The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-28
FUNCTION OF
U.S.F FOREST
SERVICE
Discussed by E. S. Gosuey
at American National
Livestock Convention.

Los Angeles, Jan. Zi.-l ne Amerlr
can National Livestock association
convened this morning for Its second
days session with a good prospect
that before adjournment the perennial
fight between the cattlemen and sheep
men over the subject of grazing and
range control would break out before
final adjournment The cattlemen and
such of the other stockmen as favor
federal control are largely in the ma
jo1ty and their views will doubtless
prevail, but 1t Is not expected that 1t
will be without a warm contest.
At the opening session today Pres
ident Jastro announced the appoint
ment Of the committee on resolutions.
as follows:
]. NJ. Carey, Wyoming; D. p Heard,
Arizona. George Webster, New Mex
leo; 3. Mossman, South Dakota. j. H.
P Davis. Texas; w. d. Johnson. Mis-
souri,; ]. V. Vickers. California; G. B.
Rhodes, Colorado; NJ, j. Gray. Idaho;
Conrad Price, Montana; H. F. Brown,
Minnesota
Dr.. o. E. Dyson OF Chicago spoke on
the subject of Bovine Tuberculosis"
Dr., Dyson said that tuberculosis was
now appearing among the improved
breeds of cattle direct from the range
and that the dangers OF spread OF the
scourge was growing greater, causing
an economic loss Of millions of dollars
annually through condemnation of car
cssses b. tee United States meat in
spectlcn
The fact that the amount Of the
range was gradually decreasing added
10 the menace.
The speaker urged The use OF the
tuberculin test II livestock as an in
fall!ble means of determining the pres
ence of the disease.
He alrded 10 the Inconsistency OF
laws which prohibited the shipment
of diseased meats but IN not regulat-
Ing the shipment of milk and butter
products
Dr. Dyson urged the strict segre-
CATION of diseased cattle
DR.. Dyson was followed by |. T.
Pryor. president OF the Cattle Rails
ers Association OF Texas. Els ad;
dress was devoted to THE Benefits
Derived From Livestock Organization
and Cooperation"
E. S. Gosney, president of the Ari-
zona Wool Growers association al
dressed the convention. His address,
in part. was as follows:
"The judicial Function of Forest
Service / shall treat this subject
with special reference to the grazing
problem. though the same principles
apply to other questions arising from
time to time in the protection and the
proper management Of the national
forest
"It is probably fact that the graz
Ing question affects more acutely the
interests of a large number of citizens
than any other class of problems pre-
sented TO this department. Here and
there, all over the western country.
YOU will find men who have their ac-
cumulations of lifetime invested In
a few cattle or sheep and little ranch
OF water right, made valuable by the
fact that 1t is surrounded by or acces-
sible to public land suitable for graz
ing, and by the further fact that the
custom of the country, recognized by
the highest court Of our land from time
immemorial, permitted the free and
unrestricted grazing Of the surround
In a range, no right the government is
bound to recognize. yet there is
right that must be guarded with the
greatest care and Judgment, or IN this
innovation Of range control you Will
plant the seed OF rebellion In the
breasts of some Of the best citizens
, of the country.
ut becomes a most difficult question
to determine with eyen-handed Justice
to all concerned, what restrictions are
necessary to preserve the range and
protect the relative rights of the users
of public domain. Forest service, In
It's administration, must cope with all
these questions. 1t executes Its own
DEGREES and there Is no provision for
appeals to the courts"
Mr., Gosney pointed out that. under
the present rules, forest officials can
dominate the situation and dlscrimi-
nate in favor of certain elements of
grazing privileges and against others
These conditions have existed In
certain western forests to such q
marked degree" said Mr.. Gosney,
that the local forest official, through
! his friends and supporters. actually
dictated the policy of the livestock as
soc!ation. Good men have come to
me and told me Of range abuses. at
the same time begging me not to di-
yulge the source Of my information. >"
Mr.. Gosney said the association
should ask for an act of congress au
| thorizing the appointment of special
inspectors, who should have the power
| to summon witnesses and take tes-
| timony under OATH and should rec
ommend some form Of an appellate
/ council OF board TO whom all proposed
rules and regulations must be submit
ted before they are put into opera
ton.