The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-06

present congress secures such lnlor-
nation as is necessary in drafting
. laws that will benefit the people as
whole To do this congress must en-
act laws that will allow the largest
number OF stock possible In be grazel
in lhcse forest areas am OF me
opinion that the men who are today
in charge of the national reserves Will
assist us In this matter Harmony
must prevail or the best results can
not be obtained.
Write to Coneressmen.
Every member OF this and other
stock organizations, when he returns
home. should SIT down and write let
ters to his senators and congressman,
and 10 others In positions OF influence
calling attention TO the importance
OF the legislation proposed by JAc
great livestock interests, and urginS
favorable consideration by congress.
II this is done | am confident II VIII
have an Immediately beneficial effect
IL you want your members of congress
TO do something for you, write To
them to that effect. They are there
10 watch your interest. but they caa-
not know what YOU want unless you
take them into your confidence. Fol
low this plan, and there will be no
trouble In passing desired leSisln-
ton.
Let me mention another important
matter-the securing of uniform laws
by the legislatures OF the various
western states providing for the pay
ment OF bountlcs on predatory ami
mails destructive 10 our industry
Idaho alone. during the past two
years. has paid bounty on over thirty
thousand of these animals Some
states pay n bounty on scalps. some
on feet, etc. BY this method the
chances are that the feet are paid Tor
In one state. and the scalp from the
same animal Is paid for in another.
by having uniform laws an end can
be put TO this apparent robbery
Favors Going Into Politics.
"The National Wool Growers asSo-
citation is yet in it's infancy so far as
the good that can be accomplished for
It's members. But 10 accomplish more
we must be better organized than We
are today Organization is what counts
In all lines OF business. and we should
with our combined eorts be able 10
bring about such legislation as would
produce the best results for our in
dustry.
1T has been said by some members
that We should not get our organlZa-
zion into politics cannot agree
with this statement. II We wish 70
protect ourselves against adverse
tariff Legislation, we must get Into
politics. Ii We wish railroad lcgisla-
tlon on the minimum speed limit law,
We must get it through members OF
congress. That is politics If we want
changes in our forestry policy, and so
With almost everything we wont-it
can only be secured through the ex-
ercise OF political influence.
Largest Livestock Association.
There is no question but that tho
National Wool Growers association is
The largest livestock organization in
the world. II should be ten times
larger Through the work II has &C.
complished in the last few years. Il
has paid you hundred fold for every
dollar YOU have paid into its treasury.
desire 10 urge the changing oil the
bylaws. so that the larger benefcl.
aries of this organization shall pay
larger dues In proportion To the bene-
fits received. Let us build up our
country. for upon the condition Of the
treasury depends the good 90 be ac-
cOmplished by the association"