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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-06-01
State Grazing Commission
Established 20 Years Ago
By MONS TEIGEN, Secretary
Montana Grass Conservatism Commission

plished in this line since its establish
ment and make some mention of those
men who contributed to its success.
The original Montana Grazing Com
mission was established by an act
passed in the 1885 Legislative Assem-
bly, and was designed to bring some
measure of uniformity to the SO graz
ing associations then in existence.
These associations had all been or
gained as result Of legislation
passed in the 1888 session and were
encountering considerable difficulty in
operation due to overlapping bound
aries and a general lack of uniform
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-06-01

divided roughly into two areas with
Montgomery as secretary Of the com
mission attending to the districts ly-
ing north of the Missouri River and
Warrington as assistant secretary at
tending to the districts lying south of
the Missouri.
During a part of this period Jack
Jarrett of Roundup was employed as
fieldman to assist the districts in or
ganizing under the new law. In July
1871 the first full-tinne executive secre-
tary was employed Bruce Mott Of
Miles City. This position was held by
Mott until 1949 when he resigned to
attend to his ranching interests. He
was succeeded by the present secre-
tary.
The present commission is composed
of Chairman Lewis C. Archambeault,
Fort Peck; Vice Chairman w. C. eau
ley. Grass Range; William j. Cotter,
Malta; Leo Lund. Marsh, and Clyde
Sandon, Ekalaka. Other stockmen over
the state who have served on the com
mission in the past and are not listed
here are John Amestoy, Hinsdale;
R. L. Cornwell, Tampico; Dan Fulton,
Ismay, chairman for several terms;
Ed Kottas. Lewistown; P. L. Robinson,
Forsyth; G 7. Westin, Chinook.
At the present time So districts are
recognized within the state serving
], 537 permittees. In 1854, 1875, 769 animal
units were permitted for the grazing
season and the grass area within dis
tricts is approximately 10000, 900 acres.
From this it may be seen that grazing
districts are still important to Mon
Eana's livestock economy in the areas
IN which they are factor. They fulfill
need for device whereby lands of
diverse ownership and control may be
assembled into a unit upon which the
ocal user can exert some control
through his grazing preference.
Most of the districts are in areas
where the federal land is under the
Of two separate agencies,
ne Bureau Of Land Management and
ne US. Forest Service, and a consid-
rable acreage Of other types of land
nay still be found within the districts.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-06-01
Authority Needed


1t was therefore clearly apparen
that some higher authority must b
created to establish rules and regula
tons and to act as an appellate bod!
in cases of dispute. The law which
created the commission carried NJ
appropriation with it to finance it:
activities, but rather provided for
fee to be assessed the several districts
of not more than cents per anima
unit permitted.
The first commission was appointed
by Governor Cooney and was com
posed of the following men, w p
Hartwig, Dillon; Mic Monte Miles
City; c. H. Sherman, White Sulphur
Springs; Louis E. Undem, Florence,
and L. M. A. Wass. Roy On April 90,
1885, the first meeting was held at
the State Capitol In the organization
that followed Wass was elected chair
man; Hartwig, vice chairman. and I'm
dem, secretary.
Under the law it was necessary that
the governor appoint an administrator
and Monte agreed to fill the position
temporarily This was wise choice as
Monte had been instrumental in setting
up the Mizpah-Pumpkin Creek Grazing
Assn in Custer County and was at that
time serving as its secretary-treasurer.
This association is generally considered
the forerunner of the state grazing dis
trict idea and is still in operation today.
Aided by Conservation Board
In a recent interview with Monte,
who still resides near Miles City, it
was learned that the expenses for this
initial meeting as well as the admins
traitors salary for the first six months
of operation were paid out Of State
Water Conservation Board funds. The
Water Conservation Board took con-
siderable interest in the new com
mission and was anxious to see it com
mence functioning without delay With
out that interest and financial help for
the first few months it would have been
difficult to operate until
some of the fees provided for had been
collected.
The position of grazing administra-
tor was held by Monte until the fall
Of 1887 when he resigned to enter gov
service with the division Of
grazing. During his period of service
or the state, he recalled that most of
lis time was spent in consolidating dis
riots, perfeeting their organization,
arriving at boundary lines, hearing dis
,utes and working out agreements
With agencies of the federal govern
nent for the use of federal range.
How well he succeeded in consoli-
Iating districts may be seen when it
$ realized that in the fall of 1886, 26
districts were approved and operating
Overing substantially the same area
S the SO that were in existence at
he start
Trying Times
The decline in livestock numbers due
D the drouth conditions in Montana
uring the period 1857 resulted in
sufficient revenue collected in fees
'om the districts to operate the COM
Mission. BY late 1887 the commission
as forced to operate without full
me administrator and many meetings
ere attended by commissioners with
1t reimbursement Of their expenses.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-06-01
Trying Times

