The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-20

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! in as strong language as possible Re
objected StrenuOusly to a 10-Cent kite
having a 90-cent tail. He thought that
a subscription to the Bulletin should
not be made the principal part of a
membership in the association.
Mr.. Haganbarth was on his feet in
a moment to explain that il was a case
of the Bulletin getting subscriptions
and turning over 10 per cent Of the pro-
ceeds to the association.
Mr. Brown said he was not here to
mince words. That the fact remained
that Of every dollar paid into the as
ISOLATION 10 cents went to the OTganiza-
ton and 30 to Mr.. Benefits paper.
Mr.. Bennett next protested that this
was not exactly the situation, but fail
I ed to satisfy Mr. Brown that the con-
dition was not as he had stated it.
G. w Nation of Nebraska offered
some structures against the Bulletin in
the line of the other speakers.
Mr.. Hagenbarth then offered an
amendment to his first resolution,
| striking out the name of the paper. Be
fore this WAS put TO the house Mr..
Brown offered an amendment placing
/ the question OF an official organ in the
hands of the convention instead of the
/ executive committee. This was second
/ ed by ]. +. Clinton.
The chair put the question and de-
clared that Mr.. Hagenbarth's amend
ment had carried. Mr. Brown asked
! where his amendment get off. The
chair had not heard it. Mr.. Brown
| protested. The chair was firm. Mr..
| Brown secured a reconsideration and
/ offered his amendment a second time.
! Mr.. Bennett was inclined to think the
amendment was out of order as super
| fiuOus.
Protest from New Mexico.
! in some oratory and after Objecting TO
endorsing the Shepherds Bulletin. said:
/ We are taking up valuable time with
this discussion. There are important
things to be considered. If we of the
west ever expect to make any progress,
we must unite our interests and go in
solid phalanx against our enemies in
the east where they are opposing our
western interests. Take the GrOut bill.
| for instance. it's passage would re-
( duCe the price of wool and mutton 10
per cent" The chairman objected on
the ground that the GTOut bill did not
effect this convention This is not a
cattlemen's convention" said Mr.. Ben
nett. A delegate came to the support Of
/ Mr.. Gavin by recalling that sheep pro-
ducts too were affected by TIE proposed
OleOmargarine legislation Mr. Gavin
still had his kick coming on the
Shepherd subscription proposition and
wound up by announcing that any way
the convention was fooling away valu-
able time.
While Mr. Gavin was speaking Mr..
| Bennett asked Mr.. Hagenbarth to
withdraw his amendment. Mr.. Hagen
| barth did so as soon as he could secure
the floor and the constitution and by
| laws were allowed To stand without
| provision for an official organ.
Bulletin Knocked Out.
| ton. Later in the session when there
was lull in the proceedings Mr..
Brown of Wyoming moved that it be
/ the sense of the meeting that all money
consisting of initiation fee for members
go into the treasury and that the exc
/ cUtive committee should direct that no
/ portion of that fund be expended in
subscriptions to any publication what
ever The motion was put and carried
/ without A dissenting vote. Mr.. Brown
I having chosen a time when the back
| ers of the Bulletin amendments were
outside in committee meetings.
Sheep Grazing.
/ Mr.. Gosney OF Arizona delivered an
/ address on sheep grazing in arid dis
''The wool growers, he said, "Of the
west are not opposed to forest reserves,
/ but the rules adopted by the govern
ment in regard to the ara ulSJrlcIS OF
/ the west. We have had too much
arm chair science on the subject Of
I forestry What we need on the sub
! iect is something practical Sheep
! are the natural protectors Of the
! forests from fire; they consume
pine cones. leaves and otherwise
act the part of scavengers. thus rid
ding the forest of inflammable vegeta-
/ ton.
/ s.Sheep do not kill of grasses, except
! i'm cases Of over grazing; neither do
\ they iniure young trees, as has been
! charged against them"
/ Mr. Gosney strongly advocated
throwing open the forest reserves for
grazing.
/ The resolutions committee reported.
and one after another its recommends
/ tions were adopted without dissent
/ ing vote.
Lawrence Memorial.
| Lengthy memorial resolutions in
honor of the late President Judge VIII
/ liam Lawrence of BellefOntain, o.,
/ in part as follows. were adopted;
/ "Resolved, That in the death Of
Judge Lawrence the wool growers have
/ lost a devoted friend; that while he
was a man who had filed many high