The Delta independent., 1908-01-10
Executive Committee Report

Delta. Colo. Jan. 4th, 1905.
To the President and Members OF the
Delta County Live Stock Associa-
tion.
We. your Executive Committee,
respectfully submit the following re-
port of all business transactions of
the Association entrusted to our
Board and the Advisory Board chosen
from our body for 1907.
Immediately after our appoint
ment on January 5th, 1907. we held
a formal meeting. elected c. +.
Mower. chirman. and ]. +. kistler.
secretary and proceeded to the con-
sideration OF matters of most import
ance to the Association and Its men,
bers. As outlined by the Associa-
tion. we instituted plans for the
regulation of all range matters.
round sups. grazing rights with
forest supervisors and supplying of
bulls and salt on ranges by users.
Rides were planned TO suit differ
ent districts as nearly as possible.
and we arranged our committee TO
look after these districts and see that
salt and bulls were supplied by diff
ferent grazers in sufficient amounts
and numbers to meet all requirements
and serve the best interest of all.
The work of our Advisory Board
was more especially mapped out by
your Executive Board. We proceed
ed at once to establish our business
relations with the forest supervisors
OF the Uncompahgre and Battlement
Mesa Forest Reserves. This was
accomplished without delay in Dist.
No. 3. end Jointly with the Delta
County Cattle and Horse Growers
association in Dist. No. OF the Bat
tlement Mesa Forest Reserve. but we
found that our association did not
have a majority OF the users of Dists.
Nos 9. 3. and OF the Uncompah-
gre Forest Reserve AS members and
according to Use Book OF the Forest
Service. were barred from business
relations with the Forestry Depart
mcnt.
The secretary of our Associa-
tion, being apprised of this condi-
tion started thoro campaign TO swell
our membership to proper matorities
In these districts. This was accom-
plishcd and our business relations
with Supervisor II. *. Porter were
established.
BY way of comparison between our
recognition and non-recognition. our
attention was forcibly called to the
great Importance of keeping up con
stant business relations with the For
est Service, and We desire to Impress
the same upon your minds that you
may take steps to keep this Asso-
ciations membership number up TO
government requirements.
Our Advisory Board held the regu-
lar annual interview with supervisor
Anderson of the Battlemcnt Mesa
II rel
slider matters pertaining to the use oil
range in Districts Nos. and &. We
were Informed that In last apportion-
rnent OF number of stock to be
rrazed in these districts, No. j. the
district more largely grazed by our
membcrs was allowed $500 head oil
cattle and horses.
The applications for grazing per-
mits were carefully gone over WIN
the supervisor. and there appearing
n few more cattle applied Tor thah
was apportioned. II was recommeh-
ded that the excess be taken IRON
those grazing in and adjacent 10 NO
h The same was done, and we are
glad TO say, without inconvenience
or injury. whatever. to any one.
The west portion of District NO
3 was pronounced to be In n pauis
depleted forage condition ana ou'
committee agreed with the super
visor to remove seven to eight hun
dred head of cattle grazing In that
territory of c. Il. Mower. Harr!
Stockham. Clarence Fawker Franz
Koppc and others to the extreme TOT
of Grand Mesa into territory lying
partly In District No. and partly
i'm District No. .. where range IL
better, this to rest and recuperat'
tho over -grazed west and territory
We recommended the erection Oh