Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-22
TOFOrmuIdte a Per
manent Organiza-
Interest Not
Diminishing.
BRILLIANT ADDRESSES
At YESTERDAYS MEETING
Dr.. j. N. Wilson and Hon z.
5. Gosnoy Make Speeches.
The Lattors Address.

HflNI 10 AttuNtMlNNNA NNNttfNaf inc
sheep and wool Ercwcra' convention
committee on permanent organization
recommended -. G. Ahmtt of Colfax
county ns chairman. and b. G. Fernan.
dcz ~ Rio Arriha county aa secretary.
Max NOrihaua having stated that
living 81 pressing business he could
NOS act further This committee also
recommended that q delegate be ap.
polluted from each county for the pur.
pose of meeting and selecting per.
maneni cheers.
A committee composed Of Louis
Garcia of Union county. 81. d. Car.
rcit of Graves county. Cairlono In.
ccraH OF Torrance county; Morris Go.
meg. of Santa Fo county. and Louis
aiciiae of socorrO county. were APP
pointed aa q committee 90 draw up n
constitution and bylaws aud submit
90 the convention az their next MEET.
ln8.
Following the splendid address Of
Df. Wilson, Hen D.. s. Gosnoy, prosi.
dent 90 the Arizona Wool Growers as.
ISOLATION was introduced aud spoke.
10 part, az follows:
Mr., Chalrma,t and Fellow Dele
gates:
There has beet no question before
cUnEreas or the people Of this coun-
Try for years ~ such vital import.
anco 20 tho slookmon ana settlers Of
our twin territories as the proposed
control Of grazing on she public do
main. Il IL a question OF vital lm-
ponance "a % the entire west, but
here IA Now Mexico aud Arizona We
are subjected to ail the dangers In.
voiyed III the radical changes pro-
posed, because Ia different localities
az our territories arc presented al
mogt an the varied conditions, each
81 which calls Tor q system OF laws.
rules or regulations, adapted 90 such
conditions. ana dinercnt + rom the
rules and regulations Of other local
itica.
''Tho fact that those districts 20
which a lease law would Dc utterly
Impractical and disastrous, were
adapted 90 and generally used for
sheep grazing, ana were not adapted
90 or generally used f.r cattle graz.
iuE, While those districts % which q
lease law could be applied were gem
orally adapted &c ard chiefly used for
cattle grazing, mirled MANY into the
belief that the contention between
the advocates Of a lease law and
those Who opposed Il was one be-
escon tho cattle and the sheep In
dusiries.
IA took several years OF our crude
form Of practical education 10 bring
the stock men, themselves, 20 under
stand that tho question was one OF
locality. 81 the practlcabiilty OK the
proposed system under the varying
conditions.
"Another esement that figured
prominently IN the fight was those
who Sought 10 mOnopoiine the range
for personal gain. We have exam
inCd critlally most Of the many lease
law bills submitted 10 coaRreas, and
very large por cent OF them bore
evidence Of having been drawn In the
interest Of range monopoly, This
fact aroused IN the minds Of the small
stock men, settlers and home buiid-
era generally suspicious fear Of
anything which bore The name Of
lease law,
"fhe early efforts Of the depart
ment Of the Interior 10 regulate graz
ing in forest reserves were dismal
failures. They convinced stock men
that We must get a few sheep herd
era and cowboys into the grazing SER
vice 20 educate the department. or
go out of the business. IN Arizona
forest reserves they Insisted on OK.
ciudinE an stock and especially all
sheep without a hearing oi the stock
"ien 90 an Investigation in the neld.
This declared intention OF the secro-
iary would u1doubtedly have hneu
put into practice on ai least two oc-
forts Of thc Arizona Wool Growers
association L was during this sirug-
sic for che flshia 0f the people.
against diaBfaceiully Inscriptions
lobby and q misguided secretary, that
we secured an investigation IN the
field By the forester 8lnord Pinehol,
aud the boianisis. Frederick " Co
VILE. OF the department of ogricul.
ture. which INDICATED our rights and
the justice of our claim. and nt tho
same time demonstrated che fairness
thOluughness and practical common
sense business method ui tno ior0ss-
or n was this work ihni enabled us
% restore confidence ami "a pass. AZ
the next convention of the National
Live Stock association resolution
urging congress % transfer the man.
ngomont uf forest reserves from the
department Ut the lntorlor 10 fho de-
partment uf agriculture. Tho history
~ this struggle would Interest you.
Il has never eco OF li. been made pub
lic When % "a, you win realize how
narrowly wo escaped the sacrifice OF
lh0 sheep Industry ln Arizona and
you will honor the courage. oandor
and fairness OF clifford pinohot and
Theodore Roosevelt.
"undur the management ni the de-
partmcnt oi agriculture. after thlH
transfer bad been made forestry aor-
Vice has greatly improved; hut d ia
Ia some respects atlll in the expert
mental stage, and lia Success in some
thlnNa ie not yei assured. M spite
~ the ability Che honesty and tho
oarnealuesa of tho forester and hiG
ahfa associates IN Washington. there
are many cases of rank injustice IN
tho neid. and the most dangerous foe,
the CRATER. Is just getting his bean
lsEs ard bcginulnE "a perfect bis or
ranlsatiou io control and monOpollzc