Gilpin observer., 1906-02-01
STOCKMEN MEET
GREAT STOCK GROWERS CON-
MENTIONS IN DENVER.
PLANS FOR AMALeAMATIoN
Western Live Stock Show Opened at
Union Stock Yards-Week Of Busy
Work AuspiciousIy Begun-Graz-
ing Fec Bone Of Contention.

DenVer-Ine convention or the COL
orado Cattle and Horse Growers AS
sociation opened convention week
Monday morning and half an hour
after the call to order the assemblage
was down to business.
Chief Forester Pinchot and the
stockmen got together on the question
of forest reserve grazing and the gov
ernment land problem at a committee
meeting on forest regulations. The
former argued the government side Of
the question ably, almost effectually ST.
lencing the opposition.
The Western Live Stock Show was
at o'clock and the grounds thronged
with visitors all afternoon viewing the
uneXcelled animals on exhibition.
The executive committee of the two
live stock associations held a joint
meeting, drafting final plans for ANAL
gamation, amid the greatest jubilation.
Murdo Mackenzie and Frank ]. Hag-
enba-.h were informally offered as
candidates for president of the merged
organization, and the campaign was
vigorously opened by the supporters in
each associat. On.
When the Colorado Cattle and Horse
Growers Association met in the
Broadway theater at 10 o'clock there
was an unusually large gathering,
about 200 being present.
Hon. f. NJ. Ammons, president OF the
association, presided, with Secretary
rn1 uf 'Tharp
was much important routine business
attended to, and features of the morn
ing were a short address by Clifford
Pinchot, chief of the division of for
estry, and rousing talk by John w.
Springer.
President Ammons in his address
took up the matter of the grazing tax
and declared that majority OF the
stockmen in this state feel that the
government has not treated them right
in the matter. He recommended that
the convention take up plan of cam
paign looking toward the abatement OF
the trouble. He would have the diff
culties adjusted by the men sent to
Washington from this state, not by
lot of men who would not know a cat
tie ranch if they saw one.
Another matter touched upon by
President Ammons was that of freight
rate discrimination. What the stock
men want is an impartial tribunal to
hear and decide questions between
shipper and carrier.
Lake county disclosed the only con-
test, two district associations claiming
membership. The chairman named
committee to investigate. and at the
afternoon session both sets of dele
gates were seated.
In Secretary Johnson's annual report
he particularly reviewed the legisla-
tion of last year affecting stock inter
ests. He also reviewed the correspond
ence and action of the officers with the
forestry department last June. when
the order for a grazing tax was made.
Mr.. Pinchot had been induced to agree
to a reduction of the fee, but not TO It's
complete abolition. The association is
also taking part in trying to change
the twenty-eight hour law.
A series of recommendations was
submitted by the executive committee
and they were adopted. Ths first was
that the association pay $3.50 year
and Join the American Stock Growers
Association and that each of the thirty
district associations hand the secretary
So and the name of delegate TO repre-
seEt ii. Second, that committeeman
be appointed from each local associa-
ton to meet with the government of
ficers and discuss the matter of the
grazing fee. Third, that the associa-
ton being in debt to the American
Stock Growers Association in the sum
OF Si00, a committee with III. II. Robin
son as chairman be named to devise
ways of paying it.
At the afternoon session DIR. c. G.
Lamb, state veterinarian. made re-
port on the sanitary conditions, and
said that everything is exceedingly
favorable. There were only nine cases
of glanders. as against twenty-seven
the year before. The reduction is due
TO regulations. He spoke of peculiar
disease that has appeared in the east
ern counties from which stock die. He
believes 1t due to the dry food. as
it appears to be a sort of indigestion.
He warned the people In the San Luis
valley that peas will produce the same
disease among animals that do not
chew the cud DIR. Lamb particularly
urged the ranchmen to fight against
hog cholera. which can almost be pre-
vented IL they are careful. There Is
no Texas fever in the state. but there
is danger in the spread of anthrax.
w. c. Baker, brand clerk at the Of
flee of the secretary of state, made
brief report. He stated that there are
10000 brands on file, and 1t is hoped
to issue brand book before long that
will be practical.