The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-30

Woolgrowers and officials of the ma
tional forestry service will battle with
each other at the opening session OF the
Utah woolgrowers' special convention
which will convene in the armory in
Salt Lake City this (Friday) afternoon
The battle will open Immediately aft
er the address of Homer f. Fem, chief
of the grazing department of the dis
trict forest service offices in Ogden.
His topic is "Better Use of the
Range" In view that the range has
been restricted and that the number
of sheep which will be permitted on
the reserves has been greatly reduced,
the indi ations are that an animated
discussion will result.
Other important questions which will
come before the convention are the
matter of the tariff upon wool and the
taxation of sheep
Will Be Big Convention.
From all indications the convention
will be the largest state convention of
sheepmen ever held in Utah. Dele
gates TO the convention began to ar
rive from all sections of the state
Thursday, and when the convention IS
called TO order, it is expected that not
less than 400 sheepmen will be present.
While this is a special convention,
in that it is not being held on the time
of the annual convention, it will likely
take the place of the annual meeting
this year, The directors of the associa,
tion must, however, meet at a later date
to name the officers for the coming
year and transact other business of
routine nature, which the bylaws of the
organization provide for, during the
holding the special convention ia to
give the woolgrowers an opportunity to
get together and act on certain matters
of great Importance to the industry in
advance Of the convention of the Ma.
tional Woolgrowers' association. which
win be held at Portland, Or, January
d, B, 8 and 7.
Important Matters Up.
One of the most important matters
with which the sheepmen have to con.
tend at the present time is the aueg-
tlon of grazing on national forest re-
serves, and the opening session of the
convention will be devoted largely to
the consideration of this topic It is
expected that drastic resolutions will
be adopted by the convention with ref
erence to the forest reserve question
which win be presented to the conven.
tion OF the national association.
Sheepmen In the vicinity of the
Manti national forest reserve were re-
Gently informed that the number of
sheep that will be permitted to craze
on this reserve hereafter has been re-
duced 177s. per cent. The wool grow
ers are indignant over this action, con-
tending that it works a hardship on
them, and this is one of the matters
that will be thoroughly thrashed out at
the convention this afternoon.
If is also. probable that the commit
tee on resolutions will present a reso-
luton protesting against any reduction
in the tariff on wool and demand re-
adjustment of the methods of taxation
of sheep.
Grazing on Reserves.
In connection with the forest oues-
ton, which will be the principal issue
this afternoon, Homer Il. Fem head of
the grazing department at the district
forest service headquarters at Ogden,
will address the convention on "Better
Use of the Range A discussion is
scheduled to follow Mr.. Fem IS address
and indications are that it will be a
lively one
Governor William Spry will extend a
welcome to visiting sheepmen on behalf
of the state of Utah. President e II.
Callister of the Utah woolgrowers
will welcome the delegates on behalf
of the association. An address also will
be made by John II. Seely, vice presi-
dent of the Utah woolgrowers.
All visiting delegates are requested
to call at the office OF the woolgrow-
ers aud state board of sheep commits
sioners, 5T Judge building, between
8 clock and noon this morning TO reg
The badges arc artistic and are a neat
is in the form of a medal bearing a
sleeps head suspended by blue rib
bon from a plate bearing the word
"Delegate.
Many Will Go to Portland
{. B. Stewart, secretary of the Utah
the neighborhood of 100 representatives
from Utah will go to the national meet
mig at Portland. Reservations already
made Indicate an attendance exceed
Ing 100. Mr.. Stewart is busy preparing
articles of incorporation for the national
association, which will be presented al
the national convention at Portland
AT the last convention OF the national
organization, held at Ogden, it wa:
decided to incorporate. and this mat
ter will be taken up this year.
The Commercial club extends a cor
dial invitation to all delegates TO the
etate convention, which eonvenes today