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Show JTAH STOCK i MEN PONDER TAYLOR BILL Committee Appointed To Set Up Important Phases Of Grazing Act SALT LAKE CITY, Julv 25 (U.R) The Taylor grazing graz-ing act is going to have a tough time swinging into action if Utah sets a precedent prece-dent for other states. Stockmen of this stat.o yes terday could not decide how they wanted the act applied. The day-long session developed into long; acrid debates between "the big fellows" and "the little i'el-lows". Large scale growers proposed the department of interior, administrator admin-istrator of the act, approvo Hie 16 applications presented for creation cre-ation of districts. "Utile Men'" Protest Ranchers whose herds do nu number in the tens of thousands protested. They feared they would lose some of the pastures and would not approve the move. The plan was finally stricken fropi the resolution and assurance given the "little men" would not be overlooked. over-looked. After the jangling debate had ! concluded, it was suggested the state be designated as a single " grazing unit. The idea gathered force but was not voted upon dur- I ing the, day. A committee was finally appointed, ap-pointed, including representative growers, to keep the interior department de-partment informed of Utah grazing graz-ing conditions and aid in speedily setting up the most important phases of the act. Aside from formation of the grazing districts to everyone's satisfaction, sat-isfaction, the stockgrowers consider con-sider water the most important thing the act can bring about. It was suggested that a hug regiment of CCC workers be set to work in the grazing areas digging dig-ging wells. Today the interior department officials planned to visit some Utah range country to get firsthand first-hand information of conditions. |