Gunnison news-champion., 1902-06-13

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~srs.at.oa ths; q reward VI 81 ~ - =
ans psrson os PERSONS wsss wsA 49, -
arress aud es~victsoa ia any esass II -
ni-vc eos,aiy. Cosoraato. t<r ~ 49, =
scstIag s,sess tres either n4ais<si<uusy -
eare,e-siy.
NJ ssscsdsDsssi the rewssd -
changed TO tI00. aai the vesotu4iaD
adopted.
a bail wss suggested By TAnnO
Stevess and seeuscd 70 ssset UieA
tavor. II was fsslly decided " h<s11
this ball a. a grand mid-sawssser aete-
bratioa Of the eattlemes os FriAas
night the 25fh of July st LsGsoe
holel IN Guasison. As comsaitsss -
arrangements Thosssss stevess, NJ.
Bsckey, L. II. Aesds, Her.@ , ksssis.
Otto Bowers aud Chas. Aassss@ Uess
appeiRtel.
The comwsittee - sssenawsssss 49,
introduced sew sectioss ~ folbsOs
To amend SECTION 81 by adding the ~
lowing
"1he executive board may ssspsa1
us,sisr uptd the next annual nssse.ssg ~
~hai they dss.m sufficient casse, bst ~
suspended member shall stand reiastsasd
at such annual meeting unless by vsee Il
two-thirds OF the association present voting
by ballot, he be expelled.n
That section n be amended 10 Rad -
Il he executive committee shall isl af
five members elected at the annual nsss1-
ing who shall each have = separate district
OF the county and report TO the secrstaTy
OF the association on each month the eos-
dition OF his respective district.
10 Section 25, the following was adepes1
s'persons engaged in sheep raising ase
not eligible. but the ksping Of sssssA
number OF sheep solely for domestic paEp'
ses, said sheep to be kept within enclossss.
shall not render a person ineligible ~
membership"
The first Of these amendments Wasl
carried with little debate, the secessA
was laid ON the table and the third
created much aiscsssiOR. Mr.
Hsrtmss was mach opposed to
the section. Said Q bunch of five
sheep soon grew to five hundred and
then got out of the enclosure. Mr..
A l. l.. oLa
He said he did, but was ashamed
of it. Mr.. cAllister favored the
amendment as he saw no objection %
man keeping small flock in an in
closure in order to have fresh mutton.
Mr.. Sapp made strong speech in
favor of the amendment his principa
point being that il was better 60
make an active member of the man
v ho had few sheep than to antago-
nize him, for there was no doubt that
he had right to raise mutton for
home use. The amendment was
adopted and Messrs. Flick and Funk
were reinstated in membership,
Under election of officers the con
vention insisted on re-eleeting W. A.
Gillaspey by acclamai ion. iIerm.n
Rausis was reelected vice-president.
l.. II. Easterly was elected secretary
i'm a four cornered contest. II. +. Lake
was reelected treasurer by scclama-
ton. As members of the executive
board A. II. Mcconnell was selected
from Tomichi creek, Richard Ball
from East river and A. W. Mergel-
man from the lower Gunnison.
A. II. johnson, secretary of the
Colorado associa tion and editor of the
Denver Record Stockman then spoke
of needed improvements in the stock
inspection Law, OF the new market
and packing house for Denver, the
leasing law and probable trouble
ahead on the sheep question. He
called particular attention to recent
action Of the U. 5. Land Department
in ordering down fences on govern
ment lands, and suggested that it was
inspired by those who were trying to
bring the leasing matter to q head.
a committee on revision of consti-
tuition and bylaws was appointed
consisting Of T. w. Gray, II. c. Bart
lett and A. +. Hyzer. 1t was then
moved and carried that the meeting
adjourn.