Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-25
CATTLEMEN ARE
IN ATTENDANCE.
Range Cattle Show at Denver Stock
Yards Receives Attention.
AFTER PREDATORY ANIMALS
A. ,. Boihweii Of wyoming uaLcs u
speech Regarding Hest neans,
to sssndie wolves.

cattle show at the stock yards ~ re-.
cciving marked attention uom the cat
tlcmcn IN attendance az the National
Live Stock convention.
The yards were iiilcd an day Trades
were confined almost cxcluslvcly 20 tho
cattle In the yards. but therr was a
whole lot OF talking between the range
men Of the north and breeders Of tho
southwest. The situation o. nearly q
deadlock. The Texan nch are holding
out Tor last years priccs ANA northern
men are standing pat,
Tho prices last year Vcrc tij for
calves. $50 FOR yeariinxs and sg5 Tor
twou. the big Texas breeders insls.
that they must have that figure this
year or they Will hold their cattle and
the northern men insist that they can
not aitord to pay the money. Five
years ngu Montana took nearly $1,000
head OF TcNAH cattle. Last year she
took lcsr than 1000 head. The northern
ranges are depleted and the stockmcn
NJ there nre anxious to rcstock but
thus far there have been no contracts
made.
Resolutions recommending a uniform
bounty law FOR the determination ct
predatory animals In all the western
States ana territories formed the sub
ject for discussion at the opening uf
the convention Of the National Live
stock association today. An interUst-
Ing feature was an exhibit OF wolves
the chief offender against cattlcmen.
The display Included tanned skins
mounted animals and live wolves ~
their savage state and only a few ways
IN captivity The discussion was opened
4 4 IaIAkgsn al "A M
recommended legislation with the fol-
lowing features. First. Permanently %
the wolf bounty law. second the bOun.
~ large enough to warrant men IN fol-
lowing wolf killing for n b,irincHs. third.
y uniform law In all the States Infested
By the animals.
DIFFERENTIATION or WOLVES.
Mr. Boutwell, said In part:
The wolf question " assuming a fcr-
iouH aspect a. the Wcnftfn fanchmnn.
How 10 cxtorminat. this Zoe OF the
cattle grower II a matter Tor deliberate
confederation and concerted action. AZ
ter dcvoting some space IN n dcscflp.
ton Of the different varieties OF wolves.
MIR. liothwcli said;
My own experience with these pests
covers comparatively limited period
OF time, my ranches being located Ia
central Wyoming. u section OF country
practically free from wolves unth
within the last few years. They seem 10
have been heard OF nrst In the more
northern section of the range country
within the last decade. aud their adj
vance routhwafd has been gradual but
certain, untll now the ranges IN central
wyoming have nearly as many wolves
az cattle occupying them. That this
proportion of wolves To cattle has sud
denly become ~ enormous N owing 10
3 H.. a Il. -.
the greater part of the cattle belonging
To the larger range companies have
been shipped from the State the wolves
remaining TO prey upon the smaller
herds. They now pretty well cover
eastern Montana. the DakotaH, all ~
eastern wyoming uH FAR south ~ the
Colorado line while they are beginning
10 appear on the ranges 81 northwest
Colorado. have not heard ~ there be-.
lng any In ttah. nor have any np-
pearcd rs yet ON the ranges In the
State Of Nevada.
I'm central Wyoming my experience
has been that these wolves XIII from
ten 10 twenty per cont OF the animal
Increase ~ the herds The class 81
stock preyed upon by them IL generally !
calves. colts and yearlingH. though |
n band attacks an dc |
YOURS Older animals and sometimes |
wen Kills full grown cattle. They ur.
generally most destructive In npring |
hummer and fall months. during which |
period. too, thcN are more easily |
fapped' poisoned, shot or captured |
With the lsTlat
Poisoning and trapping. he said. |
Acrc not very successful because Tho
Wolf would not eat cold meat. prefer.
ing To do his own killing. lie told
II the unauccosaful efforts during con-
ntlrs past 20 eNicrminate wolves In
Volt killed. Russia pays $3.50 per hond'
= Russia from wolves n from So 500.
90 10 s1,2a0,00o Mr. lothwell recon.
ncnded that tho association mike an |
mort 10 secure uniform bounty laws in
~ range States, said he In closing,
important featured ~ the proposed
.glslatlon should be; FirHt-Preman-
ncy of the wolf bounty law. second
he bounty On wolves Killed should h.
ARE enough TO warrant men In FOL.
owing The business of wolf killing
hifd, all appropriations Tor the put.
oHe OF paying State rewards should be
ifge enough 10 carry the law into ef-
ret from one legislature TO another.
nus making the warfare against
olives persistent ANA effective move.
lont In the West, until the race Is i'm.
NY nnd completely oNtcrmlnatod ="
RESOLUTIONS were adopted as fol-
lWH,
iyDr,C WYATT president Of the cal.
rndo Cattle Growers association ap.
rowing the work of the bureau OF AN.
nal Industry In It's efforts to prevent
lc spread Of Contagious disenses. bv
w. Baker. Of Illinois asking for ne.
irate animal statistics from the fed.
raj government by NJ. j. Bothweli
roNiding for committee To look after
oil bounty legislation. r.. y. Mitchell
oklahoma read a paper on Grading
nd breeding OF range cattle"
senator AmmnnH of Colorado intro.
lced resolution recommending uni.
rm brand laws which was referred 10
~ executive committee,
IN question OF leasing arid lands wns
zen taken ~, provoking u very heated
scunrion
j. G. Mackay OF Utah opposea
Ie proposition to lease public lands ar
de them 10 the states, declaring thnt
Ie federal government alone should ,
ideitake the work OF retaining the ,
nds.
He said a system of leasing would re. ,
~ In putting all the public lands in. ,
the hands OF great syndicates and 4
actlcally make IL impossible for The /
nda TO be reclaimed. Other speakers