Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-01-11 | Page 2 | Woolmen to Fight Grazing Fee Increase

TO fiGHT GRAZING fEE INCREASE Executive Committee of National Organization Prepares for Campaign Utah Growers to Meet The opening of a campaign to vigorously oppose the Increase of federal grazing fees on forest re reserve reserves reserves re- re serves serve will vill be made at the meeting of the executive committee of ot the National association which will assemble at o'clock I January 21 and outline the plan of attack to be followed In the national convention on January 22 23 and 24 at the Hotel Utah The members ot the executive committee and representatives from the various states of the West Vest who will attend the convention conven conven- tion i will begin arriving In Iii Salt Lake Monday according to statements statements statements state state- ments made today at the wool- wool growers' growers headquarters DELEGATES NAMED Among the most prominent delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates to the convention will be Colonel W. W B. B Greeley head of the United States forestry service and Howard M. M Gore assistant secretary secretary secre secre- I tary of agriculture who will represent sent Secretary Wallace at the I meetings The exec executive committee corn com is composed of F. F J 3 Hagenbarth Hagenbarth Hagenbarth Hagen- Hagen com I barth president W. W C. C Coffey vice president F F. A. A Ellenwood vice president F. F R. R Marshall secretary A. A D. D Spencer Idaho F. F H. H Mean l Colorado S. S W. W McClure McClure McClure Mc- Mc Clure Idaho E. E O. O Selway Montana Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana Robert rray or Nebraska Pra Prager er Miller New Mexico Jay Jay I Dobbin Oregon F. F R. R Cork South Dakota W. W D. D Candland Utah j I F. F N. N Rothrock W Washington and j J. J B. B Wilson Wyoming I San Francisco will make a R. bid for the 1925 convention according to Information received here to toda to- to da day The California city wanted the national meeting this year but when It was awarded to Salt Lake laid plans early to bid for the 1925 convention GRAZING FEE QUESTION The main subject of the convention convention conven convert tion will center around the grazing fee question Coloney Coloney- Greeley will wll present the forest service proposal which provides for for comm commercial rates which would Increase the present grazing fees tr from m to per cent According to Secretary Secre Secre- tar tary Marshall of the association the Increase In fees would Increase the grazing expense to the Western the livestock men of ot The Utah seventeenth seventeenth seventeenth seven seven- annual convention will wili be begin begin begirt be- be gin girt In Salt Lake on January 21 one day preceding the national convention according to the convention convention convention con con- program issued by James A. A Hooper secretary of the asso asso- CONVENTION MONDAY The convention will wll be called at 10 o'clock Monday morning and will be opened at the Hotel Utah with Invocation by Willard Hansen Han- Han sen followed by a a. baritone solo soo by L. L G. G Smith During Durin the morning morn morn- mornIng morning Ing session President W. W A. A Crane of Herriman will hive his annual address and Secretary Hooper will offer the tile annual report The afternoon session will be given over to discussion of problems affecting the wool industry of the slate After the regular meetings meeting committees will report resolutions will be considered and officers I elected for the year