Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-03-21
CATTLE MEN
IN COUNCIL
They Request But Slight
Changes in the Present
Live Stock Sanitary Laws
Which Are Already Quite
Effective

The most representative body Of
members Of the Arizona Cattle Grow
crs association that ever assembled
in Phoenix. meaning by that that
they came from all parts Of the state
met last night in the Water Users
building for n conference on the de
STABILITY of changing the live stock
sanitary laws. and if SO to determine
il what respect The meeting was
presided over by the president of the
association, J. S. Johnson Of Williams
and with him on the bench" were
Tom Wills and c. p. Mullen vice
presidents and the secretary r. w
| Wilson.
The present law was discussed by
gentlemen from many counties there
being perhaps a hundred at the meet
ing, including Capt. J. D. Carter
secretary of the live stock sanitary
board. who gave them a great deal
Of information concerning the opera
tioE of the law, its good points and
its weak points. The conccnSuS Of
opinion was that in the main Ari-
iona has a decidedly good set Of
| live stock laws ana that all that is
lacking is Il little better enforcement
Of them. toward which end all seem
ed DESTROYS of cooperating. one not
able deficiency was the collection of
the brand tax which however has
Leen getting a great deal better as
the years go by.
The result of the meeting was the
passing of a motion indicating about
the only change the cattle growers
desired to undertake. Their theory is
that while there are few spots in
which the laws might be bettered.
the legislature has SO much to do a.
this time that it is better To keep
things about as they are rather than
undertake TO improve upon them by
general changes in the course of eff
focting which they might jeOpardizc
the good things they now have The
motion was made by John Duke OF
Prescott and was that a Legislative
committee of seven De instructed ~
formulate a measure that would MAKE
the brand tax collectible by the tax
collector as the taxes on other prop
erty are collected. that it be turned
into the general fund in the same
way and segregated therefrOm by tn"
II easurer and turned over to the live
stock sanitary board for its use II.
the legitimate purposes of the board
in the enforcement of the law. the
payment of inspection service. etc.
The gentlemen named on the COM
mittee are j \. johnson of Will
l:ams. William Riggs of Dos Cabezas,
Thomas y Wills on Mammoth. +.
\ Reed of Ash Fork. l. l.. Harmon
and Frank Cox of Phoenix and w.
Is. Coberley or Arivaca.
Judge Page of Wilcox then Of
fered the following resolution which
was passed:
Whereas. stock owners Of Arizona
are heartily interested in the ap-
point-ent of the live stock sanitary
board therefore be it
Resolved. That the governor be re-
spectfully requested To appoint good
live progressive stock owners as
members of the said live stock san
itary board and that the secretary
be instructed to furnish the COVER
Tor with a copy of this resolution.
There will be another meeting of
the stock growers at the same place
at 1880 tonight. when the legislative
committee is expected to report the
result of its work.
The cattlemcn of this valley Will
take the visiting cattle men on All
automobile ride over the valley this
afternoon leaving the Hotel Adams
promptly at / o'clock.