The Washington herald., 1907-02-11
GRAZING MEN MEET
Delegations Here to Meet
Public Lands Commission.
OPPOSE THE BURKETT BILL
viii Discuss Proposed Plans of Gen
ernI Government to Lease Unoceu-
MED Grazing Lands-StOekmen Have
Preliminary Meeting mt New VIII
Iard-Feneing Problem Considered.

delegation Of representative nocA-
masters from the great mountains and
plains country west of the Missouri River,
arrived in Washington last night 10 meet
with the public lands commission to-day
and discuss the proposed plans of the gen
eral government 10 lease the uEoccupied
public grazing lands of the Western eoun-
try They represent almost every range
State. and are posted 10 the neck
They come. not alone IN their own in
terests. but To protect against any form
OF government control that will in any
manner injure the present prosperity Of
the West. or that will i'm any way restrict
immigration TO and settlement of the arid
and semi-arid lands Of that section.
WOOIgrowerS Oppose Burkvtt Bill.
The woolgrowers are a unit in their
opposition 10 the Bwkett bin. and lined
up with them are the homesteaders. small
settlers. irrlgationists. merchants. the
railroad interests. mining interests, and
professional men,
The National WOOlgroWcrs' AssoCia-
zion. az its annual convention IN Salt
Lake city Utah. in January. passed
resolutions asking that "a committee OF
w0olgrowcrs be permitted TO meet with
the Public Lands Commission and eN-
plain conditions President Roosevelt
granted the request. and set February II
as the date Of the meeting. The Amer
lean National Live Stock Association fol-
lowed the lead of the WOOlgTOwers and
at its convention. i'm Denver. also ap-
pointed committee 10 meet with the
land commission.
Western Vice President J. N. Wilson. Of
the National Woolgrowers Association.
Douglas. Wyo., appointed a committee
and with the exception of the Washing
. ton. Colorado, and Arizona delegations.
all are here. New Mexico. Sol Luna and
Harry W. Kelly: Nevada, ID. G. Wheeler;
Montana. Lewis Penvell. Thomas Walsh,
and T. A. NARROW: Nebraska, Robert Tay-
+ Tor; Colorado, John Lawrence, Arizona,
II. f. Campbell; Utah Heber VI. Smith,
/ California. H. a. Jastio; Oregon. Douglas
I Belts and ID. p. Smyth; Washington, Peter
/ McGregor and F. NJ. Rothrock, Wyoming.
J. A. Delfelder. +. J. Bell, George 5.
/ Walker. and DIT. j. NJ Wilson; Idaho,
/ Fred W. Cooling.
stOckmen Meet at Willard.
/ In addition to the above the following
/ stockmen. most of whom represent the
/ cattle interests. are IN the city and viii
/ meet with the Public Lands Commission.
/ W. c. Barnes and W. G. Mcdonald New
Mexico. A. r. Ricgueles and r. ". Gray.
/ Colorado; J. NJ Boardman. Montana; G..
! W. Marchant, Texas. A. J. HarreH. Cali
/ fornia; f. ". McHittrick. Arizona; Matt
earns Idaho. and c. E. aver, Wyoming.
The stockmen held a preliminary meet
ing at the Willard last evening. which
was attended by Senators Warren, Car
/ ter. and Clark of Wyoming; Congress
man MOndeIl, and Chief Forester Clifford
/ Pinchot II. A. Jastio presided at the
meeting. the sense Of which was that no
action on the Burkett bin should be taken
/ at this time. that a law should be pro-
I vided suspending the penalty for failure
. to remove illegal fences until July J. l9gS
/ Senator Garter made this suggestion
/ which was approved
/ 1t is learned thar the plans Of those
! fayoring an immediate lease law TO tack
an amendment on the agricultural appro-
/ priation bin viii fail. IL is almost certain
then that as lhe result Of the committee
/ OF woOlgTOwers coming 10 Washington,
/ action on the public leasing scheme viii
be deferred al least one and a half years.
Past Post Commanders' banquet
Il The second annual banquet Of the past
post commanders Of the Department oi
the Potomac. G. A. r. VIII take place az
the Regent Hotel on the evKing of ST
n Valentines Day. The club was originally
organized 10y the past post commanders
of 1863, but at a meeting held early III
1906, it was decided TO readjust the mem.
bership and open the doors 10 all accept