Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-03-29
BIG LOSSES AVERTED
Modification of Forest Reserve
Order Is Boon.
Sheep Men Of Utah, Threatened With
Ruin, Given Permission to Craze
Animals AS FormerIy-Seek
Another Hearing.

Salt Lake City, Utah-Besides saw
ing the Utah sheepmen losses that
would amount to hundreds of thou
sands of dollars, the modification of
the order governing grazing on the
national forest reserves in Utah, by
Chief Forester Henry S. Graves, fol-
lowing a conference with a commit
tee appointed at the Utah Wool Grow
ers' State convention, gives the Utah
sheepmen foundation for hope that
+ they will be granted another opportu-
nifty of presenting their views to the
forestry service, according to Secre-
tary @. B. Stewart of the Utah Wool
Growers association
utah sheepmen," he said, have
not as yet presented, the forestry peo-
pie with fair view Of the situation.
The modification Of the orders means
more time in which to seek another
hearing. It means that the sheepmen
will be awakened as to the serious
ness of the situation, which will re-
suit in their working together to fight
for their rights This means that a
Thorough investigation will be made
by the sheepmen, and if another hear
ing is granted, new light will be shed
on the proposition, which will prob
ably result in a permanent modifica-
ton Of the orders governing the num-
Der Of sheep to Craze on forest re-
serve
Besides giving the wool growers
an opportunity to present their case
more fully, the modification, giving
them an additional year in which to
adjust their focks, averts direct
loss Of many thousands of dollars"
The reduction of $4,000 head of
sheep on the Manti reserve, Mr. Stew
art said, would have meant that the
Sanpete county sheepmen would have
been deprived of at least 10000 lambs
by having to sell their stock in the
spring, which alone would have caused
loss Of 100000. The loss on wool
would have been even greater than
this, 100000 being a conservative es-
innate
IF the order had gone into effect"
Mr. Stewart said, 1.-The entire sheep in
dustry in Sanpete county would have
been ruined, according to the claims
of the sheepmen from that section of
the state. The last order, they say,
was the breaking straw.
''When they appeared before the
state convention, December 81, many
of the Sanpete wool growers said if
the order went into effect they would
have to go out of business, assertions
being made by many that they had
already been compelled to reduce
their f1ocks from 700 to 200. A still
further reduction Of II per cent, they
said, meant disaster. Sheep men on
the Karibab and st. George reserves
also complained that they were being
forced to the wall. Some of the sheep
men from that part of the state
claimed that their focks have been
reduced from 100000 to 5000, with
still further reductions in sight"
On the showing made to the con-
vention by these sheepmen, cen
mittee composed Of e. II. Callister,
president Of the Utah Wool Growers
association w. D. Candland, chair
man of the board Of land commission
ers, and L. R. Anderson, chairman OF
the state board of sheep commission
ers. was appointed to confer with
Chief Forester Graves. After the sub
ject was thoroughly considered, an
agreement was reached by which the
chief forester agreed to suspend the
order for one year, which means that
the Utah sheepmen will be allowed
to Craze the same number Of sheep as
formerly on the forest reserves.