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

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The annual meeting Of the Nevada
Livestock Association will be held in
Reno at the Odd Fellows Lodge
Rooms. January Z and 8. 1891.
Many Federal and State oficials
viii meet with us and help with our
problems. These include Senator
elect Oddie, Congressman-elect
Arents, Governor Boyle, State Sena-
tors and Assemblymen, Railroad on
Gals, Forest Service oficials, U. 8.
Bureau OF Biological Survey oficials,
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 stockgrowers by
many Of these officials, and commit
tees have already been appointed to
study. act upon 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 q definite expression from
the meeting covering q 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 n cen
trail agency.
A law licensing s~laughterers 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 APP
portioned among the different coun-
ties in which sheep are grased 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 discriminating
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 oficials will also be- held.
Suggestions or resolutions upon
the following additional subjects
have also been made.
Calling upon the U. 8. Bureau of
Animal Industry to prevent scabby
California sheep from coming to Ne
vada.
Expressing the sentiment Of the
st~ockgrowers 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 q 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 one Of the above matters A.
feet every rancher and stockgrower
Of Nevada and tributary territory.
Other State Livestock organizations
are making rapid progress in solving
their problems and Nevada stock
growers and ranchers can do Hike
Wise. Only by acting together. how
ever; can We hope for much progress
and each one Of rs must do his or
her part II 1t is expected that others
will do theirs.
1t 10 the duty OF every rancher and
stockgrower who believes In organ
ixed effort along these lines to con-