The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-18
STOCK
MEN GATHER
Owners of Horses, Cattle and
Sheep Which Use National
Forest Are in Session Here.
TWO ORGANIZATIONS MEET
AND SELECT OFFICERS
Banquet at the Washington Hotel
Marks the Annual Meeting of
the Cattle Men of This Section
of Washington.

STOCK men Oh the state OF WASH
ington were in conference Tuesday
in North Yakima with themselves,
with each other and with G. F.
Allen, supervisor of the Rainier Ma
tional forest. The Rainier Cattle
Grazing association was in session at
the court house. The Washington
Wool Growers association met at
the rooms of the Commercial club
Mr.. Allen was present at each meet
ing. He is here to take the grazing
applications of the cattle, horse and
sheep men and they were here to r.
ganize their respective associations
as required by the federal govern
ment. The department deals with
the stock men through their associa-
tons and requires that the associa-
tions represent a majority of those
having grazing permits. This SIM
plifies the work.
Officers Are Named.
Officers of the Rainier Cattle
Grazing association, which includes
the horsemen also. were elected as
follows: James J. Wiley, president;
Thomas Fear. vice president; e. B.
Marks, secretary; p. A. Bounds.
treasurer. The executive committee
consists of Messrs Wiley. Fear. A.
r. Able, M. M. Burge and Bounds.
Officers of the Washington Asso-
citation Of Wool Growers are: f. NJ
Rothrock of Spokane, president; d.
G.. Goodman, North Yakima, vice
president; H. Stanley Coffin, North
Yakima, secretary and treasurer
These and the following comprise
the executive committee, X. Otto
Kohler. Ellensburg and II. H. Smith
of North Yakima.
Mr.. Allen in addressing the wool
men, spoke about the five year lease
which he in measure favors, and
suggested that under certain condl-
tions the sheep might be allowed
within the reserve by June IL. which
II fifteen days earlier than the date
| fixed.
Faster Transportation.
DR.. 8. w. Mcclure, secretary OF
the National association was pres
ent and incidentally added thirteen
members to the parent body. He
suggested that the association take
up with the legislature the matter
Of the 16 mile limit law for trans
portation lines doing business within
the state in the handling of stock
This means a uniform law requiring
that sheep be moved 16 miles ar
hour by railway companies having
them in charge. The average in the
United States now. in actual prac-
tice, is nine miles an hour and this
includes eastern railways where the
speed is much greater than thai
here.
At the suggestion of Secretary
Pace Of the state fair commission
the association offered a cup. valued
at $40 for the best buck of any breed
shown at the state fair.
Uniform Bounty Laws.
Mr.. Rothrock was selected to worl
with the national board in the OBJ
tanning of laws in all states and
counties which will be identical and
which will control on the matter Of
coyote and other bounties.
The question of holding the mex
meeting at Walla Walla with the ex.
pectation Of enlisting the sym.
pathies of more east side men was
left to the executive committee t.
decide.
DR.. Mcclure attacked recent maya.
zine articles. written by incompe.
tent men and misrepresentation the
wool growers and their interests
The financial returns of the business
he said. were not as quoted, the
writer's failing altogether to take In
to consideration the preying animals
the poisonous plants, the storms
liability of accident and the thou
sand and one hazards.
Cattle Men ut Banquet.
At the Washington hotel las
night some rs of the members of thu
Rainier Cattle Grazing association
met at dinner together at the Wash
ington and thus added another tt
their list of annual banquets. Thes
gatherings are becoming an institu
ton. Mr.. Allen was with them ant
was greatly interested. He sal
afterwards that the exposition, b,
Wallace Wiley. of the whole cattl
business. particularly with reference
to the grazing, was one of the bes
and clearest he has ever heard