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Show Well 1f7ell , Well ! ! The Day of oj Old Time TimeCowpuncher TimeCowpuncher TimeCowpuncher Cowpuncher is Over , Says Ickes ekes Iekes I By Fred Bailey BaileyUnited BaileyUnited United Press Staff CorrespondentWashington Correspondent Washington Feb 8 - ( U UP P ) - : Secretary of Interior Harold L LIckes LIckes ! Ickes sang the "swan swan " song to < iay today iayfor todayfor todayfor for the picturesque cowboys who whoride whoride whoride ride the western range for Uncle UncleSam UncleSam UncleSam Sam SamAutomobiles Automobiles he announced will willreplace willreplace willreplace replace horses as the range flders riders fldersmounts ridersmounts ndersmounts mounts this spring sprmg His H15 announce announce- announcement announcement announcement - ment put it this wayWhen wayWhen way wayWhen When the federal range riders ridersswml ridersswing ridersswing swml swing , } ) into action this trus spring sprmg thepatter the thepatter thepatter patter of horses feet w will l be supplemented supplemented sup- sup supplemented - | plemented by the putter of motorcars motorcars motor motorcars " cars The chaps the spurs the ban bandanna bandanna bandanna danna and the wide sombrero-ac sombrero ac sombreroacc sombrero - - accxitrements c ) > utrements of the CO cowboys " bo } s famedin famedm famed famedm m song and storY-\\l11 storY l11 story-will will story - \ will be laid laidaway laidaway laidaway away among the moth balls relicsof relics relicsof relicsof of a by gone dayThe dayThe day dayThe The cowboy as he was knownwhen knownwhen knownwhen when cowmen were ' " ere building thewest thewest the west \ est soon may join jom the Indianscout Indian Indianscout Indianscout scout of Kit Carson Carsons s day in 111 history his hisI history history tory About the only oniy places plaees left rum him rumno himno himno\ himno himnoIn I no \ t \ In 1n ' this typical attire are the thedude thedude thedude dude ranches and Hollywood movIe movIelots movielots movielots lots lotsIn In motorizing his rus CO cow " hands handsIckes handsIckes handsIckes Ickes will Wlll be following followmg the example exampleset exampleset exampleset set by modern cattle rustlersho rustlers \\ho ho who whohate \ whoha\e whoha e \ hohae ha\e ha e hate \ turned to trucks and automo automobUes automobiles automobiles bUes biles to raid ranchers herds andspeed and andspeed andspeed speed stolen cattle to marketIncreased marketIncreased market Increased economy in patroling patrolingand patrolingand patrolmgand and surveYingIde surveying \ wide \\Ide Ide areas someith some \\ith ith with withroads \ withroads ithI ithroads roads and some without wlthout will wl1 ! be at attained attanned attained tained tanned by providing proVldmg the range rlder rider rlderwith riderwith riderwith I with gas burning instead mstead of haYJ hay- hay haYJburning hayburning hay hayburning - ' burning transportation Ickes saidThe saidThe said saidThe The horse however will wll ! not notcompletely notcompletely notcompletely completely pass out of the picture pictureIckes pictureIckes pictureIckes Ickes conceded there are places ahorse a ahorse ahorse horse can go " where "here here an automobilecant automobile automobilecan automobilecant automobilecantSo can cant t cantSo tSo So he said When the rangerider range rangender rangerider I rangeI nder rider hits the trail this spring sprmg in inhIS inhis inhis hIS automobile his favorite favonte horsewill horse horseI horse11 horsewill I , will , \11 11 ' \ enjoy the scenery from atrailer a | trailer traUer trailerWhen traUerWhen When the ranger has driven hisautomobile his hisautomobile hisautomobile automobile to the end of the road roadhe roadhe roadhe he he111 \ will \\111 111 mount his horse Mrse remorse to push on onmto oninto oninto mto into the badlands This Ickes saidwill said saidwill saidwill will Insure greater efficiency efflciency in the thendlng theriding thending ndlng riding of 120000 120000000 000 acres of federal fed federa federal , era eral ! range land upon when whch 9000 9 000T 000 T , T000 ,000 000 , cattle sheep sheep-horses sheep horses sheep . - horses and goats goatsgraze goatsgraze goatsgraze graze grazeThe The range riders nders are the G GMen GMen GMen Men of the great open spacesThey spaces spacesThey spacesThey They supervise brandings brandmgs are pre present present present sent to settle disputes and hunt huntdown huntdown huntdown down rustlers Many of them are areold areold areold huntI old cowpunchers I |