Weekly journal-miner., 1916-01-19

 ed subject of the business meeting. T. ending in motion being made that the association favor some sort of land lease Dill The motion was car ried and was followed by the appoint ment of a committee of seven to in vestigate the question thoroughly and report to the American National Live. stock Association convention in F. Paso during the latter part of this month. Appointed on the committee were Dan Millett. chairman; J. F.. Wise, F. A. Reid. C. P. Mullen. \. C. Barnum, F. T. Colter and J. Y. Cart wright.
 Believing it advantageous to the as. sociatio1 to have in Arizona a paper of wide circulation which would rep resent the interests or the cattlemen officially the convention voted unan- imously to make the Southwestern Stockman, a Phoenix publication, its official paper.
 Seven important resolutions recon. mended by the committee on nation al forest affairs were adopted by the cattlemen. Because demands for crossing privileges on a number of the reserves in Northern Arizona had become so excessive that serious dam age has been caused to the range of established sheep and cattle permit tees the convention adopted a resolu' ton requesting that the service fix limit in the number of stock passing ever each driveway where susn dam age is being done to established range interests.
 A resolution of protest against cat tic permittees on the reserve believed to be failing to give the true number of cattle they graze on the forest lanl was unanimously adopted.
 Another resolution passed urgently requested the forest service to SO amend its regulations so that moro pasturage may be permitted permit, tees in connection with the grazing of their stock on the reserve because to successfully operate their business the permittees claim they are in need cf pasture lands for saddle horses, hold ing of steers, prior to time of ship ment. for weaning calves, for holding bulls and to provide for especially poor cattle during the Winter.
 Because the present grazing season from April to March 3l, works to the disadvantage of the cattle per mittees i1 payments of their grazing fees on account of making their cattle sales in May and June, resolution was passed asking that the forest ser vice change the starting time to August 1.
 The forest service in another adopt ei resolution was requested 10 recoS- nize an annual loss on the ranges un- der it's jurisdiction up to Is per cent Ter annum. because the annual loss oi cattle on the reserves from predatory game. and other causes has proved ,o be larger than was generally sup posed.
 Requesting the secretary of agri- culture to use his influence to get ar increased appropriation for the carry ing on of the work of the United States biological survey and also to poison prairie dogs and predatory game another resolution was passed.
 Declaring that the officials of the rational forest service have by their work and cooperation greatly benefited and assisted the cattle in- dustry of the State, a resolution was passed voicing the hearty apprec'- ation of the cowmen.
 The auditing committee reported receipts for 1915 as amounting to S4.3O4 and expenses S3.s90Sl, leaving a balance of S413 in the treasury o1 December 5l.
 Votes of thanks for splendid ser vices rendered during the convention and the past year were given by the cowmen to Ex-President Charles ?. Mullen, Ex-Secretary Sam Bradnor. Collector of Customs at Nogales (. F.. Hardy, State Land Commissioner w. Mouer. and State Tax Commis- sioner T. F. Campbell
 Hedging undivided support, of the State association a resolution was passed endorsing the candidacy of Dwight B Heard for reelection as president of the American National Livestock Association during the en- suing year.
 The association also decided to re l quest the Arizona corporation com mission to investigate the reasonable | ness of the present rates on livestock from Arizona eastwardly to the Mis | souri river markets, and if the same |