Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-01-03

ditions has already been brought about by
range control on the forest reserves and
that the great bulk of the western stock
men are definitely in favor of government
control OF the open range.
Fifth. Upon facts presented at many
puohc meetings held throughout the West
and upon innumerable suggestions which
have been received and considered.
Your commission concurs in the opinion
of the stockmen that some form OF gov
eminent control is necessary at once. but
is opposed TO the immediate application of
any definite plan to all of the grazing
lands alike, regardless Of local conditions
or actual grazing value. The following
plan is intended to bring about the grad
ual application to each locality OF n
form OF control specifically suited to
that locality, whether it may be APP
gable to any other locality or not.
asHSl mission recommends that suit
Rorlty be given to the Presi
sxe, by proclamation, certain
n or reserves. To the Sec
49, ulture in whose depart
ne special acquaintance
2ons and livestock ques-
lutely necessary for the
ese problems. authority
20 classify and appraise
2s be OF these lands to APP
HCers as the care OF each
.<zzE&Sct may require, to charge
meet a moderate fee for grazing
Isropriate regulations to each graz
s3rict. These regulations should be
d and applied with special reference
Rnan OF the country by actual set
eIne seekers Al land covered
entry under reasonable
g.
q Laws.
Ts not yet found II
70 extremely impor-
ion Of the mining
sfiress which it de-
~ s. Bdence already sub
Nus that important
I, both in the United
The commission
ftter more at length
1 Way.
question OF rights or
- b8SSlled 70 the attention of
gress in the reports OF the Secre-
the Interior and the Commissioner
general Land once. The laws on
ubJect are numerous and apparently
4 granted contingent upon ne execution OF
work within a definite time. but decisions
J and practices are now boo force under
: which u has become almost impossible to-
j divest the public lands OF the incubus Of
FIRST place but still in existence. although
the conditions were not fuihled
Rights such as these arc very numerous
They Die dormant until actual development
has begun to take place. either under the
appear in enormous number 90 tue very
serious hludrauce OF new enterprises
Your commission is engaged ON 10 study ~
this subject and viii report hereafter
upon It,
Attention is called again 90 the recon-
a I 81 or oi.it'iii,,,iSS e
Of agricultural lands included iu forest rec
serves DC permitted AIttI surveys Joy
Tnetpe and bounds. and special emphasis b.
directed 90 the recommendation. which i-
here renewed, that iu such cases actual
residence at home on the land boz rIridIy
required and that no Communication b. AZ
lowed.
Large and Small Holdings.
Detailed study ~ the practical operation
OF The present land laws. particularly 90
the descrt-iaud act and the communication
clause or the hOmrHtHad act. shows flaf
their tendency far too often ISL 10 bring
about land monopoly rather than to null
tiply small holdings by actual settlers
The land laws. decisions. and Practice
have become so complicated that the sot-
tier is az marked disadvantage in C0m-
parisOn with the shreWd busiuess man
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