The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-03-24
.STOCKMEN WILL
PULL TOGETHER
Launch an Organization That
VIII Include Whole State For
Protection Of Rights OF All.


sentatives OF the owners Of ljO, ,0Ou
cattlt and horses were In Poca;ello
yesterday in convention aud the
stockmen, about Do IN numher made
flne progress at the meeting Mat
ters OF legislation, grazing, market
lng and shipping, aud many others Of
Importance were discussed In all
there are 20O owners that posse.
stock of this range in south Idaho,
OF which the larger part were feprs-
sented at the convention.
During the progress Of tile meeting
many members OF the association adj
dressed the stOckmen and suggestions
OF value were given by all The at
ternoon and evening work did much
TO forward the organization of the
nig state association and IL was de
cIded that tile name OF the body
should be the "Idauo Cattle A. a
Horse Growers association"
AT he invitation OF THE stoekueu
senator Ravenal Macbeth of Mackey
Sas present and his advice, given
throughout the meeting was highly
appreciated MIR. Macbeth said last
night that he considered the conyen-
tiun OF the state association which ls
to be held tina secund Tuesday Ia Oc-
tober this year in pocatello, "the
biggest thing that could come Ia the
city II means that there viii b.,
se veral hundred men here for several
days and tney will be tile direct rep
resentatiyes of one OF the biggest tn.
duslries OF the state, that of growing
cattle ard other stock, 'hesaid
Homer Finn OF tIe forestry ser vice
nf Ogden was at the meeting. lie
gave tie stockmep valuable stati tics
and Information regarding grazing
and other pointers of import acs Of
value 10 the growers
Tne discussion OF the sheep tres
pass las, and the pri rity u rignt
law, brought uut tile fact that the
stockmeu needed representation iu
The state legislature IA order ~ pro.
ect the riu hts Of the stock owners.
| rne president of the association Was
given the right to apprii such a
COMMITTEE 10 he H. attenda &C at the
next meeting OF the state legislaf ure
| in 1917
Action was taken which will pro-
vide for additional counsel Go repre-
| sent the cattle and horsemen before
the supreme court of the United
States on legal matters of vital it,.
portance to the growers
/ TIE following resolution ~as passed
Wednesday afternoon
Resolved: We, the representatives.
OF the several cattle and horse grow
ers associations OF Idaho Ia ronyen.
day uf March, 1915, hereby endorse
/ tne decision Of tie Idaho supreme
court rendered Drt 3, 1915 IN uphold.
Ing The coDstitutionality Of Section
6572 Of tile Revised Codes, and par.
ticullrly invite attention b. thaE
part Of the opiuiun rendered by Jus
/ tice Budge In the ease of the state
VS.. Omaeckeirania which Aas con
Cured Ia by Chief Justice sullivan
and Justice Morgan, and shich Is a.
/. follows:
When the owner IF sheep knows, OF
10y tie exercise of ordinary care Ia
able u ascertain that a certain 9tyen
trea OF tie puDlie don AIN bas beeu
used and Is taen beIna used rs cat
tie range AID be ailfuiiy and kno -
ingly herds, drives aud grazes tbs
sheep upon such cattle range, 10 then
becomes bis Wilful act or trespa~s,
and he is cle1rly amenable 10 the pro-
visions ~ section Gr72
An advisory hoard was elected,
wuich follows Chairman Clag
Vance, president Of the association
Charles " Ttebaagh, David he,
vine, l.. II barter, ~ A Clark and
IL r Diiina ham
NJ. II Cotton. Leaanrs, mentt.ef
Of local organization, representing
,eserAl thousand head OF stock.