The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-07
TUESDAY SESSION Of THE
WOOL growers Meeting

At Tuesdays session the entire fore
noon was devoted to business in ex-
ecutive session and it was not until
after 2 p. m. that open session was
resumed. At the afternoon session
Judge X. l. Perky read a paper on
the legal phases of the woolgrower.
During his talk the judge gave his
heagers much good advice and answer
ed many questions. He recommended
that in hiring herders that contracts
should be so drawn as to release the
principals from any damage sustained
by the herder in case of accident.
Following Judge Perky's talk, ex-
Governor Gooding spoke feelingly re-
.garding the recent shooting ARRAY
near Rock Spur, in which a home
steader lost his life, thus leaving three
orphan children without support. He
moved that $500 be donated from the
treasury for their assistance, the
funds to be placed in the hands of
committee consisting of Judge Perky,
L. L. Ormsby and Scott Anderson to
be used for the children. The motion
received the unanimous support of
the association.
The report of the committee on res
olutiOns was presented and after con-
siderable discussion the resolutions
were adopted without change. The
following are the resolutions in full:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Idaho Woolgrowers in their
annual convention assembled for the
purpose of considering matters of
vital Importance to their industry,
viz, the use of the national forest
and the state lands as they pertain
to the livestock industry, which we
consider one of the chief industries
of the state; the determination of
predatory animals; tariff legislation;
railroad transportation of livestock;
rates and service on the same; the
National Wool Warehouse & Storage
company.
In consideration of the fact, which
we believe is apparent, that the for
estry service is showing at this time
a disposition to treat with the per-
mittees of the national forest more
favorably, we feel hopeful that the
time is not far distant when due con-
sideration will be given to the users
of the national forest, to which we
feel that they are entitled. We COM
mend this spirit on the part of the
forestry service.
Being at all times in full accord
with any policies having for their
purpose the conservation and devel-
opment of our natural resources, we
are DESTROYS of assisting in the pro-
motion of such policies, realizing that
future generations as well as we
of the present will enjoy the fruits
not only from the conser-
walton but the development of our
NATURAL ESSOuTCSS.
AS citizens of Idaho we are con-
WINGED that in our State the best re-
suits can be obtained in the carrying
out of any policy of conservation by
the united effort of federal and state
authorities. Therefore we take this !
position that the government authori-
ties, in promoting their policies of
within our state, can ac-
greater results, and in a |
way that will be more pleasing and
to the people, by inviting
the cooperation of those concerned.
The regulations of the forestry SER
vice, which our experience has taught
us are established more upon theory
than knowledge, have worked untold
and annoyances to our in
dustry, and have been productive of
very severe but just criticism of the
forest service. This has been brought
about by the enforcement of regula-
tons unsuitable to the proper and
profitable conduct of the business, and
we think the mistakes of the past can
be avoided if men of experience in
sheep on the range are
brought into conference with the for
estry service. Therefore, we insist
upon equal consideration with the for
estry service in the formulation of
the rules and regulations that shall
obtain in the management of our af-
fairs on the forest.
We condemn the practice of the
forestry service in imposing burden +,
some fines without giving the party
fined trial before a court of COM
petent jurisdiction. The principle is
m- American and tyrannical.
The purpose of the judge is to in
terpret the law; the purpose of the
jury is to weigh and sift the evidence
but under the present for
est judicial system the supervisor is