The Coconino sun., 1917-01-05
Denver, Colo, November Is, 1911
CALL FOR CONVENTION

To the Members and all Livestock
Associations and Stockmen:
Call is hereby made for the Twen-
tieth Annual Convention of the Ameri-
can National Live Stock Association.
to be held at the Masonic Temple,
Cheyenne, Wyoming, January Is, 10
and 20, 1917, opening at 10 o'clock on
Thursday, January IS.
Among the many subjects for con-
sideration are: al 81 -.-'fl
Report of our Market Committee
relative to investigation of the meat
industry by the Federal Trade Com
mission; data to be submitted to that
Commission; work Of Office Of Mar
kets at Washington in collection and
distribution of livestock and meat
statistics; municipal abattoirs; indie
pendent stock yards; livestock condi-
tons in foreign countries; increased
exports Of meat products; duty on
livestock and meat products and pre-
sentation of our views to the Tariff
Commission; the $40 acre stock-rais-
ing homestead bill; classification Of
remaining public domain; reservation
Of drive-ways; administration Of
grazing on National Forests; work Of
the Biological Bureau and the states
in the determination Of predatory wild
animals; eradication Of poisonous
plants; prohibition Of importation Of
livestock and animal products from
foreign countries; protection Of live
stock owners and ranchmen in Next
CO; meat inspection law; financing
livestock paper; federal reserve and
rural credit Acts; the Shreveport de-
cision relative to state livestock
rates; federal versus state regulation
Of interstate rates; valuations in live
stock contracts; cases pending before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
relative to livestock rates; uniform
livestock contracts; increase in bed
ding charges; cleaning and disinfect-
ing stock cars; withdrawal Of train
load rates on livestock; cotton-seed
Notwithstanding; reports Of Off
GERS and standing committees; pro-
posed one hundred per cent increase
in fees for grazing on National For
ests. ..
These and other questions will be
discussed by men prominent in the
live stock world, government officials
and others. An unusually interesting
program is being arranged. Officers
of the Federal Government connected
with the Bureau Of Animal Industry,
Forest Service, Biological Service and
state live stock officials will be pre-
sent at our meeting.
Advance in Fees for Grazing on Ma
tional Forests
Enclosed herewith is a letter from
Honorable David F. Houston, Secre-
tary Of Agriculture, dated November
8, 1916, stating that the Department
has considered the advisability Of ad-
vancing the grazing fees on the Ma
tional Forest approximately one hum
dred per cent, the first advance to be
made March 1, 1917, and other ad-
yances to be made in 1918 and 1919,
and giving the reasons for this con-
templated action. The proposition to
place all the grazing on the National
Forests upon commercial basis is q
reversal Of the policy which has been
in effect since the reserves were
established. For the season Of 1916
the fees for grazing live stock on the
National Forests amounted to ST.
202,AO4.61-more than sufficient TO
cover the cost Of administration Of
such grazing. 1t is proposed to double
the amount Of these fees. In his let
ter Secretary Houston says:
at has been the established policy
Of the Department to give the stock
men an opportunity to be heard on all
matters of Importance affecting their
interests. Before taking final action
in this matter shall be glad to give
careful consideration to any state
ments which the members Of your
Association may desire to present to
me before February /, 1917"
This proposed advance in grazing
fees will be one of the very important
subjects for discussion at our annual
meeting. Our National Advisory
Board and Standing Committee on
Forest Reserves and Grazing Lands
are now carefully considering the
matter, and will submit their recon-,
mendations to our Convention. This
is vital question to every one using
the grazing in the National Forests
Every local advisory board, or some
representative of the users Of grazing
on the various National Forests