Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-04-24
ROUNDUP ASSOCIATION
In Annual Meeting at Fort Benton-Meet In
Helena Next Year.


The North Montana Stockgrowers'
Association met In Fort Benton Sat.
urday last, NJ. f. Milne presiding.
Mayor Crane welcomed the delegates
to the city. The following report OF
the executive committee was read
and adopted:
To the Officers and Members OF the
North Montana Roundup Asso.
citation.
Gentlemen; Your executive CON-
mittee begs to report os follows:
W. have considered the report OF
the secretary-treasurer and find the
finances OF the association are In a
satisfactory condition. there being a
surplus in the treasury, although NO
assessment has been made upon the
members for the past two years.
That such Ia the case Is due to the
fact that depredations upon cattle
are not practiced as extensively as
before, which proves the efficiency OF
this association.
There Is every rsason to believe
that the regular organization that
formerly existed among cattle
r~ustlers is broken up and many of
the worst characters have been I'm
prisoned or killed or run out Of the
country. Some cattle stealing, how
ever, will always be done, no matter
how vigilant we may be and no ei-
forts should be spared to ferret out
the criminals and prosecute them to
the fullest extent, which we are now
better able to do with the amended
laws and an improved public sentl-
ment.
We heartily endorse the bounty
laws as amended by the last legisla-
tive assembly for the beneficial effects
are already apparent in the increased
number Of pelts that are brought be-
fore the county clerks. 1t would be
desirable II conflicting ideas could be
harmonized SO that a particularly
large bounty could be placed upon
wolves for their depredations will
continue to be a serious element of
loss, no matter how few their num-
bers.
We congratulate the growers OF all
kinds OF live stock upon the decision
OF the supreme court whereby the
Ubiquitous attempts OF the alleged
board OF equalization have been
thwarted. The basis now adopted
by the county assessors we regard as
being, In the main, satisfactory. In
particular we again commend the
independent and fair course taken by
the assessor of Choteau county.
In the matter of the service received
from railroads the past season we
will state that the service between
st. Paul and Chicago has been salts
factory on all the railroads. On the
Great Northern railway the service
was the best we have ever received.
We have reason 10 believe that the
efficient general and division
officers now controlling the affairs of
this road will Justify our good opin-
ions and reasonable expectations by
not permitting the service given
stock shippers to deteriorate the
present year.
Officers for the ensuing year were
chosen as follows:
President-W. X. Flowerree.
Vice president-Robert Coburn, Sr.
Secretary and Treasurer-R. +.
Clary.
The executive committee is COM
posed of Al. f. Miner, chairman:
John Harris, Jessie |. Phelps, Conrad
Kohrs, John Survent, Robert Coburn,
ST., j. NJ. Boardman, l.. T.. Kauff-
man, s. A. Miller, +. Beach, Chas.
Lepley, j. T. Murphy, Henry Seeben,
c. H.. Austin.
Quite a combat ensucd over the
place OF meeting for 1902, Great Falls,
Chinook and Helena contesting.
Much to the grief Of many cattlemen
Helena succeeded aid considerable
secession may result, it being claimed
that the Helena ''hog" captured the
prize by unfair means.
The name of the association was
again changed, the following reso-
luton being carried by Il large
majority.
Whereas, At the meeting of this
association held In Helena on April
%, 1900, n resolution was passed
changing it's name from the North
Montana Roundup Association to
the Northern Montana Stockgrow-
ers' Association; and
Whereas, Said resolution wascar-
ried without due reflection thereon
and In the discussion OF the matter
by the members of the association
since that date many of them are OF
the opinion that 1t IL undesirable to
change the name under which III was
first established and under which II
attained great success, and that Its
first name more fully indicates the
character and purposes OF the asso-
citation; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the above named
resolution be annulled and that the
name OF this association shall cor
tinue to be the North Montana
Roundup Association.