Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-03
Fiohr FOR CONTROL OF ALL
 PUBLIC GRAZING LANDS

len of Skull valley. president or lhe Arizona Cattle Growers Association has been elected president of the fed eration of state and national live stock associations formed recently a; a congress called through his efforts at Salt Lake City, Utah. according 10 F. E. Schneider. secretary of the as sociation who returned 10 Phoenix yesterday.
 The name of the federation is The United Stockmen's Association for Fed eral Control of Public Grazing Ian is " The movement 10 call ths Congress was launched by the Arizona Cattle Growers Association. and the cleo ton of is president is considered as an endarsemen; 70 the cattle growers of this state.
 F. '. Schre;ler brings full infor- r.a::on ot me work accomplished at the convention. and a tentative out line C: :ke program which is to be launched to secure federal control over the e3,0a0. coo acres of public do- main land in Arizona. as well as ov- er the plblic domain in the twelve other states reDre sentated al the con s-ess.
 '.l, was big meeting, with l5C de.- ega;es present" said Mir. Schneider, in discussing he work do2e a: ;he Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City where ne convention was held.
 our association took the initiative n ,h.s matte. and was responsible for the calling of the congress You mas, understand tha; our nsw organization $ to-=nel for one particular purpose. ard .s no. d permanent 2ma!gliaa.- ;3a Of i've stock associations The alt;oEa, organizations of both cattle men and sheepmen sen: delegates as vel as he state organization.
 Sessions lasted ,Ro days. Each as socia,ion appointed one member 10 serve on an executive committee, and al 2 meeting Of the executive con mi:tse held after the main session MT Mullen VAS empowered 10 aci ir any matters that may cone ID. Senate hill Nc. .5l5. introduced by Senator K:-g of Utah. which embraces al tAe legislative principles toward which ve are working, was endorsed. Th:s bill is lying idle in the Senate q; he r-esea; time. while We develop in ;e:esi II j: and u.se it's passage We wan: federal control Of grazing lands just as there is feGera control Of for es;s. Under the present conditions there :s aa i2;er-n Egling of herds or the nlblic domain, to the mutual dis advantage ot all owners" Following is the resolution passed by inc congress relative 10 desired legis- laiion on the sappeci of grazing on the public domain.
 Whereas, Ind!sccrininate grazing Q. public land has resgl;e;. in great re- duvtior Of forage. and.
 "Whereas. Suca Ind!scrim!nate graz ing has been brought about by the lack of supervision by the federal govern nenI. and.
 Whereas. This condition results in great economic loss 10 tAe nation, now therefore be ii.
 Resolved, By this convention of s:ockmen representing the live stock interests of the state of Arizona, Cali fo-nia, Colorado. Idaho. Montana, Ne [ New Mexico. Washington. Nebraska. and Wyoming. at a meeting in Sa.t Lake City, Julq 21. 1919, that Congress ! be urged to enact legislation to the end that grazing on the unappropri- a.ed public domain be regulated by the fedSal government under the super vision Of the department Of agricuitur- with the interest of the livestock men properly safeguarded. and be 1t fur ther.
 Resolved, That we urge the heartl- est cooperation between the depart meEt of agriculture and interior that this result may be most speedily ob- tained."