The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-31
TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 1910

driesi for a decade. the sheep came from
the summer range In excellent condition:
Second, the officers Of the forest SER
Third the plea that a strip two miles
wide is TO be reserved for watershed and
Is to be grazed after August 20 does not
reduce the area to be graEed-
Fourth. every man conversant with the
condition Of the forest knows 1t will sup
port the number now grazed thereupon.
MANY of us who have resided here for
flfty years and used the range for more
order is uncaled for, and II carried out
will destroy our principal industry.
''Our flocks have gone to the winter
ranges and are not In condition to be put
on the market. In all probability they
Will be still poorer in the spring. II
forced on the market now they would not
pay the freight. Why should we be put
in this prcdicament in order that lad
may be indulged in?
1--WE therefore appeal to each OF you TO
help us avert the disaster now threatening
islation, poor markets. disease. or any
and ali of the Ills that our vocation is
heir to.
On Flood Question.
1--WE deny that the further restriction
OF grazing on the watershed Will prevent
damaging floods, Prior to the time OF
any grazing on the forest there were
floods OF a damaging character. and we
assert that the benefits derived from the
live stock industry are far In excess OF
any real or fancied damages caused by
floods from whatever source. The con-
tention that the watershed must be pre-
served 10 the farmer is largely ques-
tion OF grass between the catt!emcn and
the shecpmen."
Defends Resolutions.
In defending the sheepmcns conten-
lions Mr.. Monson declared that the great
floods which have OaJ much
crty In the vicinity OF the Manti national
forest. do not come from the sheep graz
Ing, FIe declared that the forestry Off
cials are giving ali of the land to the
stock and practically none TO the sheep
men. Jonathan Hcaton of Kane county
declared that the sheep arc a protec-
the forest service had men OF judg-
ment to look into the matters. many Of
the rulings so adverse TO the sheepmcn
would not be made.
n. S. Nelson Of Manti made a spirited
talk. In which he declared that no ono
knew the conditions on the various
ranges as we'll as the men who are on
them all OF the time. and that the forest
service officials do not realize what some
OF the regulations they are making mean
TO the sheepmen-
chairman candand of the convention
vas OF the opinion that the matter has
ceased to be a question OF conserva ton.
but is now got 10 be simply matter Of
Pinchotism. which means the destruc-
pening 10 the Manu forest today. Mr..
Candiard declared. would happen to the
other forests tomorrow
Secretary Stewards View.
c, s. Stewart secretary of the Utah
WoolGiowcrs' association. made an ad
dress In which he declared that from
his personal experiences with sheepmep
all over the state he could plainly see
that many OF them arc thoroughly dis
hcartened. He declared that when Mr..
ki.prt Inc.
spoken OF bv Mr. Fem. the sncepmen
were not even given hearing. but in
stead the ones who we're permitted to
present their side OF the story 10 Chief
Forester Graves were men who are OPP
posed 10 the shcepmcn. Mr., Stewart de-
clared II his belief that II Is the wish
Of certain ones connected with the forest
service 10 sec all sheep run OFF the ma
tional forests entirely. Mr.. Stewart said
that many OF the forest service Off
cials are adverse to the sheep industry,
and that the shccpmen, must launch u
campaign TO show that the sheep are not
responsible for the floods.
Mr.. Stewart declared that the sheep
men must take the matter up with the
TO strike, he said. "and strike good and
hard" He declared chat there arc one
hundred thousand acres OF land In this
state which is good FOR nothing else hut
Ice is imposing these regulations, which
he claimed were cNccc lingly unjust. M.
stewart cited numerous cases IN which
he had been informed OF the cuts which
the forest service Is making annually
I'm the number OF sheep allowed TO craze
on the national forests.
Committee on Resolutions Named,
4 committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed after the discussion Friday
afternoon. and IL il expected that some
radical resolutions viii be adopted by
the convention today. both IN reference
TO the national forest and tariff uucs-
tions. The committee consists OF i. 4.
Rawlins. Salt Lake county: j. e.. Horne
Tooclc w. n. CandanG. Sanpetc: J. Il.
Bashncl. Millard: John Fndlcy Kane {:
e. l.. Clarke. Iron: l., w Hcrrington
Weber. The resolutions committee held
meeting Immediately after tho con-
vention adjourned.
4 vote OF thanks was rendered TO The
Commercial club for the invitation OK
tcnGcd TO the shccnmcn To visit phc new
building and take advantage Of tn"
privileges Of the club during their viHlt
Iu the city. Tho attendance n the CON
vcntion is much heavier than had been
expected, and II is the largest couvcn-
tion OF Utah sbccpmcn that has ever
been held IN this city. The convention
will convene again at 10 O'Clock this
morning.