Gunnison news-champion., 1905-12-08
STO00lN CARRY UP TIE
FIGHT 0N GRAZING TAX
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snd sspec,sliy the ssasknssa -
tbs rsse, Ill sdvsssd sys>sa.
tossssry bureau plainly hss - & J
csnchrd aud Russian sssagalv !
aIld compared with the ssT - =
tesn9 governed tor our oUa -
The light oil Se csrrssd iaas =
halls Vi cossSvess by a cosaas1oD e
whIch the Guna.sou Stock 0sUuD
sssocIstsoa 10 s.Asd W ApPasss =
saeas ber. Il
Under cover o4 . sysssa q -
serves, ossess,bly for ths ksssla
the arid west, the big ssock nusa -
the bsef trust ere securing . AsaG1
system, pure aud s,mpIs.
| Mr.. Pinchot. chief foFvsssg, -
there and ssockneu end csAianuD
detailed 10 bIm In vigorous Las9saD
their objections to hls policy ~
related pr.nctp~lly 10 the snjsD
grazing tax, but led occssioaslly -
~ the deeper objections such ~ -
arbitrary power exercised 80 contsagy
TO American principles and the -
wise encouragement of bonSe0a11p
ing.
Senator Dexter I SApp, fos 49,
Gunn'son delegation, made . spasn'
did talk on the grazing lax, pointssaG
out now unJ ust 1t wss 10 cosnpsa ~
lew catt!emen living IN the ressrvo
to pay IN large part Tor It's sup1puss
when the main object is 10 coussgvo
water Tor distant parts OF the cossesy
whose people pay nothing. TDs eas
is not = square deal" The essssul
country is supposed to be t,el'e6sAs4|
by forest Reserves and the csttIesnsal
should therefore bs NO more reqsisv'
W pay the expsNsss Vi ksspsAg 81
the forests than the people 1xAi
benhtted by river and harbor im-
provements should lie required TO
pay for them.
As more direct illustration MIR.
Sapp referred 10 the Gunnson tun-
nel project. The Gunnison forest
reserve WAS created to conserve the
water which rs intended for that
project. Turning TO the Montrose
delegates, about the only ones al the
meeting who spoke favorably OF the
tax, he sald
Why should we in Guun,son pay
for the p otection of your water
supply
In the evening this question was
put directly at Mr.. Pinchot and he
acknowledged that he was cornered,
but stiil insisted that the tax was
rlght. In fact, the thing slmmered
down to IA point where 1t became
evident that the department had ar
bitrdrlly Y sct aside about four times
as many Reserves as congress uad
provided money to run. The only
way they can get money is To take It
out of tine catllenen, for they cant
lay hauis ON anyone else.
the Gunnlson delegation intro
duced resolution, providing ior
homesteads freely in the reservation
This immediately stirred up hur-
net 5 nest among the reserve advo-
Gates. The big cattlemen, who had
representatives there, promptly tired
to head it of for they don't want
any more settlers. That showed how
the wind blew from that quarter.
Then Judge Gray for the Montrose
delegation, objected to any more
homes Ia Gunnlson county and if he
is fair sample Of the Montrose feel
ing, heaven hel p such selfish com
munity. However, the resolution
was secured in modified form.
We have been unable as yet to
secure copy of the resolutions en-
tire, but print below those adopted
by the committee from the Colorado
Cattle and Horse Growers associa-
ton, which met in Denver on the
2Sth. These resolutions relate es-
pecially to the grazing and were in
cluded verbatim in the ones adopted
at Glenwood
1t should be mentioned that be-
, sides minor concessions as regards
obnoxious rules, the grazing tax has
been cut in two for three fourths of
the cattle in each reserve. 1t is this
way: Suppose s'ockmen on the Gun
nison reserve turn out an average of
100 head. Instead of 20 cents a
head, all those who have below a
hundred will pay ten cents and those
who have more will pay ten cents on
the first hundred and twenty cents
on the rest.
RESOLUTIONS.
First. Resolved, That we are