The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-03-30

FORMED BY
COWMEN
STOCK RAISERS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA ORGANIZE INDUS
TRY HERE

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ern Nevada met in the Goldfield ho-
tel and formed the Southern Neva-
da Cattle Owners association to
advance the interests of cattle own
ers in the southern part OF the state
and ito afford better protection to
cattle owners and ranchers against
trespassers and to prevent the steal
ing, killing and unlawful driving
away of cattle" The association
will also endeavor to provide for the
better preservation and conservation
of the public range and to encour-
are state and national legislation in
the interest Of the industry.
The association was formed with
j. B. Humphrey, president; Charles
Love of Phoebe, l.. B. KiEball of
Beatty, David Patterson of Fish
Lake, Ben --ogers Of Reese river and
George Dugan of Hot Creek, Nye
county, vice-presidents; Ira Muir
dock, treasurer; Benjamin j. Hen
ley, secretary. An executive COM
mittee consisting of o. K. Reed,
George McKenna, Ira Murdoch, G. c..
Collins and John Connolly was elect
ed and the president and secretary
of the association were made ex-
officio members of the committee. .
Those who attended the meeting
were Ira F. Murdoch of Goldeld,
Charles E. Stephens of Sharp,
White Pine county; William Culver
we'll of Phoebe, Tony j. Antoniazzi,
Tonopah; Mary v. Clifford, Tono-
pah; John S%alsberry, Goldfield; ]. J..
Vignolo, Beatty; E. J. Reed, Cold
cid, C. w. Love, Phoebe; Frank ].
Ryan of Clark county; G. E. Nc
Kenna, Goldfield; w. T. Stewart, Jr.,
Clark county; Charles D. Keough,
Reese river; David Stevens, Nye
county; B. T. Rogers, Round Noun
tain; Elmer ] Bell, Reese river; G..
X. Collins, Ida; John Connolly,
Kawich; l.. P. Limball, Beatty; E. E.
Palmer, Beatty; George l.. Dugan,
Hot Creek; o. X. Reed, Goldfield;
David Patterson, Fish Lake; ]. M.
Ch~iatovich, Fish Lake; e. Molini,
Jr., Fish Lake; j. B. Humphrey,
Goldfield; Chris Dalstrom, Gold
field; G. w. Hail, Thomas H. Chat
am, F. l.. Kelsay.
All members are men who own,
breed, or deal in cattle, or are men,
bers Of a corporation engaged in
the cattle business. Although the
present membership Is 80, 1t is
expected there will be an imme-
date and large increase as soon
as the association and its
purposes become generally known
to cattle raisers in southern Ne
vada. 1t is also expected that a
great increase of range will be
brought under the protection of
the association in the near future
and that its activities for improving
conditions in general will rapidly
extend until all the southern oun
ties have been we'll covered.
Almost every district was rep
resented at the meeting yesterday
by men prominent in the industry
and it was the earnest desire of all
to perpetuate the association and
all were enthusiastic for its future.
The cattle industry in southern
Nevada is becoming a big n and
it is estimated that from 10000 to
$4,000 cattle are on ranges covered
by the new association at the pre-
sent time. Extension of the work
planned into the new territory will
result in cattle valued at several
millions being brought under juris-
diction of the association and will
result in greatly improved conditions
In the industry.
Herds containing thousands of
head are ranged in territory imme-
diately tributary to GOldfield and
the largest company in southern Ne
vada and one of the largest in the
state devoted to the raising of cattle
is the United Cattle and Packing
company, of which j. B. Humphrey
is the head and which has its head
quarters here.
One of the men who attended the
meeting stated that among the first
objects of the association was elm
alton of what he described as pet
ty larceny t%hieving." which results,
according to cattlemen, in a big
drain on the industry in the course
of time.
1t is planned to do away with this
through making the association a