Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-13

iuture. Inc majority or states had
grievances on account OF the shortage
OF range, The greatest grievance OF
the stockmen appeared to be against
the railroads. These organizations. 1t
was stated, have caused great suffer-
ing to the stockmen by their dllatory
methods Of handling stock trains.
Stockcars have been side tracked to
permit the passage of empty cars and
other sources OF delay have been per-
mitted to interfere with the transporta-
ton Of stock. until the producer can
not get his product TO market In any
sort OF condition II was reported.
The consensus Of opinion was that the
interests OF the livestock Industry de-
mand the passage OF law requiring
railroads to handle livestock In train.
load lots, and make not less than Is
miles per hour including stops, from
point OF loading TO point Of delivery. II
was the expressed opinion that the
convention should take official action
on this matter.
II was suggested that the great need
OF the livestock men Is a representative
In Congress 10 take care OF the inter.
ests OF the stockmen. The inability OF
cattlemen to raise money on their cat.
tie was attributed to speculatons in
wall street and the action OF eastern
capitalists In drawing In money from
the west. Because of this many ralsers
have been forced to sell at losing prices.
TO raise ready money.
The leasing OF reserve lands for graz.
ing purposes was advocated by almost
every speaker.
+. p. Lowe Of Honolulu Hawaii, gave
a report Of the efforts being made In
the Islands to develop the cattle indus
Try lie stated that a good start had
been made. but that there are many
conditions that are disadvantageous to
the raiser.
Jesse NJ. Smith OF Utah addressed the
convention.
The election OF officers for the ensu-
ing year resulted In the selection OF
Senator f. II. Warren OF Wyoming as
president and Jesse NJ. Smith OF Utah
and George Truesdell OF Deer Park,
Nd, as vice presidents. The constitu-
ton was amended to permit Of the cleo
ton Of two vice presidents. II was de-
oided TO hold the next meeting one day
before the next Livestock association
convention. and in the same city. The
convention was then declared adjourn
ed,
JESSE NJ. SMITH OF UTAH.
The forest reserve policy adminis-
tered In the State OF Utah has up to the
present time been wholly unsatIsfac-
tory to every interest intended to be
benefited by IT, except favored few
who happen to reside contiguous to a
AntA a h.. nj.
privileges to the detriment OF the herds
man OF the state as whole. The state
Is composed largely Of desert lands,
four-fifths Of the entire area being this
class of land, wholly unfit for anything
else except for winter pasture. The 9TH
er one-iifth Is composed OF mountains
that can only be used for summer pas
ture, Less than | per cent of the en-
tire area Is used for agricultural pur-
poses. This condition makes It possible
for those who control the small area
comprizing the summer pasture 10 con-
troll the balance of the grazing privi-
leges Of the state. As the mountain dis
tllct IL the key to the use Of the desert
portions, 50 is the control OF the
forest reserves the key to the use OF the
mountain districts. as they comprise the
choicest parts of these district. the most
remote from settled communities and OF
most use as summer pasture, to the
herdsman. Our sheep necessarily have
10 be moved from summer to winter
range and. vice versa According 10 tia
season. Snow falls 80 deep IN the
mountains that they cannot stay there
In winter, and the desert Is so dry In
summer that they cannot stay there
during that season.
To Illustrate the present policy Of re-
stricting our range, VIII cite the use OF
the two largest reserves. The Uintah
reserve has an area Of S75,520 acres. On
this there used 10 be from 100000 to &c.,
900 sheep. Today there are allowed
10000 for 80 days and $1,000 horses and
cattle for about 1866 days during the
grazing season, This Is seven acres for
each sheep, and among which Is dis
tributed one horse or COW for every 60
acres during the time allowed for them
TO Craze; or based on a ~ months pas
ture, is about 3lls acres to each sheep
and one horse or COW distributed for
every l25 acres.
The Manti reserve, 5S4,64O acres In
area, has heretofore supported more
horses and cattle than are now allowed
to Craze there, and has been the sum.
mer range of upwards OF 100000 sheep,
The first year in the control Of this re.
serve II IL proposed to only allow $4,000
horses and cattle, and $4,000, or 20 per
cent only of the sheep that have pre-.
viously gra2ed there. Consequently II
per cent of the sheep heretofore grazing
there must seek pastures In other places
now fully stocked or else so to the mar
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flock master Is that his flocks have been
reduced from 100000 In 1901, TO about
100000 In 1903, and Il is a fact that
only so per cent Of the sheep that we're
on our winter ranges last winter are
there this, and next season must neces-
sarily reduce this number And all be-
cause OF the restricted range caused by
the forest reserve policy, I have not
yet met the man or read the report
that has given an intelligent. substan-
tial statement Of the benefits derived to