, 1900-05-21

The subjoined letter is a copy of one
being sent II at the present time by
the Wyoming Stock Growers ass0cia-
ton to the cattle men of the state. The
work Of the association for the year
1899 is highly ~commendable and a per-
usual of the letter will readily show
the value of such an organization to
the cattle men Of Wyoming.
Dear Sir:
AS a member of the Wyoming Stock
Growers association you are doubtless
interesting in knowing what has been
accomplished during the past year, that
you may decide for yourself whether
the management is satisfactory and
whether your Investment for fees and
of the executive committee to make
such Il close inspection Of all WyO-
ming raised cattle that no animal from
the herds Of any association member
shall go IN the market, either from
the range or feed lot, without having
passed the scrutiny of an association
inspector, and the result has been the
inspection of lis, 800 head of Wyo-
ming raised cattle. OF this number
there We're 1852 strays, valued at $751;
92O.S6, which handsome sum found its
way to the pockets of members OF tho
association who were the owners Of
the strays recovered. The figures
speak louder for the benefits resulting
from inspection than anything We can
say on the subject, and are emphasized
by the fact that the total expense to
the association for the recovery of the
amount stated a less than Sl2, 600.
More cattle were inspected at South
Omaha than elsewhere, but equally
good results were secured at Chicago,
Denver, Kansas City, and Sioux City,
and so thorough has been the work
Of the association inspectors that we
doubt if a single Wyoming owned ami
NAL. whether shipped from h range
or from some Nebraska, Iowa or Kan
sas feed lot, has escaped scrutiny. The
benefits of the association are so self
evident that all Wyoming stockmen.
whether owning few or many cattle.
should participate in its support and
share in the result attained, and you.
as a member, are urged to communi-
cate the contents of this letter to any
of your neighbors or friends who are
interested in securing the full returns
of their own labor and industry. Let
your friend and %neighbor understand
that as a member Of the association
his cattle will be inspected, whether
shipped to market this year or next,
whether shipped from the range or
from the feed lot, and that the re-
cover of the proceeds of n steer
will pay hills dues for years to come.
Show him this letter if convenient. 1t
contains facts relating to his business
that he should know. Tell him that
we seek his cooperation in securing
to every honest stockman of wyoming
lne proceeds OIL MS lnTlIJ anu eileTBy.
Statistics and figures are dry reading,
but a good business man is always in
terested in such as concern his particu-
lar line of business and the knowledge
Of which may help him to increase its
profits. The following are of that sort
and show in detail what the associa-
ton accomplished in the year 1899, and
the cost:
Total number of Wyoming
cattle inspected -. ..... lis, 900
Total number of strays re-
ported ..... ....... $3.50. 4.752
Total value and amount re-
mitted to members of the
association for strays as
the result of inspection. .$191 ,92O.S6
Total receipts
from fees and
dues :. . &. ..... s13, O47. 06