Show SAYS UTAH WILL f SUFFER FOR NOT l PROTECTING HER GRAZING LANDS President Hagenbarth of National Wool Growers' Growers Association Tells Convention That Areas Rightfully Belonging to Sheep and Cattlemen Are Being Wasted With Experiments in Dry Farming Where Climatic Conditions Make Success Impossible That Utah and ana tho the West rest faces the tho problem of killing a staple industry to experiment with a new one in throwing every c available acre aero of lan land open pen to dry ry farm fann settlement was outlined by President F. F J. J before the tho first fifty annual convention com o of the tho National Wool Growers' Growers association in inthe inthe inthe the Au Auditorium on Richards street thi this mornin morning According to tho the thor argument r place before dore the wool growers lands arc bein being appropriated for dry ry farming which nr are arc 0 not and never nc will trill bo bc agricultural lands s.- s. Tho result is that homesteaders arc are to meet disappointment ho he said lid and tho the states will be deprived of at hundreds of thousands of acres of of o grazing land for sheep and aDd cattle while hile nothing but di disappointment and destruction Will mil ac ac- crue front from tho the effort fort to brin bring these lands hands under cultivation Experimenting with dry farming and removal romo of ot thou thousands of acres of grazing lands to tho the fobe n Sp spells tho he ruination ion of th the in industry declared speaker air ur argued that tho the lands laDds' of the Western rn states elates should be utilized for the thin thing the the the- theare are best adapted to and used in the tho activity where they will ill produce tho the greater re returns re- re turns t As a rem remedy cd for the he existing conditions Mr suggested that tho the lands bo be scientifically classi fied fled so 80 so that only legitimate agricultural lands would be used for farming lie He said that it should be the dut duty duly of the tho government to determine whether lands aro are better adapted to jo grazing than the they are arc to far farming Jf H lands c can n pro- pro due greater returns from stock raising than tItan from agriculture be ho said baid the they should not be bo open to dry farm entries Likewise ho be felt if a piece of land was better a adapted to farming than graz graz- raz- raz lag ing it should he be used for that purpose lie He pleaded for greater efficiency so M that dry farms would not bo be located in sections where the seasons are co so short that n n a crop can not be bo harvested han once onee in in three years jurs Welcoming Addresses Fully COO O OO delegates representing tho the wool producing sections of tho the United States are in attendance at the con conS Before tomorrow afternoon it itis itis i is expected that the list lit of visiting will delegates bo o ed to nearly 1000 delegates cs T Pile Tho convention in was is-as l opened with th prayer r by bT J. J JE T r S amu 01 a C P Park rk and nd President Vf W k Co int t r ir rca addresses to the tho well growers this morning Declaring Do- Do daring clarinEt that the tho wool growers were the guardians of f the tho emblem of innocence Mayor Park welcomed tho the visitors to Salt Lake Wo We honor the emblem ot of innocence the tho sheep and anti welcome the guardian of the tho emblem emblem sal said tho the mayor mavor lie fIe said Salt Lake Lako City retards regards herself herMIt as the tho nub huh of at the on noel ool industry In the tho West and properly should be bo the center for tor the reason that she has within a n radius of or 50 or miles more resources than an any other locality on earth The Is a producer Ho Tic takes of tho the air all a little and of ot the earth and water and with an nn admixture of brains and good Judgment adds millions yearly eJ to the tho wealth of ot the nation We e hear ht-ar much about the high cost costor of or 1 living living- and among tho the remedies the doctors prescribe Is tho the abolition of or a tariff t on wool But wh why Is It that a Cl suit of oC clothes should cost 35 33 to 60 when there are arc on only four tour or five pounds of wool In it ft It would appear either that wool Is not a vet very r necessary In In lit the tho making up of ot a n suit stilt of clothes s or that perhaps the doctors had dosed the wrong wron patient Raising sheep beep and producing wool are ars not the only things s tr-s tr should do 10 Tho They must produce men who can cun bel bo ho l loaders leaders actors These arts are Indeed parlous parlouR times limes limesand and It Is opportune for some Mo Moses to appear r and loath lead these wool growers out of ot their wilderness The lamentable strife strite In Europe Europa may for a time time- Increase e the tho In our wool market but tho tile conditions are ore un unnatural unnatural unnatural un- un natural and arid tho real problems must bo be met and arid solved permanently We Vo congratulate con you rOlt upon the tho wisdom wisdom wis wis- dom om of or your choice of ot Salt Lake ke City as your headquarters Wo We believe that now Is the time and hero here is the place s where YOU vou may mn- receive that n S. cc-S. rY Inspiration Uon on from our out glorious all valleys 1 and hills and anil that your deliberations will bo ho productive of or far tar reaching r results tend