Show Woo growers Wo rowers Hold Annual Meet Saturday 1 President B H Reports Many Improve Improve- Improvements Improvements ments Made in Public Domain Through Federal Projects Reservoir and Roads Constructed At the opening session cession of ot the Ashley Wool growe rs annual con con- convention convention con convention held at Vernal Saturday President B H II In his annual report said that five res- res reservoir reservoirs res reservoirs had been constructed on the public domain and several roads and trails built through govern govern- government government government ment cooperation and work done don donby by the Vernal CCO campA campA camp campA A number of interesting talks a ere ere given at the tho mornIng and nd af- af afternoon afternoon af afternoon sessions of or the convention which was 1 concluded with a banquet ban ban- banquet ban banquet at the Commercial Hotel in inthe Inthe Inthe the evening James A Hooper secretary of or the State assocIation Charles supervisor sup sup- supervisor sup of 01 the Uinta National For For- Forest For Forest est mt Scott R n Zimmerman Leader of Biological Survey and Austin Nelson director of trapping ere a ere special guests guest and speakers pe ker kerat at the sC sessions At the morning session resident gave his annual report after which an election of direct direct- directors directors directors ors was as held with Joseph P Hack Hack- Hacking Hacking ing W N Press Preas Adair and H II C 0 Jolly being belne selected Tile The over over hold directors are Mr String String- String ham ham ham H II E Davis and Ashley Ben Ben- BennIon Bennion Ben nion nIon The mating was waa conducted by II U E Davis vice president t H HW W Colton secretary and treasurer made a very fiery ery fine financial report A talk on soil soU conservation was given by Russel Keetch county agent Lamb Marketing was the subject of or a a talk by J CUve Clive Da- Da Dais DaIs vis Da-vis is Is Predatory Animals was dis- dis dis discussed cussed by Adair Wool Marketing and the Buck Pasture tura by It H E Davis and Strays by J JP p Hackin Hacking Mr Hooper was wa the speaker In the afternoon sessIon cession talks sere ere given givin by John Willis govern govern- government government government ment trapper Austin Nelson Scott Zimmerman W N Preas Press on Public Pub Pub- Pub Public Taylor Tay-lor 11 lic Domain J A A Cheney on Tay- Tay lor Grazing James Orr superintendent superintendent superintendent of the Vernal Ve CCO Camp Campon Campon Campon on range Improvement program John V Bollwinkel engineer of the Vernal Camp on ors grazing N NJ J Meagher on the forest orest service Charles DeMoisy on grazing in the forest A L Taylor supervisor or of Ashley National ForC Forest t on graz- graz graz ing grazing problems In hr the Ashley Forest Mr Hooper gave an Interesting talk at th the conclusion of the meeting At the banquet In the th evening Adair was as toastmaster and anda anda a splendid program enjoyed by the ther th wool growers and their partners Mr pointed out in his report that a year ago xgo the th as- as association as asked that the toll taU bridge across White River between Ver- Ver Vernal Vernal Ver Vernal nal and Watson be over to Continued on page five I HOLD nOLD AN- AN ANNUAL AN ANNUAL NUAL MEET SATURDAY J Continued from page pace o one the county The bridge was as as later taken over by the county and re- re reI re resulted resulted I In great sr t savings to stock stock- stockmen stockmen men Other accomplishments of the or- or organization organization or organization were referred to by the president Red Wash re reservoir was as damaged by floods during the past sear ear and through efforts of the associations repairs were sere ere made by bythe bythe bythe the camp A well sell ell was v as drilled In Coyote Co otc ote Basin and a windmill installed to provide culinary cater ater I n were constructed at Burns Bench Twists I Blue Moun Moun- Mountain Mountain Mountain tain Dead Man Bench Kennedy Flat and Twin Butte he said The Thelast Thelast last two are In process of or construction construction tion A well was drilled at TrailCreek Trail TrailCreek Greek Creek roads built to Diamond I Mountain Powder Wash Walker Hollow a corral orral constructed at ati i Jensen and snow cleared from n miles les of roads Mr said the association association sponsored an Eat More Lamb Week campaign took charge of the Buck Pasture placed a float in Inthe the he Rodeo parade secured an ad- ad ad addition of eight trappers spon spon- sponsored sponsored sponsored the pulling of strays and the Green sheep and per per- permit per permit mit nut to relieve relle crowded conditions err the forest They also secured the of a 11 separating cor corral cor- cor corral corral ral at Hicks Park on the Ashle Ashley Forest remodeled the counting corral Ironed out difficulties with the forest service on the Baldy mountain trail secured in drouth relief funds for drilling of wells ells and were the first to protest the removal remo of ot the Ashley ey For For-e For For- Forest est t officer and appeal for an n ad- ad addition addition ad addition to the Vernal federal build build- building building building ing The association sponsored a bill which Is now before the state leg leg- legislature legislature leg legislature to prohibit the pulling of ot Wool ool on oa tb the range Mr in his talk said that I 1362 prada predatory tory animals had been trapped by Mr Willis during the past season From August to ember No Mr Willis trapped coyotes said Mr The trappers have also alao accounted for predators tors during the past season said the er erI I Range land and ranch prop prop- property property property erty through taxation support our schools and government institutions institutions Institutions said Mr Press Preas and should be gh given en consideration in the de- de deI determining de determining of commensurability I above that of water holes In the winter of 1935 36 there were licensed licen Cd In Utah District No 8 sheep cattle and 1700 horses said Mr Cheney The stock licensed for 1936 1836 were decreased about 23 per cent In Insetting Insetting Insetting setting the carrying capacity of the public domain your sour our board has attempted to give proper weight to drought conditions that have prevailed during the past fl use e years and they feel that the drouth has been a bigger factor In the range depletion than stock over overstocking ing he said eaid |