Show Opp se Higher Gra Grazing ing fees fees' JARDINE HEARS fARS STOCK GROWERS fROM 12 STATES Cost and Small Sum for Improvements En Enough ugh to Pay Del Delegates gates Contend Qs is with the Cost or of operating operating op- op th the gazing lands of our national forests together with a reasonable sum to go only to the grazing counties for but do not assess us more for forthe forthe the livestock Industry cannot carry it This was the substance o of every address made Monday Mon Ion day at the called in the ballroom of the Hotel Utah to present arguments before Se Secretary Secre- Secre tary of Agriculture W. W M. M Jardine Jardine Jar Jar- dine against paying a higher grazing grazing graz- graz ing tee fee Twelve western stem were represented with from two to tour four experts fr from m each More fore than r rAnchers and were ere present We come with an open mind and we want to be fair declared Mr Jardine at the opening of tile the conference TIle The posItIon of the secretary o agriculture Is rf- rf f forent ent t n that of a grower of and 1 11 must 1 ider aU all p phases pases ases of b. b question H must consider the public welfare wel- wel fare ai well as the welfare of the gi nad In this position are more mor than I ex- ex expected to face Many of the speakers made It evident that they did not expect a question that had occupied more than sIx ix years ears of study to be settled by a a. t few hours of argument argument u arg-u- ment but they they- made It plain that the considered d that the Ratchford Ratchford Ratch- Ratch ford report which Mr Ratchford explained by the use of charts had not taken Into consideration many vItal factors CITE BENEFITS Merle D. D Vincent ot of the Colorado Cob Colo- rado association declared de- de dared that the grazier is absolutely necessary In the protectIon of the national forests against fire as every grazier Is required to tobe tobe be ea with fire fIg ap- ap and Is a fireman upon any occasion which calls for fighting fightIng fight fight- Ing rth the forest menace He anti ana other Speakers who followed asserted asserted as- as that the put back baele in benefits as much or more than the they derived Ratchford's report shows an an anIn th- th ot o- o from one half a cent to 3 cents for sheep and a parity to 8 cents for tOr cattle in eleven western states In Arizona and New MexIco Mex- Mex leo Ico he explained the recheck placed cattle Ie grazing land fees on a. a parity with privately owned land band Vincent declared that the government gov- gov va not a landlord and that the basis of fixing the grazing tees fees was therefore all wrong and out of line Un with tile me ex- ex expressed pressed single aim ot of conservation C. C A. A Meyers of CodY an anold anold old time catle man who recalled the days or of the open ranges rose roseto roseto to dramatIc heights when he declared de- de dared the government granted every other section of land to encourage encourage en- en courage the railroads and It has no right to discriminate against another an- an nother n- n other and perhaps more essential Industry CLAIMS RIGHTS r E claim I have inalIenable state in the forests in minerals and oils oils' and all the products ot of lands within the states L. L C. C representing Utah de lared that the national forests of this state w were re used more than those of any ny other on m Page 5 |