Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08


made IN its eradication and also ex-
pressing the hope that at an early dato
all or the districts under quarantine
VIII be released on O. clean bill OF
health
The resolutions OF protest adopted at
inc preliminary meeting OF the Utah
Wool growers association In Salt Lake
tho day before the convention. were
tnken from the table OF tho convention
and referred to the convention OF tho
| utah Woolgrowers who meet in annual
convention in Salt Lake next week.
II Is the usual custom of the asso-
cation TO honor the state wherein the
association Is meeting by the election
OF delegate OF that state as Vice
| president of the association In this
| connection the name of John c. Mackey
OF salt Lake has been heard many
times, but to The News this afternoon
MT. Maokey said that he would not per-
init the use or his name. This may act
To defeat the usual custom
However. the name of George Austin
as Utah's candidate for yicc-presdent
mas been suggested and the Utah dele
| cation seems sure that he Will be elect
ed at The conclusion of the convention
| this afternoon
JoHNSON's ADDRESS
One of the strongest addresses of the
| convention WIS that of Peter G.. John
son or Blockfoot. Ida, who spoke this
afternoon. Delegate Johnson said
The subject l shall attempt IT, ad-
dress YOU upon Is one which, in order
10 have Il clear understanding OF. II
VIII be necessary to state the attitude
OF the National Woolgrowers towards
the national forest reserve in the past
! know of no better way to do this
than to quote a resolution which was
unanimously adopted at the last two
conventions which were held. one In
Pocatello. Ida. and tho other at Helena.
Mont. This resolution Is as follows:
I'VE are unqualifledly in favor OF the
preservation OF the public forests. and
of the creation of forest reserves out
Of timbercd areas, within which timber
may be cut only under government 5u-
pervision. without, however, giving our
approval to the plan OF imposing the
burden OF forest preservation upon the
livestock industry From this rcsolu-
ton 1t will be observed that the Nation
al Woolgrowers endorse most heartily
and arc unqualiflcdly in favor of the
preservation of the public forests, and
the extension of the same where the
land included Is tlmbercd area
At the Helena convention the Nation
al Woolgrowers asked for the prompt
elimination OF the non-timbered lands.
realizing that II this action were taken
by the forest department the lands
suitable for agricultural purposes would
be free for the homesteader to take
advantage of.
Another resolution passed at the Po-
catello convention is as follows: I'VE
reiterate our opposition to any change
in the present law governing the public
lands OF the United States, except that
which shall promote the interests and
welfare of the bona flde homesteader."
THE BEST LAND LAW.
From this 1t can be plainly seen that
the National Woolgrowers place them
selves on record for tho settlement OF
agricultural lands and ask for the
elimination of such lands from the for
est reserves In order that the said lands
might be placed under the present
u. 9. lnnd laws. which. after all. in
my judgment are the most wholesome
that have ever existed. There is no
doubt but that the United States home
stead law is the best land law that we
have ever had and Notwithstanding the
hue and cry of dishonesty connected
with II believe that, taken ns a whole,
there has been as much honesty and in
tegrity manifest In the purpose OF the
homcsteader in acquiring title to his
land as there has been, or Is. in acquir-
Ing title to other possessions by any of
his fellow American citizens. SO much
for the position of the National Wool
growers with reference to the national
forests and tho settlement of the coun-
try.
While II Is true that we have gone
on record as to our purposes and that.
too, in this very public manner. we
have not always enjoyed the confidence
Of some OF our leading men as to the
truthfulness OF our assertions.
notable instance OF this is found in the |
statement made by exPresident |
Theodore Roosevelt in letter to Sen
ator Warren OF Wyoming in which he |
says. 1.-The opposition we have to |
our proposal now comes primarily from |
the big men who Craze wandering |
f1ocks OF sheep and do not promote the |
real settlement of the country. These |
are the men whose interests are dia |
metrically hostile to those of the home
makers. who wish to eat out and de- |
stroy the country where he desires per- |
manently to live and who. when they |
have thus ruined the land of the home
steader and small stockman. move else
where to repeat tho process of devas
tation. Many of the sheepmen who
arc permanent dwellers In the land
sympathize with our movement. 9th
ers. unfortunately. sympathize with
their nomadic brothers. the ultimate
result of whose actions is to destroy
the country"
IN A FALSE LIGHT.
Such statements as this place the
woolgrower in false light and arc
responsible for much unjust criticism
upon the industry and Ill opinion of
II by the people not In possession of
the facts concerning It, The wool
grower has been, and Is. home build |
er. and thero is substantial testimony |
of this In many OF the settlements OF |
this inter-mountain region. For ex- |
ample. take Salt Lake county and |
VILE. Mill Creek and the two Cotton |
woods; also Davis county in such set
Elements as Bountiful. Kaysville and |
Pennington, All these and your beau |
tlful city of Ogden have received the |
benefits OF our Industry as is evidenced |
by the beautiful homes, business build
ings and bank structures that belong to
the progressive woolgrowers that live
in your midst. The assertion Of the cX-
president that the land OF tho home
steader has been ruined by the wool
grower Is a little far-fetched. In my |
own experience covering a period OF Is |
years. the lands which were sheep |
ranged at the beginning of that period |
are now In many instances dotted with
the prosperous homes of the settlers
villages have been built and thrived |
from the support received from tho
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