Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-15
CQMen1en
And SheePmen.
'Nahonal LoesiocE Contention Undertakes 10 Heal Long
Standing Bitterness Belaeea Them Resolution adopted
Adofsm9 Presidents RECOMMENDATIONS Regarding Ard
Lands Present Land Laus Condemned as Obsolete

Kansas city, Jan. 15.--At the third
days session Of the National Livestock
convention many papers were read and
discussed and a flood OF resolutions
was introduced ana considered. After
yesterdays period OF Sightseeing and
last nights ball the delegates were
slow I'm gathering this morning but
when iinally they did get started much
work was disposed OF. The convention
VIII finish its work tomorrow and viii
be followed on Saturday By the annual
meeting OF the Wool Growers assOcia-
ton, al which important action regard
ing the range problem Is expected
one of the most important resolu-
TONS Introduced in the livestock cone
rention today sought TO heal the long
standing bitterness existing between
cattlemen and sheepmgn over The Ques-
ton Of ranges. A. r. Robertson Of
Texas had yesterday introduced re-
solution calling for the amendment Of
The laws regulating the grazing on
public lands and approving the leasing
OF such lands in states where such a
policy Is desired by the people. This
was referred to the executive commit
lee ana finally laid upon the table. In
It's place the following substitute resO-
luton, prepared by catteman and
which, Il Is said, is approved by sheep
men and by many of the cattlemen,
was endorsed
Resolved That the laws governing
the use Of public lands OF the United
states nave become outgrOwn and OBJ
soate, owing TO the rapid advance of
civilization, and we believe that the
time has come when Congress should
take action looking toward laws that
VIII recognize the changed conditions
and viii encourage the settlement ana
Improvement Of the Aargest possible
area ana provide protection TO the set
tiers using said lands for grazing pur-
poses
Resolved, That We approve the sug-
geston OF President Roosevelt in his
last annual message TO Congress that
larger areas of these semiarld lands
should be allowed for a homestead. and
that commission OF experts be an
pointed to investigate the present ex-
listing condition and suggest to Con-
gress the remedies that Will be fair
and just and will build up rather than
retard the growth and Improvement
Of the west.
Resolved That a memorial from this
convention 10 Congress be prepared.
calling the attention Of Congress as
briefly as possible 20 the fact that she
present laGd laws encourage the des-
truction OF the forage upon the public
lands and retard Improvement and set
tlement that the memorial petition
Congress to adopt the suggestion of
President Roosevelt to appoint COM
mission OF experts TO make a careful in
yestigation into the actual conditions
now prevailing and TO suggest new
laws that will benefit all sections Of the
country. the varied and conflicting con.
dltions existing In the various sections
'of the west being the principal obsta-
Gle that has prevented the stockmen
from agreeing among themselves upon
a plan for q change In the laws. as
the law that would benefit one section
would cause loss and ruin TO another,
where different conditions prevail.
Resolved, That said memorial be-
prepared Immediately and presented %
the present session of Congress, with
an urgent appeal that action be taken
to the end that this grave question may
be- settled at an early date and TO the
further end that Congress may not net
hastily and unadylsedly In changing
the present laws until properly inform
cd through It's commission OF experts
as to the actual prevailing conditions
In all sections"