Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31
n,mber too large to keep on the farm
and too small to run on the range, a
smaller number would not be profitable
SAY crr ls uNNEcEssA11Y.

SAY CUT Is UNNECESSARY.
eve protest that said cut is absolute
ly unnecessary, because:
z First, Though the year 1910 was
the driests for II decade, the sheep came
from the summer range In excellent
condition.
SECOND, the officers of the forest
service admit the forest was not over
EraZed.
..T1ird the plea that strip two
miles wide is to be reserved for water
shed and Is to be gruzed after aug. "
does not reduce the area to be grazcd.
Fourth. every man convcrsant with
the condition cf the forest knows IT
will support the number now grazed
thereupon.
"Mnny of US who have resided here
for Rfty years and used the range for
more than !, quarter OF century be.
licyc said order Is uncalled for, and
IL carried out will destroy our prin-
cipnl industry
Our i;ocks have gone to the winter
ranges and are not IN condition TO be
put on the market. III all probability
they will be still poorer in the spring.
II forced on tho .::arket now they
would not pay the freight, Why should
wc be put in this prcdicament in order
that rad my be INDUCED in?
I'VE therefore appeal to each of YOU
to help VIZ avert the disaster now
tnrcatclin. our industry. overshadow
in3 adverse legislation, poor markets.
disease. or any and all of the Ills that
our vocation is heir to-
QUESTION OF GRASS.
Eve deny thu; the further rcstric-
lion Of grazing on the watershed VIII
prevent damaging floods. Prior to the
time Of amy grazing on the iorest
"a IL / ms
character. ana we assert thht the
bcnciss derived from the live stock
Industry arc far in excess of any real
or farcied damages caused BY hoous
from whatever source. The conten-
| ton that the watershed must be pre-
served to tho farmer is largely Il pues-
i ton OF grass between the cattieiheh
and the Sheepmen.'
In speaking on the resolutions. Ny.
Monscn declared the floods which
damaged property to such an extent
We're not caused By sheep grazing. ne
further declared that the forestry OF
iIcials are giving all the land to the
stockmnn and practically none to the
shcepnen.
Jonathan Heaton of Kane county de-
c]ared that sheep are really protec-
ton to the forests.
QUESTION OF PINCHoTlSM.
l. n
one knew the conditions on the ranges
so well as the men who were on them
pll the. time. and that the forest OIL
tlcjals do not know what some OF the
regulations they are making mean 10
the shceFmen.
Chairman Candland OF tne cohNei.-
ton was Of the opinion that the mat.
ter has ceased to be question OF
conservation, but is now got to be
s;,np,v n, matter of "Pinchot!sm.
which means the destruction of the
sheep industry. What Is happening W
the Manti forest today, Mr.. Canainhu
declared, would happen 10 we otne'
e Is. Stewart. secretary OF the Utah
woolprowcrs' association, made
sniritcd talk, in which he declared
that the shccpmcn must take the nut
ter up with unity ana Vigor, ana tnes
must strike right at the heart ot ,n'
ing disheartcncd." said Secretar.
stewart. He declared that often thu
shecrrmcn are not even given Il heur
Ing nv the forestry officials. He az
vocated taking the matter UP win th'
head forester, Mr.. Graves. re ae ,i;
ed that there are one e, iiui, VIZ stat
which he claimed were exceedihgl.
sheen grazing. and yet the torres
service Is imposing these regulation,
which he claimed We're eHceeui.is.
unjust. Mr. Stewart cited nunlcrou
cases in which he had been informe'
Of the cuts which the fores. serve
Is making annually in the number o
sheep allowed to Craze on the ha'io'ia
forests
COMMITTEE NAMED.
chairman w. d. Candland. who ma
. hcen called to preside over the gain
erins on account Of the indis sl'os ,
Of President e. II. Callister, then ap
: pointed the following committeG o
resolutions: J. Z. lawns !,na., na' NJ / /
Candland. sanpete: j. B. BashhG :
{ Milinrd John Findley. Kane: y. :,
c Clarke. Iron: +. w. Herr'ns,o ..