Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-09
FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF
 PUBLIC GRAZING LANDS

Charles P. Mullen of Skull Valley, president of the Arizona Cattle Grow CTS Association, has been elected president of the federation of state and national live stock associations formed recently at a congress called through his efforts at Salt Lake City, Utah, according to F. E. Schneider, secretary of the association who re- turned to Phoenix yesterday.
 The name of the federation is "The United Stocknen's Association for Fed eral Control of Public Grazing Lands. |"
 F. B. Schneider brings full infor- nation of the work accomplished at the convention, and tentative out line of the program which is to be launched to secure federal control over the 23,000,000 acres of public do- main land in Arizona, as we'll as ov- CT the public domain in the twelve other states represented at the con- gress.
 Tt was big meeting, with 15O del- egates present." said MT. Schneider, in discussing the work done at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City where the convention was held. n.
 "Our association took the initiative Tn this mater and was responsible for the calling of the congress. You must understand that our new organization IS formed for one particular purpose, and is not a permanent amalgamat- ion of live stock associations. The national organizations of both cattle men and sheepmen sent delegates as well as the state organization.
 Sessions lasted two days. Each association appointed one member to serve on an executive committee, and at meeting of the executive com mittee held after the main session MT. Mullen was empowered to act in any matters that may come up.
 Senate Bill No. 1516, introduced by Senator King of Utah, which embraces all the legislative principles toward which we are working, was endorsed. This bill is lying idle in the Senate at the present time, while we develop in terest in it and urge it's passage. We want federal control of grazing lands just as there is federal control of for ests. Under the present conditions there is an intermingling of herds on the public domain, to the mutual dis advantage of all owners"
 Following is the resolution passed by the congress relative to desired legis- lation on the subject of grazing on the public domain.
 Whereas, Indiscriminate grazing of public land has resulted in great re- duction of forage, and,
 "WhereSs, Such Indiscriminate grazing has been brought about by the lack of supervision by the federal government, and,
 Whereas, This condition results in great economic loss to the nation, now therefore be it,
 Resolved, By this convention. of stockmen representing the live stock interests of the state of Arizona, Cali fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Ne vada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, New. Mexico, Washington, Nebraska, and Wyoming, at meeting in Salt Lake City, July 21, 1919, that Con- gress be urged to enact legislation to the end that grazing on the unappro- priated public domain he regulated by the federal government under the sup ervision of the department of agri- 'ulture with the interest of the live stock men properly safeguarded, and De it further, VI
 Resolved, That we urge the hearth 'st cooperation between the depart nent of agriculture and interior that his result may be most speedily ob- ainod D n.