East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-31
CATTLEMEN UNITE
CROOK COUNTY GROWERS
PROPOSE A PLAN.
Circular Letter Sent Out to All Coun-
ty Organizations Suggesting a
Meeting During the Summer
Time Is Now Ripe for Union Of
Cattlemen of the State.

To unite all the cattle associations
and representative cattle growers in
Oregon Is the movement begun by the
Crook County Cattlemen's association
at Prinevllle, Ore. The following let
ter over the signatures of the presi-
dent and secretary of the associa-
tion, II. d. ,Dunham and A. L. Wigle,
respectively, is self-explanatory:
Dear Sir: At a meeting hell re-
Gently in this city by the executive
committee of the Crook County Cat
tlemen's association, steps were taken
toward the perfecting of state or
ganization which shall embody all the
local cattle associations and repre-
sentative cattle growers, not mem
bers of any such organization, in the
state of Oregon. But we think that
this larger organization should be
composed so far as practicable of
county organizations. In counties
where cattle associations do not exist
we urge that they be formed at once
in order to bring this greater body
to a speedy and successful culmina-
ton.
This move has been inaugurated
because it is felt that only through
the power welded by state organiz-
alton along the lines advanced by the
executive committee of the Crook
County Cattlemen's association will ii
be possible in the future to exert any
| considerable and appreciable influ-
ence either in legislative halls or in
the National Livestock association.
The need of such an organization,
| through which the needs of Oregon's
cattle interests could be voiced, was
most strongly felt at the annual con-
vention of the latter body held In
Denver the first of the present year
"It is the intention of the Crook
| County Cattlemens association
therefore, to form into a solid unit
all the cattle interests in this state
but the preliminary steps which have
already been taken must first be
broached to the cattle owners gener.
ally for the purpose of securing un.
biased and advantageous opinions.
"If the answers sent to this asso'
citation in response to these letters
prove to be favorable, then arrange
ments will be made for a meeting o.
the representatives from the differ
ent sections of the state to be held il
Prineville during the summer or fall
at which time a permanent organiza
tion will be effected.
I'VE should like to have you tall
this matter freely before all cattl
growers in your vicinity and thel
write us as soon as possible the con
sensus of opinion prevailing, whethe
adverse or otherwise, and any sug
gestons relative to the scope of tn
work which comes to mind.
"It is proposed to carry this matte
through to an early success with tn
end in view of gaining for Oregon
cattlemen and their interests a posi-
tion of power proportionate to tn
magnitude of the industry in whicl
:. they are engaged and the vast wealt
which they represent.
Both these should be more full
recognized in the future than the
) have in the past. An immediate re
ply will be of resultant benefit nc
) alone to you, but to that vast brother
hood of cattle owners which in itsel
forms one of the states greatest an
most sustaining industries"