Arizona republican., 1910-11-13

ORGANIZE
Prepare To Present legIs-
|atiVe Needs Better
COMMEND THE UNIVERSITY
It's Demonstrations of Re
seeding Valuable = Fed
eral Control and Classifi-
cation, Railroad Regula-
ton, and Desert Wells.

Inc Arizona Cdttle Growers ASSO-
citation met in O'Neilrs hall, yester-
day morning, for a short session, and
at the close adjourned after an annual
three days meeting of the most inter
esting and valuable sort to those in
terested directly in the live stock in
dustry, 1t seemed to those present
that papers could not have been
more interesting and valuable than
those that were presented.
One important change was made,
however, which ii is believed will in
crease the efficiency of the meetings
I'm the future. BY resolution ii WAS
decided hereafter to have two ses-
sions, on Friday and Saturday. i'm
mediately preceding the fair. so thar
the bulk of the work may be gotten
out of-the way before the attractions
of the fair come on.
The attendance yesterday was small
but enthusiastic. The talk Of Profess
sor Barnes, relative to the relations
of the forest service to the stock
growing industry of this territory and
the country was the piece de resist
ance of conversation and comenda-
ton.
The president and executive COM
mittee were authorized to appoint
at leisure a committee of twenty-five
of the strongest men of the territory
in the stock-raising line to represent
the industry and it's needs before the
next Legislature. The present officers
of the association were all reelected,
as follows: President, w. w. Conk
of Phoenix: first vice president, w
NJ Riggs, of Dos Cabezas; second
vice president, Fred T. Golfer, IF
Springerville. Apache county; secre-
tary. Fred w. Wilson, of the Univer-
sity of Arizona Agricultural Expert
ment Station; treasurer o. II. Chris
ty. of Phoenix.
The spirit and sense of the whole
meeting may be found III the follow
ings resolutions. adopted at yester-
days meeting. after a few changes
in the form presented by the commit
tee on resolutions:
No. 1. We congratulate our MEM
bers on the general prosperity of the
live stock industry in Arizona, des-
pite the unusual drought during the
past season. We are glal to report
that our association has met with
the hearty endorsement Of the stock
men of the territory, and that our
affairs are in first-class shape. Now
that statehood is practically assured.
with increased duties and responsible
tiles upon the citizens of this Terri
tory. we believe that A complete or
ganizatiOn of our stock interests is
necessary. and to that end we urge
our local members to organize the
live stock men in the different 'oun-
ties of the territory so that Trey may
more effectuaIly handle local cues
tons.
No. .. 1t has been absolutely
demonstrated by the work OF the
experimental station OF the Uni
versity of Arizona that over
grazed and eaten-out range can
be restored to it's former condition,
by permitting the native grasses to
re-seed themselves, and by careful
and intelligent use instead of abuse
of the open range. Such rehabilita-
ton of the mi-arid grazing lands
means a largely increased carrying
capacity and a greater supply OF i've
stock for Arizona and the whole Unit
ed States. to the consequent benefit
of the entire country. We firmly be-
lieve that, under the present unre-
stricted grazing. over stocking and
misuse of the range, no Improvement
is probable, and that conditions can
only be remedied by federal control
of the semi-arid, unappropriated graz
ing lands under lease system with
fencing privileges.
This association has. in past years.
urged congress to enact laws proVld-
ing for such control under proper re-
strictions, protecting the agricultural
homesteaders
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the Arizona Cattle Growers Associa-
ton in convention assembled at Phoe-
nix, Arizona, November 18th, 1910,
that we again urge congress to pro-
vide for the classification of all the
unoccupied lands of the west, and
that such lands as are found most
suitable for grazing purposes, be
leased to the stockmen for grazing.
We re-affirm our approval of the
Curtis Scott bill, formulated by the
American National Live Stock Asso-
ciation. and introduced in congress at
it's last session, and which provides
for such leasing upon fair and
equitable basis to all concerned. wei
believe that the range grasses of the
west constitute one of our great nat
ural resources. and that as matter
of economic necessity to provide an
adequate supply of meat food animals
congress should arrange for the prop
er preservation and intelligent use OF
the grazing lands of the arid west.
Resolved, that copies of this reso-
luton, and the pamphlet prepared
by the experiemnt station of the Uni
versity of Arizona on this subject, be |
sent to all members of the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States.
No. g. The failure of the railroads