, 1906-01-13
GOVERNOR OF WYOMING STANDS
SQUARELY FOR HIS STATE
AND HER GREAT IN
SITUATIONS.
Learned in Few Minutes at Short
Course What He Would Have Been
Glad to Know Ten Years Ago-Re-
markabie Result of Sheep Industry
In Wyoming Last Year-State En-
gineer Johnston on Irrigation.

There was much food for solid re-
Election for free traders, whether they
be prominent ranchmen," retired
merchants or any other kind, and
cause for gladness upon the part of all
who believe in the matchless wealth
of Wyoming as a stock growing state
in the splendid address delivered last
night by Governor Brooks, at a mass
meeting in the auditorium OF the uni
versity, as a fitting finale of the lee
lures in the short course. The COVER
nor began by saying that this was the
third time he had spoken at a short
course and he endorsed fully the excel
lent work being done by Director Buff
fun of the experiment station, Presi-
dent Tisdel of the University of Wyo-
ming and all who had taken part in the
gatherings. He said he had been pres
lecture on the points of a horse, and
mad he possessed ten years ago the
knowledge he had gained in those few
minutes, he would have been able to
save many a dollar.
The governor is a sensible speaker,
every work meaning something, and
when he made a statement it was to be
accepted as fact. He is a business
man, a ranchman, %conversant with the
business interests of the state and ia
miliar with the conditions as they ex-
list on the range, on the farm, in the
business houses and offices of the
state.
The meeting was called to order by
President Tisdel, who asked Prof. Buff
fum to make a statement outlining to-
days program in the short course. Mr..
Buffum said the day would be given
up to the block demonstrations by Hon.
Dan Gaumnitz of st. Anthony, Mimi,
and that a lecture would be given by
State Chemist II. &. knight this even
ing on the digestive qualities of the al
falfa being fed in the experiment tests.
A lively time will follow in the gym
nasium. The block demonstrations be-
gan at Science hall at $3.50 this morn
ing. the animals slaughtered by Mr..
Weightman being on the block. and
Prot. Gaumnitz for several hours was
watched and listened to with intense
interest.
President Tisdel introduced Cover
nor Brooks, who was received with
much hand clapping by the audience.
The governor said he had not given
time to the preparation of a speech"
in the general acceptance of that term,
and proceeded TO talk" to his hearers,
not a word escaping them. The COVER
nor said that every man in the state,
of whatever calling had been benefited
by the 1900, 900 turned loose in the
state of Wyoming from the sale of
sheep and wool last year. He paid his
respects in no uncertain sound to the
free traders, who would remove the
tariff on wool and ruin the sheep in
dustry in Wyoming. In the last year
of free trade in wool, millions of pounds
of shoddy had been brought to this
county. Last year the importations
amounted to less than a million pounds.
Every pound of shoddy brought to this
country would replace three pounds of
Wyoming wool, and it would be no trou-
BILE to figure that $4,000, 600 pounds of
shoddy would take the place of $780,
600, 900 pounds of the product of the
fiockmasters of the state.
Speaking of the number of sheep in
the state, Governor Brooks took a shot
at the tax dodger and left no doubt of
his position in the matter. He said the
National Wool Manufacturers associa-
ton had made a canvass of the state
and found 100000 sheep in Wyoming.
The assessors were able to dig up
about 2,S00,000 last year. Nearly 2,OOO,
900 sheep had not been listed for taxa
ton.
ANY man who tries to dodge his
taxes is not playing fair and square
with the people of the state. What he
does not pay must be paid by his neigh
bors. The newspapers of the state can
do a great work for Wyoming by going
after these tax dodgers. Hunt them
out and brand them before the people
of the state"
In 1895, the speaker said, Wyoming
had been ninth in order of states in
the matter of wool; last year it was
Second, being surpassed only by it's
neighbor, Montana.
The cattle industry is not thriving