Show iW AK DEFINES DEFINE i ATTITUDE En 1 ON D l m I ni nim u g GUI GRAZING GR lING FEES Interior Secretary Asks W Secretary to Bring Question to Convention Convention Convention Con Con- of Growers S. S F. F Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work under date of January 9 has written a letter to F. F R. R Marshall Marshall Marshan Mar Mar- shall shan secretary of the National ers ers' association with a request that Mr Marshall bring the communication to the attention of the annual convention of the ers to too be held In San Fra Francisco cisco January 21 22 and 23 The letter constitutes a statement statement statement state state- ment of the interior departments department's attitude with reference to bills now before the public lands committees of the house and senate Renat at Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington ton which deal with the control control control con con- of grazing lands There are according to Secretary Work Worle a total o of acres of such lands ands in the United States 0 Of this area 29 acres are In Utah acres in Nevada acres In California and the remainder in sundry other states One of the bills now before be- be foro fore the hou house houe e and senate enate committees committees com com- mitt es at the capital provides for making the forest service oe su supreme supreme supreme su- su preme preme over these lands while another another another an an- other would place them under the control of the secretary of the interior in In- In Dr Work assumes the position that stockmen grazing sheep or cattle on public lands should be charged only enough to cover ex expenses expenses ex- ex whereas stockmen men allege the forest service has more than doubled grazing charges since 1905 op on land under its control |