The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-01-01
CALL MEETING NEVADA
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION

Livestock Association will be held in
Reno at the Odd Fellows Lodge
Rooms, January 7 and 8, 1921.
Many Federal and State officials
will meet with us and help with our
problems. These include Senator
elect eddie, Congressman-elect
Arentz, Governor Boyle, State Sena-
tors and Assemblymen, Railroad Off
Gals, Forest Service officials, U. S.
Bureau of Biological Survey officials,
representatives of the State Boards
of Sheep and Stock Commissioners
and others.
The program will include talks
upon the current subjects Of interest
to ranchers and s~tockgrowers by
many of these officials, and commit
tees have already been appointed to
study, act pom and report upon the
following subjects:
Taxation, and Expenditure of Pub
lie Funds in Nevada particularly for
large improvement projects.
Needed changes in our Livestock
Laws and a definite expression from
the meeting covering a plan of &C
ton to better control losses of live
stock from theft. Under this head
suggestions have been made for:
A new brand law under which all
brands will be recorded by one CEN
trail agency.
A law licensing slaughterers and
retailers of meat and providing for
their inspection.
A law replacing the present mi
gratory sheep tax law" under which
taxes of sheep are supposed to be ap-
portioned among the different coun-
ties in which sheep are grazed dur
ing each year.
A law to insure better collection of
taxes from sheep grazing in Nevada
from other States.
Employment of a qualified inspec-
tor by the Board of Stock Commits
sioners to take charge of livestock
theft work, inspections, etc.
Continuance of the work of the
State Rabies Commission and the U.
S. Biological Survey in exterminating
predatory animals and the discussion
of a new law to provide for this work
in case the Commission is abolished.
Question of a million acre land
grant from the Federal Government
to Nevada and discussion of the fu-
ture of our public ranges.
Special meetings of the Land Tax
Committee of the State Association,
the Nevada = California Advisory
Board of the State Association with
California Forest officers, a commit
tee of Humboldt Forest sheepmen
with Forest officials will also be held.
Suggestions or resolutions upon
the following additional subjects
have also been made.
Calling upon the U. S. Bureau of
Animal Industry to prevent scabby
California sheep from coming to Ne
vada,|
Expressing the sentiment Of the
stockgrowers and ranchers with re-
CARDS to the game question in Ne
vada.
Expressing our sentiments with re-
gard to excessive feeding charges by
the railroad for stock in transit and
regarding the proposed new bedding
charge for stock cars.
Calling upon the Western Pacific
Railway to endeavor to follow a plan
of stock car service similar to that
agreed to last year with the South
ern Pacific Railway.
And others including tariff legis-
lation, the Truth in Fabric bill,
etc.
Every n of the above matters af-
feet every rancher and stockgrower
of Nevada and tributary territory.
Other State Livestock organizations
are making rapid progress in solving
heir problems and Nevada stock
growers and ranchers can do like
wise. Only by acting together, how
ever, can we hope for much progress
and each one of us must do his or
her part If it is expected that others
will do theirs.
1t Is the duty of every rancher and
stockgrower who believes in organ
lied effort along these lines to con-
tribute his or her bit in time and
ability. Proper adjustment of these
matters certainly should be sufficient
financial return for the investment
any of us can make in getting to-