The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-28
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Reserve the hae Dissatisfaction.

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become better acquainted with the
workings OF the forest reserve the
more dissatisfied they seem to be.
During the past week The Recorder
has heard OF several ranchmen, who
own cattle, are trying to dispose OF
them. The effort TO dispose OF their
stock Is not meeting with much en-
couragement as they all seem 10 have
cattle to sell but no buyers to buy,
So far as the cattle and ranching
industry OF the county Is concerned
they take rather pessimistic view.
They say the ranchmen are going
out Of the stock business, and the re-
suit will be disastrous TO the ranch.
Ing industry of the county. Those
who have had fair sized bunch OF
cattle were forced every winter TO
buy up the surplus hay, which has
made that commodity to maintain a
good pliee. The result of disposing
Of the cattle will be that hay will not
only be drug on the market, but
will go down to n price that II will
not be profitable to the rancbman TO
raise 1t.
They also argue that large per
centage OF the taxes are derived from
the stock industry, and when the
stock Is cut down to any great extent
IL will be necessary 10 place u heavier
tax on realty holdings. Heretofore
the cattle industry has been compar-
atiyely a profitable one on account OF
the free range afforded, but when
they have TO pay grazing fee In tile
summer In addition TO buying hay In
the winter, as they have been doing
In the past, the raising OF cattle will
not pay the care and trouble.
They admit that the mining indus
try furnishes market for large
share Of their products, but this Is
an Industry which pays small por
tion Of the taxes, and when the cat.
tie growers-are forced out of business
IL simply means that the great bur-
den OF the taxes OF the county will
fall upon the small ranchman. They
not only look at the forest reserve
proposition from this standpoint, but
from. the standpoint OF ineon nvenience.
As soon as the reserve is put under
the charge OF the range rider the
ranchman will be laboring under all
kinds OF annoyances. II they wish a
load OF wood, or few poles TO build
shed with they must brst hunt ur
the supervisor, which may requiIe
days. and then depend upon him "a
select such timber as he sees 1T 10
give them.
They not only figure that II impos.
es tax on them for grazing fees for
their stock, but the price VI wood
and lumber Is increased. Last sum.
mer they could buy lumber for from
~ TO sj less than what the same lum
ber can be purchased for now. They
are satisfied that the saw mill men
are justified IN this charge. The
sawmill men baye TO pay fer stump.
age and pilina OF brush which makes
the lumber cost them TO produce II
that extra amount they are charging
| for.
Not only are most Of the ranchmer
dlsposing OF their cattle as rapidly as
possible, but maLy OF them say that
they will dispose OF their ranches al
soon as they can 6nd buyers. Th,
Recorder hopes that the rancbmer
will lind upon trial that they are
oyer-pessimistic, but IL is readily T.
be seen that so fan as the forest re
serve workings are concerned for thi.
locality IL Is bad one Tor Lemhi
county and the ranehing Industry.
The ranchmen are largely the mer
who will have TO pay the expense, IN
an indirect way, OF supporting The
small army Of range riders wbict
will be necessary ON the forest re,
serve contiguous to this territory.