| Show OF VITAL INTEREST TO FARMERS AND resolutions of mass convention of wool gio MIS of the manti national forest held at nov ZO to the hon A W jensen super visor manti forest tn clyde W leavitt D st forester and the hon forester of the united stites S rs the follow ng circular of sep 30 1909 advises us that a re of 20 dicent is proposed by the forest service on our flocks n 1910 ind we broat emphatically against any reductions for th following leagons I 1 1 there is ruffic ent f ed if properly oro perly atil zed to ro perly support the present t the fie eral opinion is that the forest is not avei stocked numerous instances to b furnished by th cha r man of this if desired that the reserve was not over fed ard the to ks never came from the summer ra ge in better condition than they did this season 2 the r in area of the forest cited in the cincu ar as a pretext tor the proposed reduction is composed largely of landa that wen not hereto tore grazed by sheep 3 the range under the present allot manthas steadily improved and its capacity has not been d mini shed during the current yeal the allotments are already so low thit it is ai ajai dional elc ise aej burden to caie for the flocks tha otherwise would ba the case a farther r duct on would b de tive to the industry 4 large areas that have been ass agn el to cattle are not b ng utilize J and the catti are allowed to roam at will grazing of and tramping down the feed 11 advance of the cheep if cattle were properly confined to their own range it would naturally aej to the forage for sheep and pro note a more friendly feeling between the two conflicting interests furthermore we believe that there are now sections of lange set aside for ca tie and not utilia ed that could well be used for sheep grazing without injury to the water shed or interests 5 As to the statement that a senti ment is formed for the protection of watersheds in sanpete and emery counties we charge the local office with fostering the pre udice against the sheep industry and we favor the pro tec of ajr int r ata and families depend upon the we are as resinous de 01 conserving them as any class of citizens and we most earnestly protect against the efforts the local dorest service to array tho farmers who have cattle against the farm who have shep thus enc ing an internal int ernil a d un alece gaary between neighbor the ch arg that sheep destroy tation thereby di finishing mini shing preci citation and ruining the water setd is disapproved by the fact that this year has b n one ot anore ced anted prec p cat on and devastate deva stati g floods 6 we regard ahe so ca led protective limit annale and a delusion ard we urgently r quest thit t be abol beed the permits to the users of forest have been catel from year to year and ought not to be adjusted and i detate finally we request that in th s lection of rangers for acts in the hand ng tp shall be one of the qualifications required following aa the conclusions in the able reply of sap rv sor A W jensen to the R polut adapt d b ti t i wool growers convention h id at utah november 20 ono the protective 1 mit r for a privileges i th multi N forest should b reduced to head and a reduction of 20 percent on camb rs above head should be made for 1910 the protective 1 mit for cattle and hoi sea sh auld re nain at 50 ha th maximum r 14 for she p and head for cattle is ampro ed eve ci izen m each a d evry city to or vill ge located on or by a of water at the mouth of a canyon whose water shed is within the manti national forest has an interest in the water shed for the f of preserving health protecting property and maintain ng the general welfare of the community afar these ends have been met every for stock 13 interested for renewal n the prote tive numbers and within the mix ireum numbers if all the facts and regulations such action new appi cants for permits to graze sto k cattle and horses ranged in con lection with the agricultural lands of the bona fide home bu ider should have i preference when in competition with nomadic stock very respectfully A W JENSEN sui elisor manti rational hat ional forest j mr and mrs F 0 richardson of pacific grove california arrived at orangeville Orang eville friday of last week for a visit with mrs richardson Richa idson s parents mr at d mrs A tuttle and with her brothers binl sisters and other relatives they had a b g dinner for them satur day evening at wh ch all the good things of the land were served and a number of friends feasted |
