The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-07
WOOL GROWERS MEET
Annual Session OF the Utah
Flock Masters.
PROTECTIVE POLICIES
OFFICERS ELECTED AND RE
PORTS OF SUCCESS HEARD.

The Utah Wool-growers' association
held an interesting and profitable meet
ing yesterday in the city and county
building. It was the annual session. but
by reason of the fact that the time
of the annual meetings were last April
| changed to October, it is only six
months since the sheepmen met. Presi-
dent Jesse n. Smith occupied the chair,
and there was a large attendance.
FIRST IN order was the reading and
adoption of the reports of the president
secretary and treasurer. a committee
consisting OF Z. J. KearneS, Wesley Il
walton and A j. Nelson was named
20 audit the reports of the financial Of
ficers.
The election of officers was without a
contest Jesse n. Smith of Layton
president; Heber A. Smith Of Draper
vice president; z. H. Callister, secre-
1 tary' ana W l. Pickard, treasurer,
both OF Salt Lake City, were reelected
The new executive committee chosen
IS Frank H. Rudy OF North Point
Henry Harker of Taylorsville and o. P.
Hatch OF Woods Cross.
county vice presidents were elected
as follows: Salt Lake, w. H. Haigh;
BOX Elder, ]. NJ Jensen: Davis, Will
liam Moss; Utah, Alvin Adams; Juab,
5 J. Ostler; Sanpete, Louis Anderson:
Summit, Allen Jones; Morgan, James
president was authorized to name the
vice presidents of the counties which
were not represented at the meeting.
Report Of the President.
President Smiths report for the past
SIX months gave the assurance, pleas
ing TO the members, that the asSocia-
tlon is in prosperous condition, and
that its purposes Of mutual protection
are being carried out as well. If not
better, than ever before.
since the settlement OF the sheep
grazing license tax question in the test
case OF Cache county VS. joseph NJ
Jensen in the supreme court" con-
cases have been dismissed. The cost
Of the appeal, $154.5e, has been re-
funded to the association
The case Of Davis county VS.. James
kippen, for befouling the waters Of
Mil Creek, east Of Bountiful, has been
decided in favor Of the defendant. An
other similar case in NeDhi against
Joseph E. Wright was tried in the JUS
tees court and decided against
Wright, but an appeal has been taken
TO the district court. These cases are
generally brought from prejudice and
spite, and SO far have failed in prose
cution when taken beyond the justices
courts.
against members of the association
brought by people OF Nevada for cross
ing certain Railroad lands, but these
are In progress, and the results will be
known later The case Of the state of
Idaho vs. Rasmussen for entering that
state with sheep against the proclama-
tlon or the governor is still pending in
the supreme court of the United States
Scab inspectors to inspect ship
mentS Of sheep for eastern markets
nave been appointed by the general
government The inspection has been
thorough, and has given general salts
faction believe it to be the best
method for the eradication of the scab
ana the solution OF our local difficulties
over this question
The finances of the association are
IN good condition, and now show a bal
ance of S1,1o3.21. This is sufficient to
pay our present Indebtedness, and by
the time the assessments for the year
are paid in full there is no reason why
the revenues should not meet the ex-
penses for the ensuing year."
Conventions in January.
Referring to the approaching conven-
ton of the National Livestock asSOcia-
ton to be held in this city in January
President Smith states in his report
that the time is close at hand when
preparations for the entertainment of
the visiting associations members
must begin.
Every sheeDman in the state"
urges President Smith, should take a
special interest in the matter The con-
vention viii bring a great many people
TO the capital city Of Utah from every
part OF the nation, Sheepmen, cattle
men, horsemen and hogmen from every
state in the Union. Questions of great
importance will be discussed, and many
bright and able papers viii be read by
men Of experience in the livestock
business.
1t is likely also that the convention
OF the National WoOl-groWers' aSsocia-
ton Will meet here Immediately after
the livestock convention is over. This
viii add much interest to the occasion,
and will bring together the largest
number Of wool-groWers that ever as
sembled in convention in any part of
the rVcrld