The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-12


this association would be like the. others
Let's pay up our old debts hrsts they
said. before We talk organization any
more
But Mr.. Stewart has gotten the asso-
citation on a sound basis, He has got
In n good membership and he can get
we give him q show. Everybody knows
that all the work falls on the secretary
and that the most Of the rest OF us are
pretty much of ureheads-necessary,
pcrhaps-but we don't count Ike a sec
rotary does, Ii we have a good secre-
tary we will have a good association, and
ciation win be poor Utah wanted Wal
kcr because he's good man, and we
want Stewart because he's good man.
This feeling toward Stewart was ap-
parent in all quarters. The sheepmen
recognize the value of the work he has
done In the past year and they realize
that hc can do equally good work TINS
year. So they patted him on the back
earnest and sincere pats. too-and said.
go to it, old man; we depend on you,
point. .I would like to say said MIR,
Bennion. that 1T Is my belief that we
are not doing enough. We are not max,
ing ourselves felt as we ought to end
that a good many of US arc not In close
touch with the situations when they
arise, a lot OF things happen that we,
who live far away. don't know anything
about until long afterwards,
Now il occurs to me that il the sec
retary would watch these things as they
come UP and would keep us posted, we
would be in position to do more than
are doing now. II he could write
us letters every once in a while telling
us about the latest developments In our
industry il would help us keep abreast
o! the times"
The others thought this would be
good scheme and they heartily indorsed
the suggestion.
Mr., Stewart promised to keep his eyes
open and his ear TO the ground and in
form the members on the questions OF the
day,
In this connection a suggestion was
made after the meeting by one OF the
newspaper men that, II the sheepmen
wanted to keep posted it might be
Il month. In this bulletin could be print
ed the latest news regarding sheep con-
ditions and the newly -arisen matters that
constantly bob up. Such bulletin would
be largely in the nature OF the snow
bulletin issued by the weather bureau:
and would be exclusively a discussion OF
affairs directly concerning the sheepman,
and nobody else II would not be designed
TO cncroach upon any publication or trade
journal that makes specially of wool
and sheep, but would be merely a recital
of the facts and conditions, much after
the fashion OF the consular reports that
are sent out by the department OF COM
merce and labor that discuss the market
lOr various 3TllclcS OF American liduu-
facturc in foreign countries, or like the
health department bulletin that Is Issued
every month, The only cost attached TO
this would be the cost of printing. which
would be small, and which would not be
felt by the associations treasury.
Certainly this manner of disseminating
sheep and wool news would beat the writ
Ing of a lot OF letters all hollow, and
would involve much less labor.
The directors meeting authorized Mr.
Stewart TO continue his trips ,through-
out the state for the purpose of securing
his trip to the southern part OF the
state had been followed with signal sue
cess.
when DR.. Young and myself went into
were met with the old prejudice against
associations. They told us that they had
enough of organizations. and believed
this one was only another graft When
we explained the thing to them, however,
they were quick to see the advantages
OF membership; and, Mr., President, l am
dressed came into the association, in
body. There was scarcely single eX-
ception. I believe all that is necessary
to be done is TO put this before the sheep.
men in the right way and we can get all
of them in,
"Dr. Young's lectures helped us won
derfully. When he told them about this
lip and leg trouble, they became inter-
ested at once. and some of them recalled
cases in their own herds the character
of the afflictlon being. until Dr, Young
told them, unknown to the sheepmen
Now they are looking out for that dis
ease. they don't want 1t to get into their
sheep.
F. p. Keser said that there were 100,-
900 sheep In the district around Pan
guitch. and that he believed all OF the
owners would come into the organization.
II Mr.. Stewart would go. and talk TO
them ~ have talked With VIII them them said
outsider much more quickly, than they
will to a neighbor. ! am firmly con
vinced that we can get all those Fan
A motion was carried that DR.. Young's
expenses should be paid when he accom-
panies Mr.. Stewart on his organization
and he Is allowed only $500 for expense
account He cannot. manifestly, devote
all of this money to help the sheep herds,
as IT is his duty also t9 look after ,i horses nsS
his expenses when he IS out on his lee
turing trips with the secretary.
One OF the resolutions passed Tuesday
by the association took exception TO the
published accounts of the meetings Mon
day with reference TO the factional fight.
That's always the way with some sheep
men," said a well-known grower. They
want to keep everything covered up
they want to keep everything concealed
for fear that somebody VIII come along
and take It away from them. Why, the
best thing that ever happened the sheep
men Of this state or any other state is
the airing OF the troubles in the organiza-
tions through the newspapers. The re-
ports are written by men who see the
ridiculous side OF our quarrels, and they
polnt out to us just what brand of ID
fools we are for lighting among our
selves The publicity system is the only
system, with the sheep man as with ev-
erything else. You don't make anything
by keeping your affairs under your hat
all of the time.
III the sheepman would give more pub,
ljcity to his affairs. IL would set at rest
n lot OF suspicion that's directed against
the woolgrower, and it would educate
other people to view the sheepman In his
true light.
''If you will look backward two or three
days you will remember that, In the Og-
den convention. the suggestion was made
a number of times that there should be
systematic campaign Of education
through the press and through magazine
articles. | believe that would help us
wonderfully. and ! know that the more
airing the troubles of the factions get the
less trouble there's going 10 be.
Maybe YOU wouldn't believe II. but
there's one thing that a sheepman fears
more than he does the coyote. scahlcs.
the lip and leg liberation and everything