Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-11-21 | Page 4 | No Increase in Grazing Charges

NO INCREASE IN GRAZING CHARGES WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Secretary Houston announced today that despite his conviction that the government fees charged this year for grazing privileges on the national forests are below the real value of the forage, there will be no further fur-ther advance In those fees for the present. pres-ent. This assurance and a statement that there will be no substantial change in the existing regulations governing the issuance of grazing permits for more than a year were made in a letter he sent to the secretaries of the American National Livestock association and the National Woolgrowers' association.