The Winslow mail., 1923-03-30
STOCKNEN OF WESTERN STATES
HOLD CONFERENCE At OGDEN

mittees now on the national forests.
AS to construction of future improve
mentS and maintenance of improve
ments, local conditions should rule
matters in this connection. We be-
lieve that this question can be hand
led satisfactorily only by localities
Concerning the last section of the
Querry, we believe that local condi-
tiOns also affect this matter, so that
it can be decided only by localities
3. STOCK DRIVEWAYS AND
I CROSSING PERMITS: Should we
charge for crossing permits-under
what circumstances and on what
basis? Service policy as to stock
drlvewayS in relation to overgrazing
and damage to forest reproduction.
REPL1-In our opinion, stock dri-
veways across national forests should
be provided only where they fit in
with the economic needs of the sec
tions concerned. Under such cir
cumstances, we do not favor any
charges for crossing privileges,
A. GRAZING FEES Principles
which should govern their establish
ment and payment; is permanent
division OF payments desirable?
REPL4-As to the grazing fees, we
do not believe that under any con-
ditions the establishment of grazing
fees on basis in excess of a rate per
head / Omeet a reasonable cost of
grazing administration is warranted
AS division of grazing payments,
We believe that permanent division
is desirable, to apply to all classes
and periods of permits, and in this
connection We sugget July 1st and
Dececber 1st as the dates for pay
ment
5. ANNUAL VERSUS TERM PER,
MlTS: Why have term permits not
been more generally used and salts
factory advantages and disadvantages
OF term permits in administration
for what period should they be is
sued; how should they be modified
with a view to establish range use?
REPLY-In our judgment, term
permits have not been more general
ly used, because they have not been
sufficiently attractive. We consider
long term permits as essential to the
satisfactory financing, stability and
welfare of our business and recon-
mend that these be established for a
term, not less than ten ear Also that
there should be no limit restriction
as to the numbers for which term
permits will be granted.
6. QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLI-
CANTS:-Use and nature of COM
mensurability standards
REPLY Commensurability stand
ards should be based on the custom
ana requirement of localities We
DelleVe that dependency should be
hot hop
investment is of such character as IN
require connection with the range
IN order to be successfully operated.
. Qualifications as far as property ia
concerned should depend on depend
ability and commensurability and
should not depend on number of stock
owned
T. PREFERENCES: Their value
TO permlttees; should they accrue to
the individual, the stock. or the
ranch; should they be transferabIe
regular assts.
REPLY-In our opinion, the econ
oiilc "elIafe demands that grazing
pleieIehceS accrue to the dependent
anu commensurate property upon
"hIcn they are based, ecept where
equally dependent and commensura+o
concerned They should be trans
ferable as regular assets.
s. DISTRIBUTION OF GRAZING
PRIVILEGES: Principles that shOuld
govern; the small permittee versus
the large operator; the new applic-
ant; results secured under present
policies in stabilizing the use of ma
tional forest ranges; should further
distribution be restricted, and how?
REPLY-In our judgment. grazfp0
privileges should have been and
should be distributed to the com
mensurate and dependent properly
acquired upon the basis of ability to
use the range concerned. We be-
lleVe the economic welfare depends
more upon the principle of connect
ing the range resources with the com
mensurate and dependent property
than in connection with distinction
between sizes of operation. We do
not believe that new interests should
be brought into connection with ran
ges fully occupied by stock owned by
interests holding commensurate and
dependent property investments
We believe that it would promote
the economic welfare to displace pri-
vileges not based on commensurate
and dependent property investment
with new interests that are connect
ed with such propery investment, due
consideration being given TO prior
rights.
While We appreciate the advance
ment towards stability which has
come with the application of grazing
administration, we still feel that much
is still to be accomplished in this
connection. We believe that further
should be restricted for
the reasons outlined previously. AS
to how this might best be accomplish
ed, We suggest long term permits and
establishment of the principle that
permittees owing fully and comensur-
ate and dependent property invest
ment should suffer no further reduc-
tions in grazing privileges for pur-
pose of redistribution to others.
9. PROTECTIVE AND MAXIMUM
LIMITS: Principles which should
govern their establishment and ap-
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