The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02


/. Names will be withheld on request.
of supervise our state grazing dis
tricts, nothing much has ever been
done-the law and the past laws are
very confusing and do not specify
but mighty little in the act We have
quite a few grazing districts in the
state trying to function under this
law-I do not believe there is one
functioning on a 5000 basis of the law
or welfare of all residents within
or adjacent to the grazing area, or
being fair to land owners within or
adjacent to the area.
| feel that if some of these now
functioning state grazing districts
were investigated, that it would be
found that, more than one was or
ganized on somewhat of Klu Klux
Khan system, whereby few parties
of certain area through secret
meetings, formed themselves into an
association, for their own specific
benefit, without consideration of the
welfare of all the residents, or land
owners of the ara. To date the state
board or it's employees have done
very little, to adjust those i'll consid-
erations. The law puts all the re-
sponsibility of proof upon the area
operator or land owner, which is I'M
fair and unjust The law should be
amended in such manner that the
grazing association must show proof
Of public organization meetings-list-
ing the original members paying an
initiation fee, original evidence of
contact of all land owners (not per-
nittee grazers of the area) for the
purpose of leasing their property or
establishing a commensurate rating.
Otherwise the district unable to estab-
ish proof of fair play to all residents
ind land owners within and adjacent
% the established area be declared
organized, and be given
wo years to establish these proofs
not later than January 1, 1947).
The law should request that all land
having a commensurate rating, be SO
ecorded in the county recording Of |
ice, of the county in which it is a |
'art, and must show satisfaction to
he owner
The protective rights of fifty animal
nits should be re-inserted in the law.
| lot of little family type stockmen
nth insufficient herds, have been I'M
BILE to expand on account of the
ange hog practices of some larger
perators
The law eXempting the grazing dis
'ict association from it's responsible
y of assuring it's share of fencing
osts and fencing maintenance is I'M
tir and really unlawful as it extends
, organizations rights not extended
, individuals. Under our present
nd past grazing district laws it has
cen the burden of the land owners :
, build and maintain fences to pro-
,ct his grass and crops from being {
razed and destroyed by members per- :
tilted by the grazing association to
I'm stock at large to Craze in COM +
on, without assuming any RESPONSE ;
lily of fenced lands or unfenced
nds, other than overgrazing of dis =
let area under lease?
am very much in favor of state f
W controlled grazing district. / am +
so very much in favor of our state
VS. permitting grazing district organ I
atoms to be such that those per-
tilted to summer Craze specific r
ca, see that the stockmen also as c.
me at least his share of fence obli-
ton, and the law should very spe- r
ically state just what those obliga m
ms are. l cannot conceive the idea,
a Montana stockman, requesting p
Y land farmer neighbor, to fence q,
d maintain a fence, against the dis
lotion ability of his neighbours stock. r,
is we'll and fair and just that Mon nj
la have stockmen and grazing dis
cts. 1t is also, we'll and fair and a
It that Montana stockmen assume n
e-half the responsibility of proper
icing and maintenance of fencing,
that his stock does not dstroy the =
ducts of another PERSONS property.
C. S. HORTON.