Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-09
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cesebratsJn ii oar GuDnssyn countS
steck growers. has keea set fos
Thursday and FRIDAY. July ~ and
2l. Last wear . ~as successfsl lie.
yoad the hope of ,ss promosers and
the PLAZA Is 10 have q eeiebrstlou
this sumaaer thai will make the state
sst up and take notice The pro.
gram has not even been outlined ~
vet, but 1t will ell two days chock
full Of sport and then the grand ball
TO top Of with will last well into
another dsy Yes. aud we NAV rea-
sonably expect the visitors from
abroad b STAY over aud take a whsrI
st GsnnIson fishing
But b. retarn 10 the stock grow
ers mectlng II was called to order
by President Gillaspey who made .
shoIt address ON matters vital TO the
stockmen. TINS is day of organi-
,ation. Every industry Is being
organized and 1t stands the ranch
men and the ockrnen TO get togeth-
er and stay together. La such east
ern states as Iowa. even the corn
growers and the hay feeders are or
ganizing The Gunnison County
Stock Growers association was or
ganized June rs, 1894. If it had
not been organized our range would
today be vast desert.
The Gunnison country is peculiar
ly adapted to two classes Of stock
which can both be raised with good
profit These classes are beef cattle
and horses The interest IN horses
Of thoroughbred stock is compara-
lively recent, but today # we had a
lot Of such horses to sell, We could
dispose of them easily
The forest reserve question is an
important one aud should receive
the attention of stockmen at once.
Mr. Glllaspey thoaght the Nation
al Lave Stock association had out
lived its usefulness and that the new
American Stock Growers association
needed looking after 10 keep it out
of the hands OF the packers and the
railroads. Its plan of individual
membership was not as good as one
which allowed membership through
minor organizations The State
Horse and Cattle Growers associa-
ton had accomplished splendid work
for the stockmen and was worthy Of
support.
As a county organization the Gun
nison association had some of its
hardest work ahead.
Following the presidents address,
statement of finances was read by
Secretary l.. II. EasterIy. 1t dis
closed expenditures for the year Of
S123.O6, a large part of this having
gone as rewards for capturing horse
thieves A balance of S5O7S in
cash ON hand was shown, but also a
note of some twenty indivi iual mem
bers on which $500 had been bor-
rowed caused the ready cash to size
up pretty small If all members
paid dues and assessments to date,
the Indebtedness would be cancelled
The report was accepted.
The question of forest reserves
was then discussed. I. W Gray was
not sure the reserves were a bad
thing, but practically everybody else
thought they were. The idea of a
range governed by red tape officials
from Washington did not appeal to
the ranchmen Herman Eilebrecht
made spirited attack on reserves
and brought out some good points
1t was thought best TO appoint a
committee OF five ranchmen and rep
resentatlve citizens to study the
question and recommend plan of
action.
The following telegram was then
read by the secretary.
Crested Butte, Colo, June 3.
Stock Growers Convention.
Gunnlson, Colo.
Crested Butte sends You hearty
greetings and invites YOU individ-
ually and collectively to Join us in
celebration of the ensuing Fourth
In reciprocatiOn we guarantee our
attendance aud cooperation for your
annual gala day. Let union prevail
and everybody boost for Gunnison
county.
C. l.. Ross, sect Boosters club of
Crested Butte
1t was moved and carried that the
association accept the invitation and
that individually the me nbers would
attend as far as possible and in re-
turn would expect Crested Butte
people to come in a bunch to Cattle
mems Day, which celebration was
Immediately extended into two DAYS