, 1907-04-11
SHEEPMEN
AT CAPITAL
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT.
TEE OF WYOMING WOOL
GROWERS AT CHEYENNE.


Of Private Detectives and Other
Matters considened-E. J.. Bell OF
This City was Present.
Offer of reward Of $1,000 for appre-
hension Of sheep camp raiders.
Employment of private detectives
to run down raiders.
Resolution suggesting meeting OF
to discuss land leas.
ing policy.
Plans to circulate a~ntileasing liter
ature in Wyoming, and secure speakers
to discuss leasing policy.
Action which will Illustrate any at
tempt to squeeze 'woolmen~ of state.
Meeting Held Yesterday.
Those are some Of the things in re-
gard to which the executive commit
tee Of the wyoming Wool Growers as
ISOLATION took action today at one Of
the most important meetings ever held
in Wyoming, says the Cheyenne Tri-
bune.
The meeting is being held this af-
ternoon and is being attended by Hon.
Tim Kenney Of Rock Springs, J.A. Del
fielder of Lander, president Of the state
association; R. R. Selway of Sheridan,
Pat Sullivan of Casper, John Mahoney
and F. A. Hadsell of Rawlins, ]. A.
Donnelly of Rawlins, president of the
Carbon County Wool Growers asso-
citation; E. ]. Bell of Laramie and G.
s. Walker of Cheyenne, secretary of
the association.
To End sheep Raids.
The committee met at 2 o'clock and
at once entered into a discussion of
the recent sheepsraids in, Wyoming and
the public land leasing question. In
regard to the former the greatest in
dignation was expressed by the mem
beers over the raids in northern Wye
ming and the committee decided to
offer a reward of $1,000 for the appre-
hension of any person implicated in
a raid on a sheep camp and will also
employ private range detectives whose
duty 1t will be to secure evidence
against raiders.
Anti.Leasirg Pamphlet
The committee, In regard to the leas-
ing problem, made arrangements for
the compilation of a pamphlet which
will set forth the views Of the flock.
masters and others on the question and
kHio will ha licfrih,tnI h~Nodnact Nuo-
the state. A special committee will
also be appointed to select speakers to
appear on certain occasions and dis
cuss' the leasing question, IS the sheep
men urge that this question is of i'm
portance to every branch Of industry.
Governors to Confer. +"
A resolution vas passed recommend
ng that a time and place be fixed for
conference of the governors of Wyo-
ming and other western states to as
certain the views of the western people
the leasing question and take some
action to let the administration know
these views.
To Frustrate Dequeexe."
Inc 3COmultteo Also COubAQereQ ~
some length the Squeeze" of the wool
buyers in Wyoming last year which
compelled many -fiockmasters to sell
their woollat prices far below the mar
ket value Of their wool. The commit.
tee announces that steps will be taken
to frustrate a similar combination Of
buyers this year and to protect the
iockmasters of the state.
Commissioners to Aid.
In response to resolutions passed by
the sheep associations Of Carbon and
Natrona counties, asking that rewards
be offered for the arrest and convic-
ton Of those guilty of sheep raids in
the state, the state board Of sheep com.
m~issionersi met in the city this morn
fng and decided to assist in the work
of running down and prosecuting sheep
raiders. They will assist the state
association in this work and announce
that 1t is the intention of the flock
masters to go after the raiders rough.
shod and see to it that all guilty of such
outrages are punished.