tend- In inc toward to peace and prosperity Those things which wool T growers are aro said paid to like have been provided for your entertainment Or Ordinances 9 anti laws laws have hao been set pet et aside and the freedom of or orthe the whole city put at nt your disposal You have havo anI only to ask to havo have any an- favor gr gran granted ted We welcome you O I your jour wives v-Ives and daughters especially your wives h and rl daughters tt and hope your stay will be beBO beM berio BO rio pleasant that you yon 00 will return turn soon nl again ln arid and ps remain permanently Response by Visitor President Jensen welcomed the dole dele pates gates at s and outlined that the Commercial Comm Commer r. r cial club and antl all its facilities was open to tho the visiting delegates during their entire ro stay The Tho response to the addresses of welcome wet wel come com on behalf of tho association was mado made by P. P G G. G Johnson Johnon of Blackfoot Ida II Wo o appreciate tho the kind spirit ui in which we wo have been welcomed to Salt Lake City said aid he be This is ia a glorious climate The Tho Salt Lake Lako climate ell ell- mate lacks lacka only one ono thi thing It mi mig ht ht have havo a n little moro more of that hot air that is mixed with the California climate climate ci- ci cli cli- I mate b by th the natives t of that state If Califor California ia hind had Utah Utah's a climate t she he would capitalize it for millions of dollar dol tar lar lars Tho address of or President follows iu ill part Declaring that tho wool ool grower had d prospered In spite 6 of and nut not by ren reason on of or th the Underwood tariff 0 of 1913 1911 and nd a number of Important and anti radical rad tuil- ical changes In the tho wool Industry Frank FrankJ J J. J nt pr president of or the National Wool ool Growers Growers' a association delivered d the tho opening address at tho the first fifty annual I convention con this Conc Concerning the tho tariff President Ha- Ha declared that tho the proposition that the tho T OO ool grower 13 la to be bo placed place on ona ona ona a par with the other oilier Industries of the country countr anti receive recd his proportionate amount of direct or Indirect assistance i through either cither a 11 tariff for tor revenue only or 0 ora ora a prot protective tariff i Is an n Idle bile dream Ho Tie said ald that even U e n tho Western representative th tive In congress were wera against tho the wool- wool men efficiency and economy he said euld must save O th tho industry Outlines Factors After Arter outlining tho the changes t at fc 1 occurred In th tho th wool business during th the tho years cars past Mr Jr Hated the factors actors which he said he believed must bo ho considered if It th the th-s Industry were to en en- en dure IIo hIe outlined these factors factora as as' as follows fol fol- lows First ool 1 1 Wool must J learn arn to bereal bereal be he real shepherds Breeding must bu bo properly properly prop prop- erl erly practiced l of products mu must l be bc scientific and tr ti's o marJ marketing of th the Ito same ame must bo be on new and improved 11 lined ne Second There There must be bo better coordination or co-or- between lQ Lo various varius factors In la this the Dy By this I mt moan mean n that our aWl affiliation arid and understanding must b be closer clos- ant an and better belter defined with the tho rail all roads wIth th tho packers with tho the wool dealers and wool manufacturers and it wit nUh ii the tho All of or these Interests must bo bu Imbued with the Idea that the up- up building and nd promotion of ot the wool In hi- hi IB is a Il patriotic duty dub Third Third Legislation both national and aM state Wo We 0 need proper land and leasing laws provision for or fenced areas arcas on ou long Ions leases allowing Improvement of ranges proper bounty laws lawn laws preventing re the tue theu u use e of or Inferior rams ram and enlarged Interest interest inter Inter- est t in tho the Industry on the part of or state agricultural colleges and ond the tho department of ot agriculture Fourth Fourth Feeding l Feeding and care caro of ot flocks flock the elimination of or unfit an animals f main from OU our he herds ds proper prope cross CroM breeding the tho shipment ship ship- ment of Ja jat stuff only to market and th the of ot seeders feeders at house home 10 Fifth Org Organization The fc L lean lear to support hi t state and l lo o He lIe should aup t. t r tho or of the tha Industry especially the tho National i Wool Grower anI and the National National Na Na- Wool Warehouse company compan Lamb sale i and stock shows should b be aged Tho speaker then began bes-an to enlarge upon the discussion of or those these factors He talked o about bout the system declaring that some of or it could bo be profitably adopted In this country while other other- phases phases' a o oIt It Jt TV ere un d d 3 to American methods method aHo a- a Ho 3 J. 