The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-27
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MEN OF FOREST SERVICE EX-
PRESS THEMSELVES.
Are in Favor OF Continuing the Pres
ent Policy Of Protecting Small
Rsnchmen and Sheep Owner.

Tho business of the first convention
OF the officers of the grazing depart
ment of the national forest service Is
moving along nicely and Chief Potter
feels that much good is coming from
the deliberations This Is the closing
period OF the grazing season In the
forests, and the men who are IN at
tendance at the convention arc filled
with valuable information regarding
the range conditions and the results
of the years operations This Is the
first convention of its kind in the his
tory of the forest department, and so
much taken up with II are the mem
bers that they purpose to perpetuate
it.
Many questions pertaining to graz
ing lands in the forests arc being dis
cussed and passed upon. Once a ques-
ton Is passed upon by the conven-
ton, II will be presented to the head
of the department In the form Of
recommendation. This plan IL is
thought. will aid very materially in
bringing before the secretary OF ag-
rioulture and Mr.. Pinchot, the head of
the forestry department. reliable in
formation regarding the operations In
the grazing branch of the work.
By practically a unanimous vote of
the members present at this morn
ing's meeting. a question OF consii-
cradle Importance was acted upon.
The question was THE Sliding Scales
and Beginners Limits This Ques-
tion involved the matter OF allotmcnts
and the protection of the little stock
owner as against the encroachmeuts
of the larger ones. 1t has been
bone of contention between ranch
men and cattle kings since the be-
ginning of the forestry work. The
vote on the question was whether the
policy OF the depar tmeDt heretofore
adopted should be continued or a
new plan be inaugurated, The vote
was 10 TO In favor of continuing
the present policy.
This means that the officers Of the
grazing department have decided that
the small cattle and sheep interests
must not be crushed by the larger
ones, and that equity must prevail In
the making of allotments. Also that
the bone fide resident. though he be
new conner in a locality, must be
given an equal show with others
whose rights are already established.
The members of the convention will
be entertained at the Orpheum to-
night by the home boys; and tomor-
row night. at The Hermitage. the Wis
itors Will be treated 10 the hospitai
ties there in the form of banquet
The visiting delegates are loud In
their praises Of ogden and her peo-
pie and particularly do they rejoice
over the kind and splendid enter
tainment and treatment accorded
them by the Weber club.
The program for the convention this
forenoon was the discussion of sliding
scales and beginners limits. by II. E.
Fem of Ogden
Fake Ownership-By George II Ce-
ell of Portland. oregon.
Afternoon Program.
Trespass-By Smith Riley of Den
ver Colorado.
Refunds-By ]. w Nelson, of Den
yer, Colorado.
Thursdays Program.
Losses of Stock from Disease and
Poisonous Plants-By ] II. Hatton Of
San Francisco. California.
Transfers Of Grazing Privileges
BY F. w Reed of Ogden.
Grazing Fees-By w. C. Barnes of
Washington. d c..
Use OF Private Lands-By Coert Du-
Bois OF San Francisco, Calf.
Range Restrictions-By p. G Red
ington of Missoula, Mont
Fridays Program.
Service Order 2S-By Chief A F.
Potter.
Organization-By A C Mccain of
ogden
Reports-By George Bentz of Og-
den.