Show A P F POTTER He succeeds to the office of chief forester of the United States temporarily A FAIR DEAL SAYS THE NEW FOREST R Agrees to to Meet the Wool Growers More Than Half Way From a Staff Correspondent Ogden Jan Ian SA P F Potter chief forester of the United States left for Washington this afternoon to take up the work laid down by Gifford Pinchot Friday and he left behind a kindlier feeling toward the vice vic than has existed for years He promised the delegates atthe National Wool Gro Growers convention the following reforms in of I the forest service An advisory board to arbitrate differ differences in western western forO to consIst or of a committee of sheep and c cattle inter interests interests ests and representatives of the govern government government i ment service I An arrangement between the sh sheep ep and cattle interests to divide the ranges In proportion to their actual carrying en and submit the results to the for forest forest est service for approval Improvements in the forest service a aIt ait It stock Interests b by improving the administration No reduction in the grazing privileges but instead a wider latitude for sheep men Closer between the govern government ment and sheep and cattle Interests Forester Potter told the wool growers that stock had been unnecessarily re reduced on the ranges lie He also said that the new schedules for grazing lands would be adhered to and that Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture urged him to get at the seat of the trouble between the sheep and wool noel interests and the forest service and try to adjust grievances the The appearance of Mr Potter at th the morning session was looked upon as one of the chief features of I and his apparent desire to conciliate with I the wool growers was cheered by the del Replying to the criticisms of th service and Its administration he said that there was a vast ast misunderstandIng and that out of It all would come a relation relationship relationship ship and more harmonious feeling Remedy to Be Found I He cited the fact that Pr President Good GoodIng Gooding Ing had mentioned the hetter spirit that was WIUf growing and he said that the whole effort of the forest service would be to find outS out the matter and remedy It Meeting the wool growers more than way he advocated th e appointment of an advisory board which would adjust all grievances and he said that while this bOard could not be held responsible by the government its deliberations would be given great weight and the matters han ban handled bandied died bythe by the sheep men and cattle men would be a weight In the adjudication of matters affecting forest fores reserves He defended the conservation pOlicy of the government and said that the forest service was doing Just as much as it could to conserve the n natural tural resources with the law under which it had to op operate orate erate In reply to questions from the delegates Mr Potter insisted that he as head of the service was backed by Secretary Vilson in a desire to cement a strong re relationship between the two Interests He said un did not believe that the ranging on Page Two I W A FAIR DEAL SA SAYS Y THE NEW FORESTER Continued from Page One of sheep or cattle on the national forests was at all detrImental to the policy polley of conservation Frank R H Gooding former governor of Idaho brought forth a cheer when he said When the sun rose over the western country this morning Its rising marked markeda a new epoch In the conservation of the natural resources of our country The TheIda Ida day 0 of the square deal seems to have ar arrived arrived rived The passing of Pinchot and PIn moans means a great deal to this coun country country try We Ve are here President Taft Tatt to see that the man he has appointed to place shall help by his admin administration of the affairs of the forest ser service service vice In conserving the natural r sources resources without employing the mistaken Idea that the grazing of cattle and sheep on forest reserves Is detrImental to that policy One post mortem attack upon Pinchot was made when the paper of L r Arthur Eddy of at Denver was read but the dally daily balance was kept even by the defense of the service made by C H Duberg one ot of the big growers of eastern Nevada Mr Duberg said that the sheep men In Nevada were satisfied with the adminis administration of the forest servIce He said that the policy of the servIce had pro pre preserved served the range without detriment to the sheep Interests He admitted that the pr present sent generation might not be able to see the advantage of f the policy but that the tho children of the coming generation would have the blessings of the work that thatIs Is now being done by the forest service He added that the only complaint he has heard In Nevada was that of men who have acquired title to lands in reserves and who have haie been off that land |