The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

areas where grazing In allowed The
fewer forest officers there are to attend
TO the grazing business on the national
forests the more land will have TO be
closed to grazing. It must be remem-
bered. therefore, that any reduction In
the force OF the forest service would
necessarily be an attack on the entire
grazing industry of the west Past ex-
rerience has proven that stock can be
allowed to Craze. under proper regula-
ton, on areas from which IL would be
necessary to exclude IL II the range
could not be properly patrolled- The
same situation is true regarding the
permanent improvements. The more
water that IS developed, the more d.
vision fences that are constructed. the
more roads. trails and bridges that are
built. the more permanent the range
will be and the more stock II viii
carry"
Is WEIGHTY QUESTION
The correspondence given out is as
follows.
Sir: Referring to ocr recent eorrespo1deaee re-
garring cooperation between the dePs-tneats.
Al this tine should Be called 70 your stsea-
tio1. nsneiy. the grazing Of sheep On por-
tions Of the national forests heated On areas
Requests hare come TO me IN writing and
orally from irrisatsrs AID from the officials ~
the reelamafln1 serstee that esery reasonable
effort be msde to resrrie, grazing hy steep on
the lands frurn wAich water Cows % the streams
used in irrigation, OF 70 reservoirs construetei
for conserving the water supply. There as
many complaints Of ere-gr1zin< beeeuSs 81
resultant iniurE TO the ir-igators Al this tinie.
lands during the coming season is under esr-
siaerstion- IL Is advisable 70 give tAts matter
even ccre careful cuslsidszario1 thaz n tie
past
NJ trip through the west last sanzer and
Interviews with numerous men representing sz-
rieG interests have led me 70 tae ccnsIesioa
that the question Of sheep grazing affecting
irrigation s O1e % which ve should devote
rruch eftentfon II We are 70 AID In the eoa-
serTatior Of the water resources for the great
est benefit TO the largest number 81 citlEens-
have the hono< 10 request that. as Tar and
stricted on Or vhen necessary. exciuaed from
wzre-skeds Of streams now or Immediately 70 be
uset for irrigation. and thst q % ether vstsr-
grazing be carefully restricted such rertEic-
tions are needed not oniy for the laniis rs-
for those reclaimed unze- he Grey and desert
land lsEs. yery trzly yours.
JAMES RUDOLPH GARFIELD. Secretary.
WILSON MAKES REPLY
To which Recommendation Secretary
Wilson replied as follows:
Tie Honorable the Secrsta-T os tie Irts-so--
II wtsch You AJAX <or the restrtcffo1 OF ex-
cI1sicn q sheep vftasn the national forests
upon the watersheds or streams esed for 1rri-
gRttcn. i h.Fe vhe hcncr C inforE1 ycr that
the Allowances Of stock apo1 the cffere1- Ia
roESi forests for the season q 1895 have a.
ready been made sz4 n many eases He<cisgs
of the srockuea hare already been hsld and
range elfotEen-s agreed urc14 Therefore {.
vorald greatly 11sett,e the sheep a8siress ara
Gauss much Just criticism = -ecnctioc IN the
number Of sheep already offciai1y determined
sAould be made for tie season now about 20
open
In making the allowances for this and for
preceding seasons careful confederation has
been given b. TIE to<esr service 70 the psotec-
s4on OF tie watersheds CT streams used fS-
Irrigation. and fast consistent with
fair notice 10 srock c41srs -et3crfozs IN the
nrmber of stock hare been nA6e wherever
tIey appeared essential stop ti7Ensge from
orer<-azlnS- The forest service = 1eeessarliy
rsto- and the sheepznSE AID 11nst D. careful 70
gre Que ss square d.ai L gives the
other. neither more mr. less, keeping the great
est good 70 the greatest DuElber always IN
plain sight
Without doubt further restrictions must be
made in certain iocslirses. and / shall be rery
glad TO have the forest service. r agreeable 20
yo1, IN cc-eperatico with the reclamation
vice make 4 Thorough inrestiRaft01 OF this
matter 6E-ln< tie erEainZ sCEner N tafs
vsy c4E determine Eh1t reducttS1. II any
n the number o. sheep IS necessary - stop
DAMAGE 20 the watershed &C any SrreaEs csed
for irritation : EiT e Ec.det by the re-
suits ef these tnvestlratiens IL Masking tie
grazing allowances fer asxr yezr.
IRRfGATIoS's PRIME IMPORTANCE
l recosnlse the primary importance q ir-i-