The decline in livestock numbers due
TO the drouth conditions in Montana
during the period 1857 resulted in
insufficient revenue collected in fees
from the districts to operate the com
mission. BY late 1887 the commission
was forced to operate without full
time administrator and many meetings
were attended by commissioners with
out reimbursement of their expenses.
According to j. B. Grierson of Myers.
who served continuously on the com
mission from 1886 to 1854 and several
terms as chairman, the period 19S7-s9
was trying one for the commission
due to limited funds and the constant
pressure for approval Of new districts
being formed in areas where the Fed
eraI Land Utilization purchase pro
gram was in progress.
During this period J. G. Miller Of
Roundup was employed part Of the
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-06-01

poIicies to follow in managing their
Evening star., 1955-09-21
MARYLAND-VIRGINIA NEWS

Court Judge Nathaniel j. Ely.
who said annual property assess
ments. which went into effect on
July l. will increase the work Of
the court. He conceded that the
present makeup Of the court
two Democrats and one Repub-
Therapeutics the minority
representation he and his col
leagues desire; but he argued
that it should be written into
law, as is done with most other
such agencies.
The minority representation
request brought no dissent from
Council members, but Council
man Charles Jamison questioned
the salary change.
1--WE did run on an economy
ticket, although we haven't done
much economizing," said Mr..
Jamison, referring to the all
Democratic council elected last
November.
Mr.. Ely argued that the 50 1000
fiat salary would not be an In
crease over the present salaries
of judges at $40 per meeting.
Evening star., 1955-09-21
Ass Girls Enrolled
lat Hood College

FREDERICK, Md, Sept. 81
(SpeciaD "A near record en-
tering class of 200 girls increased
enrolment to 465 as Hood Col
Ilege began its SD acadamic year
today.
In need of additional dormi-
tory space because virtually all
Eof It's students live on the Fred
erick campus, the college has
been granted a 100000 loan by
the Housing and Home Finance
agency of the FILA to build a
new dormitory.
The Hood student body in
cludes girls from Is States and
1.-THE District of Columbia, Cuba,
Puerto Rico, Japan. and the
Netherlands West Indies. In
lcluded among the freshman class
lare 40 recipients Of Maryland
Senatorial scholarships for fu-
ture teachers, the first such
group ever to be admitted tc
Hood.
Evening star., 1955-09-21
|CooIe Appointed
Building Officer

Vaughn 3. Coale, 10, auto sales
executive. is Montgo ON cry
County's new facilities and
services officer"
That means he will be in
charge Of all county buildings
and grounds at an annual salary
of $6,843. effective today. The
council approved his appoint
Iment TO the newly authorized
position yesterday.
Mr.. Coale, who lives in Ednor.
lis giving up a job as manager Of
Jerman Bros. auto agency In
Brentwood, Md.
The council yesterday also re-
appointed four members Of the
Commission for Youth of Mont
Igomery County to three-year
terms and named nine new
members.
Reappointed were Noah E.
Clarke of Poolesville, Mrs. Julius
Fogel of Bethesda, Miss Claudia
Galiher of Kensington and
Robert Jones of Rockville.
New Youth Commission ap.
'pointees are Erwin s. Baugher.
jr.. of Silver Spring: Mrs. May
|nard Cohen of Bethesda, Mrs.
Herbert S. Hyatt Of Damascus.
Mrs. Louis Metcalf of Silver
Spring. Mrs. Henry E. McCready
OF Silver Spring, Mrs. Ethel D.
Dalmat of Kensington, Mrs.
Robert S. Stoute of Silver
Spring. Beecher Butts of Sum
shine and Neil Marsh Of Olney.
Evening star., 1955-09-21
III. S. Asks Power
To Smash Slots

