Arizona state miner., 1925-08-22

WICkENBURC
| made by anyone; he was not familiar
with the rates charged by the Harvey
Company. The Harvey Company has
hotel with seventy rooms that is
well managed. In addition to the ho-
tel the company has a number of tent
houses. Those cost about $225. They
are very unsightly. They consist of
plain pine boards enclosing one room.
"The cottages will hold three per-
| sons, at a maximum charge of $6 a
day. No housekeeping facilities are
| provided in these cottages and the
tourists must eat at the MOTEL. The
cottages accommodate 400 people. There
are provided for these 400 people four
baths and four toilets. Nowhere in
the park are there any Accommodations
for tourists who desire to camp in
the park or to keep house there who
have not brought the necessary equip
ment. There are more people now
coming to the park by automobile than
by train.
ROADS DECLARED WRETCHED
"Over 100000 has been spent by
the park since it's creation in 1919, in
the building and improving of roads
| and trails. The park has only four
miles of surfaced roads. All the roads
were laid out and partially improved
prior to the creation of the park.
No new roads have been built by the
park. The roads in the park are in
wretched condition.
In the last two years practically
all the appropriations for roads and
trails have been spent in developing
trails below the rim of the canyon
The records show that not over 10
per cent of the people who visit the
park go below the rim thereof There
are now six or seven trails leading
down into the canyon Only about
two of the trails are used, vet the
park recently spent over $4,000 in
the building of new trail.
There is a regulation providing
that employees dismissed by the Santa
Fe, Fred Harvey Company or the
park will not be employed by either
OF the two other institutions. This
Dlack-llStlng of former employees is
directly contrary to the law of Ari-
ZOna
INDIAN AGENTS CONDEMNED
There was very strong protest
made to the committee relative to
the administration of Indian reserva-
t1ons. Delegations of Indians appeared
before the committee and protested
that the Indian agents were not per
mlttlng them to carry on any business
OF their own. They testified that the
agents were employing whites instead
of Indians.
The chief complaints, however
came from stockmen on Indian reser-
vations. They complained of the high
fees charged, but their chief com.
plant was the action on the part of
tne indian agents in Arizona, espec-.
ialiy the White River Indian Reserva-
tlon agent, relative to cancelling
leases. At this time there is no I'M.
used range in Arizona. Indian Reser-
Vat1on permittees have to liouidate
Wnen their leases are cancelled Their
Stock is In no condition to put on tho
market; there is very door market
Ior their stock; with the live stock
business in such a terrible financial
plight the policy being pursued bv
the Indian Agents in Arizona is do.
structive. 40 00
An investigation of these herds
showed that the Indians were NOT
gong into the cattle business hut
tnat the indian Agent was. He ran
the tribal herd and the herds of the
lnolVloual Indian. He hired white
supervisors of such herds. Indians
were only employed on a wage basis
In Arizona there are approxim q to1v
1l'OOO,OOO acres in forest reserves
Except in the northern mart of +bo
SCa'e' tnere is practically no saw tim
oer on tnese lands. The chief value
III use OF most of the forest land is
grazing Many witnesses were in
IaVor of taking out of the forests
lanos chiefly valuable for grazing A
NUMBER opposed this, however. he.
cause such move would create nm
certainty as to the use of such lands
ana would disturb the ten-vear nor |
mlts now in effect.
Tne testimony of the Witnesses
was unanimous in favor of the croo.
t1on or some agency outside of the
Forest Service to which forest ner-
mlttees could appeal. The present
system of appeal is considered farce
Most of the permittees are opposed |
10 using the present system becauso
they do not believe their chances of
reversing the local officer sufficient
TO risk getting his ill-will because of |
making the appeal. Former forest of.
hClalS tHStifiad that ill.,.