Show Grazing Permit P Petitions Must Be BeI I Filed January 15 Petitions for annual grazing permits permits per per- mits suits must be filed tiled in the federal building office of ot the Wasatch forest forest forest for for- est reserve by stock raisers on or before Core January 15 IS 1921 according to a statement issued today E. E T Meredith secretary of agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture says in a news letter re received received received re- re by Dana Parkinson of ot the Wasatch forest reserve reserve office that grazing at present is the principal source of ot money returned to the government from the national for foi- ests eats Since 1915 the secretary aay ays in his report submitted to the president of oJ the United States the grazing fees tees have been doubled with the view of ot making them cOmmensurate commensurate com corn with current rental rates for neighboring private lands of the same character When the existing rates were established the users of the range understood they would remain in effect for tor five fhe years and many of ot the grazing permits were issued for that period The value of ot the grazing grazing graz graz- ing privilege on many ranges subsequently subsequently subsequently sub sub- advanced and a considerable considerable consid consid- erable enable sentiment developed in fa favor favor fa- fa vor von of an Immediate further In Increase Increase increase In- In crease in fees tees Tha Tho good faith of ot the government government government govern govern- ment would be impaired by such sucha a course Secretary Meredith says and to advance the fees tees at the present time would add seriously to the situation which confronts the national forest livestock Industry industry indus Indus- try because of changing market conditions Before Detore any new scale Is determined determined determined deter deter- mined upon and adopted an op opportunity op- op will be given to local as associations associations associations as- as of forest range users to submit data regarding the fairness fairness fairness fair fair- ness of ot the proposed charges which they may desire t to td present l-Ir l Parkinson says |