The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-28

tory and that a prompt remedy is
| needed
| Our organization, in its last annual
| convention at Denver, prepared def
mite measure, and adopted the same
| by decisive vote of 1851 to 321a.
This bill has met with the approval of
the department of agriculture, which
is given charge of it's administration,
and has been presented to congress
under the title of the Curtis Scott
bill, exactly as prepared and approved
by this organization.
Definite Step.
l do not believe that this bill is a
perfect measure, but / do believe that
it Is definite step in the right direc-
ton, and if passed by congress, as
hope it will be, I should like to see 1t
put in operation In some section of the
country where the conditions are IA
vorable for its practical administra-
ton; If found defective, it could then
be easily remedied by later legislation.
| The large majority Of the cattlemen
OF Arizona, in my judgment, believe
that this definite measure should be
given fair trial. Within Arizona we
have 12,759,190 acres of national forests,
an area greater than the combined
areas Of the states of New Hampshire,
! Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
| Within these Arizona national forests
are pastured 100000 head of cattle,
279,000 head Of sheep and $500 head of
horses. On the grazing lands within
the forests in Arizona grazing is reg
! ulated and annual feeding permits are
issued at 35 cents per head for cattle,
IL cents per head for sheep and 40
cents per head for horses. On the
public grazing lands within the forests
grazing is free, yet so definite are the
advantages of protecting grazing with
in the forests that the cattlemen Of
Arizona, both large and small, are
practically a unit in support of plac-
ing the public grazing lands under
federal control similar to that exer-
cised in the national forests.
The Reasons.
The particular reasons which have
induced the cattlemen of Arizona to
so strongly indorse this bill are the
following:
II
istration of this bill will be under the
control of the United States forestry
service, whose operation in Arizona
has been exceedingly efficient, practi-
cal and to the best interests of the
territory at large.
Second-The marked practical sue
cess Of the similar policy controlling
grazing on the national forests within
Arizona.
Third-The opportunity to establish
the stockraising business upon a defi-
mite and permanent basis instead of
the present uncertain one, this perma-
nance being assured by the preven-
ton under the provisions of the bill of
overgrazing, and the resultant per-
petuation of the natural range
grasses.
Fourth-The encouragement, through
the permanent conditions created, to
improve the breeding Of stock.
Fifth-The possibility, under these
permanently established conditions. of
developing and improving the water
supply on the range. thus greatly In
creasing the carrying capacity of the
ranges.
Vantage Point.
Sixth-The right given under the |
proposed law to build such fences as |
may be desirable, and to create COM
munlty pastures, point of great ad- |
vantage to the small stockman.
Seventh-The assurance that under |
just federal control the feuds between
cattlemen and sheepmen, which have |
furnished so many western tragedies, |
Will be ended. The absolute elimina-
ton under federal control of the cat
tie rustler and the sleeper expert.
Eighth-The definite protection, in |
all their reasonable rights, of the pres
ent occupants of the range
Ninth-The very large measure of
local control provided.
Tenth-The fact that all net re-
ceipts for each grazing district dur
ing each year are turned over to the
state Or territory in which the graz
ing district is situated, for the benefit
OF the public schools and the public
roads of the county or counties in
which the grazing district is located,
Eleventh-And last, but most i'm
portant. the assurance that the rights
OF the homesteader will be absolutely
safeguarded and home making, that
greatest Of our natural resources, en-
couraged.
Haring Talks.
Dr. c. NJ Haring. veterinarian of the
University of California, addressed the
at the afternoon session
upon the subject. Veterinary Science
and It's Relation to the Livestock In
dustry of California"
Ticks, anthrax, sheep scab and other
diseases of stock were disappearing in
California, said the doctor.
The Future of the Cow Man" was
the title of paper read by ]. c. I'm
derwood of Wyoming.
Denver and Fort Worth are in warm
rivalry for the next annual convention.
st. Joseph Mo-, is also a candidate.