The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18

AiiOt III lAAt 0AdAld OHGld 0CStCA
day. and with stirring resolutions and
fiery speeches, entered an emphatic and
unmistakable protest against the pres
ent system of taxing sheep. The lower
floor of the house was crowded with
the owners of sheep, and according to
Secretary Callister's statement 1.0090 900
sheep were represented in the body.
The sheep growers did not hold their
meeting in order to bubble or parley.
They simply said that the law which
allows each county to out a TAX OF
sheep wheeler tax on the same herd
has been paid a few minutes before in
some other county or not, must cease
ana must cease quickly. The wool
| growers held that il was impossible to
maintain the great Industry, unless the
extent of the taxes which row have
to be paid yearly is lessened. There is
] no owner of a large body of sheep, it
was claimed. who does not have to
drive them into two or three counties
in one year. and Ii is utterly imDossi-
BILE for them to stand the heavy re-
sponsibility of paying a. new tax every
time they go into a new county.
Frank Cannon came in for a share
of denunciatory attention, on account
I of his recent action in the senate in
voting against the measure providing
for the benefit of the sheep raisers.
! One enthusiastic sheepman stated that
/ when q new senator went 10 Washing
ton, it would be one who was pledged
to the support of the sheep industry
and who would abide by his pledges.
The resolution came out with swing
and precision. and denounces in strong
| terms the action of Mr.. Cannon in fail
/ ing to act on the protective principle
TO which he was pledged.
/ They further resolved that anyone
irrespective of what party he belonged
TO, who was ayowedly not in favor of
protecting the Interests of the sheep
men. would receive the condemnation
of the whole association.
The new license was the enactment
which they vigorously protest against.
II was referred to in the mass meet
ing as an unjust and unconstitutional
measure. and one which unfairly and
unjustly Disseminated against one of
the greatest industries in Utah and the
west.
The mass meeting was declared by
the speakers in behalf of wool 10 be
the largest that had ever been held in
Utah. 1t was preceded, with proper
announcements. as Helds band /
marched through the streets herald !
ing the gathering before the meeting /
began. They were also present when |
the gathering was called to order by !
President Smith. and several patriotic /
and stirring airs were played during /
the afternoon.
THE PROCEEDINGS
The meeting began at O'Clock and /
lasted for over two hours President
Jesse NJ. Smith. Secretary Callister and
several other prominent members of /
the association were seated on the
stage.
President Smith called the meeting
to order. and after a selection had been
played by the band. stated in a brief
way the objects of the meeting. His
suggestion was that the association
WAS gathered in order 10 devise means
for opposing the unjust license which
had been levied u9on the sheep OF the
state. 1t was time, he considered, for
the wool growers TO take prompr ac-
ton in the matter.
ON RESOLUTIONS.
A committee of seven on resolutions
was then appointed, on the suggestion
of John Mackay. 1t consisted e John
c. Mackay of Salt Lake county, George
McCune of Nephi. Lewis Anderson OF
Sanpete, James Wrathau of Grants
vile. Adam Paterson OF Weber county,
Grin Z. Hatch of Davis county, and
He'oer c. Stephens of Summit county.
SOME oRAToRY.
While the committee were drafting
the resolution. the meeting was thrown ,
open for speeches by the members. J
There were calls from the audience for j
-HarAer,' and there was a round of
applause when Nj. Henry Harker
walked to the front CT the platform. ,
He began by stating that he wanted i
to talk on the -'ractical side of the :
question. and not to indulge in theories.
Theories he said, would not fight bat
ties. and would not raise money. y
one necessity of the association was ]
money. Notes had recently fallen due, l
md funds would have 10 be raised to l
meet them. He had prophesied that \
inless the members paid their dues.
Unjust discrimination would be made '
i-ainst them. and this had come TO
]ass. Adverse measures should be
:ontended against, irrespective Of po- G
iucel parties.
The industry. if fostered. would bring
n hundreds of thousa Is Of dollars.
During one. year ii brcdsht into the Y
tate SI000.060. This money would help
he mechanic and the farmer. and eV-
nv other citizen Of the state. :,
COLONEL PEYToN. |
WI. Peyton of ogden was intro
uced as friend of the sheep Industry, -,
]
le spoke of his residence on a Wesi
rirginia farm. and said he was devoted p
o sheep and shepherds by association. y
Divine favor. he said. had been show X
red upon them. if legislative favor had
ot. THE star of Bethlehem had set 81
led over the shepherds. and the cattle a
len had been mad ever since. Ia
Leaving the facetious vein. the 1
peaker said he was with the sheepmen
4 their fight. as he was in any strus- n
lie against unfair discrimination. He
eleved that unjust taxation was
iolation of divine, as well as human
NV.
ATTORNEY COSTIGAN.
Attorney Costigan, who had repre-
anted several sheepowners in Sum
lit county. followed in a brief speech.
lie said the prosecutions OF shee3men
ere confined almost entirely to Sum-
lit county, where the sheriff had 6,
ireatened to arrest all the sheeDmen
the county. so there would be plenty
{ test cases. Other counties We're
waiting the result with interest The
ummit herders had been advised by n
lie speaker to appeal always from the b,
istices court, so that when a trial is
I'D it will be in a higher court. and
lie question in this way be definitely &c
,cided. He considered that all sheep ed
en- were interested in the Summit III
unity prosecutions on the ordinance wi