The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-19

a sensation has been sprung on the del
egates to the forty-third annual conven-
ton of the National Woolgrowers' asso-
may develop into the most startling
charges that have ever been made against
influential members of q national live
stock organization in this country.
1T is believed that half a dozen of the
most influential western sheepmen who,
until yesterday were bitter in their de-
nunciatiOns of forest reserve regulations
and proposed federal control of western
grazing lands. have been silenced by the
government agents with promises of spe-
clal grazing privileges for their stock dur
ing the coming year
Reports to this effect spread like wild
fire among the convention delegates last
night and the hotel Hobbies were filled
with excited groups OF sheepmen discus
sing the rumOrS
Cannot Believe Rumor.
The officers Of the WoOlgrowers asso-
citation admitted they had heard the re-
ports THE statement that certain of
our big men have been subsidized by gov
eminent forest reserve agents and their
former strenuous condemnation of that
service effectively silenced for the time
being. reached me a half hour ago." de-
clared National Secretary George s. Wal
ker, late last night. Il have had no time
to investigate the truth of the reports
anu am at q loss TO explain tnem- w h1ie
II would be an easy thing for the govern
ment men to grant big sheep raiSerS Spe-
cial forest reserve grazing privileges and
the flockmasters so favored would prob
ably feel like saying as little as possible
afterward relative to mismanagement of
such reserves. / can scarcely believe that
a member of this association could be
reached in such manner. l am astound-
ed at the reports and shall investigate
them to the limit of my ability"
Scores M M nov
in declaring last night that they will
bring the reports before the convention to-
day and if this is done some stormy scenes
may be expected. The charges have Gre
ated profound sensation and for the
past twenty hours have over-shadowed all
other convention matters.
This Is the Last Day.
Today is the last day of the convention
and this afternoon new officers will be
elected and the reports of the present Of
ficers read. The election of officers prom
ises TO be landslide for the men now at
the head of the association There is a
strong sentiment in favor Of electing DIR.
j. NJ. Wilson, western vice president.
president, but that gentleman declared
empha tically last night he would not ac-
cept the office. This means that Senator
Warren of Wyoming will be reelected as
the official head of the wool growers.
Dr. Wilson will succeed himself and if
the latter's suggestion for the establish
ment of working secretary for the as
ISOLATION is adopted by the delegates. the
present secretary. George S. Walker, will
unquestionably be called TO fill that place.
A J. Knollin will, in all probability be
reelected national treasurer. Colonel
George Truesdale of Washington will I'M
doubtedly be elected eastern vice presi-
dent, to succeed Mortimer lowering Of
Lafayette, Ind. who has resigned.
Next years convention will go TO Hell
ena If the sentiment prevalent among the
delegates last night holds good through
1lnrrftf NJ
and Salt Lake are competitive bidders
with the Montana town. Helena has sent
a big delegation down. and il is believed
they have secured enough pledges to in
sure them the 1905 convention.
Supervise Stock Shipping.
OF the resolutions it is anticipated the
convention will pass today the request
ment for the supervision OF stock ship
ping will prove one of the most import
ant The sheepmen are dissa tisfied, with
the manner in which stock pens. stock
cars and stock houses are established and
conducted and with the manner in which
the regulations of the twenty-eight -hour
law are executed. They will ask that the
stock shipping supervising department be
and regulate all details of stock shipping.
There is no question but that the. con-
vention will pass strong resolutions. con
demning the present regulation or forest
reserves and the proposed assumption OF
control of the western ranges by the gov
eminent
The convention will recommend John
r. Springer formerly president of the
National Livestock association. for gen
eraI land commissioner to succeed W. A.
Richards. former governor of Wyoming.
The delegates will also ask the govern
ment TO aid I'M the destruction OF preda-
tory wild animals Of the ranges
Government Is Blamed.
The feature Of yesterday mornings ses-
sion was the charge made by DR.. r. ID.
Titus of Minneapolis. that the sheapmen
Of the country have lost millions of dol
lars through the incohpetency of the men
In charge Of the national bureau of ami
NAL industry DR.. Titus spoke on the
subject of Government Dips. He was
followed by DIR. o. A.. Ramsey of the
bureau, who discussed The Best Meth
DDS of Scab Eradication from the Gov
ernment's Standpoint. DR. Ramsey
urged the stockmen Of the various states
to get together with the officers OF the
federal government and work in unison
for the better treatment of sheep. Rob
ert Taylor of Nebraska replied TO DR..
Ramsey. treating the subject from the
sheepmans standpoint.
In discussing ~Depredations Of Preda-
tory Wild Animals" II. J. Giltinan, sec