Judgo Wlllat Speerli al The faille nana' Oon venlin. Fellow Citizens. The committee of arrangements has seen fit to se lect me to make a few remarks up on the past, present ami future of cattle industry, especially of Crook county. In the Bible wo find the history of creation, and that on the sixth day God created the beasts of the field, all cattle, and then created man and gave him dominion over all things. Then therefore, inso much as God reserved for his last of creation both cattle and man, .the crowning work of all his cre ation, it is reasonable to suppose that -they being contemporaneous in beginning, the existence of the one is essential to the existence of the other, I do not doubt but what there are some here in this audience that would say, cow's milk brought me out of a weak state and to the cow I owe my life. Still farther along in the Bible we read of improvement in cattle, and we learn how under a contract that Jacob made with Labon, he, the said Jacob, elunged the color of the offspring to his advantage. He went farther, he bred only for himself, the large, the strong and healthy, producing without ques- tion an improved breed. This is the first effort so far as we know of a human agency in directing the production of that which was bet ter than that produced by natural selection. It is certainly true that civilized man by selection, good judgement and careful attention, has been able to produce breeds adapted to every want or condition of himself. In the dairies we find Jerseys and Holsteins. In the pas tures we find the Shorthorns and various strains of the Durham family. The Red Durham for beau ty and show, pleases the sight and is good for a nice fat steak. Upon the.range as a rustler, the Hereford is permanant, and when put npon the scales is a producer of profit to the grower of beef. We see the human race makes progress in every art and science, and it is true that the civilization oi a na tion may be gauged by the char acter of the cattle they own. In the earlier days of the first settle ment of this country, the young men worthy of Western Oregon, came over the Cascade mountains to this county to find pastures new for their cattle, in a country then only in its virgin state under the country's then primitive condition, they cared for their herds ill a primitive way, and the most of them succeeded fairly well. These are the men that opened the first trails and roadways, and they and their children are entitled to our respect and considerat:on. Some I must say, who were less progress ive, brought with them cattle who had within their blood a taint of the long horned,' lean and lank Mexican stock, and by promiscous breeding the leven of the bad rapid ly overcame the good. The uner ring rule in nature is by inbreed ing and lack of selection, the de fects in the progenitors is more readily transmitted than are the perfect qualities. These were the days when mens wealth was coun ted more by the number of cattle they owned than by the quality. They turned out some good heavy beef as a fact, but it must be re membered that the conditions then and now were different. There was an abundance of free pasture furnished by the beneficiary of a good government, and the natural grasses were of the most nutritious. If the steer or cow had any good qualities whatever, they were brought out to their fullest extent. These were the days when it was easy for anyone to succeed if they had but the nucelous of a start. Then to be what was considered a successful cattleman, meant one who spent the most of his time in j the saddle upon the range, audi every rustler .depended upon him self in a great degree. The inter est of the neighbor and his herd was not considered, only during the season of the general round-up, and at such times as when there was gathering and pooling of in- terests in disposing their beef. Along about the year 1874, sheep began to appear upon the range. I remember well how bitter was the feeling against theireneroachniont. They came and they multiplied, until some of the largor owners of cattle went out of the business, by either disposing of their cattle and ranches, or driving them to ranges yet unoccupied by sheep. There is a natural antipathy be tween cattle and sheep, as every herdsman knows; and it is but natural that the owners under the old regime, with equal legal rights upon the public domain, (which is yet true) should be at war with one another. It was thought by many in those days that the cattle industry would have to succumb, but thanks to the men of energy and who seo things as they are, and by improved methods of wing for their cattle generally, as well as fencing pastures, growing al falfa and othur feed, the sheep in crease, as well as the long hard winters no longer haunt the minds of the owners of cattle. Now under the improved system, deep snows are a cause for re joicing, because snow makes water, and water in season properly -tp-plied makes hay, and today hay is king in Crook county, and in my opinion will ever be. It takes the place of the old dried up grass, up on which our cattle were in times past compelled to wade through the storms of winter to find. The government ground may be bare of grass in the fall, but our fenced pastures and plenteous stacks of hay tides us through until the sun again stands at its meridian height when nature again reclothes earth with an adundance of green gra for all. Crook county stockmen would be content if we were per mitted to enjoy and use that which we pay taxes to protect, and should be ours to use by right of discov erers and proximity. I am happy to say right here, that the leading sheep men of this co'in ty have recognized through the Crook County Stock Association, that to undertake to mix cattle and sheep together for ranging pur poses, is like undertaking to mix oil and water. There is an incom- patability that no coaxing or for cing will overcome, so far as cattle are concerned. Therefore it is acknowledged in somuch as all are necessary to the complete whole, and as all are re quired to contribute to the com mon purse, it is but just and right that sufficient range should be set aside untouched by sheep to sutisfy the reasonable demands of those engaged in the cattle industry. Thus it should be, and if there is to be war against any, it should be against