The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-04


But in many cases, whether they were
large men or small men. their object was
not to keep out actual settlers, but to pro-
,tect themselves and their own Industry
the part Of reckless stock owners who had
ho place in the permanent development Of
the country and who were Indifferent to
lment. To permit the continuance of this
illegal fencing inevitably tended to very
grave abuses. and the government has
their fences. In doing this we nave not
only obeyed and enforced the law, but we
have corrected many fragrant abuses.
Neyertheless we have also caused hard
ship, which, though unavoidable, 1 was
exceedingly unwilling to cause. In some
way or other we must provide for the
use of the public range under conditions
which shall inure primarily to the benefit
of the actual settlers on or near 1t, and
which shall prevent its being wasted.
This means that In some shape or way
United under restrictions which will safe
guard the rights of the actual settlers.
Real Representation.
l desire to act as these actual settlers
wish to have me in this matter.
l wish to find out their needs and desires
and then to try to put them into effect.
But they must take trouble, must look
ahead to their WI ultimate and real
scented by Their pubic men, if we are to
nave a good result.
A little while ago / received a very
manly and sensible letter from one OF the
ty, Wyo.. Cattle and Horse Growers as
ISOLATION. My correspondent remarked in
cidentally in his letter, II am a small
ranchman,. and have to pillow and pitch
hay myself" and then went on to say that
the great majority of their people had
complied with the governmental order, had
tie, but that they must get some kind of
"a lease law which would permit them to
g.. Craze sSsa their stock under proper conditions
continue in the business.
OF Permanent Benefit.
The thing / have most. at heart as re-
CARDS this subject is to do whatever will
be of permanent benefit to Just exactly
of mine spoke-the small ranchmen who
have to plow and pitch hay themselves.
All I want to do is to find out what will
be to their real benefit, for that is GER
a whole. 1t may be that we can secure
ho~mesteaders in the dry Country to in.
them together, big tracts of range for
summer use, the tracts being proportioned
to the number of ne;ghboring homestead
It may be that parts of the range will
only be valuable for companies that can
lease 1t and put large herds on 1t: for the
way properly to develop a region is to
put IT to hose uses to which II Is best
adapted.
; The amount to be paid for the leasing
privilege is to me a matter Of compare
tive Indifference. The government does
mot wish to make money out of the range,
but simply to provide for the necessary
supervision that will prevent its being
out or exhausted; that Is. that will
secure 1t unchanged as an asset for the
next generation. for the children Of the
present home makers. OF course We must
also provide nough TO pay the proper
share OF the county. taxes. l am not
welded to any one plan; and I am will
ing to combine several plans II necessary.
But the present system is wrong, and l
hop to see, in in al the states Of the great
correspondent Of the Laramie County
Cattle and Horse Growers association,
the small ranchmen who pillow and pitch
hay themselves" seriously take up this
matter and make their Representatives in
congress understand that there must be
some solution, and that this solution shall
be one which will secure the-Srsatest per-
manent well-betng to the actual settlers,
the actual home makers. l promise with
all the strength l have to cooperate to-
ward this end,