Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-19
PINCHOT SAYS
ALL'S WELL


| cd a number of questions in regard
| to the use Tor abuse as IS claimeD
| of the national forest privileges in
| Nevada and invited Mr.. Clifford Pin
| chot, Forester. to write Tae Appeal
| in reply.
Herewith is the reply which we
publish. not only with pleasure but
with qualification that the questions
were answered. a. practice that, as
| far as We know, is confined to the
governmental department of forestry.
Most government official ignore such
requests. While the letter does not
tell all about the management Of the
| forests of this state, ii seems to dis
pose of the stock grazing matter
rat,l-r completely.
Following is the communication:
Washington, July II. 1909.
Mr. l. G. Lewis,
Editor THE Appeal.
Carson. Nevada.
Dear Sir: In recent issue of your
paper you asked several definite
question concerning the use of the
National Forests by the stockmen OF
! Nevada. Al the close of the article
you said: MIR. Clifford Pinchot please
write" take pleasure in doing so.
You asked
! First-"How much OF a pull does
ii take to get grazing permits at all?'
No pull OF any kind. Every mar
stands absolutely on its own merits
when applying for grazing permit.
SecOnd-"Who has the greater
privileges in grazing permits in Ne
| vada?"
First the small man, tn bona td''
| trying to make u living on ii. Next.
| the larg,. owners who own lands and
| have used the range for their stock
| previous TO the creation of the For
| esr.
| Third-"Who determines betwe"r
! the large sheep owner and the small
| cattieman?"
The printed regulations enforced
| by the local Forest officers. who are
| held to II strict accountability for
| their actions in every case.
| Fourth-"ls it true that two or
| three shcepmen in Nevada hava
through political influence practical
| ly monopolized the National Forests
| in this state?'
II is not true On the Humboldt
| Forest there are 53 sheep lermits av-
| erasing 1913 head each and 235 cat
| tie permits averaging 1866 head each,
| Mr. John G.. Taylor of I-ovelock is the
| largest sheep owner and he has a
| permit for 10000 head. and is en-
titled to il by reason of his large land
holdings and long and continual use
of the range. On the Tolyabe Forest
there are but sheep permits aver
aging 4.lO7 head each and 81 cattle
permits averaging 10 hear each. The
, largest sheep permit there is for g,
! 200 head.
F'ifth-'Wny, if ii is better to allow
a small stock raiser to make a liv-
ing than large one a profit, does
not the Forest Service grant permits
| TO the small ones first and then grant
I the remainder to the big Cwners.?"
| 1t does just exactly that. Page ia
of the Use Book says: "Appli-
cants for grazing permits will be Civ
en- preference in the following order:
| (A) Small nearby owners. OBJ Ali
other regular occupants of the range.
Co Owners of transient stock"
| We have held, and | feel justly,
that in a region so heavily stocked
nearby owner must be citizen of
the United States and own an i'm
proved ranch in the vicinity of the
Forest and who has been regular
homesteader. the home builder and
the small tax player, whom we are
most anxious to help. After he is
taken care of we will. as flr as posi-
DIE, lOOk after the wants Oh tne re-
mainder. The settler is given
preference over the big man and the
transient man every time.
This regulation is strictly enforced.
Ii you or anyone can point to a case
where it is otherwise | shall be very
greatly in your debt for the infOrma
tion. so that the matter may be dcmi-
died at once.
Very truly yours,
CLIFFORD PINCHOT,
Forester
COST is SMALL
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