The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-07

the party injured, the judge and the
jury, and the only way to overcome
this condition of affairs is to have
both judge and jury. And in the CO.
operation of the federal and state au-
thorities we might consider the fed
eral government as the judge, and
! the state authorities the jury to
weigh and sift the evidence.
We commend the state land board
for its efforts to obtain revenue from
the state lands by leasing said lands
for grazing and agricultural purposes
and also for it's disposition and effort
to lease the said lands in such quaint
tity and manner as will give proper
recognition of the rights of the par
ties in interest, and we respectfully
ask that they continue this policy.
Understanding that the state sani-
tary board has reduced the bounty on
predatory animals, effective January
! 1, 1910, for the reason that the pres
ent tax levy has not created sufficient
funds for the continuance of the
bounty that has been in effect, we
recommend that an amendment to
the present predatory animal law be
enacted by the next legislature in
creasing the levy sufficiently to carry
on the work of entirely exterminating
predatory animals as quickly as pos
sible. The very fact of a depleted
treasury is sufficient evidence that
much Roadway has been made by the
sanitary board. 1t is a well-known
fact that decrease of bounty results
in increase of predatory animals, and
on the other hand, that increase of
bounty decreases the same, and there
fore, we should not lose the progress
we have so far made. 1t will result
in great loss to us and greater ex-
pense to the state later on if we in
any measure relax our efforts.
We comend the work of the ma
tional forest employees for what they
have done toward the destruction of
predatory animals. However, in this
connection it is but fair to ask that
the national forest bureau bear their
proper proportion of the expense in
accordance with the area controlled
by them, and believing that the maxi
mum amount of good at a minimum
cost will result from the adoption of
uniform methods, we suggest that the
forest service cooperate with the
state sanitary board.
Our industry has received the rec
ignition due its Importance by the
protection afforded it in the recently
enacted Payne-Aldrich tariff law,
which is practically re-enactment of
schedule X of the Dingley tariff act,
and fully realizing that nothing so
quickly and completely demoralizes
sheep husbandry as does tariff "tink-
ering,'' we strongly oppose any at
tempt by any one whomsoever to u,
mend the present tariff law as affect
ing wool.
Because of the serious losses sus-
tanned by many of us in the transpor-
tation of our stock to market due to
the slow movement of railway, trains
and long and unnecessary delays,
which we attribute to the tonnage sys-
tenn now in vogue, which fact we have
repeatedly called to the attention of
the railroad officials without obtaining
complete relief, and inasmuch as this
condition obtains on practically every
railroad system in the United States,
we deem it proper subject for the
consideration of the National Wool
growers association. Therefore, we
recommend that this matter be
brought before the Ogden convention
with view of having that association
send a committee to Washington
which shall endeavor to have a speed
minimum clause added to the present
federal law (known as the "36-hour
limit" law, which governs the ship
ment of livestock and provides for
their humane treatment. We would
further recommend that, provided the
National Woolgrowers' association APP
point the committee as suggested, that
they should also appear before the in
terstate commerce commission for the
purpose of obtaining an equitable re-
duction in the minimum rate on car
load lots of sheep and also bringing
before that commission the fact that
the present freight rates on wool were
made when the rebate system was IA
custom and have never been changed
and are, therefore, excessively high.
We recommend that the Idaho
Woolgrowers' association and all other
woolgrowers loyalty support the Ma
tional Wool Warehouse company, be-
ing fully convinced that the movement
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