The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-05
SHEEP INDUSTRY FLOUR|SHES
PRESIDENT SMITH REPORT
CONDITIONS PROSPEROUS.
Meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Woolgrowers' Association
Levied an Assessment.

| Ihe executive committee of the Utah
Wool Growers association met at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Of
flee of Secretary Callister The entire
committee, consisting of Jesse NJ
Smith. president; E. H. Callister, secre-
tary; Henry Harker, W. L. Pickard,
John c. Mckay and William H. Hague,
were in session about one hour. A
vast amount of routine matter of in
/ terest TO the association was attended
TO and the question of finances was
met promptly and earnestly by an as
sessment of So per thousand head, the
resolution being adopted unanimously.
The assessment was caused by no I'M
usual condition, but merely as a means
to provide funds for the conduct of the
business of the association. The atti-
tude of the government in regard to
sheep on the Uintah forest reserve, met
with the appreciation of the committee,
and it is the opinion of the executive
committee that many of the objections
to sheep ranging over virgin territory
nave been overcome and that a friend
ly feeling now exists between the in
terror department at Washington and
the Utah sheep men.
President Smith of the Utah Wool
Growers association expressed himself
as highly delighted at the results and
thinks that with the privilege afforded
the sheep owners of this state, for
grazing on the Uintah forest reserve
and the Fish Lake reserve, Utah wool
growers are at a positive advantage
and will realize considerable benefit
from the government permission al
I lowing sheep on the reservation.
President Smith in speaking of the
results of the executive committees
meeting yesterday. said:
THE sheep interests of Utah were
never in better condition than they are
today. We met the reservation ques-
ton and succeeded beyond our fondest
hopes. While there was considerable
diverse feeling, even among our own
members, as well as by the govern
ment, we overcame all difficulties and
made friends of the opposition The
only thing for Utah wool growers to do
to retain this friendship is TO most
strictly observe every restriction and
condition laid down and imposed by the
government. We have won the fight
and our sheep are now permitted to-
go and Craze upon the inhabited ground
for the next sixty days. The privilege
is valuable one and the Utah Wool
Growers association does not desire it
to be abused in any particular.
The wool and sheep industry of Utah
was never more prosperous than at
present. Colonel May, superintendent
of government forests departed from
here very friendly with the sheepmen
of Utah and l am satisfied his report
TO the interior department will not only
be favorable to the sheep industry but
will result in great advantage to 1t. 1t
has been supposed, and Colonel May
was of this opinion, that the sheep
men were the off-scourings of creation,
but after his arrival here in Salt Lake
City and his investigation, he formed
the opinion that Utah sheep owners
were pretty good people and that the
industry was distributed among some
of the best citizens of this state. As
matter of fact the wool growers Of
Utah have interests aside from their
sheep that make them the very best
citizens of the commonwealth. AT
least SO per cent of them are farmers
or engaged in other business interests
that compel them to be attentive to
every matter and detail that will adj
vance the general prosperity of the
state.
THE greatest animosity that has
been directed against sheep has come
from the cattlemen, and it is un-
fortunate that these two great in
dustrial interests should clash. Both
of them are great interests and pro-
ductive of much revenue to this state.
While they have been very antagonis-
tic. for years, they are today growing
closer together and becoming more
friendly The fact is that the cattle
All sheepmen have about settled their
differences. The only difference now in
existence can be readily determined by
ownership. For instance if one man
owns both cattle and sheep, both the
cows and sheep can lie down together
and dwell in harmony and grow fat,
and realize profitable weight for mar
ket."
No applications for sheep grazing on
the reserve were filed yesterday with
Secretary Callister, and in the opinion |
of that official and President Smith, |
the maximum number permitted by the |
government is not likely to be reached |
this season
Secretary Callister viii leave toGay |
for wyoming where he is ranging his |
sheen, to inspect the condition OF his |
flock and the feed on the range.