Williams news., 1906-11-24
GENTLEMEN FAVOR
 LAND LEASING BILL

The Arizona Cattle Growers As sociation Saturday closed the most interesting and successful conven ton in the history of the organiZa tion There was a wider range of subjects than the conventions are usually called upon to discuss. the chief among them being the question of the open range concerning which there had been complete reversal If opinion of many of the members When the subject of the leasing project was first brought up, there was considerable opposition, but before the close it had vanished Another interesting matter was the experiment of Professor Burbank n the development of spineless .actus The question of the Ari zona Rangers was again brought up nd the association again endorsed hat organization. A resolution vas adopted thanking the retiring ,reeident. James E. Bark, for the ,ctivity and impartiality he had displayed in directing the affairs of he association.
 
 The association now has 172 members, the list embracing almost very important cattleman in the
 .rritory The new members are i-nrge Olney: J C.. Adams. w. H. :"x. John Lacey A. H. Emanuel, Q Krentz. w. T. Armstrong, rank T Ramsey and F. Jaeger.
 The three days work of the con -enrion may be summed up in the following resolutions adopted Sat irdny just before adjournment:
 As members of the Arizona Cattle r,wers' Association, we favnr an quita ble, just and proper govern lent supervision of the open range supervision that, when set in pera,ion by an act of congress and .roclamaiion of the president, will oe automatic and perpetual. open ing and closing at set periods of its | own accord until all of the range country be exhausted by home stead If leasing permits on the range are to be granted, we favor he issuance of he Sd me for at least en year periods on a per capita basis
 IL is the sense of this assuciaiior
 hat for the modification in any Sense of any distrIct~ when once es ahlished. as to boundaries, area or the issuance of an order to vacale he sa me that the initiative for such change shall remain always with
 hose to be affected
 We heartily concur with the National Live Stock Associa ton itr 1 it's resolution that the range rights of present users of the grazing area IS determined by priority. of DC cupancy and present use.> shall b.. carefully safeguardtd and. we mnsI earnestly urge that in the law for range supervision congress shaIi make it the duty of range restrv, hfficials 10 enforce the live stock laws of the state .r territory in which the reserves are esta hlishrd Su long as such laws do not corf1icl with the federal laws We hrlirvr that in fairness he tween states and territores Ariznna should be given he. same rights that are enjoyed by New Mexico VIZ: the privilege of selecting lieu sections for the school sections thar are on forest reserves. De- they sur rev-d or not. ~ .
 We extend to the- United States chief forester, Clifford Pinchot, our hearty approval of the practical manner in which he is handling the question of aging on the forest reserves of Arizona 4
 In view of the unjust and thoroughly unfair freight rates on rhe transpnrta'inn of cattle now existing within this territory, which we believe are great detriment to the best development of the cattle industry. we urge the appointment, :, by the Ariznna Catlle Growers Assnciatio of committee of five for the purpose of bringing before the Interstate Commerce CommiS- sion. In the proper manner, the necessity of an early reduction and adjustment of the discriminating freight rates on cattle now existing within this territory.
 We unanimously endorse the action taken at Kansas City. Ger 9th. 1906, by the conference com