The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-15
.SHEEPMEN MAKE
Strong PROTEST
Declare They Are Being Dis
eliminated Against by Rul-
ing of Forestry Service.

Especial 20 The Herald Republican.)
Logan. Dec 1.-THE Cache County
Wool Grower association has ar
ranged for a meeting between the chief
forester and ali the sheepsnsl who
Craze sheep upon that part OF the
Cache national forest that is located
In Utah. The meeting will be held
81 the Weber club in ogden on Decem-
WAat are termed the old sheepmen
or northern Utah are up IN arms con
corning the treatment which they
claim rs uniustly being Eiven them by
the forestry service in the matter OF
permits for graziug. The distinction
made between the old and new sheep
men b. the result OF the policy of the
interior department to restrict the
number Of sheep that the old sheepmen
can get permits TO Craze.
This number is being constantly
I brought down. resulting ia demoraiiza-
tion TO the men who have large flccks.
and at the same time giving permits
tie flocks. The policy results. say the
old dealers. in flooding the business
with number Of Inexperienced men.
! flocks at good profit. In fact, they
Insist. All men are now running at a
loss rather than at any profit
FIockS Reduced.
CAS- a result Of the treatment which
has been accorded US. said promi-
| eve must so reduce our flocks that a.
I run them at all means a loss 90 us
Ten years ago we could run 10000
sheep. Then the present policy Of the
I forestry department began TO cut down
! the number Of sheep we could Craze
cache national forest reserve
/ At the same time small dealers came
In for permit 10 run zoo or 500 head
and thus the total number of sheep OF
the range was not decreased. but we
older people had to suffer the loss en-
small herds.
/ To-day" he continued. there are
twenty small holders who have from
100 TO GOO head. They get permit FOR
this amount. We who have $500 sheer
TO run in n bunch. which we can easily
handle with two herders. must get sew
eral permits together to accommodate
p. our fIocks and put them on an eco
nomical basis.
At the same time the little herdel
I scratches along 20 keep his LITTLE
flock going. and we with him must
suffer the consequences Of the whole
miserable affair The man who knows
the sheep business from TO u can
doesn't know even A about the matter
and runs at a loss because Of his ig-
nofant %syS; gets as gooda s an GP Be onI,
possible outcome Is demoralzatlon 81
the sheep business. And that is JUS
what We are coming to-.
No Restriction.
complaint runs. the forestry service il
doing nothing in the way Of restrict
ing the operations of the cattiemen
THE cattiemen are not cut down as are
the sheepmen. The cattle can run al
lover the country. yet there are certain
Get districts in which sheep can run
And on this point the old sheepmen are
especially sore.
"It ought TO be-" argued the same
sheepman. that those heretofore graz
ing sheep have ACQUIRED an equit9 pl'
right to continue on their grounds, JUS
as waterusers obtain such an equitable
fright We can't get on eur range IN ln'
get rs many sheep there as We used TO
we must get a permit for a fraction o
our flocks. and the rest or mem W
must skirmish around as pest We Sa.i
and then in the fall we must get OF
me range earlier than heretofore