The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
pINCHOT TALKS
TO STOCknEN
Tells Of Plan of Government to
Control the Ranges and Asks
Cooperation and Advice
of the COwmen
ASSOCIATION fAVORS THE PLAN

The Post has been asked to publish
the speech of Hon. Clifford Pinchot
before the recent session of the Ameri
can Stockgrowers' association in Den
YER, and takes pleasure in reprintiug
below the full text of Mr.. Pinchot' s
address
I extend greetings to the Ameri
can National Live Stock association
and beg the delegates to consider the
following: In my judgment the gov
ernment control of ranges is evidently
coming and quickly coming. 1t is
right that it should. | believe it is
to the best interests to all users of
the public domain. including the live
stock men. that it should come. AS
government control of the public
ranges is one of the fixed policies of
the administration. l will be glad to
get the aGvice of the association as to
the form it should take for the best
interests of all concerned.
There are three essential things
"ulCn LII uSl anu Will Dc
in connection with this matter They
are that the law will be elastic, so
that the secretary of the Departmen
of Agriculture will be able to construe
the law to meet all exigencies which
may arise in any and all districts.
"There has been very much said
about the harm which will result
from this matter. heard the same
thing said about the forest reserves
The men who said that are now the
most prosperous.
"No one will be injured by the
proposed regulations. They will be
applied differently to meet local con-
ditions in all places. We want to
make it possible to handle this thing
as the stockmep would do if they
we're looking after their own business
1.-THE second essential matter is to
assist genuine home-makers and home
builders. President Roosevelt wants
to and will protect all bona ide set
tiers
"Thirdly, it must be bill which
will absolutely protect the stock in
terests. and there is nobody who
knows how to protect himself better
than the stockman.
There is one way, and one way
only to let present conditions continue
on the public range. That is, prevent
people coming here to use the range.
"You can run more stock on
range that is looked after than one
which is neglected. You are all
anxious to fence your grazing lands
because when you take care of them
they are peter than when not looked
after.
THE railroad rate bill is govern
ment control of a private interest.
The control of the big corporations is
coming for the public good. Do you
expect the government to control the
property of others for the the public
good and not control its own property
for the same reason2
"The range, when properly cared
for, will take care of more live stock
and more homes than at the present,
Care will increase the capacity of the
range. 1t will be fenced and seeded
and looked after.
1.-THE government should be paid
for this work 1t is not fair that the
stockmen should get something and
not pay for it.
1.-THE president said another thing
that this thing should come quick
ly, in the interest of all users of the
ranges.
"There are good reasons for this.
"It is easier and better for this to
come when there is a stockman in the
White House, and not when the
White House is occupied by man
who knows nothing of live stock or
the west.
81 am often met with thing like
this: I do not object to leasing
system as long as the United States
Agricultural department is in charge
of such man rs Secretary Wilson.
THAT is a reasonable thing to say.
We want to get this thing started
along right lines and the policy will
remain unchanged. If we get on the
track the track leads straight ahead.
II government control of the range
gets started right it will be difficult
to get 1t going wrong.
In conclusion let me refer to the
! last thing the president says, he wants
your advice. He wants your brand