The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-01-05
after 1912 SES-
sion FOR Utah


ers, who are full of determination that
the next annual session of the national
body win come to this city to wage a
fight against the policy Of the forest
services bring about unifcation of
the laws pertaining to their industry;
see that the wool tariff is not tinkered
with and to have Salt Lake declared
the permanent headquarters of the or
ganization, the " Sheepmen's g Special
left over the Oregon Short Line last
night for Portland, where the annual
convention of the National Wool Grow
ers association will convene Wednes-
day and close Saturday night.
To the wool producers of Utah the
coming meeting at the Oregon metropo-
lis is the. most important session af-
fecting the industry that has ever been
held. Herd owners throughout the
conutry will watch with keen anticipa-
tion for any action taken by the as
sociation, for they are looking to the
national body for relief they cannot
obtain through any other source.
Two matters that will receive more
attention than any others are the wool
tariff and he forest service. The lat
ter is the most interesting and of
greater Importance to this state than
the rest The action of the federal Of
ficials in continually eliminating graz
ing land and cutting down the number
of sheep allowed on national reserves
has caused depression in the business
that if it continues sheepmen declare,
means the death Of the industry in
Utah. While the tariff matter viii oc-
cupv the most attention, because of its
national Importance, the men of this
state are more concerned over the al
legged federal favoritism toward cattle
men in the direction Of the forest re-
serves. They emphatically maintain
that relief must be obtained in this
direction before any other.
Tariff Question.
.We are on our death bed and we
have got to make our last stand,' said
one prominent sheep owenr at the an
nual session of the state association
which was held here last week, in
speaking of the forest reserve ques-
tion. eff we DONE stop the disastrous
fight that is being waged against US
Immediately we are lost-we will ulti-
matelv be forced out of business, no
matter if the radicals are overcome by
sane streak and leave the tariff on
wool alone.'
1t is the contention of the Utah pro-
dueers that in no other state is the
sheepmen subjected to the rigorous and
unfair regulations of the forestry de-
partment. The state sessions were rife
with accusations of broken pledges by
the forest officials and that the for
estry authorities in this state are show
ing a great deal of animosity toward
the sheepmen and throwing all the
favors in the way Of the cattle mag
mates.
According to the opinion expressed
here last week, the greatest evidence
Of this is shown in the Manti reserve.
Sections are laid aside for cattle graz
ing and the sheep are barred while the
cattle are allowed to roam at will, in
many instances, they say, over terri
tory supposed to be exclusively for the
sheep.
The action of the national authori-
ties in cutting down the number OF
sheep to be allowed on the Manti re-
serve from 10000 to $4,000 stirred
the wool producers to the realization
that their action to right this reduc-
tion must be done quickly and they
msut make determined stand against
this policy being pursued in coming
years.
A campaign has been mapped out to
obtain the desired justice, and, among
other things, delegation of Manti
grazers accompanied by either Presl-
dent E. H. Callister or Secretary G. b.
Stewart, both of the Utah Wool Grow
ers, association, will go to Washing
ton ond Low their grievances before
James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
ture.
BY getting the national association
hack Of this movement, it is believed
the sheepmen viii get what they are
after.
The hundred delegates are all en-.
thused over the bright prospects OF
both getting the next convention Tor
Salt Lake and having the Utah capital
named as the associations headquar-
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