The Glenwood post., 1909-12-25
WOLVES ARE LIVING HIGH
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Inc territory hXed for the western
Slope Wolf association is south of the
territory covered by the Piceance and
Yellow creek association and extending
on either side of the Grand river fron
Glenwood to the state line and as far
as Plateau valley and the healwaters
of Divide creek.
executive committee shall consist of
one member from each natural geo
graphical range division and the fol
lowing members of this committee were
appointed at last Saturdays meeting:
Ira b. Griffith, New CASTLE Geo T..
Harris. Rife and Rio Blanco: Sam i
Wasson Grand Valley; Geo. d. McKaT.
DcBeque.
The executive committee will have
| almost complete charge or the affairs
of the association. They are to get
other cattlcmen interested in the move
mcnt and will also receive assessments
on the number of head of stock owned
by each member They will also act
as checking agents to check up the
scalps and see that the proper marks
, are put on the same. Another duty,
and perhaps the chief duty of this
{ committee will be to exert themselves
| toward having the county commits
sioners of Garfield and Mesa counties
levy a tax for the payment of a $40
| bounty on wolf scalps. 1t is proposed
/ that if these counties will pay Il bounty
of so on each wolf killed, the stock
men, by percapita tax of two cents
sheep aud goats will raise an equal
! bounty. thus setting price of 500
| ON the head of each wolf killed. in ad-
| iition to the nominal amount of $3.50
allowed by the state but for which it
| is claimed that no money will be avLA
able until after another legisatSl
| appropriation y membership fee of
S was also provided by the new rs
/ sociation
| The executive committee was givcn
full power TO en'arge or con. .rltt the
| territory as it deemed wise.
a legislative committee consisting of
|. b. Griffith of New Castle and H. G.
| Overlook, secretary of the Garfield
County Commercial association. was ap-
pointed whose duty it shall be to draft
! such bills as may be recommended bv
! the association for the presentation to
the state legislature, to assist in Sc.
curing bounty appropriation from the
county commissioners and to encourage
the cooperation of stockmen in ad djoin.
ing districts.
There was quite a little discussion
+ concerning the payment of bounties on
! coyotes but no definite action was TAX
en- IN the matter, all being agreed that
| the wolves are the chief menace to the
stock business and the disposition be
ing to center all efforts towards the
eradication of the greater pests
In the discussion of the losses sus.
tanned G. II. Conwell of Con creek
! near l)eBeQue declares that the fer
ocious wolves during the past year
have exacted toll of fifty per cent 9t
his calf crop while John Carlisle fU
4 Carlisle Brothers, whose range is -
/ Roam creek near that of Conwell M.
| lieves that his loss is almost or quite
! as much as that claimed by Mr.. Con.
i we'll.
| f. l.. Parker of Rifle creek. in dis
cussing the matter stated that either
the stockmen, by their own efforts or
with the aid of such assistance as they
can secure. must protect themselves
against this worst of all pests or they
must soon go out of business. He SAYS
that during the past thirty days the
, wolves have killed and eaten up four
of his best calves. There is n very
/ general feeling that the county com
mlssioners would be warranted in corr
ing to the relief of the stockmen to
combat this great evil which so strong
ly threatens them.
Rev. and Mrs. T.. A. Berry ,xpaef