The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
A CAUSE FOR THE LAND FRAUDS.

making up judgment upon public
ing disclosed many Western States, it permissible look
alleged frauds connection with grazing lands These have
unwuy fenced and in have illegally passed
ownership These things began when the public range
reduced its production of forage and the live stock
duy had by craft by the of the range
1t easy backward
had long ago adopted policy of leasing proper
the lands fit for grazing and probably for nothing else reervn
the right Of easehod lands for agriculture
that needed for irrigation there would be fewer frauds
The Agricultural Department long ago necessity for eas
ing the range lands retaining the title in the Government for aer-
on at time leasehod of land that proved fit for
obr purpose The psychologists soil experts and rgaors the
several bureaus of that department expert examination OF the
grazing lands ese reports plainly the progressive spoaton OF
The forage caused by ovstocg due OF the land
by all each anxious only get much OF the
feed he could grab before the took all back again The
denudon OF the land has reduced the theso and
decreased the ground that uent have ceased to
fow and the fatally impaired
So we have these lands physically injured that will
violations fencing protection excu
OF the forage that and have frauds
their transfer to private ownership.
The sentiment OF the country against the sale Of public land
large tracts to private individuals grazing range however
be in such business the range
qures this Neither sheep cattle raising the be
made profitable small AS the forage has less and
less and consequently required grazing
has TO be larger support sufficient number OF animals
to make 1t is safe that it, when the virgin
leasing policy adopted average range
qured make profitable would than third of
that which necessary leasing had been possible then, the
asehoder would have preserved the stock carrying capacity of his
aseod and the business dying by
% would now be greater than ever and American stock growers
would be driven transfer their business
opportunity offered by Mexico and the Dominion of Canada
also those who do their industry would
the Of the law and defending
dctmen for fencing the public domain acquiring ownership
unlawfuly.
Even the live stock stand together and jointly
eghn the Government and inform Congress
of the situation about land apparently fit only
for grazing and still public domain could the desert
made productive
essed to be in behalf of the homeseekr
really the OF the fraudulent land specuao appealed
the sentimental folk in the East and disposed all doubts
OF the pretended homeseer who have been
selected for the
en he cattle barons and the sheep lords held
suspicion and contempt and intending lands
easehOd
70 take the lease subject exclusion terom of all lands proved
III Tor home-nalng by irrigation or natural rainfall
Now another element the situation
Of the lands be irrigated by the Government living they do
the high pateau where the winter conditions
prevail will find their profitable raising other
extensive for the animals that will win
feed This found grazing that
OF the public domain Unless that under
aseod to protect forage plants them
OF stock the buyers of the irrigated
and Improbable market for the product of their lands Grain rails
ing on those irrigated lands beyond supplying the domestic
OF the question because the market
ton high The forage produced by irrigation marketed
the animals feeds Unless the Government range
land policy Its irrigation settlements will expectations
those who the Under
that of the irrigated produce winter feed will
also become stock by acquiring easehods
p will be assured by putting the range the winter
feed all in the control
We persuaded views of the land nrobe should
be supported by the gators men and should
be urged until they needed and upon
California u,
sands of sheep and cattle other We
require excellence and stability the supply decline
to our injury unless there is change of land policy.
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