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.
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could lmnlly walk," writoa K. Kobiu.
son, Hillsborough, Ills,, "but lluok
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Laundry Solicited.
Mis, Dora Lyons wishes to an
nounce to the public 'that she will
do washing and ironing at reason
able prices: Washings will be de
livered. Lumber $IO Per M.
After January 1, 1903, we will
sell lumber at our mill on Ochoco
for HO per thousand. Give us a
call.
Hawkins Uuothkus
UlaaalatlOH Nallr.
Notice is hereby given that tho
firm of Cornett it KIkins, doing a
general blacksmithing business in
I'rineville is this day dissolved by
mutual consent,, the business,
stock and fixtures having been sold
to J. H. Wigle. All accounts tint
the late firm will be collected by
Frank KIkins and all accounts
owing by said firm will be paid by
said t rank hi kins. All accounts
now due tho Into linn have been
placed in the hands of M. R. Kl-
liott for immediate collection.
G. M. Cornett
Frank KIkins.
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."
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