Show 1 i WOOL oL GROWERS ASK VOICE IN FORMULATING I i LAWS GOVERNING LEASING OF PUBLIC LAND I CATTLE RAISERS f AND L TO JOIN IN I 11 t fiGHT 1 r Committee Is Appointed to Meet With National Live LiveStock LiveStock Stock Association to Dis Dj Discuss Discuss Dis- Dis cuss Pro Proposed Measure That the American cattlemen and t will work together In the effort of ef T tort fort to prevent enactment of or a a. disagreeable disagree able ble public land le leasing sing law by Congress Coni Con Con- i gress gres IB 18 indicated in action taken at this t mornings morning's session of ot the fiftieth annual convention of ot the tho National Wool Growers Growers' Growers Growers' Grow Grow- ers ers' association Association members this mornin morning authorized authorized au au- au- au appointment of a a. committee of three or five members to meet moot with the tho National Live Stock association in Denver next week to discuss impending land leasing bills The Tho special committee commit commit- tee teo will be bo appointed by bi the tho executive committee and is also authorized to represent represent rep rep- resent tho National Wool Growers' Growers association asso asso- elation dation in Washington on when the thc proposed proposed pro pro- posed pOlled legislation comes conies up for consid consid- I q Further steps were wore token taken by the tho wool growers toward towar securing a voice oice in the tho formulating of a nubile land leasin leasing billin bill billin billin in recommendations to th the wool producing product ing states tate of ot the country If the C of tho the national n are are carried out the of the cyer every state in the union will select ono one or two r representatives pres to go o to Washing Washing- c ton to oppose features disagreeable to them in an any public land leasing law Jaw that I ma may como come up for consideration in Cont Coni Con Con- t i gref gress 9 ne RP of the the- states of 5 l Utah QI and anti Idaho on the floor tiff oT cOD convention rit on mis IS mornin morning plc pledged 1 cd their thir ito to tC l to to P I W Washington ton f i f General Discussion of Paper j. j Action ou on the land leasing question i. i followed a general discussion of tho the pa pa- l' l J per of Associate Forester A A. F. F Pot Potter fa Ir I. of of the United tH States t 8 f forestry r service ico i. i Supplementing Ins his original paper Mr 1 fr JoUr for tho benefit of oC the delegates the tho public land Innel bills ending in Con Congress at the tho present time f A general discussion ion of the subject foil followed fol- fol 1 l' l lowed in the course of of which former i Governor Go J. J rank 1 R. R Goodin boding of or J Idaho declared tho public land leasing question to bo ho e one of oC the gravest confronting ing t t tile tue i 1 For ninny many years cars f r have favored the ther r principle of a Tease lease lease law declared Ur Mr I hut but 1 r have havo never nover been in I J with an any measure introduced I 7 J in Washington ton on the question DC Because ause i A. A i of tho the fact t that nt the previous pre measure f has baR t satisfactory to the r- r I T believe e it hi highly hh important that we f send senti a committee to to Washington ashington ton to pro proS f our interests when the impending bills billa are ara considered b by Con Congress The f administration of the forest service ser is is good Wo We have hac Mr Potter to thank for forb b that But for him it is is probable that i j all aU sheep would now bo excluded from f r r. r the national forests I I Should Go to Denver t In the thc land leasing proposals a n. Serl- Serl ous oua question confronts the live stock Block Industry industry in- in of ot tho the United States For this p r reason every wool grower rower who can post pos- pos i t L get away should attend the meeting of or live Jt stock tock men in Denver They would be bo tad clad to see ee us com in a bod body The cattlemen I J believe are now read ready read to work ork with us The They Are arc ro facing the tho sains la 11 r problems that we are and we wo must work t together The Tho American p people ople are be beginning bf- bf ginning to realize realise the Importance of the live JIve stock Industry Without live JIve stock there ther could be bo no civilization I T fa am m not to talk on the tariff hut but we ne cr have hac had the operation co-operation we should from the government and so ao It is 18 time for tor the entire live e stock Industry to set bet et together an and work to on one end Others who participated in the discus discus- I on supplementing tho views of or Governo Govi Gov- Gov i erno Goodin were Martin Garn Gem Nathan Na Na- On than John W. W Hart rt Frank D. D Miracle 1 E. E O. O Selway Scot Anderson t t and George Austin Th The national forest 8 ivice as asa asa asa a factor In reducing tho high high- cost of liv- liv fc In lug Ing or the stockmen's profits In tho main pa paper pamper er