The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
THEY DECLINED TO MERGE
Swine Breeders Will Remain an In.
dependent Association to Nam

SWINE Breeders Vii Remain an In.
dependent Association to Nam.
tain Their Industry.
notwithstanding the fact that the
hoods in the southern part of the
state prevented many of the swine
breeders coming to Mitchell for the
convention, and there is a large pro-
p9rtlon OF the membership of the as
ISOLATION living down there. where
they raise the most hogs, the attend
ance at the meeting Wednesday even
ing Was very good and a large
amount OF enthusiasm prevailed. The
program hal had been d out
mad to be changed somewhat owing
to the absence of nearly every man
on the program, who was prevented
from coming to the association meet
Ing for one reason or another. Rut
thelf places We're substituted by
other speakers and a sort of a gen
efal discussion took place on topics
That We're of interest to the breeders
Inc opening work of the evening
was the report of Secretary Braa.
Who gave a report of the sale held
IN Sioux Falls a year ago, where the
expenses exceeded the income bv 10
cents, and of the sale held in Mitchell
last fall, when the income was some
VIA larger and left a small balance
in the treasury. Mr.. Braa said that
there were Sc members of the asso-
cation, which had been increased bv
i've at the present meeting.
President Parker stated to the
meeting a resolution that was adopt
ed at the meeting of the Improved
Live Stock Breeders convention.
which met in this city last month,
asking the swine breeders to merge
their association and become a part
OF the larger association. President
Parker thought that in some espects
the move might be a good one, but
on the general proposition he did
not think it the best thing for the
breeders. By going into the larger
association the swine breeders would
lose their identity as an association.
and this he did not think it was the
proper thing to do. The association
was young and it was doing a splen-
did work by advancing the industry
throughout the state, which he did
not think could be increased under
the larger body. He felt that with
the meetings of the association be-
ing held in different places of the
state that the swine industry would
be increased to a greater extent.
When the question was put to a vote
the members voted unanimously to
remain an independent association.
Practically all of the swine breeders
are members of the Improved Live
Stock Breeders Association and they
could not see where they were to be
benefited by letting their own organ
lzation die out. Among other mat
tiers that the swine breeders felt ag-
grieved over was the fact that when
they, as members of the other asso-
citation, were required to paw rent
for the stock pavilion in which to
held their sale Of hogs. They felt
that as members they ought to be
entitled to the use of the building
without charge, except that of heat
ing and lighting the building.
The election of the officers for the
ensuing year was then taken up and
the following we're named:
President-E. b. Parker, of Win
fred.
vice-President-P. e. Murphy, OF
Oldham.
Secretary-S. A. Braa, of Artesian.
Directors-P. w. Peterson, of Yer
million; Chas. Boreson and HI. H..
Erion, of Mitchell; A. K. Breyig, of
Gary; Ferd Drey, of Beresford; Isaac
Lincoln, of Aberdeen.
A question hat took up a good
OCdl VI lllG Cllll0 Was nat OI SGlGCt1Qg
a time for holding a boar sale in the
fall of the year, on which many
breeders expressed their opinion. At
the same time the question of the
location of the sale was up for con-
s%ideration. The sentiment seemed
to prevail that it was a good idea to
move around the state from one part
to another for the purpose of Gre
ating a hog sentiment among the
farmers who were not engaged in
the industry and thus creating a
larger membership and making the
industry a more popular one in the
state. From the expressions Sc
cured October 80 was the most pop
ular date, and Aberdeen was the To-
cation that had the greater number
OF supporters, and on being put to a
vote the two were agreed D O by
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