Arizona republican., 1919-02-14
CONVENTION OF ARIZONA GENTLEMEN CLOSES WITH
 YEARS WORK COMPLETE

51sc while canners shipped direct from Arizona to the latter two markets, sold that same day for 4c.
 In closing, he said that tracts of land can be secured there ranging from one section to 100 900, acres, and that stockmen can have terms arranged to just about suit his own ease. He pointed out that they would rather keep Arizona cattlemen in the United States than see them go to South America and other foreign countries, for there is no need going away from the good old Y. s. A. for every west ern visitor who has made a trip to Cloverland says it is the makings of the best grass country in America.
 Points Out Value of Public Domain
 The next speech was given by E. II. Gibbs. chief of the Santa te Field Division. General Land Office, on "R>-1ge control and the public do- main He pointed out that the pub lie domain does not afford feed for as much stock as it would be capable of, properly administered. and that the unreserved, public domain is grazed in season and out Of season, and over grazed at all seasons, and insisted that such a system. or lack of it was ruin ous. Another point discussed by him was the leasing system. under whicn the extent of the cattlemen's rights is to be measured in acres, and this sys- tenn has been unsuccessfully urged for many years and the one great obstacle that has prevented it's adoption is the fact that such does not permit Of adequate protection to the would bc bona fide settler which the congress and the land department have as little regard for the other sort of settler ar the cattlemen have.
 He declared that on July 1, 1918. there were 2l,2j6.010 acres of vacant unappropriated and unreserved public | land in Arizona of which 6,S29,S0' | acres were surveyed and 14.42S211 | acres were surveyed He urged that | the people of Arizona help the govern ! ment to decide how it's grazing lands ! branch of the government looks to the administrative branch and solicits ! helpful and constructive suggestions | from the people Under the grazing permit system, he said the government | could exercise a closer supervision in ! permitting entries for public lands Is ! 10 be made. He said that he hoped to hear the convention discuss the mat ! ter of permit system and trusted 1 that they would conclude Co give some ! plan of range control a unified sys- i tematic and continued support. He said 1t was essentially necessary that some system. almost any system. be adopted at once.
 In treating the matter of stock drive ways. he said. it would be interesting for the convention 10 know that just prlNr 10 his leaving for Phoenix. Com . missioner Tallman sent a wire relative to the driveway. or system Of drive ways. which some of the convention have referred to as the Sawyer Trail or Sheep Trail. Following IS the wire: | For your information in connection with the meeting at Phoenix. you are advised that February 4. Secretary | withdrew stock driveway in central Arizona. following Quinn's original re- port. except in Range east where supplemental report was followed anC recommended withdrawal of Septem- ber. 1916" It will be appreciated, sait
 Mir. Gibbs. that the driveway in ques- ton having been established by execu-
 tive order of September 30. 1916. nc
 less an authority than the president
 can revoke it.
 Destroy Predatory Animals
 The next speech was by M. F.. Mus
 grave, on "The Destruction of Preda
 tory animals" He pointed out tha
 the main object of the biological suTvel
 was the destruction of predatory ami
 mals. which are some of the sreates
 destroyers of livestock to the maI
 who must depend on the open range fo
 his forage. He said that after studyin;
 range losses. he found that per cen
 of the calf crop is taken by wild ami
 nals before they are branded and tha
 most of the destruction can be attrib
 uted to coyotes. The loss in this stat
 from predatory animals is about tw,
 million a year
 The Arizona state legislature. il
 special session last May and June ap
 propriated s25.000 for the destruction
 of rodents and predatory animals. O , this money. he stated. 12.500 will b
 used on rodent control and $12.500 oi
 the destruction of predatory animals
 while the government has allotte ? sl7.350 for predatory animal work il
 Arizona. He stated that in the mont
 of January. his hunters had killed fv mountain lions and also a noted pair O COW killers that had been working O. the Mexican border and cost the stock men of that range at least s3,0O0 year. This pair, he said. were a larg ! female wolf that had taken up with e stray male dog. The killing of thes . five lions. together with the wolf an [ dog, will save the stockmen from $500 p to sl0.00O year.
 Poison the Coyotes
 [ In closing, he said that poison cam