Graham guardian., 1908-02-07
CATTLE GROWERS CONVENTION
The National Cattle Growers ASso-
citation Ends Work, Next Con-
vsntion at Los Angeles.

presented in the recent convention
of the National Cattle Growers
Association held in Denver, Colo
Arizona had the following dele
gates in the Denver convention
HI. A. Jastro, j. V. Vickers, W w
Neal and Ed Moore, all ofCocbise
Dwight B. Heard and j. ]. Riggs
both of Maricopa; NJ A. Perkins OF
Yavapai, Colin Cameron of Pima
Hugh Campbell and f, w. Per
kins of Joconino.
The sheepmen were represented
In the convention by Hugh Camp.
bell and f. w. Perkins, and they
made hard fight to protect their
interests.
The Arizona stockmen are going
to put up strong fight at the Los
Angeles Convention to bring the
meeting two years hence to Phoe-
NIX.
II. A. Jastro, delegate from Ari-
zona, was elected president OF the
Association for the ensuing term.
What will interest every cattle
and sheepman of Arizona is the
public land bill adopted by the
convention, and WHICH will be pre-
sented to Congress for passage.
The text Of this bill is as follows:
"Tbat the unreserved unappro-
priated public lands of the United
States shall be subject to the pro-
visions of this act, and the presi-
dent of the United States is here
by authorized to establish, from
time to time, by proclamation,
grazing districts upon the unre-
served, unappropriated public
lands of the United States, where
upon the secretary OF agriculture,
under rules and regulations pre-
scribed by him, shall execute or
cause TO be executed the provis-
ions Of this act, appoinst all off
GERS necessary for the administra-
ton and protection OF such graz
ing districts, regulate their use tor
grazing purposes, protect them
from depreciation and injury, re-
store and improve their grazing
value, issue permits to Craze live
stock thereon for periods of not
more than ten years, which shall
include the right to fence the
same, giving preference when prac-
ticable to homesteaders and to
present occupants Of the range,
who own improved ranches, or
who have provided water for live
stock grazed on the public lands,
and charge and collect reasonable
fees for such grazing permits,
based upon the grazing value Of
the land in each locality: Pro-
vided, that the maximum grazing
fee shall be 4 cents per acre and
the minimum IL cent per acre.
"Sec. 2. That the users of the
public lands under the provisions
of this act may select committee.
Of not more than four members
from the users of any such graz
ing district, which committee shall
be proportionate with ownership
Of different kinds of stock, giving
at least one committeeman to each
class of live stock users of the
of the land, who, with the officer
appointed by tho secretary of ag.
riculture IN charge of such graz
ing district, shall constitute an ex-
ecutive board, who shall deter
mine whether the permits for such
grazing districts shall be issued
upon an acreage or upon a per
capita basis, shall make such divis-
ion of the range between the diff.
ferent kinds of stock as is necess-
ary, and shall decide whether the
distribution of the range shall be
by individual or com nunlty allot.
ments. The executive board shall
also determine the total number of
ANIMALS and shall decide upon the
adoption of any special rules to
meet local conditions, and shall
prescribe special rules to govern
the movement of live stock across
the public lands, in such districts,
so as to protect the users of the
land IN their rights and the right
Of persons having the necessity to
drive across the same. The ex-
ecutive board shall also determine
the preferences in the allotment of
grazing privileges provided for in
section l Of this act, and shall de-
termine the value of the improve
ments and of the use of the same
Whenever that may become noces-
sary under the provisions of this
act in the administration of the
same. Any differences between a
majority the executive board and
the officer in charge shall be re
ferred to the secretary Of agricuI.
ture and shall be adjusted in the
manner prescribed by him. Any
interested party shall have the
right to appeal from any decision
of the board to the Secretary of
Agriculture. If the users of the
land fail to select the committee
as herein provided for, the Presi-
dent of the United States shall
name such committee from such
grazing districts, apportioned
among the owners of the different