Arizona republican., 1913-01-19
Full Report of Grazing Lands and Forest Re serve Committee of the American National Live stock Convention
CATTLE AND SHEEP
 COMPROMISE
Agreement of Two Arizona Associations Given and Endorsed and by Action of Convention Made Pol icy of Association

In the report of the committee on grazing lands and forest reserves made to the American National Live stock convention here last week there uerc beside the recommendation 10 nlC dify the bill according to the agree ment entered into between the Ari- zona Cattle growers and the Arizona Wool Growers. several recommends 1ionr with regard to the conduct of tbe National Forests and the grazing lands coming under the jurisdiction of those forests.
 The report of the committe" WAS aaoptcd unanimously by the con lcnt'on and will appear in the rec orGs of that body It is however of great interes, To the livestock m'.t of all Arizona and the southwest, and is therefore published in full for tn" first time in this issue of thc Re ruhlicau in DrcIcr that all may know of the aC7!, of the committee and the convention and the subi,c matter of the report.
 PEoanIX. Arizona January 15. 1913. To the members Ol the American
 Live Stock association:
 Your committee on forest reserves and grazing lands beg leave to re port as follow:
 We believe the administration by the federal government of National Forests is being wisely and effect lively conducted, that any disadvan- ages are rapidly being reduced to q minimum and that the officials of the service are trying in every way to cooperate with. and administer the grazing area in the National For csts to the best advantage of the stockmen and we would recommend that stockmen obtain more cooper ativc spirit between themselves and the service We are unable to find any foundation for series of the service and we believe these have been manufactured out of whole cloth by interruptions parties.
 We recommend changes in the fol- lowing details:
 First.-In order to provide range for new settlers with the least pos sible reduction upon the permits oi regular users of the National Forest ranges. we recommend that d reduc- tion of ten per cent be made in the renewal of permits to the purchasers of stock from permittees where both the stock and ranches are transferred.
 Second.-In reference to the prop position to change the method oi determining whether or not ranch property is commensurate with the stock grazed upon the National For ests and to determine the same by the cash value of ranch property, we recommend, that such change be not made, and that the present method of determining this question in accord ance with the needs of each locality be continued
 Third.-There are d number of in stances on Forest reserves where inn provements go beyond the limit all lowed the forestry service in. its ap- priations-such as the building oi drift fences. pipe lines, and watcr beneficial to all permittces-somc of whom are willing to construct and some not. We recommend that the forest service promulgatc q ruling re- quiring that where majority of the permittees petition for a necessary improvement, if approved by the for ester. a permit be issued to the stock association petitoning for the inn provcment, and that all persons using the portion of the range affected be required to pay their proportionate share of the construction. Where rev owners are admitted to a range upon which such improvements have beer constructed they should be re- quired to pay their share of the cost with a deduction of ten per cent each year for deterioration.
 Fourth.-In order to give greater stability to the permits of regular users of the National Forests we rec ommend that a maximum reduction which may be made during any one year upon the permit of a person who owns ranch property cOmmens- urate with his live stock be reduced to ten per cent, but that the present maximum of twenty per cent be con tinued in regard to the permits of persons who do not own ranch prop crty commensurate with their live stock.
 Regarding the control of the graz ing lands of the' semi-arid states we believe there is now greater sentiment than ever for the adoption of some very reasonable legislation first, that will still allow settlement by hOmesteaderS. and, second. that will stimulate the stock industry which is now losing ground on ac- count of the decreased carrying cap acity of the ranges
 bill providing for such control ol the grazing lands was introduced i1 the House of Representative on February 10,1912. by MT. Lever. This