The Glenwood post., 1917-01-13
A SERIOUS MATTER

vXIEIIIE attending the meeting Rifle last Wednes
w day the writer could help but observe what appeared to
be bitter feeling the part of of the cattlemen
against the sheep who Garfield county
than at time the past meeting of sheepmen held on
December which had all along the line
o the preference rights of the catlemen and had
hoped that amabe might be reached whereby sheep
might be with safety sheep territory and without dment
to opposition from the cattemen We thought such scheme
ought be found both equitable possible But find that
either due the talk the annoying practices of few
OF the eepmen because OF the very vivid memories OF the cattle
regard practice and their prejudice against
the heepmen the aemen inclined concede much
thing.
thing impressed
ous and bearing exactly contention cf the
discussing allow
the heepmen driveway the public lands which to
drive their sheep to the high IN the forest the cattle
voted unanimously against permission for such driveway
CT them that matter how restricted both
parties might make such driveway the sheepmn would
of cattle grazing country They admitted however that they
had objections such driveway the national forests
Now what does all this meant Simply this that however much
better moral right the caemen have to the public domain by
priority had legal right the othe I'll
Of which equivalent admitting the truth which that
conro OF or has authority the public DOMAIN and
there little wonder that the ealemen should hesitate grant
to shepmen agreement since is e
gally authorized to enforce such agreement .. -,
But the national forests it altogether different All realize
that when his sheep specified grazing in the
national that his flock restricted that
the forest he finds himself deprived Of his permit In
Words accordance with the rules take
his ocs off of the forest Authority lodged definite place
and beth sheepmn and caemen know that authority
subject, of course, to the right of appeal.
To personally nteesd in either line of industry, but
Gesos of the utilized to the best advan
possible that plan ought to be evolved which
will reasonable protection each industry without operating
of the There many high especially
III the national which adapted the grazing of
lie Il difficult to get cattle to these grazing grounds and more
difficult keep them there after the have been driven 1t
Ely reasonable that these should be utilized
sheep and without damage the aemep whose hes
below.
Apparently the cattemen but little at ALL about
sheepmen shall the national forests knowing ell
obedience of the rules of the forest but they appear he
greatly concerned and perhaps with ample the conduct
of the ocmaste while their stock the public domain and
before it reaches the high attitudes of the national forest
Evidently the only satisfactory solution of the difficulty
through proper guaranty part of the shepmen that
Can such guaranty be made and the sheepmen willing make
M AT appa ent that branches of the livestock
far and too of each ether for either
comfort of the degree of profit either business 1t
serious matter and should be handled with caution and
judgment and with of becomet ci