Arizona republican., 1911-01-21
WOOL GROWERS AND
 FOREST SUPERVISORS
They Are Holding a Two Day Con
 ference in the Commercial Hotel.

A convention of wool growers met in the Commercial hotel yesterday, spent the day in deliberation and will meet again today for the further con sideration of matters before them. It was not convention of any asso- citation of wool growers though prob ably most or all of them belong to the Arizona wool growers associa- tion, but it was meeting of the flock owners by appointment, with the supervisors of the CocOninO. Tusyan and Prescott forest reserves. for the annual allotment of grazing privileges on range lands by the su- pervisors to the sheep men. Only those having business with the Tus- van and Coconino reserves were con cerned in yesterdays meeting, but that means most of them, and only those having business with the Prescott re- serve will be concerned in todays meeting. but that also means most of them.
 The Prescott reserve is a winter range and the others are summer ranges and most of the flock owners use them all more or less. at some season The Prescott reserve allott- ments have been made previously but there are some questions of pol icy and restrictions which it is desir- able to discuss Willard R. Drake. with headquarters at Flagstaff, is su- pcrvisor of the Coconino forest and F.. II. Crabb with headquarters at nf hn an forest. both these gentlemen being here yesterday. John McNulty, dep uty supervisor of the Prescott reserve will meet with the wool growers to- day. About twenty-five sheep men were present at yesterdays confer cnces and about fifteen more are eX- pected to be present today.
 Not only are the sheep men meet ing with the supervisors as individ- uals protecting their individual in tCrests but semi official character is given the meeting by the appear ance of the advisory boards for each forest, appointed by the Wool Grow CTS association. The association ap- points a board for each forest. These boards confer with the supervisors
  ulations of the forestry department and the policies mutually agreed up on as best for all interests.
 Each year the ranges in each for est are allotted to this or that wool grower who complies with the re- strictions made by the government under the approval of the supervisors Each flock master therefore knows just what his territory is and makes his plans accordingly. He can kcer on his own preserves and has protec- ton against those who seek to invade his rights. It is at the annual allott- ment also that the question of who shall have the ranges is settled. and that is sometimes troublesome one in such cases as the northern Arizona forests where the range demand is greater than the supply.
 The ranges have in previous years all been allotted and there are now several new applicants for ranges in addition to the older flockmasters It is understood that only one applicant has thus far complied with all the regulations and presented arguments that move the supervisors to serious consideration. for they cannot lease any more land than they have and they cannot well take a range from flock owner unless he has failed in his obligations or is holding more than he legitimately needs: and Un- less those who have allotments are holding too large range. added flocks would work a hardship if not a detrimcnt and loss to them. It is therefore hard for a man to break into the sheep business on the re- serves now except by buying out someOne already engaged in it.
 The Tusyan forest is one with which the people in these parts arc perhaps not familiar. It is a part of the old Grand Canyon forest that was segregated into a reserve by itself
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