Williams news., 1905-08-19
Arizona Wool Growers Meet

court house in Flagstaff, Thursday, says the Coconino Sun, was we'll at tended, and was in every way an enthusiastic gathering.
 It was strictly a business meet ing, the principal question being that of dipping and the benefits de- rived A communication from Dr. J. c. Norton, territorial veterina rian. showed that al! sheep in the territory had been dipped under the supervision of the government experts.
 A resolution was passed pledging the members of the association to dip all sheep this fall, before De- cember 1, the work to be done un- der government supervision. The work to be done once if the sheep are not affected with scab, and twice in case they are affected. And they also pledged themselves to use their influence to the end that all sheep in the territory be treated in like manner.
 A resolution was passed thanking the bureau of animal industry, the live stock sanitary board and the territorial veterinarian for their ef- ficient services and cooperation in eradicating scab from sheep in this territory. Other resolutions, in re- lation to the driving of stock across the Indian reservation, and also the new forest reserve regulations, were discussed and passed.
 The following resolution was passed and ordered published:
 Whereas, by reason of failure to comply with the law relative to migratory focks of sheep contro versy has risen between the various counties through which sheep are annually driven going to and from winter ranges, as to the division of taxes between the counties covered by such movements of sheep; and
 Whereas, this association has em- ployed an attorney to compile in formation relative to the move ments of sheep across county lines, the time spent by the respective hocks in the respective counties, and the proportion of tax due the different counties for each year since the enactment of the present law; and
 Whereas. it is important for the interests of the counties involved as we'll as for the interests of the sheep industry. that settlement ol past tax matters be made at the earliest date practicable;
 Therefore, be it Resolved by the Arizona Wool-Growers' association that such association does hereby most earnestly and respectfully urge upon the board of supervisors of Coconino, Navajo and Apache counties, that settlement be made by them respectively for the pro rata of taxes due to the counties lying south and through which the sheep of the northern counties pass and upon the basis of the state ment compiled by the attorney fol this association, without requiring affidavits to be filed where the same have not already been filed, ol where the same may have been mis laid or lost.
 Resolved, That this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this as, sociation, and the secretary of the association be instructed to trans. init copy of the same to the re spective clerks of the boards of su, pervisors of Coconino, Navajo, Yav, apai, Maricopa, Gila and Apache counties, and to publish a copy with the account of the proceedings of this meeting.
 The officers of the association for the ensuing year are as follows: E. s. Gosney, president, Flagstaff; w. Morgan, vice president, Showlow T. E. Pollock. secretary, Flagstaff J. B. Patterson, treasurer, St. Johns.
 Upon adjournment of the gen. eral association meeting of the western division was held. There was no change made in the officers with the exception that John Noble was made a director in place of N. s. By. The officers are: c. c. Hutchinson, president; E. $. Cos ney, secretary; T. E. Pollock, treas urer, w. H. Campbell and John Noble, directors. A committee was appointed, consisting of Thomas Savers, Chas. Schultz and A. H Beasley, to confer with representa- lives of the Cattle Growers asso- citation of this county, relative to the providing of private fund to increase SC the bounty on lobo wolves, which are increasing throughout the northern part of the territory and are q pnenace tQ the stock industry