BALTIMORE, Sept. 81 tR.-
The Federal Government ha.
requested a court order to destroy
|46 slot machines conflscated By
FBI agents two weeks ago ir
Southern Maryland.
Since it is Illegal to sell then
lat auction or transport then
across State lines, the Govern.
Iment said. they should be con.
ldemned.
James Vernon Ehman. Robert
IL. Willis, and Kenneth E. Glenn
Iall Of Columbus. Ohio. have beer
accused Of illegally transporting
the machines from Parkersburg
w. Va. to Ritchie in Prince
Georges County about March 4
I1954. M
Most of the machines were
seized at the Ritchie home ot
Charles E. Nelson. Washington
land Prince Georges County
gambling figure.
Evening star., 1955-09-21
Arlington Women Democrats
Ask More Mental Care Funds

out some Of the deficiencies In
the State mental setup..
Mrs. Goss termed present
State facilities inadequate and
scored some of them as brick
veneer flretraps infested with
vermin."
Present at the luncheon meet
ing held at a restaurant in the
1000 block Of Wilson boulevard
were Harrison Mann, Arlington
Delegate to the General Assem-
bly,, William Winston. president
of the Arlington Young Demo
Gratis Club and Ernest Lyons
chairman Of the Arlington DEM
|ocratic Central Committee, Each
pledged his personal support Il
the effort to improve conditions
in mental hospitals.
The club went ON record "a
voring q five-day week for Ar
lington police and firemen.
Evening star., 1955-09-21

The Arlington Women's Dem
ocratic Club has unanimously
approved a resolution calling on
the Virginia General Assembly
to raise to $3.65 a day the
amount spent for care of each
mental patient.
State mental institutions now
receive $3.50 day per patient
to provide for food, housing and
treatment. DR.. Joseph E. Bar
rett, commissioner of the De-
spartment of Mental Hygiene and
Hospitals has recommended the
increase.
In presenting the resolution
yesterday, Mrs. Beulah Goss,
chairman of the Legislative
Committee, quoted from and
praiseed extensively the series
of mental health written by
Star Staff Correspondent Mary
Lou Werner last month pointing
Evening star., 1955-09-21
Hospital AssaiIs
Costs

The president of Suburban
Hospital In Bethesda has diff
fered with Montgomery County
officials about the cost Of caring
for INDECENT patients and has
asked that complete facts" be
given to the County Council.
The reuest was made in a let
tier today to County Manager
Melvin L. Reese from Carroll
Morgan. the hospitals president
Mr.. Morgan charged that the
contract proposed by Mr.. Reese
would provide for care at less
cost to the hospital for only q
portion of the INDECENT patients
given ward service and that nc
method of payment is offered
flor outpatients for the period
which began last June 80.
Today's statement from tht
hospital declared that DR.. vii.
liam j. Peoples, county health
officer, informed the Council re-
Gently that the hospital gave
$500 days of care to indigeni
Ipatients. at a cost of about SIS
lper patient day.
The statement said statistics
for the calendar year 1854 actu-
ally showed the hospital provided
free, or part-free. care on its
ward service for q total of 4.73s
patient days and 2,168 clinic
visits, at a cost to the hospital OF
about $l12,500. The hospital
said the audited cost per patient
day for the same period was
|$23.16.
This was raised to $23.55 by
the end TO the hospital fiscal
year on June 80. the hospital
asserted, due largely to wage in
Icreases. This is the amount
which Mr.. Reese told the county
Council August 80 the hospital
was demanding for its INDECENT
patient care.
Mr.. Morgan advised Mr.. Reese
he felt the county should assume
responsibility for all INDECENT
patients and should also take
into account losses due to free
work in the hospital clinics and
emergency room.
Mr.. Morgan said that Sub
urban's annual loss on such
work has ranged from $50. 900 to
sac, 900.
Evening star., 1955-09-21
Council Issues Bid
To Federal Agencies

The Montgomery Council yes
terday issued a blanket invita-
Ition to all Federal agencies look
ing for nice locations in the
suburbs.
In resolution. the council
said Montgomery has some
Suitable and desirable sites"
available. 1t pledged co-opera-
ton In ironing out any problems
larising from locating in the
county.
Evening star., 1955-09-21
Foirfox Boord Switches
Segregation Units Name

