The Coconino sun., 1917-03-09
GENTLEMEN RESOLVE THAT PUBLIC LANDS AND NATIONAL FORESTS
 SHOULD BE GIVEN ID STATE

public lands, and
 Whereas, there is great need at the present time for public improve ments in roads, schools and other state institutions within our state, and
 Whereas, there is now due the U. s. reclamation fund a considerable amount of money on the Roosevelt and Yuma projects within our state, and
 Whereas, it is going to be a great burden. and very near an impossibility for the citizens, under these projects, to pay for them, and for the state to make improvements necessary for the comfort and welfare of its citizens by raising the money from direct taxa tion,
 | Now, be it resolved, it is the sense of the Arizona Cattle Growers asso- citation in convention assembled at Globe, Arizona, March 1, 2, 8, that it vii be great advantage to the state and make for the best interest of the nation, that all public and forest re- serve lands within the state be grant ed to the state, to be sold and admin stered by state land department, for the benefit of our citizens who are unjustly deprived for the reasons be- fore stated, of fifty per cent of our taxable wealth in lands, and the funds derived from the sale and lease of the lands to be apportioned and appro- priated for the following purposes: | First: Payment due the reclama- tion fund on projects now completed within our state;
 Second: Construction of roads and bridges connecting the county seats of the different counties;
 Third: Additional building and equipment for the benefit of the min ers' hospital;
 1 Fourth: Additional building and equipment for the State University and normal school.
 Fifth: A fund to be used for the purpose of water development in the interest of our dry farmers.
 Points of Discussion
 Paul c. Redington, district forester, appeared on the program this morn ing with an interesting and instruct i've talk. Among the points brought out were the following:
 Forest service aims to manage vast areas in such way that maximum of beef, mutton and wool can be pro duced with the least possible damage to timber growth and watershed pro tection.
 Present grazing resolutions are result of cooperation between cattle associations and the service.
 Dirt fences, water supply and better distribution of the stock on the range are problems in constructive development in the present. l Congress appropriated $50,000 for this work during the present session.
 Feeding experiments are being made. A new ensilage from Russian thistle, soapweed and native grasses is being perfected.
 The question of study or reducing losses by keeping out poisonous plants, vaccinating against blackleg, diping to prevent ticks and feeding in case of drought are also being studied. I Ninety per cent of the prairie dogs which destroy ranges have been killed by the government on the forest ranges of the state. I The recent service urges that the state and private lands also be rid of these pests.
 Poisonous plants killed 1000 head of cattle last year. Losses in Arizona were due to different species of loco weed This menace is growing, and unles8,it is reduced by radical meas ures the ousands of acres of Ari- zona forest lands may be worthless.
 Blackleg Causes Death
 Blackleg was responsible for most of the 750 deaths due to disease in this state last year. Blackleg can be cured. The service distributing plant at Albuquerque has vaccines on hand for all the cattlemen using the na- tional forest lands.
 Only five per cent of the permit tees do not give their stock enough salt
 Forester Redington also said:
 "There is another matter in which the stoclman and the forest service should have mutal interest, and that is the preservation of our game supply.
 The Arizona Cattle Growers Asso- citation in the last session of the con vention held at Globe, elected the fol- lowing officers: l.. R. Harmon, presi- dent; F.. H. Crabb, first vice presi-