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Show Figures in Parley on Range Proposals V;':. EXPLAIN PROPOSED CHANGES IN GRAZING PRACTICE . A. D. Molohon, left; G. M. Kerr, A. D. Ryan. STOCKMEN RAP GRAZING RULES IN TAYLOR ACT Rift Threatened as Federal Officials Explain Law A hint of sparks that may fly and csuie an open rift txlwun livtatork man and federal grazing offlclala was seen Monday during morning aeaalona of a maaltng la th New-houaa New-houaa hotel for purpose of rtviaing rulea of ranga pr art lea undar tha Taylor grating act. As liveatock man convened undar chairmanship of T. A. Waltara, first aaiaUnt aacratary of tha Interior, dissatisfaction with existing and propoaad rulea waa expressed by peakera from tha floor, who declared de-clared they would be "ruined" by jome of the proposed change. Defenae of aome propoaad changea came from other liveatock men who took tha floor, and ob-aerTera ob-aerTera aaid that the threat of rift may aimmer down to a battle between be-tween big and little liveatock own-era own-era and may not become a breach aolely between federal grazing officiate of-ficiate and liveatock men. Point at laaiM Focal point of Monday mornlng'a diacuaaion, which excited remark! from the floor, aeemed to be the queatlon of what ahould determine grating right location, investment, water rlghte, prior uae, or other fac-tora. fac-tora. S. M. Jorgenaen. prealdent of the Woolgrower' association, attacked a rule. under which persons already located on lands have preference over livestock men who trail their herds from distant areas. Whereas, W. B. Mathla. St. George, a rancher, aaid he conaidered the purpose of the act waa to protect locators against the large "trailers." who asaertedly overgrate the range. Those two viewpoints aummed up expressions of opinions during the morning. Conservation I'rged Mr. Walters opened the meeting with a vigorous plea for a lbng-range lbng-range conservation program and told listener!. "We not only want a better place for sheep, cattle, goata and horses to live, but a better place for our kidleta." In pleading for a conaervation program that will benefit the next generation. Mr. Jorgenaon alluded to a previous pre-vious speech by Congressman Abe Murdork, who during an interchange inter-change of remarks and a speech in which he praised F. R. Carpenter, said the federal grating director had hypnotized him with hia eloquence. elo-quence. Mr. Jorgensen declared. "I'm not hypnotized." and was followed by N. H. Anderson, Salt Lake City woolgrower, who sprang to his feet and aaid he expected to be ruined by proposed and existing grating rule. Opinions Differ Mr. Mathla. on the other hand, thought rulea that protected original locators were the only salvation of small livestock men, who. he claimed, are being driven off the range by the large owners. Senator Elbert D. Thomas, another an-other apeaker, aaid he knew nothing noth-ing of the liveatock business, but was prepared to take the livestock men's viewpoint before the proper authorities. F. R. Carpenter, federal director of grazing, aprnt nearly an hour with charts explaining the proposed rules changes. As models he used Colorado grating district No. 6, where feed rights determine grating grat-ing rights, and New Mexico district No. 8. where water rights determine grazing rights. am i i turn hi j L " rf " "V j v. r-V f 11 aaaaaaaasjaasfiwea. "jm W in in a) I GIVE GOVERNMENT VIEWPOINT f. R. Carpenter, left; T, A. Walter! |