Show f fL SHEEP OR CATTLE The The- Grazing Crazing Privileges on on Forest Forest Reserve Likely to Cause t Much Muth Trouble t Since tho the convention of sheep sheep- t men men and cattle owners held in this 11 city last week there thero has bas been considerable con i rr K r agitation among the tho citizens of the county con concerning ernin tho the privileges for the grazing on the forest foiest resel reserve VO The call for fo forthe the convention was iss issued ed to formulate te a 3 protest agai against st the t. t orders sent on out t hy by the tho secretary r of the interior and to secure an r extension of time tim in which to i comply with the rulings regarding regarding regard regard-I I r ing the removal of livestock now rW grazing on m the districts included ed edtl tl r within the reSE reserve The has hag developed considerable con con- 2 opposition to the sheep sheep- ff men and their proposals f for foi r a n nr r modification m of the rulings of the Ij i department Th The farm farmers andr and cattlemen propose to submit a ar af r f counter petition to the department depart depart- r I ment stating their d. d dissatisfaction f n with certain parts of the tho memorial to the secretary of If the interior The throughout t this y locality are much exercised over i Y the situation and fire are making f efforts to tl form themselves into i fi organized bodies bodie to meet the theop opposition op position from the farmers and cattlemen 1 The memorial formulated by bythe bythe the committee selected by the convention is is as follows To T the Honorable Secretary of j 4 the Interior r Whereas The Tho order iro from m J tho the honorable wn commissioner of the t i i. general land office directed di to the supervisor of the Manti for forest foiest st L- L reserve under date late of August 18 t 1903 contemplates a 3 decrease II f during the year 1904 1901 from tl ti s the approximate number of k she sheep p now v grazing within the t limit of said reserve to Jiu t. t und and a largo large decrease from they the y- y t number of cattle now also gl grazing zin J on or said res reserve and Whereas Such order if put i into effect will b be extremely dibus- dibus vT f to flock masters and herds x a men by compelling them to y fico tico their property at forced e sal sales s r unavoidably in disposing of so sori y ri many stock she sheep p and ca cattle withy within with f l in so short n a sp spice of time tim and t Whereas While White supporting oj most heartily tho the fundamental objects ts which cau caused e l the creation of the said re reserve erve we confidently believe that the be said reserve will I. I i. i support without violating its its' purposes par pur poses more thun than head bead of oft t sheep and nd head hend of cattle Battle f specified and that if during the J year 1904 1901 the tho he largo large number in kt I. I eluded within clasa class fourth of theN tho the N order heretofore mentioned be bo I ji included in la pur u nce of- of the theA fi J r 4 f A J r Cj r i i r t 4 same an and the policy of equalizing ing inn the benefits an and privileges es of oi the re reserve erVe bo he with moderation tb that it there ro will vill then remain but a n small number numb er of sheep and cattle in excess of what whai tho the reserve will sustain according according accord accord- ing to the tho purposes of your department de department de- de as understood by byus us Whereas In order to avoid oppression of our business in interests interests in in- generally and o of our flock- flock ma masers ers ers and herdsmen particularly in granting of more time timo for the disposition of the excess number of sheep and cattle now sustained within the limits of said reserve I and the equalization of the graz graz- pr privileges vile es gradually so IiO as to avoid oid undue loss by the tho present owners we we ask that the order of I Aug 18 1903 be so 80 modified t that during the year 1904 only th those se sheep mentioned in in class or oi what are known as aB transient herds holds be bo excluded d from the reserve and that the the eq equalization of the remaining herds be bo ai ranged arranged without the obligatory disposition of too manysheep many manysheep sheep ep at at- once by tho the present o s and that annually after 1901 if deemed n necessary and expedient ent by the department the tho number number be reduced twenty five twenty five j 25 pe per cent until such time as a n j I proper relation between the n number num num u m. m bor pOl of animals animals' and the grazing glazing facilities which the tho reserve will wilt afford ifford shall be reached We Wo also ullo ask a modi modification of the he the rule relative to district No 5 of f the the afore afore m mentioned order so that bat grazing glazing may be permitted on mch portions ns of said district as aswill S will vill not violate te the tho purpose for which the reserve was create created 1 Respectfully submitted W. W D. D LIVINGSTON Jf H. H S. S KERR GEORGE CARISTENSEN Committee ee I |