The Fairfax County Schoo
Board. in response TO citizens
protests, last night refused te
dissolve its widely publicized De.
segregation Committee or tc
change its functions.
Instead, the board changed
the name to the Committee or
Segregation"
The board listened for 4!
minutes to a delegation OF about
20 county residents who pro-
tested the name of the commit.
tee. the formation of the com
mittee and the boards authority
to set UP any committees at all
Board Chairman Robert F
Davis. who appointed Fred w
Robinson, a board member. al
chairman OF the new COMMITTEES
two weeks ago, told the delega,
tion he had no objection II
changing the name. But he sait
he still believed the committe'
can serve an important function
in advising the board Of wha
legal and other steps it can TAX
in the event of lawsuits or :,
change in Virginia State polio.
regarding continued schoo
segregation.
Were liable to have thi
thing forced on us at any mo
|ment," Mr.. Davis said, land
think we ought to be prepared
for it,"
Today Mr.. Davis emphasized
that the board has not taken an.
stand, one way or another, OF
Idesegregation itself. He said thu
board has tried to follow {
middle of -the-r o a d" position
until the time comes for it Il
take definite action.
We're trying to find the righ
answer and we haven't found
tyet." he declared. We're goinl
ito wait for the State. to SCI
what it's going to do, and we'r'
going to follow the State or els
wen lose our appropriations.
| He added: "As the properl.
representative body Of the com
munity. we're trying to follow
the laws of the land as they ar
handed down to us, and not II
make the law of the land"
Stories published in som
newspapers after Mr.. Robinson
appointment as committee chair
man said the committee mem
Ibership would be bi-racial. Tn
story was picked up by wir'
services. and the formation o
the committee was described b.
some sources as Virginia's frs
step toward integration of it
schools.
Mr.. Robinson said last nigh
he has not named any othel
members to the committee. i
the Virginia Assembly. which
Gov. Stanley has called into spe.
Icial session in November, "enact'
new legislation about desegrega
Ition," Mr.. Robinson said, "ther
i will appoint other members Il
the committee, and it certainl!
will be a bi-racial committee. ;"
The citizens group. made VI
chiefly of members of the Vir'
Iginia Citizens Committee TO
Better Schools. was headed b!
Harley Williams. chairman. Mr.
Williams read from his organi
Ization's constitution. which in
Icluded these statements Of OBJ
ljectives:
/. 1--WE insist that pupils shal
mot be treated as guinea pigs fol
Evening star., 1955-09-21

experiments IN untrleo or oupl-
Gus methods of education or
methods which depart from time
tested American traditions"
2. School textbooks must be
completely loyal to the United
States and free of subversive or
perverse discussions or sugges-
tions."
8. Opposition to all Federal aid
to education.
4. Schools should teach how
to think, not what to think. The
schools should definitely not ct
tempt to indoctrinate children
in favor of public school inte-
grafton. internationalism, lower
sex and moral standards. social
ism, communism, or the under
mining of our American free
enterprise system.
Mr.. williams then introduced
Paul Sweeny, chairman OF the
commuters ''liaison group." who
read a resolution passed at 9
injecting of the committee a week
ago. The resolution declared
that the county school board has
no authority "to appoint any
desegregation committee. mas
much as the power of the Statt
Iof Virginia to segregate the races
lin the public schools has lone
been a part Of its sovereign anc
reserved power" It continued
mo court. including thu
Supreme Court. has the power
Ito invade and nullify thess
sovereign powers. and this bod,
demands that the Fairfax Schoo
Board rescind its action. =. II
appointing the desegregatior
committee" ;"
Board Chairman Davis tolt
the group that the board cha!
taken no action to desegregatt
schools. ] have only named {
chairman to a committee"
Mr.. Sweeney said, "the fac
you've appointed a desegregatior
committee implies we're going II
desegregate the schools"
Mrs. Cuba Curtis read a peti,
ton signed, she said. by rs per,
sons, challenging the power O
the board chairman to name {
committee and the power of tn,
whole board to ask or receiv,
advice from any committee.
Mrs. Davis replied that tn.
board has the power to set uy
a committee on any subject al
Iall concerning the schools.
Board Member Richard E
Shands said that, in view of tn,
Forthcoming special session o.
the State Legislature, I'VE shoule
Ibe prepared to present our prob.
ilems intelligently." As for givinf
the committee another name, h,
said, he had found that schoo
boards in such places as Rich
mond and Charlottesville usee
the term "integration commit.
tee."
Mr.. Davis then called for sug.
igestions from anyone as to 9
more suitable name for the Fair.
fax committee. Among thost
suggested were illegal problem.
committee, /" committee on pub
Ilic education" and "Suprem,
Court committee"
Mr.. Davis said he would bs
happy to give the committee any
name that adequately indicated
Its function. When he accepted
the suggestion that 1t be callet
the COMMITTEE on Segregation,
the delegation applauded ant
left the meeting.
Evening star., 1955-09-21
Wire Inspection
Law Hearing
SET in County

