The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-25
HERD LAW
CONDEMNED
AT MEETING
SATURDAY
FREMONT COUNTY CITIZENS, AT
MASS MEETING, LISTEN TO AD-
DRESSES AGAINST THE HOG
GAIT MEASURE.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO DRAFT RESOLUTIONS


The public mass meeting held in
the DISTRICT court room last Saturday
night under the auspices OF the Ere
mont County cattlemens Association
TO discuss the provisions Of the pro-
POSED herd law for Colorado was
largely attended AMI was unanimous
in its condemnation OF the measures
now being Initiated by the petition un.
der the direction OF voiney T. Hogsatt
of Denver. for presentation 10 the legis
latnre for enactment into a statute.
There were present at the meeting
stockmen from every part OF the coun-
~. as well as farmers. dairymen. mer-
chants, bankers. lawyers and all other
classes OF business men. The gather.
INK was thoroughly representative of
the commercial interests of the county
and included a number of ladies. The
court room was taxed to its capacity
TO Accommodate the crowd and the
matter OF herd law was discussed
from various viewpoints: all of the
speakers declaring that the piacing
OF such law upon the statute books
would be .distastrous TO the most i'm
poriant industry in the state.
The meeting was called to order and
sided over by w. Boucher. acting for
u. u. vanBuskirk. president Of the
Fremont cattlamen's association, who
explained its purpose and outlined
come OF the more serious objections
20 herd law In Colorado. Following
Mr. Boucher-s statement of the matter
Mayor ID. y. Cooper was introduced
and welcomed the stockmen 20 Canon
City and commended them for calling
a mass meeting here to protest against
the Initiation OF such a herd law for
this state rs was contemplated by Mr.
Hoggatt and the Denver Post. which.
he said. so far as he was able TO ascer.
tain, was vicious measure Mr.
Cooper stated that the value OF the
cattle industry TO Colorado was three
times that OF the gold production OF
the state one-hfth OF the taxible
property OF Fremont county. according
'to Mr.. Cooper. was owned by the
stockmen and they were entitled to
their full share of protection from
harmful legislation. A local option
herd law. Is right and proper. con.
tinued MIR. Cooper. hut its statewide
application would be disastrous with.
out subscribing any useful purpose
He commended a general campaign OF
education in opposition to the passage
of such a bill regardless OF party al.
filiation. Petitions for the initiation
of the HogRatt bill must be filed by
June 10Th. said Mr.. Cooper, and must
like $4,000 duly qualified voters. Only
about 5000 names have thus far been
secured and II is doubtful whether the
required number will be obtained to
the petition within the time prescrib-
ed by law. There are in Fremont
county, asserted Mr. Cooper. about
220 taxpaying citizens among the
cattlemen and people here must op.
pose with all of their strength the ini.
tiation of the proposed herd law in
cseASA w Ohbtt tuo kIeut uumDeT OF
singners OF the petition in the larger
cities OF the state who are unaware
OF the injury such n law would inflict
upon the stock growing industry.
The principal speaker Of the even.
ing was John Grattan of Denver. who
has made a study OF the features of
the Hosgatt bin and is, perhaps, as
familiar with what its enactmen,
would mean to the cattiemen AZ any
body in the state. Mr.. Grattan is him.
self farmer and stock man and his
services are In demand among ranch
ers everywhere TO explain what n herd
law would mean to them. He came
here from a speaking tour ON the west
ern slope and was tired and worn
from the exertions OF the trip. "This
herd Law with which We are confront.
cd WITH" said Mr.. Crattan, ''proposos
that anybody can throw down. the
fences about his place and leave tie
gates open and then collect sxhorbl.
tant damages from the oWusrs Of trsss