The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-07

The annual meeting of the Wool
growers association was held yester-
day afternoon in the G. A. r. hall. A
large crowd of sheep owners, repre-
senting almost every county in the
state, attended the gathering. Officers
for the coming year were selected, and
the association practically agreed to
become allied with the National Live
Stock association.
All the officers We're seated on the
platform when President Jesse NJ.
Smith called the meeting to order The
president, in his annual report stated
that the influence of the association
had been made apparent, and that in
time they would TO doubt be able to
squelch the Infamous" road tax.
The election of officers was then be-
gun, and in almost every case the Sc
lection of officials was made by
unanimous vote. All the old officials,
with the exception of the vice presi-
dents, were rechosen. Under a Suspen-
sion of the rules, the election of officers
was conducted by reclamation, and the
result was as follows: President. Jesse
NJ. Smith; vice president, John z.
Hogtz; secretary, Z. II. Callister;
treasurer, w. L. Pickard; executive
board, in connection with above officers,
Mr.. Mackie, Alma Haig, Henry Harker;
vice presidents at large: Box Elder
county. James NJ. Jensen; Davis coun-
ty, R. C. Miller; Piute, James Whita-
ker; Utah, William Kerp; Juab. George
McCune; Sewer, H. E. Lisbonee;
Tooele, James L. Wrathall; Sanpete,
W. D. Candland; Wasatch, ]. E. Aus
tin; Weber, Adam Patterson; Summit,
H. c. Stephens; Washington, Joseph
Akin; Morgan, James Kippen; Uintah,
S. r. Bennion: San Juan, w. Z. Cor
don; Salt Lake, Orrin P. Miller.
LITIGATION AFFECTING THE
BUSINESS.
Attorneys Arthur Brown and John NJ
Zane. counsel for the association, eX-
planned the present status of litiga-
ton involving the interests of local
sheep owners. Attorney Brown, in a
communication, called attention n the
case against Gustaveson, now pending
before the supreme court, which would
decide definitely on the validity of the
grazing ordinance.
John NJ. Zane made verbal address
regarding sheep legislation. He re-
ferred to unjust discrimination against
sheep owners, and recommended, as a
protective measure, that sheepmen
hereafter send only men TO the legis-
lature who will look after their inter
ests. The tax and road law, he con-
sidered, should be repealed, and said
InaI IL undoubtedly WOulQ De In time.
In response to questions, Mr.. Zane
stated that when sheep were assessed
in two counties, the owner should pay
in the grst county making the assess
ment. and, further, that an assessment
could not be legally made before Feb. l.
Remarks followed by Mr.. Cohn. who
advocated that the association work in
the interests of having shoddy material
properly and honestly labeled.
MAY JOIN THE NATIONAL ASSO-
CATION.
President Smith then made an argu-
ment in favor of the association be-
coming a member of the National Live
Stock association. On motion it was
decided to leave this to the discretion
of the executive board.
The executive committee was given
authority to levy necessary assess
ments.
The president announced a meeting
of the Utah Live Stock association, to
be held in the G. a. r. hall this after
noon at o'clock.