The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-02

the full nun Der of stock which they
safely can, the only thing that can
be done 10 meet the demand from
new settlers is to reduce the number
which one man can range and give
the new settler the benefit of this re-
duction.
On one OF the national forests in
the state OF Wyoming at the time II
was created six years ago. the area
was supporting large number OF
sheen which was owned by few
fargo companies and individuals.
The little man was almost an un-
known factor in that region. The
largest owner was grazing some six
~ thousand head of sheep, which
was forty-seven per cent of the total
number on the forest. The next year
there were number of settlers who
desired TO enter the forest whose
claims were legitimate and in order
TO admit them sliding scale rednc-
ton was made upon all owners over
and above a certain number. the sur
plus being used TO allow the new
men To enter the forest.
Each succeeding year more new
settlers desire TO Craze their sheep
and cattle on the forest and the same
system was followed 10 obtain the
necessary room for these new men
until. at the beginning of the present
grazing season. the man who six
years ago owned forty-seyen per cent
of the stock had been reduced in
numbers until he was grazing but
] 90 Il, Nxsh
about four per cent of the total
number of the forest. In the mean
/ time the number of individuals and
firms grazing stock in that forest mad
/ greatly increased until there are al
most three times as many men using
The range as were at the time OF It's
creation as national forest. 1hls
| certainly proves that the government
il not maintaining the national for
est ranges solely for the big eompa-
nies. 10 the exclusion OF the small
owners and new settlers.
In order that the larger holders
+ may not be roo seriously reduced
/ from year TO year. they are gnaran-
iced that they will not be reduced
/ below a certain point and Inc new
owners are restricted TO certain es-
tablished number TO begin with and
allowed 10 gradually increase their
number from year 10 year until theN
+ have reached the limit which Is SIT
f for any one man or company. In th's
manner the reduction is spread over
several wears and the larger owners
arc given time TO meet II. Bnt the
small men are quite as inslsteht taai
/ they are being Disseminated agalhs''
az are the larger men, because mally
| of them claim that instead OF START
inc nj the low figure they should Dc
allowed TO enter the forest II .heV
wish with a number equal 10 the inll
limit which would result in nak,1g
the annual reductions on the ia ger
holders several times heavier than
they are under the present system
For the year 1909 there were lhlr-
tv-two new settlers who desired 10
enter a particular forest with their
stock. but with the reductions mace
mon the older users II was impossi-
HE 10 take care of but five OF them
and while the older users complain
of the reductions necessary 10 meet
,his demand from the new men, the
u -
new men also complain because the!
are not allowed a larger number AT
the beginning. One of the base
principles in handling grazing mat.
tors on the national forests is tnat II
is better TO help small man make
living than a big man pront.
The policy of the forest service IN
making these reductions and res'r TIC,
tons is not to injure any person nor
70 allow the new men to enter the
forest with such large nunips' DC
In, uacesitate unnecessarily large
reduetions to meet them. The num-
her allowed each individual is pc
i,eyed to be that which will furnish
ne modest income to a man sufficient
70 enable him to establish his home,
support and educate his family ny, ana "a
advance his own interests as WEI, "9
state.