The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-28
FINAL SESSION OF THE
LIVESTOCK CONVENTION

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Los Angeles, Jan. 28.-The Ameri-
can National Livestock Association
convened this morning for the final
session of the present convention. 1t
was apparent before the assembling
| that the minority, representing the
| Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers
Association would make a strong fight
opposing the report of the committee
on resolutions with reference to the
policy of the federal administration
regarding the public domain. Former
U. S. Senator J. NJ. Carey, of Wyom-
ing, chairman of the committee pre-
sented the report. Five delegates from
Colorado at once opened the fight a
gainst the section referring to Pin
chott and the Forestry Service. They
are led by former state senator Am
mon.
The resolutions offered by Ammon
as a substitute for those portions re-
peal the resolutions of the committee
referring to federal control of the pub
lie domain as follows: ''Favoring the
passage of laws for the adequate pro-
lection of timber in all public lands
and the establishment of policy
which will encourage the growth of
timber in private lands; the cession
of the public lands to the states in
which they lie; putting timber on the
free list to the end that we may re-
plenish OUR diminishing supply and
lower the price of building material
to the people and the restriction of
the Forestry Service to the growth
and protection of timber"
Denver was selected as the next
place of meeting and the following
officials unanimously elected:
President, H. A. Jatsro, Bakersfield
First Vice President, Murdo Macken-
sic, Trinidad, Colo; J. M Carey of
Cheyenne, Wyoming elected to sue
ceed second vice president H. K. Par
sons of Salt Lake City. Other offic-
ers are to be selected by the execu-
tive committee.
committee appointed several months
ago by President tHastro of the Amer
lean National Livestock Association
in compliance with the request of the
President of the National Conservat-
ion Commission to report upon the
question of the conservation of the
natural resources of the country, will
submit report today.
Dwight B. Heard, of Arizona, the
chairman of the committee says the
committee realizes that in the protec-
ton and improvement of the forests,
streams and grazing lands of the arid
west lies the perpetuation and sue
ceSsful outcome of stock raising and
the agricultural Industries of that
section, and he believed that should
the conservation of these great nation
al resources be further neglected, the
result would be disastrous. The report
then says:
1--WE belive a large majority of the
stockmen and settlers throughout the
arid West, especially those who are
endeavoring to create permanent
homes and improve their lands and
herds are strongly in favor of some
form of federal control of the range,
expressed through a reasonable leas-
ing law Equally important with the
protection of the grazing lands is the
protection and preservation of the
great forests, which when properly
protected, serve as natural regulators
for the streams feeding the irrigat-
ion systems in the lower valleys
These forests under the efficient and
capable management of the Forestry
Service are today one of the greatest
National assets and we look forward
to the day when the public grazing
lands may be placed under similar
administration"
The report reviews the features of
the Curtis-Scott bill, now before Con