The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-13

Brighton summer resort among the
ofty peaks of the Wasateh range,
,ne of the most picturesque spots Of
the Salt Lake national forest,
| head. More new grazers we're granted
permits and the owners of small bands
were allowed an increase, so that fur
Their reduction had to be made on the
| large owners. Another but smaller re-
ductiOn must be made this year 10
compensate for the increase granted 10
the small owners. During three years
! the large owners have suffered a re-
duction of from 10 to 40 Der cent, and
/ it is not surprising that they are Op-
| posing any further reductions.
On the other hand. the small owners
claim that the interests of the cOmmu-
nifty viii be better surserved if thu
| grazing privileges are allotted to the
| largest possible number IF men. In
answer TO this the large owners Claim
/ that if prices drop the small men wi
| have to go out of business and TINT
| therefore the sheep industry is err
dangered by the continuance of sucl
a policy There is sound sense in tie
arguments of both factions. and this
makes the problem a tremendously d.
| fcult one for the forest service -
solve. ! understand that each of The
! factions has organized and will pres mt
/ its respective cases to the Washington
Office.
Benefits of System.
Whatever may be the outcome "t
this controversy, which sooner or later
will come UP on every forest. the fat
cannot be evaded that control OF thu
grazing on the forests has improve I
the range afforded very necessal y
M
stopped the sheep and cattle wars on
the summer ranges, and in a number
of other ways made the grazing busi-
ness more profitable and satisfactory
! to engage in.
Besides protecting the timber and
regulating the grazing, the forest SER
vice is doing much toward improving
the conditions of those forests which
are sparsely settled by the constTuC-
| ton of telephone lines, trails, roads
and bridges A total of $500. eco will be
expended during the present fiscal
year on such improvements, and it is
| probable that an even larger amount
will be spent next year. These public
works will be of the greatest advan-
| tage to the communities near to the
| forest and TO the state as well. since
! they will render the mountains, with
all their forest grazing and mineral
vice is also, though this may not seem
| of great importance TO some, protects
ing the game by enforcing the state
game laws.
Utsh's Share Last Year.
While the forest service derives a
large income from the sale of timber,
grazing fees and for special privileges,
such as hotels. power plants and pas
lures, these moneys go directly into
the United States treasury, and the
| expenses of administration are pro-
vided for out of congressional appro-
priations. Each state receives 10 per
cent of the proceeds from the use OF
| the forests within its borders. / think
| Utah received i'm the neighborhood Of
$4,000 from this source last year.
Altogether. the forest service is. I
feel, performing very wise and ne
cessary work in protecting the timber,
water and forage resources of the
west. and while there remain many
problems To be solved and many adj
justments which must be made in or
der to better meet local conditions. [
am confident that i'm a few years the
benefits will be so evident that the
national forest policy will have the full
and hearty support of all the western
people.