| Show THE WOOL GROWERS PETITION the following letters have been received by governor thomas anent sheep bill which he be is asked to veto I 1 to his excellency governor arthur L thomas salt lake city dear sir when in the city a few dasy since mince I 1 went belore before the live stock committee of the legislature to give ny reasons for asking that H F no before them should not become a law W 1 owing to the turmoil of political sit I 1 did not have the pleasure of calling u upon you to give my reasons why oho such ouch a bill pass the democratic le ture you should veto it could su such I 1 law be enforced it would pra drive out of our territory everyld every lt sheep beep and thus destroy the industry which la is 0 I 1 more importance than any interests 0 the ranch and range an industry w whid a brings in more money employs in mon I 1 men pays more taxes more people interested and benefited blessings and comfort to more peo than any oher oher industry with one tion in our territory the statistics tat ft 1890 rive give sheep number value valo 1 I 1 2947 pounds of wool 1890 L 25 ft value or a total valuations of and included in this total we can safely add worth of mutton sold the value of all other production of oath th ranch and range was only this includes all kinds of fruit dried ua and green reen honey cheese and butter our in int IBM t deatry austry la in greater than the cattle by alp al most and including cattle cat swine mules asses and goats and wa w still show a surplus of 83 88 a and ni taking the horses and placing C i valuation on them of 25 and woo wooi growers still have over to their credit I 1 hence instead of nl placing insurmountable difficulties in the way we belie believe the legislature would be better belter employed passing a compulsory dipping law pro teching the careful shepherd against th tb 0 lovelly euly one this law is aimed at sheep is class legislation in section 4 to construct or maintain any corral or yard to be used for the purpose of sh shearing earine or dipping of sheep 1 I the mention of cattle or horse corral is carefully avoided any low law relating to stock must of necessity include any and all kinds of stock A law compelling sheep cattle and aad horsen horsemen to bury the animals in their charge or bearing their brand when dying near a stream is what has been i passed in california and meets the re rd quire ments of the case fally V every session E of our legislature somei such foolish legislation has been atte attempt M ed but the good sense justice and ju juddi 1 ment of our executive has called forth rl ha a veto ill every settlement there are scores of is which drain directly into the itches es not a rod above their neighbors 10 t no remonstrance or request for leals tion on is ever heard why mr governor one gentleman I 1 believe the member from manti accused the shoo sheep men of producing all the dormal nithe all the floods and all the disasters caused by the elements since 1849 nd now I 1 suppose we shall be blamed blamed fajt r the liberal iberal victory in salt lake last aday I 1 ask you mr governor as I 1 have your r pro predecessors acae ors and with the same assurance durance that my request will be granted ahat ahat no bill or statute passed by bv the pres E ent legislature that is inimical to the interests of the wool growers of utah hall receive your signature and I 1 further ask that should such a bill be presented to you for signature that you veto it ad thus give protection to us in our own si slate ate that is given us by the general government I 1 ask this in behalf of the wool growers of utah CHARLES CRANE I 1 president utah wool growers association cia tion MANTI CITY utah feb 15 1892 to bis excellency arthur L thomas governor of utah territory dear sir air As you are aware there is a ull now pending in the legislature which if passed ana becomes a law law will be a fatal blow to the greatest of all our viz the sheep industry A monstrous petition backed by prejudicial motives has gone forth from this place appealing to the legislature for relief on annl of the floods which we have been object to of lat eyears As it appeared they could not reach their end by that 8 the they v changed their appeal to sani y complaints charging in both in canoe the sheep with the responsibility at rf resulting evils now it is certainly evident to all fair minded people that the cements de 06 ments of the atmosphere is the primary cause of our floods as the same kind ud of floods have occurred from the file first settlement of our city i loag before we had sheep on the range it is unjust to attribute this calamity to the sheep in a sanitary view all who are acquainted with the conditions of our country towns do know that the horses and cattle which are con kept in and around these settlements are the greatest of all causes for befouling the water of our streams As the bill now in consideration poo hibira the hoarding hearding of horses cattle sheep heep etc the technicality of this word herding is the great object ox 01 the friends of this bill bill as the cattle and horses ranging on the streams are not herded but roam at large feed and often the die and decompose in the very streams which by this law is made too sacred to be diluted and defiled by sheep the C enforcement of this democratic measure will practically force the sheep out ot of the territory as the streams in our canyons are less than two miles apart we therefore respectfully ask your excellency to veto any bill calculated v to destroy our best beat industry yours very respectfully W G CRAWFORD secretary central utah wool company |
