The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-07
Lively Session of Utah Sheepmen
Held Yesterday.
WORK OF ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT SMITH TELLS WHAT
IT ACCOMPLISHED.
Resolution Adopted On the Feeding
in-transit Question - Cession Of
Arid Lands Somewhat Holly Dis
cussed By Various Members
Stockmen Meet This Afternoon.

The Utah Woolgrowers' association is
one of the biggest institutions of it's
kind in the western country. It repre-
SCENTS and includes through its member
ship practically all of the sheep in this
state, and it's rolls carry the names of
upwards of go members.
The association mel yesterday in
annual session at Grand Army hallEat
10 o'clock in the morning, and was
called to order by President Jesse NJ.
Smith of Layton, who delivered an ad-
dress of some length on the work. ac-
conplished by the association during
the year.
Among other things, Mr.. Smith. said:
Il am pleased to report u association
in better condition than it has ever
been before. Its membership has in
creased and it's sphere Of usefulness
widely extended"
Allusions to the financial condition of
the association disclosed the fact that
the organization is free of debt of any
sort and has a balance of something
like $500 in the treasury to begin an
other years work with.
The executive committee had exer-
cised the privilege granted it by the as
SOtldllOl. Liz vi GSlQClll SldlCo, LIN ldN
secured membership in the National
Livestock association. from which i'm
portant benefits are expected. The as
SociatiOn'S interests were well repre-
scented at the last national convention
in Denver, and its delegates. took a
prominent part in the proceedings had
there. Mr.. Smith claimed that the de-
feat of the arid lands resolution at the
Denver meeting was largely due to the
Ao-a.ltjAa pf +hn TTfoh dl1anqfinn and
that it's support of the uniform bounty
measure on that occasion procured its
adoption.
AFTER THE COYOTES.
In speaking of the losses sustained
by members of the association through
predatory wild animals, Mr.. Smith
said that the executive committee and
county vice presidents decided last fall
to begin a war of determination on
these destructive forces, and to that
end had levied an assessment of S4 per
, thousand sheep owned by members. All
reports from vice presidents thus far
received indicate that the method OF
warfare employed-that of poisoning
carcasses-was bringing forth excel
lent results. over 100 coyotes, ac-
cording to the reports made, bit off
chunks of this chemically treated asso-
citation spread, and the effect had been
more deadly than an embalmed beef
ration.
The president closed his report by
thanking members for the generous
support extended to himself and the
executive committee, and, before re-
Stunning his seat, directed a roll call OF
members. y
The attendance at the morning ses-
sion was limited to something like fifty
members and visitors, included among
which latter were prominent railway
officials. representatives of stockyards
companies and trade newspapers. Per-
ceiving this and probably also detect
ing from facial and other signs that
they were loaded for talks, President
Smith announced that he would enter
tain a motion providing for the aD-
pointment of a committee to wait upon
visiting railway officials, representa-
tives of stockyards companies, newspa-
pers and other associations to invite
their presence and offer them the privi-
lege of the floor at all meetings.
The committee appointed consisted OF
Messrs. Mackey, Patterson n Blair
and j. NJ. Smith, e. II. Callister, W.l-
liam Crane, P. S. Condie and Henry
Harker were named as a committee or
resolutions.
On motion of Mr.. ]. C. Mackey the
association adjourned at Has, to meet
at . o'clock.
A BIGGER TURNOUT.
The attendance at the afternoon ses.
sion was considerably larger than the
earlier turnout, and business was re-
sumed by the election of officials fol-
the ensuing year
Jesse NJ. Smith of Layton was nomi-
mated by w. l.. Picard for reelection
and the gentleman was promptly made
his own successor without a dissenting
voice.
E. II. Callister was reelected secre-
tary.
John S. Houtz of ogden was agar
elected vice president, and w. L.. Pick
ard of Salt Lake was unanimously Sc,
lected to serve the association again as
treasurer. The old executive board was
chosen to run business during adjourn.
ment, and a vice president from eacf
county was selected to act with the
committee as an advisory board.
The report of the committee on reso.
buttons provoked the first animated dis.
cussion of the session. Mr.. Charles L
Martin of Denver, secretary of the Ma.
tional Livestock association, spoke il
favor of the adoption of the resolution
protesting against the abrogation o.
the feeding-in-transit privilege by rail
ways. Mr.. Martin pointed out that the
fight made for the withdrawal of 49,.
favor to western shippers had beer
strong and energetically maintained by
eastern lines until their victory was
announced, but he hoped that the la.
tional association, through the cooper
alton of the Utah organization anc
other similar bodies, might succeed il
reopening the question and in securing
a renewal of the old privilege.
CRANE TALKED TURKEY,
Charles Crane, in a redhot talk, in
sisted that the resolution was all RICH
as far as it went. but there WASH