The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09
RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONVENTION

habtan thereof and following recommendations President
Roosevelt forest being established
Resolved That in
officials in charge the namely
Roosevelt of Agriculture
chot
the belief that they will take will
good veal To these men we confidently appeal to right
hardshps that have the
governing forest reserves and to this end call their attention
to the following resolutions:
First Resolved That unanimously unalteraby op-
posed the imposition of for the the public
within the following
a proposed contrary spirit the
custom of this country from its earliest settlement
( Because it is unwarauted discrimination against and
an imposition upon this industry which for has
been profitable,
(c Because people this
not want it, and is imposed them believe without
d) a country especially
state much higher than they in the Middle
where different conditions exist
e Because this is proposed be
the forest while that
domain in other localities not within the reserves are not subject
reserves and for which this tax is to be levied
desired by the inhabitants pay
because said Improvements opinion
Inhabitants of this state desirable of material benefit
g) Because grazing without
effect without
to discord without satisfactory results
h) up to the present time our experience with the
this advantage
grazing other public lands in this
required to for that which other scckmen
unjust and unreasonable
G) Because taxation without representation contrary
to force for Improvements which
for haven no desire is ua American
G Because it has been fixed principle and practice since the
fist settlement of this that should
the settler until became valuable
anu UNJUST mat the should at this late day tax these
people for what the balance of the
We believe that the privilege
people VINO came out mere without any DEFINITE knowledge of the
country and took their chances of living
R) Because it is understanding that the
creation OF the forest for the preservation of
the timber and for the benefit the
any particular locality class of citizens For this
unjust that industry
ifesty for the benefit of the whole country.
W Because the of the by
tend either to njne the timber interfere with the supply
in fact the caemen have done other
to keep down aud the spread forest fires the
government for the privilege of grazing
m Because the stock
(N And for manv otha ] that I Vii ] anu wte' m w ANA
familiar with the u of the forest and with local conditions
in the O
opinion Regulations No II and No. %
should eliminated concerned
for the that they unnecessary
Resolved That in opinion the rules and regulations
by the secretary agriculture Regulation Regulation
No 30 inclusive made without due the local
existing state and we would
respectfully and that all these regulations
be modified to fit the existing local conditions
request that entered into whereby
stockmen of this state their given
opportunity have capacity in
the preparation of the modified
Resolved That opposed the making of improvements
forest contemplated
e reason that we do not deem them necessary enca to the
preservation of the timber the
general benefit of the country.
Resolved of this convention that all fees
should be abolished and the whatever
OF the forest
ernnnt tor the that
try and should not chgebe the local settlers
reside adjacent the reserve
Resolved That to what is known
system being applied
within without the
Resolved That believe that agricultural land within the
should be made subject homestead the continued
building of the country for the elimination
agricultural lands should be smpifed that those lands
readily and speedily eliminated without
required
Resolved That the riders and supervisors the
If such officials continued should
been closely identified with the localities which they
charge
Resolved That the rules the timber
should local
state and in such will actual
ber and not work hardship actual settlers
setting aside adoption
that interfere with the fde reasonable
OF the timber from the public and that far
requiring all permits for
abolished