Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-03
An Elm Point Farmer is After Their
Scalps With Decidedly Pointed
Arguments.
Joint Committee on Grain Inspectio
Return Full of Hope for Honor
able Results.
Local News of General Interest Gath.
cred in From the By-ways and
Hedges.
The Wolf Question.

ELM POINT, N. d., Jan. q, 1899.
EDITOR TRIBUNE: The stock raisers
of this state expect this legislature to fix
the bounty for the destruction of wolves
in a tanner that will work more salts
factory than as at present. Fix the
amount and make it good. This is a
very important matter. W. read in the
account of the National Stock Growers
association lately held at Denver, Col,
that that association recommended a
general movement throughout the stock
growing states toward the destruction of
wolves-or the general movement of
wolves will destroy the stock.
Grass is king in North Dakota. 1t is
natures first great valuable crop-to
make a profitable use of the grass crop
we must encourage and protect the live
stock industry.
In 1898 we had in this state 22O,679
horses, 291,3l4 cattle, 27G,1 100 sheep, 3,941
mules and G2,321 swine.
From this live stock the state and
counties secured the enormous sum
of S13y5W,O0O for assessment
and levied a tax thereon.
This amount %$13,50O,OOO was S4,OOO,OOO
greater than that levied on all other per-
sonal property. 1t was fully S1,0OO,OOO
greater than that assessed on all the
railroads, dcpots and elevators of the
state. In all the cities. towns and vii
lagos of our state we find stores carry
ing heavy stocks of goods and merchan-
disc. Yet the assessment list of 1898
show that we secured for assessment
from goods and merchandise" only
S 2,6S8, S77-or about onc-iifth of the
amount live stock is assessed.
We raised in wheat, oats, barley, rye,
flax and corn IL crop valued at Il low
market price worth S50,000,OO0. and we
fail to find any of this property on the
asscsrors-list. 1t is raised after the as
SCISSORS pass and sold or consumed before
his return. We find only $4,000 in
money in the hands of the people OF the
state outside OF the banks-lcss than one
dollar per capita-for asscssment-and
we tind-crcdits--bank capital and
stock and all bonds only-Sl,S39,2O6 fol
Observation-Disclosures that on life.
Live stock is assessed by actual emu.
meration, by age and condition and val
uation on each head. 1t is caught com
ing in and going out. 1t never escapes
the in all other things gencrous-anc
property blind assessor.
1t is not Jumped off or guessed at, as
is goods and merchandise and much
other property.
This being true-an actual fact-anc
taking into consideration that we can in
crease our live stock ten fold in as man,
years, thereby adding to the wealth o
the stock raiser and the counties and the
%state--in fact raise a goose to lay COLDER
eggs for private and public use.
Is it not, to say the least good bust
ness sagacity to protect and encourage
the live stock industry.
Let the state game warden act as vol
warden. Let each county that so elects
have a wolf warden. Let the state offel
a bounty, and the counties that so cleo
also offer a bounty. Let prizes be giver
by the state to the wolf hunter who kill.
the most wolves in the years 1899-19O
Let the state game warden inauguratt
wolf hunts, and offer prizes to the party
securing the most wolves on these occa
sions. All this can be done-if we viii
get a move on-and act.
ROUGH RIDER,