The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1919-03-07
STOCKMfN
HOLD MEETING

The Nevada Stock Mems Associa-
ton which will have a membership OF
about $40 representing $60,000,000
worth of live stock, was organized yes
terday at a meeting in the Reno Com
mercial Club attended by sixty of the
most prominent cattle and sheep men
in the state.
The meeting was called by Governor
Boyle for discussion of the question
OF federal control of the open grazing
range in the state which was brought
before the legislature through reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Chandler.
The governor was not present at the
meeting ard Senator T. j. Bell presid-
ed Charles A. Norcross, director of
the university extension work. spoke
at length on the necessity for some
kind of control of Nevada ranges
which he said, were fast being depict
ed by not being allowed to lie idle dur
ing any part of the year Sheep and
cattle are allowed TO Craze on all rang
es a; all times and the forage was
being killed off rapidly. making it nee
essary that some steps be taken to
control the range.
Mr.. Knipp and Mr. Metcalf, both
connected with the forest service, de-
clared that in every other Western
state the stock men had an association
with which the forest service could
cooperate and that much good was ac-
complished This led to the forna-
tion OF Nevada association and the
following committee on organization
was appointed.
c. W. Griswold. J. II. Cazier. Geo.
Burk, Isaac Griswold, and George
Russell of Elko. John G. Taylor, j.
Sheehan, J. b. Ellison, F. J. Button,
G. NJ. Southworth of Humboldt; T. j.
Bell of Nye. William McGill of White
Pine: George b. Williams and w. A
Keddie of Churchill j. IL. Clemons, r,
T. Hawkins, X. W. Cowles, John Etch-
ebarren, r. c. Jensen and James Rails
er of Washoe
Following the permanent organiz-
alton which took place late this after
noon the organization discussed the
Chandler resolution providing for gov
ernment control of the range The re-
solution is as follows:
Resolved by the senate, the assemb-
ly eoneurring, That the congress of
the United States be and hereby is
memoralized to pass an act, and our
representatives In congress be and
they are hereby requested to introduce
aid and support the passage of the same
providing for the inclusion of the
open public range lands in Nevada in
TO national grazing common, subject
without interference herewith, to the
operations of the public land and min
ing laws of the United States, to be
administered by the federal govern
ment and the state OF Nevada cooper
atively. That the proceeds of all graz
itiS ptIiuitS Ou Sdlu cOHlinOn De avail
able exclusively for the administration
Improvement and protection of said
common, including revegetation, the
Development of watering places, the
construction of drift fences, the Grad
ication OF poisonous plants, the control
and determination of predatory ami,
mails. rodent and insect pests and
such other means as may improve the
same. And that any proceeds from
such permits in excess of the expen-
ditnres aforesaid shall be paid annual
ly into the treasury OF the state of Ne
vada as an equity in lieu of taxation
for the use and benefit of agrieultur-
al reclamation and settlement, public
roads. and for cooperative asrciultur-
al extension work as the state leeis-
lature may apportion the same.-Gaz-
ette.