The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-04-15
STOCK GROWERS
HOLD SESSION
Western South Dakota Stock
growers Hold Annual
of Interest
MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE Was DISCUSSED
Officers are Reelected for Ensuing
ycar--what the Association
sPIaning on Doing

Tuesday afternoon the annual meet
ing of the Western South Dakota
Stockgrowers' association was held,
taking up business pertaining to the
association, its present and future.
There was a very representative at
tendance, and especially noticeable
were such old timers as Scotty Phillips
of Pierre, H. E. Dawson, president,
Frank Stewart secretary, A. Talbot
OF Omaha, the national brand inspect
or. While on the platform with associa-
tion officers were Mayor Wood, in be-
half of the city, and A. j. Mccain,
representative of the National Dry
Farming Congress. President Dawson
spoke briefly, calling attention to the
many good things which the associa-
tion has brought about for the cattle
men, and emphasized reasons why the
COW has taken aerial flights of valua-
tion on the markets of the world along
side of Mr.. Porker In his flying ma
chine. Some of the reasons were at
tributed tothe settlement of the coun-
try by home-steaders, cutting up the
extensive range into small far ms, caus.
ing the more extensive. cattle raisers
to go out of business. He cited also
the increased value of lands as whole
and the advisability of farming large
tracts each year with small grains and
tame grasses to support the stock.
Mayor Wood was then introduced and.
he spoke informally, extending again
the invitation of the city to the Stock
growers. He also referred to some
of the points touched on by the presl-
dent, then called attention to the pro-
ductiveness of the soil and the riches
of agricultural portions of the state,
dwelling to some length on the ex-
pansive areas of fertile farming and
grazing land now included in the for
est reserve. He thought the associa-
tion should assist in securing legisla-
tion which would permit of lands in
the valleys tributary to Rapid City on
the west being opened to homestead
entry.
+. w. Toubleson spoke briefly,
touching on the same thought as did
Mr.. Wood, and telling of what has
been accomplished by the American
National Stockgrowers' association.
A. J. Mccain spoke on dry farming
and asked that the association lend
its influence by adopting resolutions
endorsing the Dry Farming Congress
in its work for the further develop
ment of the state.
Secretary Stewart then presented
his report for the year which was
adopted, in which he made several i'm
teresting points. On motion of Talbot
salient points of the report will be
put in form of a memorial and pre-
sented Secretary Wilson Of the depart
ment of agriculture.
A motion was then presented and
passed, stating the rules be suspended
and the present officers of the associa-
tion be elected for the ensuing year.
They are:
President, H. E. Dawson.
Vice-president, G. t. Craig.
Secretary, F. NJ. Stewart.
Executive committees. T. Craig.
AL. Taddiken, S. G. Sheffield, VIM.
Borst, J. D. Hale, Chas. Hardy, Chas.
Ham, l. M. Humphrey, f. II. Sears,
J. H. Quigley, G. B. West, II. E.
Dawson, f. M. Stewart, w. d. Dris-
coll, ]. R. Burr, B. c. Mossman and
G. E. Lennon.
Petitions were circulated here Tues.
day to nominate James A. Clark OF
Keystone for state representative
47th district; and w. e. Benedict OF
Belle Fourche for railroad commiss
ioner, Sd district. Clark is interested
in mining in the hills. Both are good
men for the positions and their petit
toon were literally signed.
Editor Linn, of the Canton, S. d.
Leader, Col. T. 6. Orr of Brookings
and Col. J. B. Geddes, commandant al
the soldiers home, were in Rapid City
Friday to attend the republican con
ference. They came up from Hot
Springs where the board NEE ting o1
the State Soldiers Home was held, O,
which they are members.