Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-05

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a. atom ia .-: the meeting To order
l. i boa. a., inspector Of gram.
,ir Z r,-' -~r,Ire IN Colorado, wa
pr.-,,' sr! as -aI,ed upon 10 eNp.AIr
t. - i-,-.; increase IN grazing IA,
ur.- me r.arnu-n who use the re
So. " Do-gas brought ou
s....- .'',--.'lnE I-,rn,, which furthe'
e.. .a -,,! -'trr from + + HGes,on
s..--~,sr, { a-rl-l.;Irr. IN detailing
~, To, ;.n -n1-1 be increased II,
t. ..f TIE T.-,, 10 eradicate .arkspu
fro~. g.. ~aaE,-. "n.oa would be o
g. .....t rnr ranchmrn. since
[, b.. .'.- ar. ( B.. -.a ,o,s 0, 4l~ (.
I-..-.. ~ N.~,.rr. bis -IEsvsuon ,ha
ea. .. .-r a--.rE. at sheep FOR aUoI
81. a..-. 49, :, 30 80 -Irrrssfu p.a
d ... '-... ..,,r ".,a appr'ya. X
t . a a. ..a- APPLICATIONS for 81.
g. -.l u.ar "vrr a..uNra
Il. ..-.s...- lad ,,,n ;.rrr: ..wr. a,
/, a. 3, ;h3.gut tbs demand Z.
cn,.. rs.G. by ,hrrpmen would b
s,.,.s nr.- A. great This Was "a
A.. .,..-. { r higher t-a1ug tax. II
ra..n .. ..,t the ,rag ~ tax, now :
C. 20 o., %. ..'~- .rAsoa, was
b, .-,,-,.!-u . g,u,- 40 .N.. 50 cen
II ....- nra ...,s,- IN 1919 lie a,
". IT,. IT. -a.-u that they wrr e.
t.,.,I lu-s , = promises that no mo-
in r~a-.- " ...l b, made in future
It Wa, brought olt that the grain
taxes ,u 81. reserves nov bring rev,
nue. Of 81. II .unD. or nearly fourth
tn hnr4a, coat of the reserves, wh,y.
is abu., h,r and half million. Tin
ber -aIe- and other concessions also pay
about fourth, and the balance is made
up by utrrct appropriate, n Of the peo,
pie mouey at v Washington
The dl,cussIun then became general
l. H. Ea-tery wanted to know why
eastern and seaboari states had Vas,
sun argroI mated fer internal improve
M =. ,, MUS. hAruors, lakes, punI,
hLutIrg-. etc. while Colorado was ask
ed tO make her irterua, improvements
hre forest reserves were supposed 1,
be al self sustaining. II the tax j.
raised We viii demand that the fUres
service eradicate poison weeds and stUI
cattle thlevIng.
J. b Miller thought he could AtForC
to pay for the grazing privilege. ii tn,
poison was killed and protection giver
against other losses, drift fences built
etc
T W Gray argued that the essentla
things were to insist on killing off tn,
poison weed and getting al agreemen
that no further raises would be handeC
us
The % per cent of forestry receipt
amounting to some $40, 900 in Colorado
which is now turned into the road anC
school fund, would, if the forest reserv,
were allowed to keep il. perhaps avoiC
the necessity for this raise, said W A
Gillaspey. Mr Douglas was quite agree
able to this idea if 1t could be worked
but thought this ancient history.
H. F. Lake Jr. called attention to tn,
fact that Secretary Hueston's ette
stated that conservation of the wate
supply and Of timber were the two pri
mary objects Of the reserve II III,
forestry department has not added Il
water supply or planted trees, they hav,
LODI 1F ha, kat
done these things. then. on the secre
tary's own showing, these two msir
objects are for the benefit Of the all tn.
people and reserves should be supported
by general taxes. not made self sus
tanning.
Tom Stevens made two excellen
points in arguing that there was n,
comparison between pasture grazing
and open range grazing in the cost. fo
pasture grazing Iasted more months snC
cut out the herding, which is a create
expense than the entire grazing fee
Our winter expense is $40 head anc
those who have twelve months grazing
on winter ranges can avoid this. Il
setting standard that the grazing tai
should be two thirds OF the tax in pri
vate pastures. a great injustice was be
ing done because of these facts.
was further emphasized by Clifford H
Stone, who asserted that We were pay
ing all the business would stand
After the discussion closed. motion
was made that President CONS took ap
point 4 committees of three to includ,
the best argument against the incyeas,
and forward them to Washington. Or