Show PERMANENT ASi FORMED INCLUDING catale SHEEP AND HOUSE AND FARMERS an organization of the livestock growers and farmers of grand county was effected monday evening at a meeting held in the county court house officers were elected and steps taken to make the organization a permanent one the name of the organization is the grand county stock growers association the following officers and directors for the ensuing year were elected bert allred president george 0 patterson vice president W R mcconkie secretary y don taylor treasurer and john E pace additional director bert allred W D hammond and J E snyder were elected as delegates to attend the convention now in session at salt lak city for the purpose of discussing the question of government control of the public domain delegates from fourteen western states are attending the conference the control of the public domain is a matter that vitally affects the livestock interests of grand county as most of this county is comprised of pubic lands which is used for the grazing of hv estock it s believed that the next congress will enact legislation to control the nse of the public domain probably in a way similar to the administration of national forest lands most of the stockmen stoc kmen of grand county are of the opinion that some sort of range control must be bad to protect this great resource of late years transient stock have come into grand county in great hordes ing ut the range and crowding out the resident stockmen stoc kmen whose taxes institutions the en of legislation by congress it is believed will prohibit the overcrowding of ranges and prevent the complete destruction of grasses and vegetation th grand county stock growers association solicits the membership of every cattle sheep and horse grower of grand county and every farmer the association by maintaining an active and permanent organization will be able to accomplish things to improve the stock industry among other things the association will be able to cooperate with the forest service in the con of range and forest resources through the association which it is hoped will number all of the stock interests county the forest service will be able to take up collectively with the stockmen stoc kmen questions of policy and range administration in which all are vitally interested the board of directors will com the executive board which will have authority to act on behalf of the association |