Show New Fees Opposed by Stockmen I Unalterable opposition to a plan of the public c domain domain domain do do- main lying within the national forests for for- ests was voiced in a resolution by at the conclusion of a meeting with forest supervisors to consider appraisals for grazing lands landson on forest lands in Salt Lase According to o the plan of the department department de de- I of agriculture in 1 1925 25 the basis of charging fees for Cor grazing will change from rom a flat fiat rate to a valuation valuation tion plan based on value of comparable comparable com com- parable private grazing lands It Is understood that the aggregate revenue revenue revenue rev rev- will be somewhat higher and according to the schedule drawn up by the the- forest supervisors in this state the general average will be a little In excess of t per cent of the present flat fiat fees C. C E. E Rachford federal grazing Inspector Washington D. D C. C pointed out that the stockmen might use the data as compiled by the forest officers officers officers of of- consider it and file their recommendations recommendations recommendations rec rec- with the department of agriculture if they so desired W. W D. D Candland offered the resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution of the stockmen which was J unanimously approves approved voicing op opposition opposition opposition op- op position to the plan J J. J M. M McFarland of the Horse and Cattle Growers' Growers association said I admit your figures are conservative and not too high but isn't it in th the interest of the government to foster an industry that is trying tring to live It t is indicated thai that the the stockmen will appoint one general committee to include both cattle and sheep interests interests interests in in- and to embrace the state as as- Consideration will be bo given to the change at the annual meeting of the Utah State W association on Ja Januar Januar Janu Janu- lU ar 21 1924 and 1924 and the cattle association association tion in April Following are re the stockmen's stockmen s resolutions resolutions resolutions reso reso- That we are unalterably opposed to the plan of of- commercializing the public domain lying within the na- na I I I forest That it is Is unjust to to those who are I struggling ng to keep alive the livestock ind industry stry which is so essential to the permanence of agriculture in any country That it is un-American un in principle pIe Pe and contrary to the long iong policy of our government That it is unnecessary to make profit out of I the necessity of the frontiersmen That the present fees are more than ample to cover the cost of administering administering ad ad- ministering grazing on the national forests and fo for making king improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments and I That the users or of r the grazing on onI the national forests are now paying fees sufficient for those thos' p purposes and in addition partly to maintain s the schools The i Indicated A commercial value ao as compared to D private land charges Aon A on the various arious forests as compiled by supervisors and presented at at the them meeting m eting follow follo I Cattle La Salle South Salle-South South division Camp Jackson division north division Ashley North Ashley North division I south division lon 22 Dixie Dixie Dixie-Dixie Dixie division east east- eastside side 31 c west side Sevier Sevier-Sevier Sevier Sevier division east side west side MantI West Mantl-West West side east side Fillmore Twelve Fillmore Twelve units average Fish Lake Twelve Lake Twelve average I P Powell Park well Park valley division north slope east and south slopes East ast fork and pines nines districts 3 and 5 and Proctor Proctor canyon District Uintah District 6 2810 main division district ct 1 d districts districts dis dis- s- s 7 8 9 and 10 30 Wasatch West Wasatch-West West division 2 Gc cent central J east I j r Sheep I La South Sal Sal South 1 South division 4 Gc I Ashley Ashley D Dixie Dixie Sevier Sevier f dh division is o east ast side 7 west side ft J c cl l Manti Monti 1 f Fillmore District i District t. t 5 5 r remainder remain remain- ain der K i I. I bL L J a J. J t i f Fish j L Lino Lana O Dl t f 1 7 and nd 9 districts district's ts'S 8 and and 10 10 So Sc P Powell Powell owell-Powell ell Powen Powell divi division i Ii northside north I sille side 11 r south souti R- R side 1 7 Sevier vier divi division ion 7 t Uintah Central Uintah-Central Central division ion east division i 1 t d n |