The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
INCREASE IN GRAZING FEE
BRINGS PROTEST BY sTocKMEN

8. Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 23.-The Am
eriean National Livestock association
Saturday adopted comprehensive reso-
lutions. The outstanding features of
which are:
Reaffirmation of opposition to the
placing of livestock products on the
free list and request for fair and
reasonable import duties on such pro-
duets.
Endorsement of an American patrol
of northern Mexico until stable con-
ditions are restored, but not American
intervention.
A request that congress give the de-
partment of agriculture authority SIM
liar to that of the federal trades com
mission to conduct industrial inquiries.
Endorsement of the work of the as
sociation s market committee and for
continuance of this work.
Endorsement of the work of the fed
eral biological survey and abandonment
of the state predatory wild animal
bounty system, with state appropria-
tions for the use of the biological sur
vey.
Interstate and federal cooperation
for the determination of rabies-carry-
ing wild animals.
A protest against the importation of
animal products from countries in
which contagious or infectious live
stock diseases exist, particularly Ar
gentina.
Endorsement of state control of intra-
state livestock freight rates.
A request that congress authorize
military training in public schools.
Opposition to prohibitive tax on
oleomargerine.
A recommendation that postal saw
ings bank funds be applied to farm
loans.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
spent the morning in conference with
committees from the American Nation
al Live Stock association and the Ma
tional Wool Growers association, and
in his absence discussion of the admin
istration of the federal forests and the
proposed increase in forest grazing fees
was deferred.
| The secretary and his subordinate.
A. F. Potter, associate forester, were
given at this session an opportunity to
hear lust what Western livestock rails
ers think of the forest bureau Of the
federal government, and more particu-
larly just what they think of the bu-
reau's proposed increase in fees for
the privilege of grazing livestock on
the national forests. The discussion
called out by an address by Mr.. Potter
on forest grazing fees was heated. At
its conclusion the report of the con-
vention's committee on forest reserves
was unanimously adopted.
1t protests vigorously against a pro-
posed increase in grazing fees by the
federal department, citing that by 1919
! such fees would be doubled, and insist
ing that the present fee, which repre-
sents net gain of 33 l-3 per cent to
the government, is sufficient
w. S .Whinnery of Lake City, Colo,
led the assault by charging that the
bureau, although religiously avoiding
that term, was perpetuating the Pin
chot hobby of conservation New
Mexico, Wyoming and Idaho protests
| followed, but it was from Utah that
came the loudest, the most prolonged
and the most emphatic protest. Dele
gate after delegate from Utah told the
secretary of the interior and the con-
vention Just what they thought of the
administration of the national forests,
and every Utah man was little louder
and little more emphatic than the
preceding.
After spirited debate of the ques-
ton whether it should invade the coun-
try of the enemy, the packing inter
ests, by holding its 1918 convention
in Kansas City, or should meet in its
own section unhampered by the infln-
ence of the opposition, by selecting
Salt Lake as the next convention city,
the association this afternoon decided
upon Salt Lake. Cheyenne, Albuquer'
que, Phoenix, Phoenix and Amarillo
withdrew in favor of Salt Lake.
Ike T. Pryor of San Antonio was
elected president of the association,
and John B. Kendrick of Sheridan,
Wyo., first vice-president. The six Sec
ond vice-presidents were elected.
President Pryor appointed as the new
market committee: H. A. Jastro of Cal