Williams news., 1905-10-14
COCONINO GENTLEMEN
Resolutions Regarding the Graz
 ing Charge Passed

The Coconino County Cattlemen's association held a meeting in the court room Monday afternoon, the meeting being we'll attended.
 Hon. F. s. Breen, forest super visor of the San Francisco Noun tains reserve, made timely and val uable suggestions and a vote of thanks was rendered him for aid and advice.
 A resolution which had been pre- pared by Henry F. Ashurst, attor- ney for the association. under the direction of the executive commit tee, was discussed, amended, and adopted, and copy ordered sent to the secretary of agriculture at Washington.
 H. R. Heckerthorn, Geo. Black, Jr., and Ed. Randolph were elected new members of the association.
 The executive committee was in- structed to investigate the feasibil- ity of adopting an association brand to be used in branding cattle be- longing to the association, the com mittee to report at next meeting.
 MT. Babbitt rendered his resigna tion as secretary, and J. L. Daugh- erty was elected in his stead.
 It appearing that c. NJ. Wolf and Geo. Rabbit having retired from the business of growing cattle, their position as members of the execu- tive committee was declared vacant and James A. Vail and J. L. Daugh- erty were elected to fill the vacan- cies.
 The association decided to pay a bounty of $5 for each wolt killed, l provided the animal was killed in Coconino county.
 The following is the resolution sent to the secretary of agriculture at Washington, D. C.:
 The Coconino Cattlemen's asso- citation, whose membership includes all the bona fide growers and breed CTS of cattle in Coconino county, Arizona, have the honor to state as follows:
 This association and the individ- ual members of the same, have, at all times, complied with the rules and regulations relating to forest reserves, promulgated by authority, and have, at all times, recognized that the greatest good to the great est number required that the for ests should be protected and that a practical and timely aid and as sistance to the officials and em- ployes of the forest service ought to be rendered by all citizens. More over this association begs to state that its members have, at all times, been willing and ready and anxious to assist the forest reserve officials in the performance of their various duties, such as assisting rangers in putting out fires.
 The members of this association, a part of each year, range and graze their cattle within the limits of the San Francisco Mountain forest re- serve, and under and by. virtue of Regulation 25, promulgated by the honorable secretary of agriculture, l in the Book of Regulations and In- structions, which took effect July 1, 1905, it is contemplated that on and after January 1, 1906, certain fees will be charged for grazing all classes of live stock on forest re- serves, namely: From 20 to 35 cents per head for cattle and horses for the regular summer grazing sea- son, and from 35 to 50 cents per head for the entire year."
 We most respectfully submit that the enforcement and collection of fees from us, as per schedule as shown by Regulation 25 supra, would be burdensome and OF pres sive to cattle men who range and graze their cattle upon the San Francisco Mountains forest reserve for the following reasons: