Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-01-06

tlou and ronnaI-slnccs and surveys.
such MS has hr,u fhe history Ina lae
great lrr.-lfIun works ~ every other
country tucrr are today Bee course 90
construction. dozen huge prolccts.
and EAST june. just three years after
thc law was passed.. thc nrst project
YVES completed
OF Vast Import 20 Nation.
Secretary Utchcock's vigorous work
in saving the public domain Tor home
s,-akcrs. and iu bringing into pnc-cnl
operation "a pou-y for the absolute
creation out 90 desert nothing. ~
thousands ami eventually millions of
+ prosperous American homes ls. ln
reality the greatest work of thc gcner-
i alton The actual heueht of this great
: Internal development and Improvement
~ the nations property FAR SURPRISES
the work of any other department. 81
the government
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~ ghr fFf.ilfEf'f la'-.t l.srif tf-l-ii -fa, 80
gfttt.fr slfss,lrf lfr f~. -..t,I rHsrf Af.rrfsFg
Hn.Alrck arl ffh,4frir-.i rs .rii.f fr1-1s a..o-a
Grazing Lands.
Tho rrrat huIk 80 the vacant public
lands throughout tne West af. urs.ittt'.e
for cultivation undsr thr present know =
.anditians 20 agriculture. tnt 50 loc1ted
that they can uat be recltlrlt1 tF lrrlEa-
zion. They are. ana probably FAD WAYS tlDal
Ia is estimated more ihan s06. 100000 acrcs
- public grlLlns land. ait area approx
mately equal to one-ufth thr extent 20 che
| cam net De- ser Cor With seasonal changes
large areas ~ land which anord good
other There are also vast tracts &c Wnnti-
/ 81 or tlnhrrei ilnd ln which gratins has
/ much Importance. and until a further
classification 10 the puhuc lands is made
II VIII De imF o-al-lr % KY .t.A II -
vast and the commercial interests IN
volvcd 81 great a. o. demand in the high
est degree the wise Ant CONSERVATIVE nam
ding of these vast resources.
! 10 Il a matter % the urst importance 20
Ing used IN the best " iy plsslole tlr tue
/ coGtin-ca development ~ the country "r
system which Is detrimental o. such de-
l yelopment and bv which the only presen u
value % the land Is being rapidly de-
Al present the vacant public lands are
/ theoretically open commons tree % an
citizens. but as "a mater % fact large
proportion have been parceled our by more
! or less definite Cumptcfs or agree men Z.
| among the various interests. These tacil
l agreements are continually being violated
The shcepmen and Caftifmcn are IN ire
quent collision because OF incurslons upor
I each others domain Land which foi
! years has been regarded as exclusively
cattle range may Dc infringed upon p,
large bands OF sheep, forced By drought
TO migrate. Violence and homicide IRE
quently follow, after watch new ADJUST
for a time There are localities Wher'
the people are utilizing % their own salts
faction the open range. and their cemRn,
~ 70 De let alone. 50 that tney ru1y p4rCe
out among themselves the use OF Ia
/ lands. but an agreement made today ma
De broken tomorrow by changing ConGl
| lions OF shifting interests.
The general lack % control IN the use o
public grazing lands has resulted. na1u
rally and inevita bly,. in overgra-ing an,
the ruin OF millions 81 acres OK other~is'
valuable grazing territory. lands usefu
for grc ing are losing thcir only capacit,
M for prOduc tlveness. as, OF course the
must when no legal control IS exercised
~ OF many 90 the open ranges Lands ap
Il parently denuded OF vegetation have in
"a proved IN condition and produc tlve1es
a upon coming under any system OF cOntro
~ which AFFORDS a means of preventing over
u stocking and OF applying intelligent man
aEement 10 the land. On some larg
= tracts the valuable forage plants haT
II been utterly extirplted. and 10 j. .mprac
- ticabie even 60 reseed them. on 0tne
a tracts 70 viii be possible by careful man
aEement for the remaining native plant
III to recover their vigor and q cistrioot
n / seeds. which Wiz eventually restore ssuc
Of the former heritage. Prompt and etect
i've action must be taken. however. n IN
n | lie domain ~ not 20 be totally lost.
III The conclusions as 20 graLiug reache
IN BY your commission were based.
fo First. Upon the results OF long acQuasr
= lance with grazing problems IN the puoliS
AZ land States on the part OF ZACH uasnoe
n. OF your Commission
"a / Second. UpOa the results OF careful e.