The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-07
FREE GRAZING
IS ADVOCATED
Representative Rucker of Colo
rado Would Open Forest Re-
serves to Wool Growers.
BELIEVES HE WILL BE
ABLE TO SECURE ACTION
Sees No Reason Why the Demo
crats Should Oppose the
Measure.
Snecisl 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
WASHINGTON. July 6.--To make
sheep grazing on all national forests
free for the next few wears is the object
Of bill introduced by REPRESENTATIVE
RuclSer Of Colorado. The measure an-
thorizes the secretary of The interior to
suspend all grazing fees on sheep until
their collection is again authorized by
congress. BY the provisions OF the bill
tic forestry regulations as 10 permits
and the running of sheep on national
forests are 10 remain now. but the
Sheepmen are to have free range under
their permits.
The Colorado congressman, after Inter
viewing several representatives come cted
with the forestry service and the in
terror department believes he will be able
10 secure action on his bill during the
Guided in the list OF emergency bills
the house rules committee expects 10
make no for consideration during this
congress. Speaking OF the bill. Mr..
Ruckcr said
Series OF Misfortunes.
In Colorado and other sheep raising
states the fockmasters have been suffer-
ing from series OF misfortunes-drouSht
and storm and Door range. Added TO
these. the agitation over the wool tariff
has reduced the prices offered them for
their wool this season, and many of them
are In hard straits because compelled 10
Day interest on loans at the bank. In
colorado the sheen feeders have suffered
tremendous losses this year and will be
somewhat apathetc about offering good
prices 10Y lambs for next seasons feed
ing. which will further tend 10 reduce
the, nockmasters' revenue.
In view Of these conditions and with
the threat of greatly reduced protcc
uor z not free wool in the near future.
many western sheepmen are ready 10
throw up the sponge and dispose Of their
holdings ct whatever they can get. One
great relief would be the suspension of
grazing charges demanded OF them by the
government for the privilege Of ranging
within the national forests. and | pc
levc congress win be willing TO gran:
Them this much encouragement.
Would BE Great Help
1T would be one bright spot on their
horizon anyway. and might be the means
of ;iding Them over until conditions I'M
proved. The amount would Dc Compar-
atNely small 10 the government. but IL
would be Uon3 Idc flbie suving 10 the in
dividual sheepman. Congress has To ap-
propr.ate immense sums for the malnte :
nance OF the forest service anyway. and
might lust as well make /; a little more.
or cconomZe in some other way.
From a Democratic standpolnt-polit :
icaliy s9cakinp--l see no reason why
Democrats. would oppose this bill They
have all protested their friendliness Ia
the sheep Industry. aud protested they
did not desire TO put The sheep man out
OF business II would be an opportunity
10 demonstrate this friendliaess in prac-
teal way-and incidentally create kind :
lie. feeling among the Woolsrowers who
are criticzing the recent action OF the
Democratic house.
"In view OF the calaEcitous conditions
confronting the sheepman-in which both
climatic and legislative conditions have
combined To his Getriment--we can wei
afford io give him this litg;c encourage
mvnt 10 help him tide over.