Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-02
FAVOR FOUR RANGERS FOR
 THE COUNTY
Board of Supervisors Will Act On Question of Establish ing Ranger Service at Next Meeting

It is within the power of Coehise county to practically duplicate the ranger force. against the abolition of which suca an overwhelming protest went up when that effic.en organiza- ton was abolished by the last legisls, true. The legislature passed a bill empowering the sheriT to appo nt not more than four rangers, provided such appointments were authcrizel ov the board of supervisors of the county.
 The question of appointing county rangers will be decided at the next meeting of the board Of supervisors, which will be next Monday. How many raHgePs will be appointed, one, two, three CT four is a question of great interest, which les largely with Sheriff Jack White. One supervisor has expressed himself as emphatically in favor of fcur, another is fayorable to that number at the first sug- gestion, but wishes more time in which to consider the matter, wh le the third has not been approached on the subject. What the seriff thinks about it is also an unknown quantity. as he is in Phoen'x. where 1e has been called by the Illness his wife.
 J. J. Bowen Of this city sad yester- day in speaking of the appointment Of rangers under the new territorial law that it was his intention to in- troduce a resolution recommending four.
 Jake Seheerer of Douglas has not yet fully made up ais mind on the subject. Said Mir. Bowen:
 T am certainly in favor of dupli- eating as near as possible the formsr ranger force. because such action as that is desired by the people of the county, regardless of their party affiliations, so far as can learn. The taxpayers. I bsleye, are perfect " willing to pay for such protection. TAe only possible objection which the sheriff m ght have to the plan of ap- pointing four rangers so far as I can see, is that it would slightly reduce the fees of his office As this offic1 pays more than any other county of fees in the territory, and as the rang CTS had his undivided support in the legislature wtsn the question of ab l. ishing them was brought up it seems that any opposition from the serifr's on ce should not be expected
 Under the territorial ranger svs- tenn there were from five to six rang CTS in tue county--two at Naco cn the border. one at Wilcox. one at Doug las, one in the neiglborhOod of Court land. Captain Harry C. Wheeler was subject to call at all points Of the ter rltory. This feature will be elim- mated. as has been noted by many stock.nen with whom.I aaYe talked on the subject. many of whom prsfe the new system to the old, provided an adequate force is established"
 Jacob Scheerer was called up by The Review at his residence in Doug las and asked his views on the mat ter. He was not wiling to commit himself on the subjsct definitely.
 He said: The matter is one to Whica l have given no consideration. and on which l do not desire to go on record until I have given 1t more thought. l will say this. however that l am in favor of the appointment of four rangers if such is the W s7 of my constituency. Especially if the operations of the rangers are to be confined entirely to Cochise county, as is my understanding. I do know that the number of dspredations from cattle and horse thieves has greatly increased since the abolition of the ranger force and think that by al means these interests should hay ample protection"