The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
CONCLUDES HIS LABOR
Government Inspector Hears the
Plant of the Set
tiers.

Nernal Utah June I9-The chief center
OF attraction and interest in Vernal and
the surrounding country just now is the
rooms OF inspector of Forest Reserves II.
D. Langelle, who is patiently receiving
delegations Of StOCkmcn and raDchprs
ana listening to their views pro and con
regarding the grazing Of sheep on the
bintah forest reserve, and other minor
matters, such as the regulations regard
ing the cutting of timber. etc The over
ShadOWlng question, however is the
grazing of sheep on the reserve. and the
matter is being thoroughly investigated.
IN compliance with an order of the de-
partment, which is the result of a com
munlcation recently sent to Senator Raw
ms, requesting that the rules of the de-
partment be enforced in this regard. Del
egauons Of sheepmen have been labOring
vigorously with the inspector. and are
making strong appeals to get into the
coveted territory with their entire flocks.
instead OF being limited to the 24O0O head
apporuoned to the county by the Utah
WOOL Growers association The flock
masters also made representations that
they are in a desperate condition being
surrounded by Colorado around which
mas been drawn n dead-line which no
sneep dares to cross; and Wyoming
Mhtre great nerds of sheep have ere this
deyoured every green thing, on the north
ana east while on the south is a blister
ing, unacceptable. WaterleSs desert Ieav-
ing as the only remaining hope the green
parks and hills Of the forest reserve. 1t
mas Deen set forth that MANY flOcks have
already suffered severely from lack of
reed and water and that around 7GO0O
sheep are clustered along the edge of The
Iorbldden area, with no future prospect
OF feed or water. except from within fine
reserve limits. A petition is being quite
generally signed by the sheep owners to
the department, which will receive the
recommendation of the inspector, which
SelS IoTJh the number of sheep owned by
- ma - 100,
application for grazing permits and the
number appOrtiOned by the association.
Appended to this is an agreement that
each owner will reduce his flock to a
given number by the beginning of the
grazing season Of 1903, and asking the
privilege of grazing on the reserve this
summer IN order that the flOcks NAV he
gotten IN shape for market. Should the
sheep owners reduce their flOcks accord
ing TO agreement it will reduce the herds
practically 90 Der cent
Inc sheep question promises to be the
oFershadoWlng issue in the fan cam
paiSn. The people are beginning to re-
allze that the Republican marty stands
Tor certain special interests as against
the interest of the whole community. The
greatest good to the greatest number ii
Is being learned. Is not in the RepIIb-
mean catechism. and while it is admitted
Jaat the range question is not a political
one, II has been amply demonstrated that
tHe republican pdrty'S sympathy, as a
party, IS with the wool growers. as
against every other interest in this sec
ton of the country The Republican
leaders are making a desperate effort to
take the matter out of politics. or rather.
eliminate II from the camDaign but the
question promises to eliminate politics
from the campaign, as most of the rank
and file Of the Republican party are omen
IN their disapproval of the partiaiity
shown in the matter by their Organiza-
tion- Despite the bitterness engendered
by the selfish policy of the wool growers.
tnere Is a general sentiment in favor of
giving them opportunity to get out of
Inelr troubles financially whole and there
are hopes entertained that some salts
factory solution Of the vexed problem
rnaN NnI be lnt.ieoL