Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-05-09
pAoE SEVEN

The indications are that it is only question of very short time when some law for the control of public graz ing lands will be enacted. Many bills have heretofore been introduced in the interest of range monopoly, while oth- CTS have gone to the opposite extreme. We are frank to say that, in our judg- mcnt, this is the least objectionable of any bill we have examined It leaves the management of the range in the hands of the department of agriculture. where it belongs It limits the lease or permit to periods of one Co ten years, and provides for and protects the home. stead settler under proper showing It also provides that. "At the end of each calendar year 75 per cent Of all moneys remaining in said special fund (moncy collected for graaing) shall be paid into and become part of the reclamation fund of the United states reclamation scrvicc,' etc. This we believe to be dangerous Co stock men because of the natural and incvit. able tendency of all the people who are not practical stockmcn to think stockmcp can afford to pay larger tax pev head or acre than is possible. lt introduces another unadviscd element of settlers, the irrigation farmer or en. thusiast, and makes him too deeply in. terestcd in the amount of this tax, and in the establishment of grazing dis tricts whcre the land should remain open to all. It seems to us that if any of such income is diverted from range supervision and range improvement it should be . much smaller per cent.
 At the same conference, Mr. Pin chot furnished the following mcmoran. dunn relative to the appointment of committees to serve as local advisory boards in connection with the adminis- tration of forest reserves
 "Whenevcr any livestock associa. tion whose membership includes . ma jority of the owners of any class of live stock using a forest reserve or portion thereof shall appoint n com mittce for such purpose, such commit tee, upon application to the forester, may be recognized as m advisory board for the association, and shall then be entitled to receive notice of proposed action, and have an opportunity to be heard by the local forest officer In ref crcnce to increase or decrease in the number of stock to be allowed for any year, division of the range between different classes of stock or its owncrs, or the adoption of special rules to meet local conditions. ]"
 Since writing the above we arc ad. vised that this order has been promul. gated by tho forester with modification requiring that an agreement on the part of such committee shall bc binding upon the association, and limiting such committee to i've members. This is the only regulation now in force providing n means by which live stock associa. tions may participate in forestry man.
 cement. In our association it seems
 ve might have separate committees for
 he eastern and western divisions, or
 're committee for the entire sssocia' ton.
 There has been some talk of rcorgan-
 ',ation. and doing away with the two
 divisions of the association. 1T any
 rch action is to be taken it should be
 'alkcd over among the sheep men
 generally and acted upon at our next rrual meeting, at which arrangement hould be made to take advantage oi he opportunities offered by the nbovs 'cgulstion. Respectfully submitted,
 F. s. GOsNEY, President.