for half of these
streets, and they own the other half
some men will say why don't you
fence? Well, we have fenced, but
FENCES don't avail anything three
miles from own homes. If we lived on
our lands it would not be profitable for
them to do these things. AS it is some
81 them are mean enough to do any
thlng. Whether is it easier and better
that we should vacate our homes in
cities and build on our lands in order
20 stop this business, or for the Legis-
lature to give US needed legislation to
stop It? especially as most of us have
land in two, three or four different
directions. Besides, is there any man
VIII say the farmers must put up fences
TO prevent sheep and hogs going
through them?
One of these men told me that sheep
We're no more a nuisance in cities than
stock We're, also that a three wire and
pole fence was no better to stop stock
than sheep, he has sheep on the brain
very heavily. / will say we have suf-
fered great loss from this kind of bust
ness, and another Of our citizens in
mass meeting. held to protest against
this thing, and petition our legislature
Tor redress, stated that sheepmen had
even taken off both the lower wires of
his fence and hung them on the posts
ior long distance around a quarter
section of his land that the sheep
might go in and out without losing any
wool; his home is in town four miles
away He said he had been damaged
from $500 to 81 200 in the past eleven or
twelve years
These men boast how much land
sheep and stock they own. There are
only few of them, but it is certain
with this same procedure, they will
soon own all our farms and we will be
their serfs and slaves. l would respect
fully call the attention of the legisla-
Jure to these facts and a great many
others that can be substantiated at any
time, If need be. Hoping they will
give us the relief we so much need to
deliver us out of the hands of our op-
pressors, L remain, respectfully.
JOHN DONE.
A PETITION.
Whereas, The farmers of Utah have
endured fer many years the ravages of
stock, sheep and hogs, suffering great
loss and damage, for which they have
received no remuneration; and
Whereas, The conditions of the early
settlement of this territory compelled
the citizens to leave their farms and
locate in cities, for protection against
Indians-there are thousands of them
who live distant from the lands they
cultivate, and are therefore unable to
give all their time to watching them;
neither can they live on them without
sacrificing the benefits of each others
society and of educational advance
ment; and
Whereas, Under our present laws the
owners of said animals have every in
ducement to continue said practice, in
asmuch as they reap all the benefits,
with little chance of them having to
remunerate the farmers for their loss
and
Whereas, All legislation on this ques-
ton has been curative, insted of preven-
tive, thereby leaving the farmer to pro-
tect himself against stock instead of
compelling owners to take care of their
animals; and
Whereas, Our past experience has
taught US that our present laws are
inadequate; they involve farmers in
ve1atious law suits, compel them to
spend much valuable time in taking
care of other peoples stock, for which
they receive no compensation; and
Whereas. This evil has been growing
yearly. until it has become unbearable,
and the future looks dark and uninvit-
ing to the farmer, unless our legislature
will take hold of this question with a
determination to do justice insted Of
reaching a compromise; and
Whereas, Our legislature is now in
session, be it therefore
Resolved, BY the farmers of Payson,
in mass meeting assembled, that we en-
dorse the foregoing statement as true,
and hereby petition the honorable gov
ernor and legislative assembly Of Utah
territory to pass such legislation as will
prevent the evils complained of, rather
than that which tends to bridge them
over after the veXations, losses and in
justice have been endured by the farm
ers; and as in duty bound your petit
TONERS will ever pray.
One hundred and fifteen signatures
sent to Hon. Mr.. Lund of the legisla-
ture on the 18th.