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Cosgriff pr president of or the Continental National bank fur for his estl Investigation in lii this Mr Ir Hagenbarth expressed appreciation of the fact that during tho the past year ear tho have received recel more consideration tion and aud benefit from tho the railroads than at any n time tira during the tho past twenty five year yeul EUlI H He Hc ald t t main maIe abuses nul and inconvenience in shipping bad been rem rem- Attacks Dry Fanning Farming The S speaker eaker then made a bitter attack upon a n bill pending before congress 1 proposing proposing pro pro- posing to permit t ten acre acre n-acre entries on na national rim rim- forests for tho the purpose of ot rummer runt rum mer met homes What hat proposition from a grazing standpoint could be more ridiculous than this ho asked With Wah ten acre homesteads homesteads homesteads home home- scattered over the grazing grazing- area of ot ofa ofa ota a forest how in tho the name of ot common commonsense commonsense sense senS Is tho the wool grower TO or th the cattle man manto manto to maintain his flocks locks or h herds Wo might as 09 asell well ell paw pas I a law and be bo done dona with ah a it ft reading as us follows It Il shall hereafter bo bG unlawful to graze any cattle or sheep on tho tue national nal forests as os the they are reserved for tor the purI-o purI e of affording summer outings out out- fn lags ings to the tho Idle Idl rich A commission should be appointed which will wUl make mako a a. proper classification of ot all ali unoccupied government o-emment Gon domain Gomain This Thin area should be he se segregated rc ted into sections I most suitable able for rOT grazing and most niost suitable suit suit- able ablo for tel agriculture as sections so 60 d as being for the greatest good soot to tho the greatest number for grazing purposes pur per poses should bo be strictly set pet aside for tor grazing gras graz In ing and no entries allowed thereon therlOn Suitable long lory time leases should then bo ho granted to stock tock growers ers whereon It sl oud not only bo be opt optional I but compulsory Sony sory that he properly develop and use Ue the Ue same sam by tho the building of fences fence and construction construction con eon of reservoirs and arid ditches and such sueh other improvements 1 as are arc necessary to lull fully develop elop and arid protect th tho grazing areLl area in lii question Win Will Become V Waste te Today in th the t wo we have hare un OU ous areas of or summer range in tho the mountains mountains mountains' moun moun- and winter range ranso on the tho desert anI and low lying foothills Unless proper lambIng lambing lamb lamb- Ing range in tho the spring time tinto and arid suitable fall i-an i ranlo o Is III provided for tor live stock these theBo mountain and desert areas arcas will In time become waste places Unfortunately mon many of ot the ranges suitable for tor lambing lambing- or CAttle cat cam tIc tle grazing an and for tor or fall grazing for tor both cattle and sheep are aro partially adapted to agriculture and are aro becoming becoming- the abiding place of what is known knots as the dry lanai fann er or Many of ot the these o ands lands are unquestionably v more adapted to live 11 stock than tho they thoy are arc are areto to farming They Ho lie In frost rost belts where crops are only certain one year ear out of ot three and where tho CIte are too short for or legitimate farming farming- Ten homesteaders scattered d over Ocr one of ot the these c or areas as with their dogs and other impedimenta menta Ith with nn on investment a at t a a maximum of 1000 each will drive ot oft cattle anI and Sheer n aggregating an int Investment In of ot twenty twenty t ty t times as much antI and of much greater value alue un und and necessity to the community On the tile other othor hand lien areas areat that are aro more suitable for legitimate to farming than lo lothe for tOI the grazing of Ih stock should b bo unhesitatingly un un- un- un hesitatingly op opened nl d to settlement The Tue practice of or allowing homesteader on forc forest t reserves IJ by tho the samo tok token should bo be prohibited ll If Ie the tho rule The greatest good tn to the greatest number b h J j strictly enforced in tho the application of or our land po policy II C then this thiN question will lit literally lit lit- emily soh Itself after aeter proper r lieu I 18 is made malle Concerning meat supply tho the speaker 61 mid Enid hI There line has bc been n considerable economic discussion llon throughout hout the tho country countr be bewail RHIn RH In ing tho th decreasing meat ment supply in tin face taco of this Hils situation wh why should not th the th powers beset to the task tuk of Increasing InClE the of or this Important commodity ommo lt by ly affording consistent tent e en encouragement encouragement en- en n- n to tho the further development of cattle und slid sheep growing Such WoUld Increase the supply ply and should lower prices At the tho present rate consumption must decrease Or pr prices rth JO go Continued on page pago 11 SAYS UTAH WILL Continued from page ale 1 I. hi hl hith eh h It I Is an economic question queston worthy the best beat bet attention of or the entire country count The Tho need nee of a federal federl bounty law was waa wal pointed out as follows Another law thai tha Is i badly needed Is the bounty law There are arc about acres acre of ot land In twelve Western states ettes i withdrawn from entry In one form torm or an an- other On these thee lands lads Is 1 the tho breeding ground of or wild ld predatory animals Su Such h lands are ae |