New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-12-06
;;o,yrisht. 1910. BY Hanlin Garland
(coNr1NUED.1

CONTINUED
Gregg was the greedy west checked
and restrained by the law. Every
mad In the room knew that he was
bitter opponent Of the forest service
AMI that he had it in" for the ranger.
and some of them knew that he was
throwing more sheep into the forest
chan his permits allowed and that a
i clash with Redfield was sure to come.
It was just like the burly old Irish
man to 60 straight to the table where
his adversary sat.
Virginia's eyes fell before the g1Ze
of these two men. for they had none
of the shyness and none of the indirec-
ton of the ruder men she had met
Redield did not soften his words on
Gregg's account On the contrary. he
made them still more cutting and to
the line.
''The mere fact that live near the
open range or national forest does
not give me any rights in the range or
forest" he was saying as Gregg took
his seat II enjoy the privilege Of
!. these government grazing grounds.
rand ought to be perfectly willing to
pay the fee. These forests are the
property of the whole nation. They
are public lands and should yield a
revenue to the whole nation. 1t is
silly to expect the government to 60
on enriching few Of US stockmen at
the expense Of others. see this. and
I accept the change"
''After you've got rich at It," said
Gregg. ~
''Well. haven't your retorted Red
aeld. "Are you SO greedy that nothing
viii stop you" srs :#
Gregg growled out: I'm not letting
any Of my rights slip. I'll have your
head, Mr.. Supervisor. I'll carry my
fight to the secretary"
Every WELL" returned Red6eld.
carry it to the president If you wish.
simply repeat that your sheep must
correspond to your permit. and If you
don't send up and remove the extra
number I will do it myself. don't
make the rules Of the department. My
JOB II to carry them out" $500
BY this time every person in the
room was tense with interest. They
IN knew Gregg and his imperious
methods. Some of the cattlemen in the
room had suffered from his greed. and.
while they were not partisans Of the
supervisor, they were glad to see him
face his opponent fearlessly.
Lie delivered parting blow: "Bull-
frog. you and me are old timers. We're
On the losing side. We belong to the
good old days when the Fork was
mans town and to be shot up once
q week kept US in news. But them
times are past. You can't run the
range that way any more. Why. man,
you'll have to buy and fence your own
pasture in few years more or else
pay rent same as do. You stockmen
kick like steers over paying few old
cents q head for five months range:
you'll be mighty glad to pay dollar
one Of these days. Take your medicine
that's my advice" And she went
back to her cash drawer.
Redfeld's voice was cuttingly con-
temptuous as he said quite calmly:
you're all kinds of asses, you sheep
men. You ought to pay the fee for
your cattle with secret Joy. So long
~ You can get your stock pastured
(and in effect guarded by the govern
ment from June to November for 20
cents or even so cents per head you're
In luck Mrs. Wetherford is right
We've all been educated in a bad
school. Uncle Sam has been too lazy
to keep any supervision over his pub
lie lands. He's permitted us grass pi-
rates to fight and lynch and burn one
another on the high range Ito which
neither of us had any right, holding
back the real user of the land-the
farmer. ....
Gregg was silenced, but not con-
vinced. Its long lane that has no
turn" he burst out. "You think you're
the whole United States army! Who
gives you all the authority"
Congress and the president"
There's nothing in that bill to war
rant these petty tyrannies Of yours"
''What you call tryannies call de-
Tending the public domain" replied
Redfeld. IF l had my way I'd give
my rangers the power Of the Canadian
mounted police. Is there any other
state in this nation where the roping
Of sheep herders and the wholesale
butchery of sheep would be permitted?
From the very first the public lands Of
this state have been a refuge for the
criminal. a lawless no mans land. but
now, thanks to Roosevelt and the chief
forester. we at least have force OF
men on the spot to see that some sem
blance of law and order is maintained.
You fellows may protest and run to
Washington. and you may send your
paid representatives there. but you're
sure to lose. AS free range monopo-
lists you are cumberers Of the earth.
and all you represent must pass before
this state can be anything but the by
word 1t now is