The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-01


object was not to keep out actual set
/ tiers, but to protect themselves and
ithelrIoWn Industry by preventing or
grazing Of the range on the part S6ts
reckless stock owners WHO had X no.
place In the permanent development or "
the country and who were inditferentS
to everything except the profits Of the
moment. ITO permit, the continuance
OF this Illegal fencing inevitably tend
ed to very grave abuses, and the gov ~ n
eminent has therefore forced the
! fencers to take down their fences. In,
doing this we have not only obeyed
and enforced the law, but We have
corrected many tagrant abs SEES. Nes-js
ertheless, We have also caused hard
ship, which, though unavoidable, ii II
was exceedingly unwilling to cause h In
some way or other we must provide
Tor the use OF the public range UNDER
conditions which shall inure primarily
- tue peiieAt OF me actual sci tiers on
I Or o. near 1t, and which shall prevent It's
being wasted. This means that ii, y
some shape or wny the fencing IL Il.
pasture land must be permitted Bande M
restrictions which will safeguard / the
rights OF the actual settlers. + sde.iS
sire to act as these actual settlers I;
wish to have me in this matter.
wish to fini out theirlneeds and de. y
sires and then to try to put 6thems In
to effect. But they must take trouble;
innstslook ahead to their own ultimate
! and real good, must insist upon being
really represented by their publici;
men. Il We are to have q good resnlt
Alittle while ago | received a very
manly and sensible letter from one VI
the prominent members Of tie arr.
nile Coanty,,i5Wy Cattle and Horse
Growers Association. Ny correspond.
ent remarked incidentally IN IFS let I
ter, = am small ranchman and have
to pillow and spitch hay myself and
7, then went on to say that the great ma.
jority:sof their}leople had compile
with the governmental order had re
moved theirEfences and sold their KIT
tic. but that they nnst get some kind
OF lease law which would permit
them to Craze their stock under prop.
er conditions or elseSit. would be ruin
Gus to, them to continue IN the &:
ness. The thing have most at heart
as regards this subject IS tosdo what II
ever will be Of permanent sbeneat to
Just exactly the people. for whom this
correspondent Of mine spoke
small ranchmen who have to plows ANA
pitch hay themselves. All II want to- !
do is to find out what will be to- their
real benefit for that Is certain to be
to the benefit Of the country Z as II 4
whole, It may be that we cal tsecarss
their interests best by permitting an
homesteaders In the dry: country to
inclose. individually or a certain nun
Der Of them; together, big tracts sofs
range, for summer use ! the tracts being
proportional to the number of neighz
boring homesteadersS who Wish 70 rum
their cattle upon It may be that
parts q the range will only be syalu.
able for companies; that can lease III d
anl;pnt large herds on It for The way
properly to develop a region ito put
Tito those uses TO which 1T Eis best
adapted. The amount ito be paid sfofs
the leasing privilege is to me d ma ter
Of comparative Indifference. The gov
eminent does not wish to max & Sgmone II
out ofsthe range. but simply 10 provide!
for. the necessary supervision; that VIII
prreyent;its being eaten out or exhaust
ed; that is, that WIN secure It sundam.
aged as antaspect for the next genera.
ton, for. the children or the present
home MAKERS OF !course W; must al Sos
provide enough to pay Z tile proper
share Of the county taxes III AMI not
welded to anysson plan. and am
willing to combine several a plans
necessary: But the present system
Is wrong. and Shope III see,s int all tie Il
States Hof the great 5plalns and
Rockies, the mem Tie my CORE pond,
ent Of the Lara COUNTY cat Tile and
Horse Growers. a ssociatl ion. the small
ranchmen who plsg aad pitch
themselves Z, ei:ioisls i aSe MP this
matter and make their repr tatiyes
In Congress Under tand that there
mi 81 be4s ONE so and slhRt tli!s
solution shal be one which Wiil
ien j, the aiest srtaaae nt Wen be-
ing To the actual s,sat tters he Eefstar
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