, 1908-01-10

S'ihOu III lHe LdliuS vi lllt lltItldll
before 1t reaches the manufacturer
does not appear to be in accordance
with u progressive business methods
Something to Be Learned.
While we may derive the full mar
ket alu for our woods under the pre-
vailing system, there are a few scien
ttfic matters that we could learn that
are very essential to successful sheer
husbandry. If our woods are shorn
and packed in a more business-like
manner, graded, sorted, and sold on
their merits, the flockmaster would
realize the Importance of wedding GU
his culls, feeding his weaker stock and
would produce a more merchantable
and valuable wool with the same care
and expense as is required to raise
an inferior lot.
Must Get Back to Business.
During the past few years our bust
ness has been so prosperous that IN
breeding we have lost sight of individ,
ual merits entirely, and in handling
become extremely careless, but the
time is close at hand when we must
employ every practical business meth.
cd so that our clips can compete with
wool from other parts of the world.
We will then realize the Importance
of careful breeding nj conservative
bushes methods of handling our wool
Our Woods Second to None.
We should guard against careless,
ness and stagnation; we should by
careful attention in handling and breed.
ing, and the adoption of practical
business methods, be in a position
when the time arrives to demonstrate
to the world that for superiority the
Wyoming woods are second to one.
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
| commend the attention of every
wool grower to the recent annual re-
port of the state board of sheep com.
ming. Among its pages you win
find a full account Of the actions of the
board during the past year, their legis.
lative recommendations as well as re.
liable figures showing the condition of
the sheep business. AS n member of
the board, | beg to prevail upon your in
diligence for a few moments and direct
your attention to their attitude toward
the fockmasters in general and what
they must have to successfully protect
the sheep industry from disease.
No Friends Nor Foes.
1t has always been our earnest en-
deavor to be just and reasonable in
the manipulations of our official du'
ties; in other words we have no
friends to favor or foes to punish. Our
actions are open and above board and
our motto the welfare of the industry
/ candidly believe that you could search
this wide world from pole to pole from
the Straight of Gibralter to the Puget
Sound. from the Contellation to Chi
ma and would be unable to find a com
mittee secretary included who could
perform the duties of their Office with
more seriousness and diplomacy.
Banquet for Secretary.
While much honor is owed the mem
bers of the board greater credit is due
the secretary. 1t is owing to his I'm
firing efforts that our achievement;
have been so satisfactory. He has
ever been unrelenting in his endeavor
fair and answering in his actions. The
board has succeeded in keeping the
sheep of the state clean only by rigid
enforcement of the state laws, rules
iiu lNSuiiilNho VI biS bo"ANf 'SBNSiaA
ly with reference to import sheep,
While the impression prevails hat our
state laws and rules and regulations OF
the board are unconstitutional, 1t does
not bluff the board. We shall be just
as precise in the performance of our
duties in the future as has been our
custom in the past. If the constitution
atty of our rules and regulations must
be determined in court, the board
hereby serves notice that they will be
there with both feet.
Voice of the People.
When the legislators enacted the
law creating the board, they decreed
that they should do and cause to be
done all things practicable to protect
the industry from theft and disease +;
to do and cause to be done covers a
multitude of sins. whether Jul rules
and regulations are constitutional or
not we are not in a position to say.
but We feel positive that it was the
intention of the legislators who Great.
ed us that We should protect the indus,
try from disease, and we shall endea-
vor to carry out their intentions as
long as we are in commission.
Evanston Company Sued.
Early last year it became necessary
to enter suit against the Heber Land
and Live Stock company of Evanston,
Wyoming, for violating the import
laws. rules and regulations of the
board, and it further became necessary
to employ an attorney to represent the
board and successfully prosecute the
case. A charge of $306 was made for
attorneys fees but as the attorney gen
eral was inclined to opine that we had
no authority to employ attorneys, the
fee could not be paid out of the sheep
inspection and indemnity fund, and to
meet this obligation it may be neces.
sary for the board to borrow it from
a local bank on their personal ac-
count.
Sans Fame, Riches or Romance.
If in connection with our office there
was either fame, riches or romance to
compensate us for u services, ii
might make some difference, but as
our services are donated, and the re-
suits of our labor universal, we must
consider such a procedure an imposi-
ton. The sheep inspection and in
demnity found is created by the sheep
men themselves and is held in trust
by the state treasurer to be by him
paid out as directed by the board.
Tilt With Attorney General.
While | am not a brainy man of the
Law, and consequently not in a post