Arizona republican., 1897-12-23
THE LIVESTOCK BOARD.
What MT. Pugh Once Thought and
 What He Now Thinks.

The present livestock board selected The Republican as it's official organ for publishing the stray list because, in its judgment, its subscription list was more extensive than any other Arizona weekly. The wider the publicity of the matter, the more benefit it was to the cattlemen generally.
 The mere fact that there are other papers published in Arizona that call themselves stock papers does not en- title them to such patronage solely upon that basis. A prominent cattle man of this territory, one who sub scribes to many papers and who is posted pretty we'll on the subject, re- marked few days ago that until he saw a copy of the Wilcox paper in this city the other day in the stock boards office, he had n.ver heard of it. With all due credit to the Range News. which publishes a very readable local paper, the board thought it did not nave thel circulation to justify it's publishing the brands.
 Another thing, the board believed. the paper should be published in Phoenix, which is the seat of govern ment and more convenient of access by the secretary of the board fer mak- ing changes, corrections and such matters.
 As to the claim of .he Stockmap that it published these notices for a long time for nothing, be that as It may, it made up for 1t in the end, however, for a member of the board is authority for the statement hat the StOckman's editor stated to the board in answer to question as to what the territory was paying for this brand advertising that it was costing be,We n $2-65 and sS per brand. As the con- tract with The Republican IS for cne dollar per brand the taxpayers are be- ing saved quite little, sum by the cha 1ge, at any rate.
 :, The editor of the South western Stockman after several years incun- bency of the office of secretary of the livestock board finds himself removed for substantial reasons and new while claiming to be serving the cattlemen and looking out for their interests, is doing his best to hinder the board in its labors and make out that the wO. k ings of the new law are inimical to the stockmen's business.
 a Let us examine the record and see what there is in all this fuss. It is natural that MT. Pugh should feel az gnieved at being removed. He has had good thing in that office for soma years It has been the mainstay of his business. Besides the monthly salary and the fees, there was printing done ad lib.- and MT. Pugh was both his own employer and paymalster, for he ordered the work done and so far as can be discovered by any one, made out and paid his own bi Is. Therefore he naturally can but feel disturbed at being relieved But the laws that he advised the stockmen to work for last wine CT al e s.i l on the books. No one worked harder for or praised the laws more than did the Stockman. The simple changing of secretaries does not imply that the law will be administered any the less h h. eStly or successfully
 The Stockman in it's editorial col umns has spoken in the very high st terms of the ability and experience of flhe different members of the board. Are they any the less competent today than they were the day you wrcte the praise, MT. Stockman?
 The Stockman rails against iha stock board because of the safeguarls thrown about the paying of s.rays, and intimates that stockmen shou d not send any more money to the board : but use its columns as a sort of stray clearing house. The present board has only placed such safeguards about this matter as in its judgment will pro- tect the cattlemen
 They are today paying claims that were found kicking around MT Pugh's office all the way from ten to eigh. ean \mcnlths unpaid and the files full of