The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-07
CATTLEMEN TALK
OF LEASING LANDS
Subject Brought Up at Denver
by Colonel Irish.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
CONGRESS WILL BE ASKED TO
ENACT A LAW.

Denver. March 6.-The question of the
leasing of the arid lands of the open
range to stock growers has come to the
front among the subjects to be consid-
cred at the convention of the cattle
growers now being held in this city, al
though it was not mentioned in the call
for the convention.
The following resolutions, which were
introduced by Colonel John P. Irish of
California and referred to the executive
committee, were referred back from that
committee at the morning session OF the
convention today:
Resolved By the American Cattle
Growers association, that me attention
of the federal government be called 70
the rapid waste OF its property on the
arid ranges, TO the increasing aridity or
that part of it's domain, resulting from
the eXtirpation OF the vegetable protec-
ton of the SOIL to the decrease in the
number OF cattle in proportion TO the
| population of the whole country and to
| the significant TACT that the waste re
/ giOn wherein these changes are taxing
/ pace are thereby being rendered less TIT
| Tor agriculture and permanent settle
Resolved, That in the judgment of this
/ association, the remedy lies in leaSehold
| control and protection of the public range
| and in the expenditure OF resulting rev
| enueS in promoting irrigation IN the
| states and territories where it is derived.
| Resolved That such policy should be
| applied and carried out by the federal
| government which should reserve the
| title to the ranges and the right to pro
tect the agricultural settler and mineral
| ..Resolved. That a committee of five
! be appointed by the president to draft a
| bill for an act to effect the foregoing OBJ
| jtcts to be presented to congress at its
| next session
Matter of Proxies.
The conamitte on credentials presented
recognizing proxies held by delegates,
and the minority opposed to so DONG u
| F. Patrick of Pueblo ex-senator Carey
of Wyoming and Former Congressman
| Kerr of Nebraska, now Of Montrose
Colo, spoke against allowing proxies &c
be voted. Mr.. Lew declared that 1T was
| generally understood there were sixty
proxies in the body TO be voted in the in
! terest of sheep men,
| of the majority report, in favor of proX
les, which was finally adopted by Vot'
of 40 to 46. Thare are over seVenty-tlV'
! proxies in the convention, mainly from
| California and Nevada.
1ms afternoon the question of admit
| ting cattleInen VINO are also engaged IL
! the handling of sheep was the subject o
discussion, d test being made on Henri!
millionaire cattle and sheep men of CAN
, tornia, and 1. p. Miller, the banker o
Wyoming, who handles both cattle an'
Alter the adoption of the constitution
! and bylaws. over which there is TO b
: a lively fight, the leasing question Wi
2 come up, and ii the convention. is sue
: cessful in getting through with tina
= | proposition without split 1t may b
t considered as firmly organized, but TN
feeling is very strong, and it is a ques
e | ton yet whether there will be an or
e | ganization or not.
Executive Committee Chosen.
At the night session the only work don
0 was the selection of new executiv
| committee. A committeeman and an a.
s teFnate from each state represented WeT
; chosen, as follows, the first name in eac
VI | q = 80
n Arizona-A. J. Nesbitt, X. q. Brady.
o CalItornia-F. G. Lusk.
Colorado-George p. Smith, Conra
q Scaeffer.
l. Iowa-GeOrge a. Keehne.
,. Missouri-M. d. Rogers, II. c. Duncan
! New Mexico-W. II. Jack, w. H. Show
!; Nebraska-W. H. Speed, f. H. Simon
e North -Dakota-E. II. Huedekofer.
Kansas-George w. Addison.
= OcegOn-John Gilchrist, j. S. Devine.
South Dakota-F. M. Stewart, G..
q | Lennon
Is Texas-L ]. Gilmore. Richard Walsh.
= Wyoming-Al Bowie, Helry Gray.
If Utah-N. K. Parsons, w. L. White.
< Neveda-A- c. Cleveiand, n. II. A. M
IS son.
After the convention adjourned uni
tomorrow, the old executive commits
met to finish its business. The Irish res
lutiOnS in favor of leasing the publ
lands were discussed and the commit
Of decided to report them faVorably to Il
convention tomorrow. +. g GOUdy
Denver was the only member who vOt
"a against thu resolutions He offered res
= | buttons against leasing, but these we
Il promptly voted down.
ID The convention will holds it's closfl
;s | session tomorrow. after which the ne
executive committee will hold its fri