The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-04-26
SHEEP VERSUS CATTLE
Considering the Division of the For
estry Reserve Ranges.
AGREEMENT NOT COMPLETE.
The Ahtanum and Klickitat Districts the Bone
of Contention-Big Wool Sales to be Ad-
vertised for North Yakima ana
ProSser.
AGREEMENT NOT COMPLETE.

tlOn neld an interesting meeting IN the
Commercial club rooms Wednesday af-
ternoon. The main object was to name
committee of the Cattle Growers Assoc
citation regarding an adjustment of areas
and ranges of the forestry reserve, to be
submitted to Superintendent d. B. Shell
Ter for his approval.
The meeting was called to order by
President John Cleman, with S. j. Cam
eron secretary. Mr.. Cleman stated that
he had been in communication with Mr..
Shelter, who expected to be in North
Yakima on May LIST, and that the super
intendent requested that a meeting of
those interested in the forestry range
lands be held few days before his ar
rival, so that an agreement might be
reached on ranges and areas without IN
necessary delay, as he did not care to be
detained in Yakima more than couple
of days. After some discussion J. G.
Lloyd presented motion embodying the
appointment by the chair of committee
OF five, of which the presiding officer
should be mem Der, to confer with the
Cattle Growers Association looking to an
amicabe division of the range lands.
subject to the approval OF Superntend-
ent Shelter. The motion carried, and
John ClemaH, S !. Cameron. Dan Good
man, Alexander McAllister and W. II.
Vessey were chosen.
Letters were read from Senator Foster
and Representative Jones which EN-
bodied as much information as was at
their disposal regarding the leasing of
the range lands of the reserve. The
stock must not be moved on before the LIST
of July or to remain there after the 25th
of September. Grazing privileges would
be allowed to not over 100000 sheep,
$500 cattle and 1000 horses. Stockmen
we're to oblgate themselves to pay from
2 to cents per head on sheep and from
10 to l21a cents on cattle. This tax will
not be demanded at present, and only in
case it is authorized by congress. Our
congressman wrote that they would do
the best they could in this matter, but
could give no further assurances.
A committee OF seven, consisting OF
John Cleman, George McCready, Stanley
Coffin, Dan Goodman, S. j. Cameron,
Thomas Smith and Robert Hamilton
was appointed to represent the sheep in
ierests at the meeting with Mr.. Shelter
on Tuesday.
The subject of wool sales was then
discussed. The wool will be stored at
North Yakima and Prosser and it is pro-
posed to advertise the sale of so.many
hundred pounds of wool on the LIST and
18th of each month. beginning on the
10Th of May and terminating on the lst
of July. This will be OF advantage to
the buyer and the grower expects in
this way to have greater competition for
his product and to save, as one member
of the fraternity remarked, the 40 per
cent which the scalper usually demand.
ed. The first sale may not be held until
June l, as no definite decision was
reached on that point.
An adjournment was then taken to ad.
NIT of the committee meetings, and the
delegation of the Cattle Growers Asso-
citation, con sisting of Dan Sinclair, p. A.
Bounds, Elmer Marks, Milton Burge and
A. j. Splawn, was then received. Har-
mony prevailed on the division Of the
range lands until the Ahtanum and
klickitat districts were reached, regard
ing which the two interests were unable
to agree further than to submit their
claims to Mr. Shelter.