Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-19

its scope as 10 consider the matter Of
promotiOn OF sheep husbandry IN every
possible way. has been asserted by very
many of our members IN all parts OF
the United States The presentation
Of the various merits OF different breeds
Of sheep. the discussion Of questions OF
transportation, OF methods OF market
ing wool. Of the cultivation OF proper
forage plants for sheep husbandry IN
the arid sections Of the United states
OF the tenure OF occupancy Of public
lands, Of restricting the depredauons
Of wild animals and ~ dogs. and null
titude OF other ouesti1ns OF great inn
portance to keepers Of sheep I'm the
United states. can properly be dis
cussed by this organization IN such a
manner as to lend interest TO It's meet
ings The meetings should be held an
nually and with a fixed date, and II Is
recommended that the next meeting OF
this association be held In Chicago. H..
and that half fare rates be secured for
all persons desiring TO attend and II
the constitution Is br0adened, as so
many Of us desire and active work
Is done during the next twelve months
we shall have a meeting OF an organl-
cation OF which we shall be proud.
THE FOREST RESERVES.
The matter Of excluding sheep from
grazing upon the forest reserves Of
the United States is one which has re-
Ceiyed a large share N attention from
your general agent during the past
year. and which will undoubtedly re-
ceive the attention OF this meeting
large share OF attention has also been
devoted 10 the subject OF leasing the
. "a ar
with Well-kn0Wn shJep sGtn Vest or
the Mississippi river We have opposed
such leasing OF public lands vigorously
and rersistently. Action upon this sub
ject should be taken at this meeting.
At the conclusion Of the address
motions and appointment OF commit
tees was ia order.
A. $. Gosney OF Arizona at this juno
ture made a motion 10 the effect that
the bylaws be suspended and that for
the purposes Of this meeting all the
wool growers present be inclu,< In the
deliberations Of the meeting This
motion found a second I'm Jesse NJ.
Smith. Nelson of Montana however
rose and offered a substitute 90 the
motion 10 the effect that an States be-
represented according to the number OF
sheep II represented, the former motion
prevailed
Finally the committee on resolutions
was appointed as follows. New
Mexico. H. W. Kelly; oregon j. q.
Edwards; Idaho, 4. j. knol.in;
Montana, H. n Nelson; Massachusetts,
o. b. Munroe, California, Harry Quinn.
Utah. n a Kearns Of GunnisOn The
seven States We're named by the chair
man upon the motion OF Jesse VI. smith.
Arizona and New York being originally
named In the place of New Mexico and
California. Arizona, New Mexico and
subsequently Ohio which was chosen
In the place Of the Empire State. retir-
ing IN favor Of the first and last named
respectively on the committee.
The committee on nomination Of OFF,
GERS was finally selected as follows:
e. J. Gavin. New Mexico Jesse NJ.
n. Wood Mich. J. II. Kirkpatrick
Ohio: r. Scott. Oregon; T. c. Power
Montana r s. Gosnpy Arizona John
T. Webb Indiana. G.. r. Ship. Cali
fornia: w. Ii. Coe, Illinois, r, p. Snow
Wyoming, Chas. D. Ladd. Mass; W G.
Markham. New York r. +. Shinn, Colo
RADIO. G.. W. Nation. Nebraska; George
Ernst. Nevada. Daniel Leonard. Iowa
Committee on BY Laws-Gosney OF
Arizona. Powers Of Montana, and Snow
Of Wyoming.
Following the selection and retire
ment OF the various committees select
ed the complaint and question box
was In order This elected a query as
to what action should be taken In the
interest of law and order IN the matter
Of the killing OF $4,000 worth Of sheep
in Wyoming h. masked men last sum-
mer near sheridan Custer county This /
query went over for consideration.
During the mOmentary lull In the |
proceedings, a paper on the skirting !
clause was read TO the delegates as
sembled
THE sKIRTING CLAUSE
Mr.. Wallace's paper. which IN hls abb
seuce was read 10y Secretary Markham,
in part was: MI Chairman ana gen
tlemen OF the convention: The schedule
X Of the so-callcd Dingley Bill was for
INFLATED by the National Association OF
Wool Manufacturers. In Boston during
the summer OF 1896. IL was signed after
a great display of impartial hearing and
taking Of testimony, by the dying ways
and means committee OF the Fifty
fourth Congress The skirting clause
contained In section 336, was an inner
itance from the hfty-frst Congress"
Mr.. Wallace then entered into a succinct |
account OF the origin ~ schedule X, |
during which he quoted the late presl- |
dent OF the association, Judge Law /
renee. In regard to the ways and means
committee, IN which he set forth that |
the committee had labored with the |
tarlT on wool. woolens and worsteds |
and apparently they had laid awake at |
night. 10 devise ways and means Of do |
Ing something without It's being dscov- |
cred. After setting forth what had |
been accomplished by that committee |
he recited the incidents surrounding the |
vain endeavor 20 be heard by the /
House committee during the special |
session OF the ffty-hfth Congress and |
then went on % state that the skirting |
clause was FIRST added 10 the tarif laws /
I'm 1890 And thereby the evasion Of /
tariff dues was possible The law, he |
said was based on the condition ~ |
wool as II Is when shorn from unwashed |
sheep, second. as shorn from brook
washed sheep; and third, as washed af-