The log cabin Democrat., 1916-10-24
SUBSCRIBER OPPOSES
 STOCK LAW ADOPTION
Will Prove Detrimental to Stock Raising Interests in County,
 He Declares.

EolCor Log CaDln Democrat: take pleasure in writing few lines to my friends and neighbors in regard to a stock law that some peo- pie are working after now First, I will say that we don't need any stock law at all at present, for there is too much land lying out, covered with trees and grass, not fit for anything only for stock to graze over, and there would be too much expense for people to fence the timbered lands and to drill wells to get water for their stock. And there are lots of poor people in the county that don't own any land, and can't own any, and it would cut them entirely out of raising any stock unless they went to lot more expense than the stock would be worth. Of course, some man that is in favor of a stock law will say that the land owner will fix a pasture for his renter If he does he will beat what most of them do now. There are not many land owners that go to the expense of re- pairing their houses and barns and fences for the renters, much less pre- pairing pastures.
 Some say we will have better stock l cant see why hog will do better kept up in a dry lot and half starved for water than he will to run outside where the branch and grass and acorns are handy. Some say hog will do better in lot on the same feed that you would give him outside, but friends, that is a sad mistake, for 1 have tested it thoroughly two diff ferent years.
 The man that owns several hun dred acres of land, lives in town, and don't farm any at all would be bene- fitted by a stock law, most especially if he was a merchant, for he could sell his bulk meat for fine price, for there would be such little meat raised through the country that it would be very scarce.
 Now, friends, l am a farmer of Faulkner county, and l own my land have already got good pasture for my stock and plenty of water in it. Of course, a stock law wouldn't hurt me very much, but I like to see the other fellow live. If you could visit the west line of Faulkner county as I have done and see how the people are getting along living under dis trict fence-the same thing as a stock law-you wouldn't want any stock | law in yours.
 If a man has got plenty of pasture land and plenty of money to buy and sell thoroughbred stock at big profits stock law might be to his advantage Now, farmer friends, think of this and realize that we are in much better shape than we would be if we had stock law. We are already short of stock, and to take the stock out of the woods is to let the woods grow up in a perfect snake and tick den.
 Now, MT. Town Friend, you that buy your pork and steak from the shop and store, you had better wake up and be ready to go to the polls l OH ANONtIilDeT anu vote against stock law, unless you want to pay a bigger price for your meat than you are already paying.
 MT. Land Owner, if you don't want to go to the expense and trouble of
 fencing pastures and drilling wells you had better vote against stock law.
 Mir. Renter, if you don't want to buy your meat or do without it and do without milk and butter or go tc the trouble and expense of keeping your milk COW in lot, you had bet ter vote against a stock law.
 Now, friends, think about the stock law and realize that it would throw a great expense and much hardships on the people, and on November { vote against a stock law.
 A Subscriber.
 Greenbrier, October 23.