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The Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) is a historic American cattle organization created in 1872. The Association was started among Wyoming cattle ranchers to standardize and organize the cattle industry, but quickly grew into a political force that has been called "the de facto territorial government"〔Jackson, W. Turrentine. ''The Mississippi Valley Historical Review'', Vol. 33, No. 4. (March 1947), pp. 571.〕 of Wyoming's organization into early statehood, and wielded great influence throughout the Western United States.〔Homsher, Lola M. ''Archives of the Wyoming Stock Growers' Association'' The Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol. 33, No. 2. (September 1946), pp. 285.〕 The WSGA is still active to this day, but it is best known for its rich history and is perhaps most famous for its role in Wyoming's Johnson County War. ==Formation== Early into Wyoming's Territorial formation in 1868 cattle men began to lobby the powerful territorial government, and befriended John A. Campbell, the first territorial governor of Wyoming who served from 1869 to 1875. During May 1871, Campbell sponsored the first organization of cattlemen in the territory and became the president of this Wyoming Stock Grazier's Association. When the second legislature assembled at Cheyenne in November 1871, the Governor called a simultaneous meeting of the stock growers, and a joint session was held in the hall of the house of representatives.〔Jackson, W. Turrentine. ''The Mississippi Valley Historical Review'', Vol. 33, No. 4. (March 1947), pp. 573.〕 The Governor's cattle organization soon disbanded, but on November 29, 1873, a new group called the Laramie County Stock Association was formed by some of former members and became the nucleus of the Wyoming Stock Growers' Association.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wyoming Stock Growers Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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