the invader, who by reason of his home location con tributes nothing to the common purse but evinces, as I learned while in Antelope last Spring a thorough contempt for the small homesteader and his holdings, for when they deigned to speak of him, it was always with a big I, and a little yop. We are now just upon the dawn of a new era iu the stock industry of this county, and that industry in my opinion will ever be the leading business and main re source of the people of this countv, and if there ever was a time when faction discussion should be dis couraged it is now; and all should unite to see to it that the citizen homebuilder of Crook county shall be well provided in his right to ampie privileges in the lorest re serves established and about to be established. If any other than the rule that those who live nearest shall have a preferred right should prevail in any the degree in establishing the ! primal right, the wrong way seems 1 to be small at first, yet it might be like the snow fall uion the moun- j tain side, a small thing of itself: but started downward may become j an avalanche that will uproot and ', crush all that is in its way. Thej burden of enforcing the law against the unlawful setting of fires in the timber rests upon the peo ple of the county in which the fires occur. It is the avowed purpose of the government to preserve the timlier for the double purpose of protecting the settlers' water sup ply and to preserve tho timber for his future use as against the specu lator, who would own now and use his ownership in a manner detrimental to local demands. Some say while they make profit now, wo could get some benefits; remember can not eat your cake and have it too. We as stock men do nut deiro to Woine the ten ents of ths timber grabber, but through our organization now thr.t we are in accord with reservation plan of preserving the water sup ply, by preserving an ample cover of grass and timber upon the mountain sides, making those in high authority realize that we n ti the natural protectors of our mountain ranges, if not he came of consideration of generations com ing. We do by reason ol their proximity as a measure of self pro- lecuou, ami as a means to our financial succepts. Then will we bo prefered above all others. He who makes two spears of grass grow where one grew heretofore is a public benefactor: Although his leading thought may bo only for himself to have something to rule, yet he is contributing an ac commodation to him who has need to buy. Let us rather prepare to deal with government than with strangers, iney, 11 is true, may i i i . . , . uuvuuic taxpayers, out would we not rather preserve a condition of things that enable us to be the taxpayers instead of them? At this time we hear talk of railroad construction and great irrigation schemes: Capital may construct either or both, but there are great natural conditions here that no amount of money can change. This is a stock country and in time cattle will be preferred. It will never pay to irrigate for wheat to be transported out of this country to a sea shore market as againtt countries more favorably located. We now find that where wc can irrigate, hay and pasture are most profitable: Railroads will find their profit in transport ing the timlier now located, fat stock, dairy products and sHlk hogs; just now Crook county bare ly breads itself and is of itself the farmer's own and best market. We will raise more wheat, but while the production of what in creases in quantity, so will other resources be develqped, and what might be otherwise a surplus will be consumed. The farmer's products must be in a concentrated form to be prof itable for shipment. We have yet to produce all of the hog pro ducts consumed. Ample irriga tion will produce stock hogs profit ably, and the prospective increase in grain production may enable us to more than supply or own de mands. I look forward to the darning of the McKay and Ochoco and their spring floods held back until wanted in mid summer when all the now desert lands lying near this town aro laid out into small and well irrigated dairy farms. than a $;JO,000 court house, or a 130,000 high school building to promote the prosperity of the town. The business and prosperity that would follow such an enterprise will build you either or both. Do not sit and supinely lament be cause we have lost by careless legislation, while you have cast your eyes 30 miles away and arc trying to recover an opportunity gone perhaps forever as a govern ment scheme to redeem. You should wake up to other unclaim ed possibilities. Arouse your county court from i:s lethergecic ease and have it tender you moral aid, and if need bo financial aid to furnish to the government description of loca tion, site of reservoirs, probable costs, the amount of ground possi ble of redemption, and the result ant lienefits to be gained. There is a proposition by the govern ment where there is private owner ship the land in private owner ship may contribute to cost of re demption by contributing as docs the government land a part of the -urn of its increased value laya lie via Tnrtiirad. "I mflcrtxl tuoh paint from conn I could lmnlly walk," writoa K. Kobiu. son, Hillsborough, Ills,, "but lluok len'l Arnica Halve completely oured them." 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Dated December 9, 11KW. Senator Culloiu tells this story of his grandchild: The little girl approached her mother recently and said: "Mamma, tho man who collects our ashes must be awful religiouB." "Why, my dear?" asked her mother. "Well," said the little one, "after the man emptied our ashes in the wagon his mule wouldn't go, and then the man sat down on the barrel and told the mule all about lots of religious things." REMARKABLE CURB OF CROUP A Little Boy'e Lire Saved. I have a few words to aay regarding Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It saved my little boy ' lite and I (eel that I cannot praise it enough. bought a bottle of it from A. . Stccro of Goodwin, 8. D.. and when I got home with it the poor baby could hardly breathe. I gave the medicine as directed every ten minutes until he "threw up" and then I thought sure he was going to choko to death We had to pull the phlegm out of hit mouth in great long strings. 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