The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-30
SEC. WILSON
AND PARTY
ARRIVE 4.
HEAD OF AGRICULTURAL DE.
PARTMeNT is BUSY MAN.
Al work In Local Office Of Forest at
8 O'Clock This Mornine-Pur-
pose OF Visit.

are being interfercd with by the for
| estry department and the claim that
lands nave been set aside as forestry
reserves which are In reality agricul-
lural lands in-the StTictcT sense, James
Wilson, secretary of agriculture ac-
companied by his son and private sec
retary, Jasper Wilson. and Assistant
o Chief Forester A. f. Potter, arrived in
Ogden yesterday afternoon at 6-35
O'Clock on the Limited from Los An
geles. With Secretary Wilson and
party is George 8. Walker. secretary
Of the National Wool.Growers associa.
ton Mr.. Walker will meet a number
Of sheepmca today to discuss plans
for the national convention of wool
growers. which meets in Ogden next
January.
The party was met AT the train by
District Forester Clyde Lenytt. Sec.
rotary l. L. Reynolds and other mem
bers of the Weber club. and shown TO
their hotel.
Secretary James Wilson Of the
United States agricultural department
Is very busy man in ogden today,
He was at work at the Offices of the
forestry service in the National Bank
building this morning at S o'clock
with his shirt sleeves rolled up,
While the secretary Is well advanced
in years being II years old. he Is Wig
orous and energetic and apparently
attends to business with as much vim
and energy as a man of 40.
The work before the secretary dur
Ing the forenoon was Of routine ma
ture with the various departments of
house listening TO the complaints Of
fered by some OF the stockmen of this
district regarding grazing privileges
and the fees that are being charged
for the use Of the forests for feeding
purposes. There is no general com
plant registered by the sheepmen as
an organized body. those coming from
individuals.
Mr. Wilson will be at the forest
headquarters during the afternoon un.
I'll O'Clock and viii give an audience
to all the stockmcn 10 the city who
desire to see him.
At o'clock the Office viii be closed
and the secretary will be taken to the
canyon TO spend the evening. He was
banqueted at the Weber club At noon
today. there being only few invited
guests present The affair was pure
~ informal and devoid of features of
a public nature.
The western people are a hospita-
BILE people" said the secretary this
morning. "They give me more enter
tainment than | want This trip is
being made for the purpose Of becom-
ing thoroughly acquainted with the
forest and agricultural conditions in
Idaho, Wyoming and Utah Idaho is
the initial point because from that
state complaints have been made that
the forest. reserves encToaCh upon ag-
rlCultural interests. am going 10
find out whether this Is true. l want
to make a personal observation OF the
situation. Then can pass a judgment
as to what is needed.
The report that / am al variance
with the policy OF Chief Forester Gif-
ford Pnchot is not true He and |
are IN strict accord regarding the
management and control Of the ma
tional forests. 4 splendid work has
been done in this branch OF the gov
ernment and we hope to accomplish
even greater results that will rebound
TO the good of the people-the sheep
men. the cattlcmcn and the farmers.
My trip into this country IS not
being made because there is Il dis
cord between Plnchot and myself. but
in the very best interests of the de-
partments which we represent.
u cannot say what will be done
until after We have made a careful
investigation in the premises and
have heard all that the people have to
say, 1t may be that the original sur
vey of some Of the forests will have
to be changed. which may create add
tlonal territory for the forests or pos
sibly eliminate some tracts of land
from the reserves. However. that
which We decide upon viii be for the
best interests. as near as possible. of
all parties concerned.
II will be in this office during the
entire day and, If there is anybody in
this city who wants to see me. | am
ready to meet him.
II am glad 10 again meet with the
people OF Utah and Ogden. | have
been here before and always have
been received with a cordiality that
bespeaks the bleness OF the western
heart. In fact. you people out here
give me too much hospitality II
IdNutI lUltIlSIe6 Nll0 my DuSluSSS
plans. ! like the people OF Utah. They
are an Industrious, honest people and
they have built a great commonwealth
In these mountains. Utah is an agri-
cultural state of no little Importance"
Secretary Wilson and his party will
leave Ogden early tomorrow morning
for Pocatello Idaho. where, during the
afternoon and evening. the secretary
viii meet with n delegation of stock
men from southern Idaho and central
Wyoming From Pocatello the jour
ney viii he continued to Mackay. Ida
ho. where another conference with
stockmen and farmers viii be held
and a visit made 10 the national forest
at that point From MaCkay they will
go TO Spencer. the last visiting place
of the trip. From Spencer the party
viii be taken by automobile TO the
forest in that locality where a number
of days will be spent in looking over
the forest and In rustiCatng. Il
The secretary and his party Will re,
turn TO Washington. d. c., from
Idaho
1t has been reported that Mr Will
son anticipated visiting the Alaska
Yukon exposition before his return
home. but he states that this IS not