East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23

What is said by pioneer sheepmen
TO be the best meeting of the Umatilla
County woolgrowers' association ever
held. was convened at the parlors OF
the Commercial association at lG
o'clock this morning. with practically
ali the sheep in Umatllla county rep
resented in the attendance.
Great interest was taken in the
meeting and the program started off
with a vim and harmony which
speaks volumes for the industry In
this county.
The annual election Of officers was
held and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Prcsi-
dent, s. p. Gould; vice president
Douglas Belts; ecretary and treas
urer, Dan p. Smythe.
Because of their close association
with sheepmen and the intimate re-
Iations existing between the sheep
men and the federal stock inspectors,
Drs. f. ". Hutchinson, w. III. Lyle
and Nj. ). LantZ, the federal inspect
ors for Oregon, were admitted to
membership in the association.
Committees were appointed by
President Gould as follows at the
forenoon session: on constitution
and bylaws. Douglas Belts, B. d.
Smith and ]. n. Burgess; on resolu-
tons. william Slusher, George Rugs
and A. II. Sunderman. The executive
committee was formed Of the presi-
dent and secretary and three mem
hers elected by the association, the
new committee being composed OF the
following: President. $. p. Gould
Secretary Dan Z. Smythe, John Rust
Herbert Boylen and II. A. kelsay.
Since most of the members OF the
association have just returned from
the division OF the range In the We
naha reserve at Walla Walla, that
subject was discussed In an entertain
ing way by those present and general
satisfaction Is felt over the result OF
the division.
General Membership.
The forenoon meeting was devoted
principally to an informal discussion
of general interests and signing the
membership roll. The following In
dividual shcepmcn and companies
have sof ar signed ns members OF the
association. S. p. Gould. w. II. Gull
lIford, ]. It. Hoskins, j. c. Hoskins,
Donald Ross. A. A. Cole, Cunningham
Sheep and Land company. Rugs
Bros, Douglas Belts. X. G. Warner,
w. w. Chapman, J. Il. Smith Live
stock company, A. Il. Chapman, Rust
Bros, Samuel Warner. A. II. Sunder-
man. Pedro Bros, c. c. Henderson,
William Slusher, a. =. Mann, Herbert
Boylen. Dan p. Smythc. NJ. 8. Bantz.
II. n. Hutchinson and W. II. Lytle.
Including the proxies represented
in the meeting. this membership rep
resents practically all the sheep In
Umatilla county and when the sig
natures of a few more individuals are
secured the entire industry In the
county will be included in the asso-
citation and the best of feeling pre-
walls.
Annual Dues Fixed.
This afternoon the annual dues for
membership in the association were
placed at SO. or this amount 81 per
year will go to the county association
81 to the state association, and II to
the national association.
Fund for the Courts.
Also, a special tax was levied Tor
the purpose OF paying for the capture
and conviction of men guilty of ma
licious sheep shooting. Each MEM
ber was assessed 81 for each 1000
head of sheep sheared last spring
and this money will go into a fund
to pay rewards offered for the arrest
and conviction of sheep shooters.
Two such men have already been
caught and sentenced, for which a
reward of $1,000 Is to be paid by the
aoaanlatiA