| Show CHT OVER CONTROL Of fREE RANGE National Live StocK Men lien Argue Pro and Con Can at Los Angeles TUBERCULIN TESTS FOR CATTLE ADVOCATED I Chicago Chicag Man Nan Points Points OutI Out Danger of Loss of Nil Mil Millions I lions of Dollars LOS ANGELES Cal Jan 27 Tho Tho American National Live St Stock k association tion convened this morning for lor its second second sec sec- ond days day's session with a good prospect that b before oro adjournment the perennial fight between tho the cattlemen and sheep sheep- men mell over the subject of tho the grazing grazing and range control would break out I The Tho cattlemen and such of tho the other stockmen as aa favor federal control are largely in the majority and aud their views will doubtless prevail but it Is not ex cx- expected peeled that it will bo without a warm contest At time tho opening session today dent announced the tho appointment of the committee on re resolutions as follows follows fol fol- fol lows J. J M. M f. f Carey Carcy W Wyoming oming T P. P B B. B Heard Arizona Geor o Webster New Kew Mexico B. B Mossman South i Dakota T 7 J. H. H P. P 1 l Davis lavis ais Texas Texa W W. D. D Johnson Missouri i 1 J. J V. V California California- C. C B. B Rhodes Rhodes' Colorado M. M J J. Gray Grav Idaho Conrad Price Montana H. H X t Brown Drown Minne sota Dr 0 O. E. E Dyson of Jf Chicago spoke on the subject of Bovine Tuberculosis on Range Dr son Dyson said that tuberculosis is I appearing among the improved breeds of cattle direct from the ran range e and that tho the danger an er of spread o of tho the scourge c is growing n grel greater causing n an economic loss of millions of dollars annually through h condemnation of car CRr causes It by the tho United States meat in in The Tho fact that the amount of range was waR gradually decreasing added to the menace The Tho speaker urged the use of the tuberculin test in live c stock aa as an infallible infallible in in- in- in fallible means mean of determining tho the pres pres- enee of the disease He lie alluded to the thA jn Inconsistency of laws Jaws which prohibited the shipment of diseased meats meat meats but hut in in not regulating tho the shipment of milk and butter pro pro- ducts Dr Dyson urged the tho strict segregation of diseased cattle Dr Dyson on was followed b by T T. T T. T or Pryor president of the Cattle Raisers' Raisers association of Texas His address was wan devoted noted to tho the Benefits Derived from irom Live hc Stock Organization on an and Cooperation Co oper a tion Wool Grower Talks E. E S. S Go Gosney ncr president of or the Ari Sri Arizona Arizona zona Wool 00 Growers Growers' m association addressed ad- ad ad dressed the tho convention His Ills address addres on The Judicial u. u uv V nf of P UI cf R C M r I u. u uv V UI C M r vico ico i-i i follows in part I I I 1 shall treat trtat this subject with special special cial reference to the grazing crazing problem thought tho the same game principles apply appl to r other questions ar arising sin from time timo to time in the protection and proper management man man- of tho the national forest I It is is probably a n fact that the grasing gras graz ing question affects moro more acute acutely tho the interests of a largo large 0 number of citizens than any other class of problems presented pre pre- seated to this department 4 There is is no vested right in a range no right the tho government is is bound to recognize yet thero there is is a J. J ri right ht that must t lie be guarded with tho the greatest care caro Iud and judgment or in this innovation of range O control you rou will plant the- the seed fifed of re re- re bellion hellion in the breasts of some Mme of tho the best citizens of tho the country countr It becomes 8 a most difficult q le question to determine 11 with evenhanded justice LV Iv u arc necessary to preserve tho the range and protect pro pro- the relative o Ti rights of the users of public domain omain Forest service in in its administration mn must t cope copo with all an thee questions It executes its own decrees and there is no provision for appeals to r the courts Forest Service Arbitrary Mr fr GORne pointed out that un under er the present rules forest officials can dominate tho the situation an anti and discriminate in favor lavor of certain claimants of grazing grazin privileges an and against others These conditions have havo existed in certain western forests to such a marked marke degree derree said Mr Gosney that the tho lo local loCal lo- lo 0 cal forest official through his friends friends- and supporters actu actual actually lly dictated the polley of the thA live ho stock association Mr Gosney said the tho association I should ask for tor an ai au act of congress u au an- the thc appointment of special inspectors in who should have tho the power to summon witnesses and take testimony un under er oath antI and should recommend 1 sonic some form of an appellate council or board boar to o whom a all proposed rules ruleR and anel I re regulations ons must bo be submitted before I they are aro put into operation How to Get Gat Laws After detailing the history of tho the Texas organization which ho lie said amid was tho the beginning of organizations of the cattle men macu Mr lr Pryor said sabi Tho rho rho American National Live e Stock association should and must secure its support from time the state and district as as- I OCl when each ach state and territory ter tr west wt of ot thu th the Mississippi perfects such an au or organization as the Cattle Raisers Raisers' Rais Hais ers ers' association of Texas and becomes a 3 apart apart part of oC tho the National Live Stock n association association this great organization will wield an un influence t that hn t will enable nabo i its tt officers to secure such legislation as liS this great industry de deserves If lf tho stockmen will give the tho American American Amer Amer- ican ican National Live Lio Stock association proper support through local and state organizations 1 in in loss than firn years wo we will rihl bo ho shipping live stock on the hO hoof hopf lf I I to continental Europe When hon you consider tho the enormous enormous sum suni the live stock of tho the country country- represents rep rep- resents placed by those thoo who seem to tobe tobe to be he in iii a i position to make a fair estimate at It anti and wl when n you ou think W we ve are arc drifting along without complete completo organization tion to protect thi this vast ast amount I of wealth it dots dot's not sp speak ak well for the I progressive c and incI int intellectual attainments tho time jive stock man has tho the ere credit it of pos pos- Mr 11 Pryor ur urged ed tIme the association to establish cs- cs headquarters in Washington ton to look fter legislation Laws Poorly Administered Senator Carey CartY spoke yesterday a on omi onLand 4 Land 4 Land Laws Their rimeir Administration 1111 i ih Tho main part of his Ilis address td res was di directed iii toward what he ho termed the pr eDt of western lands He lie advocated discontinuation I of the present regulations which ho lie said bv L- reason of frequent changes in inland land laws re result in many misunderstandings standings s on the thc part of those thol who are aro making entries and tho the constant trouble I I in final proofs 4 U Nothing 4 should be done saul said I Senator Carey Carcy to obstruct the set settlement settle settle- He ment meat reclamation or use 1150 of the lands Janus in inthe inthe the arid arill or semi arid ll states I favor faor I that class of le legislation and antI administration adminis that would throw the tho fewest barriers in the tho wa way of getting tho the best possible results out of the lands Th The policy S should be he such that it would conserve e all uses of lIf such lands ands whether agricultural or mineral as would st servo set the wants of the millions of who would settle and mako homes in th so states tate before we wc have o reached the tio mi midline Jine of tho the present ecu cen J tory tury |
