Albuquerque evening citizen., 1907-02-01
LETTER ON AN
IMPORTANT
SUBJECT
To Sheep Men of the Territory.
Big Convention Here
in 1909.

| tended the convention of the Ma
tional Wool Growers association at
Salt Lake City. Utah. He informed
The Evening citizen this afternoon
that, beyond any doubt. Albuquerque
would get the convention of the above
| association for 1909, and he would
advise the people to begin prepara-
tions at once for the entertainment
of the delegates, he believing that be-
tween 1900 and 1000 sheepmen from
all over the west and southwest
country would be in attendance. Mr..
Jastro expects to visit his cattle
ranges in southern New Mexico to-
morrow night, and after a stay there
of a few days he will return to this
city and then continue on to Cali
fornia.
The following circular letter of gem
eral interest is here given in full:
New Mexico Wool Growers Associa-
ton, Albuquerque, n, M, January
81, 1907.
To All Who are Interested in the
Welfare of the Sheep Industry in
New Mexico.
Gentlemen: The secretary and
several members of the executive
committee of the New Mexico Wool
Growers association have but recent
ly returned from attending a conven-
tion of the National Wool Growers
association held in Salt Lake City.
Utah, and a convention of the Ameri-
can National Live Stock association
| held in Denver, Colo.
Mr.. Clifford Pinchot forester and
member of the land commission of
| the United States, was present at
| both of these conventions and deliv-
! cred a message from the president to
| the stockmen of the west. The mes
sage was to the effect that the gov
! ernment control of the public domain
| for grazing or other purposes was
| fixed policy of his administration and
| that the president would do all he
! could towards that end, and Indirect
| ly an invitation was extended to the
| stockmen of the west to assist in
framing a bill which would best meet
| with the demands of all concerned.
! resolution was adopted by the
| National Wool Growers association
| urging the president of the United
| States to appoint commission of
| live stockmen, representative of the
| grazing interests which will be af-
fected by the proposed legislation
which said commission shall be au-
thorized to confer and act with the
| present government land commission
with a view to suggesting and formu-
lating such amendments to said pro-
| posed law as may be deemed wise
and proper, and for the best inter-
| Of
mittee will undoubtedly soon be ap-
| pointed.
The secretary of the New Mexico
, Wool Growers association had sew
eral conferences with Mr.. Pinchot
and Mr.. Potter, his assistant, and
with officers of the bureau of animal
industry, The rates for grazing in
forest reserves in New Mexico We're
discussed and are fixed at lower rates
than in forest reserves i'm any other
state or territory. This is on account
of the grazing districts in reserves
in this territory not being as good as
| in other states and territories \
number of matters of great import
ance to the sheep growers of New
| Mexico We're discussed and policies
determined on, as well as some con-
cessions granted,
Every sheep man in the territory
grazing q sheep on or off the public
domain is vitally interested in this
question of government control of
range and what shall be In the bill
to be passed The contents of that
bill may make or break you. To get
what you want in that bill must be
done through united action. II is
not probable that you can accomplish
anything alone. You must get or
ganized, and thoroughly organized
Each and every sheep grower, mer-
chant or banker interested in the
welfare of the sheep growing indus
try should become "a member OF the
New Mexico Wool Growers associa-
| tion, and let the association know
| what provisions should be put i'm that
bill to meet your needs. Do not
| stand off and let some one else at
tend To your business and find when
the bill is passed that there are re-
| quirements in the act that will pre-
vent you from continuing in business
or take away practically all your
J profits. If you are not interested il
} this matter then you are not inter
ested i'm your own business. To be
able to do business with any com
| ihNAtt NudN may bt hpppllllth, INV
J New Mexico Wool Growers associa-
tion must have all the sheep growers
behind the association; they must be
members of the association. The
association with only two or three
hundred members cannot go befor,
that committee and state that it rep
resents the sheep growers of New
Mexico, who number several thou
sand.
There is nothing, there can b,
nothing, that is Of so much import
ance to you as this range contro
. measure. 1t is of far greater i'm
portance than the price OF wool o
lambs or the car shortage, or any
other question, and 1t is not ques
tion of whether you want it, beCaus,
it is coming whether you want it o.
not, but II is a question of what pro
2 visions We can get inserted in that
bill that viii best meet with the need
/ | and demands of the sheep growers o
New Mexico
! The yearly membership fees I'm tn,
: New Mexico Wool Growers associa
| tion Us only ten dollars but even thi
| amount will be reduced providing IN,
association can attain its prope
growth, Money is needed To carr.
e ON the work Of the association, bu
p what is of vastly more importance
is am association that represents b,
- | its membership all the sheep grower