The Montgomery County
Council will hold a hearing on
October IS on a proposed ordi-
nance aimed at bringing the
county's electrical inspection
laws up to a par with those in
most other Washington area
Jurisdictions.
In setting. the hearing yester-
day, Council President j. Gra-
ham Walker said the proposed
ordinance Is designed to pre-
vent an unqualified man from
taking on an electrical job and
then botching it up."
The ordinance would require
that electrical contractors OBJ
tain licenses from a new county
electrical board at an annual
fee Of $25 for general electrical
contractors and SIS for special
contractors. The license would
be granted only to contractors
who can pass written and oral
examinations to be given by the
board.
The ordinance would permit
the electrical board, with the ap-
Iproval of the County Council, to
set up rules and standards for
the examinations. The board
would contain three council
appointed members. One would
be the county's senior electrical
inspector. and the other two
would have to be in the electrical
business.
Bond Requirement
General electrical contractors
who obtained licenses would
have to put up bond Of $4,000
against possible damage claims,
Bond of $1,000 would be required
lof special contractors.
Under present Montgomery
law. permits must be obtained
for each electrical job, but no
qualifications are set up for
granting them. Electrical jobs
are subject to inspection and
must comply with an electrical
code. just as would be the case
under the proposed ordinance.
The ordinance the Council Is
considering was drafted by the
county attorneys Office at the
request of Councilman Robert
|Snure. The hearing was set for
$3.50 pm. October 10 in the
Council hearing room on the
seventh floor Of the County Of
Ifice Building in Rockville.
Tax Court Law
The Council yesterday also
took under advisement a request
that the law governing the coun-
ty appeal tax court be amended
to: ID Assure minority party
representation. and (2) put the
three judges on an annual 5000
salary. instead Of the present SIC
Iper meeting. with q maximum Of
$1,000.
The requests came from Taz
Evening star., 1955-09-21

THREE IN FAMILY KILLED IN COLLISION
the Of Mr. and Mrs Franklin Rosson OF Brandy
yesterday Cul
Franklin Butch)
En wear old niece Kathleen Brandy critically
injured all halted behind school bus
adingch chidren-Segneur Photo.
Evening star., 1955-07-24

tan Peninsula and the center
for trips to Mayan ruins. Food
is excellent. with venison all
year-round from the deer in
the scrub jungles A line of Nor
wegian ships serves the penin-
sula but the only other prac-
ticable way to get there is to
fly.
All these towns suffer from
the likelihood of cold northerly
storms. These bring high winds
and rain and make visitors and
townsfolk alike miserable.
Pacific Coast
Guaymas: Has excellent fish
ing and a ffrst-rate hotel, air.
conditioned and expensive. Pop
'ular with visitors from Califor-
MIA who don't have time to come
to the center of the country.
Mazatlan: A commercial port
but there is not much activity.
Hotels are not quite as good as
those at Guaymas but bathing
is better.
Manzanillo: Has a bay like
IA miniature Acapulco and is less
crowded except in December and
January. The best hotel on the
beach is the Playa de Santiago,
about 10 miles out of town. The
Colonial. in the city itself, il
air. conditioned.
Puerto Vallarta: A new resort,
formerly fishing village. The
Paraiso is newish hotel. modest
but comfortable and with excel
lent seafood. Unlike other towns
on the Pacific coast, Valarta has
Evening star., 1955-07-24

no recommended communication
except by air.
zihuatanejo: Can be reached
only from Acapulco. Resemble:
Acapulco on a small scale fol
scenery. The hotel is primitive
but not uncomfortable. Food i.
fair.
Salina Cruz: Offers little a!
"a town and the hotel is worse
But if you want to rough it
there is a 30-mile beach south oi
the town. Be sure there are
plenty of men in the party. bring
"a tent and pitch it on the beach
Center
Oaxaca: Has a comfortable
hotel in town and good motor
court. The pottery market is
good, but the ruins of Monte
Alban and Militia are the main
attraction.
San Jose Purua: A modern
hotel with pretty good food.
Mineral baths are the main at
traction-there is not even a
town nearby. The water is just
enough to look like
Evening star., 1955-07-24

lcloudy champagne and leaves
bubbles on your skin. Outdoor
and private pools.
Tehuacan: Another mineral
bath resort, without the private
pools. The food Is good by Mex
lean standards
Next to Primitive
Tequisquiapan: About six
hours driving north Of Mexico
City and only for connoisseurs
of Mexican village life.
San Miguel Allende: Has q big
colony of foreign residents who
like the colonial atmosphere OF
the dusty, dry town. The hotel
lis not outstanding.
Cordoba. Orizaba and Jalapa
Halfway between Mexico City
and the coast. Noted for rain,
coffee and oranges.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Bywoys Of Mexico Give
Tourist q Price Break

Editors note: MeIicc
aDhich attracts some 400, 900
North American uisitors every
year, has much more to offer
than tourist resorts. This
story tells HON aud where those
iDho are willino to surrender
something in the ipdy of con-
uenience can find lotoer prices
and see more of the country. !.