r read ad II before th the association asso elation toda today by Mr Ir Porter During the l years that have ha pat passed since the nat national nal forc forest t took teak char charge c of th thc tho national forc forests with tho main object objector I of or protecting the woodlands do- do by lY natural agencies It has line ex cx- cx tended Its activities until the they now In Include In- In f dude clude operation co-operation with the stockmen In Ju getting the tho most for their mone money out of the tho public grazing lands r Grazing Areas Increased i T The e grazing areas have been heen extensive extensive- U lv ti fn to Mr Ir Potter ami Concentrated Action ActionS Urged Upon by Former Governor 1 r r rI I FRANK FRANK- R. R GOODING Former governor of Id Idaho ho at nt the same flame time restrictions placed upon their use use which h have eliminated forest losses leases Water Pater has been developed on hundreds of ranges and In two states alone ArizonA alone Arizona a arid and rid New Mexico nearly Mexico nearly half halfa a million acres h have he e been made available a for or grazing Over O experiments expert ment ments have 11 tv been conducted In the re- re seeding of ot ranges and the forage crop increased rt rf rn to p per r cent The forest service has also ulso assumed tho the role Tolo of a schoolmaster In teaching tho the bedding out system for tor handling sheep heep which Is simply open quiet herding during dur dur- ing th the day and bedding the sheep where night overtakes overtaken them Instead of or driving them thom back to shelter A vl vigorous orous campaign campaign cam cam- for or the adoption of this method was wa started In 1 1009 09 and at the present time there arc are a number of forests where It has lias been adopted The re result UIt said Mr Ir Potter Inva is 18 an era a average e Increase of about five fl pounds In tho weight of the I lambs and of about 10 to 25 per cent In the carrying capacity of the ranges An increase of n live five pounds per lamb for tor lambs would mean pounds added to tho the salable ala blo product and the countr country's countr's s 's meat supply Means Harder Work Vork There Ther ha has hai he been n some difficulty In gettins get get- et- et tins tho the h r to adopt this thle ne new system SS S'S tern tem for tor the reason reason that It means harder work but experience has shown that after the thc I hf hoep cp get set used to the open 58 tern lem of or herding they are arc no harder to handle than under the close herding t tem m m. m The Tho forest service Is Is carrying on man many other studies and experiments with a aview aview view t to helping the stockman secure a Better etter limitation of the forage torne resources resource of lh the national nt forests creSts and to tOI ral raise e more morl and better stock In lift HIll a IU rang e ewas begun and over acres cres have already been covered b j tw ht r I ThE Tle concluding address of the tho morning meeting J. was a delivered b by Gov GO William Spry in w which he approved th the plan proposed pro pro- posed h by tho the to protect their interests ts lie He was wa Introduced by br Prel- Prel dent F F. J. J Hagenbarth ns as head IIi of the on only state In tn n the union with the poJ possible exception of or Vermont that had r remained true rue to the tho party which included In jn Its principles the perpetuity of the tho sheep I I a am am In proud of the fact that t Utah did stand for your our Interests began heJan Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Spry Wo We ma may be he classed as lonesome lone some flame hut but wo 0 have hare no apologies to offer for what We wo did last fallI fall I II Believe in Lobby It I 1 belles believe e your our Interests have done much toward building up the tho west and would regret exceedingly to see congress do anything that would injure the in- in Send your our men to Washington to present your OUI views Send men who Iio can plead your our cause They The understand their business and can bolt better r suggest legislation than many of or those engaged In n making legislation They have a more detailed knowledge e of ot business than the men who vho represent the state in the natIonal capital and better plead their cause CRUse And to so I believe belle In the lobb lobby use I believe Cl C every man should h be he allowed a word worl In legislation that at- at tech facts J hl his Interests The appointment of the executive commIttee committee com corn W was t deferred deterred until this afternoon afternoon after arter- noon The principal addresses of or the tho forenoon session were delivered b by H H. C C. C Wood 00 1 of or Spencer Ida J. J E. E Cos or of Salt Lake Prof I L. L D D. Swingle of ot Salt Lake and P. P G. G John Johnson on of ot Blackfoot ida Musical number by Miss Elut Mork Fr Fred d C. C Graham the Nettleton orchestra and Malone 61 sisters Interspersed the he morning and a afternoon programs |