The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-20
us PLAN WOULD
hun THE sHEEP|NE|V
krstary of Idaho Wool
Mowers Is Against Leasing
Public Domain.
[sINEss AT LOW EBB
Miner Restrictions Could
|Not Be Endured in the
1 Gem State.
|SINESS AT LOW EBB
, Tho Tribune.

", 10 The Tribune.
k,.r Idaho. Nov. l9.-F'=deral on
[sr.n,, II extended TO such an extent
4 ,souire the leasing of all public
rl spell ruin for the sheep and
tdustry OF this state. This Is the
Z NJ the members Of the Idaho
rugers association as given by
10 Anderson. one OF the most ac-
Ls,pnen of the state. He makes
Xpi assertion that the restrictive
srs Of the United States forest
4, have ruined tho wool industry
\, and has done much to iniure the
NJ IN this state, but 10 enforce
basins system on all public lands
lem ruin and drive one of the great
| 4 Idsho's industries 10 the wall.
~ Interviewed Mr.. Anderson said /.
yss, majority OF Idaho sheepmen
resly oppose the leasing OF the pub
lain: they object 10 the handling
IL public domain under the same
H. as the forest service uses and
IA, in the national forests, AS sec
y 0, the Idaho Woolgrowers' asso-
a eau say that our organizat tIon
Xnfsn up and considered this pro-
On many occasions for a numhe r
|.ay. and not only have cond en- :
d resolutions been adopted by the
/r-sr thems elves, but our executive
- ~
~. tsken this matter MP again and
~ condemned the proposal.
VIII Take Action
n rrorosal will bN brought up again
ID lkeember- conye ntion. when rep
Eniires from all parts OF tho state
fEssent. and ] have no doubt that
NE thoroughly threshed out at that
Eti conditions arc far different
bee existing in This state. \
n 7crement Is on foot among the
- Of the Utah Woolgrowers' as
Ec 10 place all public domain un
hslng system and 20 Inaugurate
1rasn I'm congress TO have this
1nry position enacted into law
, nomlng session. In Utah the
E.stry Is only about % per cent
>1h was four wears ago. SO ser
ehe loss been that the industry
rfa,s ia practically ruined. All
nEe operators have been driven
frrsh.
1Uss Is due partly 10 tariff agI-
hl In a larger mcs sure II is due
rslhods employed by the United
'srsst service IN the supervision
nerves In that state. As n mat
bet tho natural conditions are
ttah that It l. necessary for a
10 70 run his bands over q great
y winter and summer range. But,
y oIsration OF the forest service.
F'iitr portion Of Ttah's territory
snH make good sheep range has
- cut down so that ii Is almost
~ IN run sheep on a big enough
r range.
II IN View Of what the forest SER
Hshods have brought about In that
@Say, the Utah shccpncn take
srt that 1, is better 10 lease all
'snse. instead of only n greater
II, rs Is now the case.
The Limit Reached.
IDAHO docs not want 10 join 10
Movement. We are Handicapped
EGO as II is What with the in
10 The cost Of living, the increase
eost Of labor. the Increase in the
everything that must he used
4 Wool Industry, the payment Of
ices 10 the forest service. tho
* lcsses sustained by several ter
sneiS that struck us success
oessirous blows. Idaho sheepmen
~ about reached the limit.
az Tor fair dcal-no more. The
o' more burdens. such as the
PAYMENT OF grazing fees for
opmsln outside OF the forest re-
s"'d entail would put us out OF
am positive that Idaho never
Win Utah in this movement 10
ehtife public domain, The win
Is good in this state now and
,yss mat tlock owners VIII be able
use ~ II 10 their advantag"
'assp'nen will winter their sheep
sSen this year. d thing that has
N ~ zone by them for n long time.
o. plt the Industry In fairly good
lsi2 with prospects OF making
no'e restrictions are not thrown
sheepmen by the federal su-