The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-16
MARKED BY
ANO I H { R
AT TACK
On Forest Reserve, Sheep
men Ask for Justice in
Range Control.

ond days session of the convention of
the National Wool Growers associa-
tion In this city was marked by an
other attack on the forest reserve. +.
j. Gosney of Flagstaff, Ariz.. In an ad-
dress this afternoon, declared that
Justice to the sneep men of the west
demands cnange In the present meth
DDS Of administering range control.
THE power Of the forest service is
three fold-leglslative, executive and
judicial" said he.
'They make their own laws or rules.
decide our rights and enforce their
own DEGREES. In the judicial function
of the service lies the greatest danger.
1t passes upon our rights involving
thousands of dollars. often without
evidence save reports from forest en-
ployes. whose unrelIability Is byword
In the west"
Gosney asserted that he could re-
cite numerous instances in his own
state where favoritism, prejudice and
graft have entered in the administra-
tion of the national forests.
Continuing, he said
"A wrong-doer within the ranks OF
the navy or military service is tried
before a court-martial, which has the
power to summon and examine wit
pesses as in other courts, but with this
ormy OF the forest service
dealing directly with the rights
of the people, no such pow
cr is given a limit must be placed
doer within the forest service as well
as elsewhere in the government ser
vice"
Charles F. Winter, of Encampment,
Wyo. spoke on the necessity OF main
tanning the existing tariff on wool. de-
claring that the industry cannot stand
any reduction in present rates.
Mayor Fred r. Reed. Of Shoshone,
Idano, spoke briefly on Idaho irriga-
tion and the opportunities presented
In this state for an extension OF the
wool industry.
John Clay of Chicago, endorsed the
Chicago wool storage plan.
In course of his speech before the
Mr. Knollin said in part.
II feel that we are now entering
management, said Mr. Knoll
liz. and that ii is our Christian duty
tc be charitable to our friends, the
railroad men They have found It
cheaper to give good service than to
pay damage claims and this / think,
should suggest to us that We can bet
ter afford to pay reasonable freight
rate for good service than a small
rate for poor service.
provided we could obtain a reduc- !
ION of % per cent Of present sheep |
rates, it would mean an average saw
ne of about Is cents per mead, while
1olding sheep at shipping stations for
l few days waiting for cars, bad
-un and other hardships that have
1een imposed upon us, will cause a
oss of 4 dollar a head And such
osses eliminate profits to the fnan-
,ial ruin of those engaged in the bus
ness.
II believe the tonnage system in
general operation on our railroads is
lie main cause of bad runs While
he cars are better than those former
y used. / believe there can be and
viii be still greater improvement The
resent cars Will not carry the weight
t the average OF other commodities,
nd, therefore, make sheep more eX-
ensive to handle. This is the rail
Dad companies contention There
ore, l think longer cars should be
uilt.
While | firmly believe the rates on
1ool are too high, am not prepared
o prove the statement with figures.
base my judgment on these facts,
Eool is moved from west to east at
inc of year when traffic is lightest.
is not a perishable product and it
eed not be necessarily rushed
through to its destination and. eX-
epting from FIRE, there is no damage
aused to wool by wrecks"
Mr.. Knollin read letters from
umber OF commission firms in which
lere was general agreement that
lcre are very few damage claims for
DOL in transit and that the rate Is
lgher than the service and the liabil-
les of the carriers Justify. ;
Contending that any change in the {
listing protection tariff on wool would I
ork great injury TO the industry in ]
merica. G, H. Hardin OF Philade ,
MA, former president of the National :
ssociatlon of Wool Growers, com.
lred the recent hearings before the
ouse committee on tariff revision TO
minstrel show, with some of the
'ngressmen as end men He took ex-
'ption to suggestion of eastern Vice /:
resident Wing in a speech yesterday
garding the wool tariff, and argued
at the existing tariff is not respon-
BILE for the prevailing high prices OF ,
woolen goods. :
Tomorrow the convention will elect
LicerS and snlncI the nlnnn nf nnnntinn