Show NEW ERA DAWNS FOR RANGE RANCE LAND Stockmen Confer Here Hereon on Grazing Code I n By BILL BELL McDOUGALL l The old West Vest and the new met in Salt Lake City Monday to begin a anew anew anew new era in which government regulation regulation regulation reg reg- and home rule by stockmen stockmen stockmen stock stock- men will replace bullets and battle in stock disputes and rehabilitate the western range Hundreds of delegates representing represent represent- ing lug stockmen of 10 western states met in the Hotel Utah with government government government govern govern- ment officials to confer on administration administration administration adminis adminis- of the Taylor grazing act Peace for feud torn ranges of the west rehabilitation for eroding lands and home rule in the stockmen's stockmen's stockmen's stock stock- mens men's domain have been brought about by the tho act Theodore A. A Walters Walters Wal Val Valters first assistant secretary of the interior told those present President Sends Greeting Mr Walters Walter's words were prefaced by greetings from President Franklin Frank Frank- lin Un D. D Roosevelt and Secretary of tho the Interior Harold L. L Ickes at the opening session of the two-day two conference conference con con- ference of federal officials and stockmen's district advisory boards beards F. F R R. Carpenter Colorado stockman stockman stockman stock stock- man and federal director of grazing presided Subjects for the conference will willbe willbo be bo finance policies organization and improvements of ot the tho grazing act Promise of heated debate over overgrazing overgrazing overgrazing grazing fees was seen when two delegates from California presented Continued on Page Two T Column Five NEW ERA DAWNS FOR RANGE LAND Continued from Page PIce One extreme views on high and low fees The Taylor grazing act 1 Is La now operating on w western tern ranges under undera a temporary license basis basL pending classification of land and of or all applications applications ap ap- ap- ap for grazing permits The question of whether to set temporary temporary temporary tempo tempo- fees tees until long term permits are are Issued to stockmen at which time permanent fees tees will be de decided decided decided de- de upon or whether to let Jet federal federal federal fed fed- eral funds carry the full tull burden of administration faced delegates Proposals Extreme Most delegates seemed to favor a apay apay apay pay your own way attitude To pay their own way would require yearly for administration of the acres of land Jand made public domain under the act Extremist views were pr presented on the floor by J J. J H. H Lubkin California California Cali Call fornia stockman who favored a tax of of 10 10 cents cent a a. head a month on cattle and 2 cents a head bead a month on sheep and W. W P. P Wing VIng also of C California who recommended that no no grazing fees be bo placed In effect for five live years Mr tr Wing represented districts 1 and 2 of both California and Ne vada J. J M M. Utah delegate said Utah stockmen were willing to pay for wh what t. t we ve get get get- but expressed expressed ex ex- pressed fear lear o of national parks parc and forests forest t taking grazing land aw away y from stockmen Mr Walters In his hi address suggested suggested sug sug- a temporary fee of l 5 cents per head per month on cattle and 1 cent per head per month for sheep as equitable fees The speaker also advocated raising rais rals ing the area that can be allotted to grazing district from to acres Representative Edward D. D Taylor CD D D. Cob Colo has already Introduced a bill to that effect in hi congress Governor Speaks Governor Henry H. H Blood we welcomed wel wel- 1 corned delegates to the conference ren e telling them that Utah was the original supporter of a a. movement for proper regulation by the federal federal federal fed fed- eral government of the public do do- main Burial of differences between cattlemen and and e tb of peace between the big operator and the little fellow tellow al already already al al- ready has has' been brought about In Ina a large measure by operation of the Taylor grazing act Mr Walters said The romance of the west has not vanished like the waters water of a dry river Mr Walters Valters continued It has merely changed to Ie less spectacular spectacular spec spec- but certainly no less thrilling thrilling thrilling thrill thrill- ing courses You have havo but to sub substitute sUtuto the saving of the west for tor forthe forthe the empire builders builder's cry the winning winning winning win win- ning of the west Range Improving Tb The speaker pointed to the civilian civil civilian civil civil- ian conservation corps as one means of maintaining and Improving the rang e range and added that I can assure you you there will be bo no cut in C C CC 0 C at this time The conference occupied the entire entire en en- tire Ure day Monday and will resume at p. p m. m It will lend end late Tuesday |