Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-31
sHEEPMANS VIEWS
OF FOREST SERVICE
.,,,, Of Utah WOOlgrowcrs' Asso-
,inron l. Emphatic Regarding
policies lnauguratcd'

.r, g. b stewart OF the utah
.,--.,ers association made fur
.,.. stst,ment this morning, of the un-
..r,t. conditions existing In the
,,r.rp part Of the state and Just
n, lin. IN northern Arizona.
- tIs own extended observations
t-.9 what was told him by Bishop
,.,s off st. George and other men
nj in that territory, Mr.. stew
.,r,Inccd that the policies Of
ult ..r,irc are not only re-
tH' btt calculated TO wipe out OF
li, fne one industry that the
eAi7' J,ou there are forced To de-
lt't .n FOR ready money. Iheie
i.N' .1fy of fruits and grain down
Ind these can not De marketed
tHel b.. fns cost OF hauling them by
owe b, inc railroad az Lund OF MO-
N"7'' Is, the inhabitants raise OF I'M
u'..t,tlU.e products only such as are
Nf.I fD I've on, ANA nave lot years
funemorial' depended upon
or . raising for securing ready
.qItH which Co buy clothes,larin-
I'l' ..s.r,p. and sucn other things
l.7 .1av would purchase Tor theH
-.,. along comes the forest serv-
.,..peps vast tracts of lana
f,t.fe Nameless from timber
'f,..rt 4s the tallcst trees are OF
..tun. more than scrub ceuaia
,l rleu lofty heads just above
-,tt..s acl,s of sage brush anu
''...f The roadWays through
t.rreu tracts are fenced In, with
I.rire notices that trespass Is FOR
raIf., ODD the forest reserves. lNn
800 makes it harder on the local
mic s tho fact that the forest serN-
e. ha. made things $50 strenuous IN
..s northern parts OF the state as 10
s.a thousands of sheep usually pas
t.-.1 fH.re down into the southern
sections of the state 90 compete WIN
M local sheep In the frantic attempts
Z. sustain ife from tine ever narrow
...trr.s The favored California
,r. ..uuanv that has secured a
..,.ra.y obi the best part Of the
r..tstIr reservation away from the
i.gsl nrlulo who were born and brought
. tErra have So corncrod desirable
,.st.rios places. that live stock owners
r In tbe charmed ring Of the can
f,rra gatue company are forced 70
5.,,s MANY weary miles for water and
et ra.s places the sheep have so
c.aral uu The heritage for long dis
lance. that cattle have been starving
there
Tho citizens of southern Utah can
so. ro inst reason why they should be
denied the right of livelihood 70
r-.tIfv the whlms of the forest serv-
i.a management in the east where the
mods of the west are entirely mis-
r,1arsfood aud 90 favor foreign
cattle company that seems 10 DE stand
ine n with the forest administration
An tho threatened ruin NJ "a long estab-
Nshad home industry. MT stewart
Mini take the matter up at once and
vigorously with the Utah senators and
Congressman that this injustice may
h. tarmuutid. and % valuable indus
o.. aVod from utter ruin. Mr.. Stewart
risa calls attention to the fact that II
shy lust such policies as this that the
u.lt .uruly ~ tho country is being
r,HaHal Tire packers say they can
Mt get meat enough 90 supply the de
r1rd. and Sc is just such rcpressive
t.simart as this accorded 90 the
srttern sheep and cattle man that re
sr.fe -toeberowing and plays an inn
nnt fdrtor IN making the market
ru short on beef aud mutton with
th. long drives necessary 10 get sheep
rHI calus to Che railroads under pres
ari conditions. they are In such cma-
a.nI condition that they can not be
srrsI 90 tbo markets. but must be
srt lo tho lsoders. while lambs can
rI lc shipped az CiL