East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-10
PendIeton Man is Chosen
President of Inter- state
Sheep Sanitary Association.
ORGANIZATION COMPRISES
ALL WESTERN STATES
Formed at Instance of Oregon Board
of Sheep Commissioners to Secure
Regulations for Interstate Move
ments of Shcep-Sheepmen Re-
turn-Mect in Portland Next Year
-Pinchot's Successor Approved.

Attorney Dan p. Smythe of this
Sheep Sanitary association which was
organized in ogden, Utah, January :.
This was the news brought back to
Pendleton this morning by the return
ing delegation, for though it was one
of the most prominent features in
connection with the convention of the
National Wool Growers association
it missed getting into the pressreports.'
The association was formed with a
membership of IA states and one 9TH
er. Oklahoma, will be taken in. The
movement which resulted in the for
nation of the organization was start
ed by the Oregon board of sheep COM
miss through its secretary, Dan
=. Snythe. His selection for the head
office was therefore generally consid-
cred as mcrited.
The purpose of the association is
TO secure uniform quarantine laws.
uniform bounty laws and uniform leg
islation which may affect in general
the sheep interests of the west. In
the past there has been a spirit of
retaliation among the different states
and many of the quarantine laws
have been passed for the purpose of
keeping out foreign sheep altogether
Instead OF endeavoring to control and
prevent diseases. Some states have
required only inspection of sheep
coming across their borders. while
others have required inspection, quar-
"a, f,,tr, fro n-ll los r.f
whether the animals were diseased,
exposed or clean. Through the eff
forts of the association this condition
OF affairs will not be permitted to
continue longer
Approved by Bureau
DIR. \. d. Melvin, chief of the bu-
reau OF animal industry of Washing
ton, d. c., in charge of the western
field work of the department; Dr.
Steadman. assistant to the chief and
all the western chiefs, including DIR.
$. W. Mcclure of Pendleton. were
present and participated in the or
ganization. They all approved of the
plan and DIR. Melvin declared it to be
the best meeting of its kind he ever
attended. The bureau will be a
member of the association and the
chief of the bureau will be a member
of the executive committee.
In addition to President Smythe,
the other officers are w. H. Philbrick
of Shohone, Idaho; secretary-treasur-
er, and one vice president from each
state in the association. Charles Cleye-
land of Gresham, is the Oregon vice
president, s. B. Nelson. state veterin-
arian of Washington represents his
state, DR.. Charles Keane, state vet
erinarian of California, represents
his, while L. r. Webster is the Idaho
member All states west of the Mis-
siSsippi belong to the association.
Meet I'm Portland Next.
The 1911 meeting af the national
association of woolgrowers and also
the meeting of the sheep sanitary as
scciation, will be held in Portland,
Oregon. The selection of Portland is
considered a victory for all of oregon.
Pleased With Potter.
According to Mr.. Smythe, who ret
turned this morning, with the other
growers of wool, the selection of A.
T. Potter to succeed Clifford Pinchot
OF the forest service, Is regarded ia
vorably by the sheepmen of Oregon.
While he will probably follow the poll
cies OF Pinchot to a great extent and