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Show T "'t yyyyy-yyyy-y 2B yy-y-- The Salt Lake Tnbupe - f yf'f yy-yy- Sunday, July y y w 'w'w ..f&r yyk ,. i 15. 19H4 Guiding Force Behind Utahs Grazing Industry 50 Years Old By Eric McMullin Tribune Agriculture Writer After 50 years, the Taylor Grazing Act remains the guiding force behind ! management of Utahs $150 million ; cattle industry and $20 million sneep industry. The act revolutionized the live-- I stock industry in the West when it ; was passH on June 28, 1934. For the first time, tht federal government became an active partner in deter- mining the number of animals to graze, the number of days ; they would be allowed on public lands and which soil and water pro- jects would be approved. Its stated objectives are to pre- serve rangeland and maintain ranch-- 1 ing as a viable industry two things upon which many Utah ranchers and economies in the , many small-towI state for survival. depend Want Act Retained ' And while ranchers and environ-- , on mentalists disagree heatedly the politics of implementing its pro- -' visions, neither wants to see the Tay-- I lor Grazing Act rescinded as it pro-- . vides an effective forum in which to debate public land uses. ! n Federal lands comprise 66 percent of the state's acreage and about 50 percent of the land used in Utah for ranching While few urban people know of it, the Taylor Grazing Act affects them in several ways, said Frank Snell, district manager of the Bureau of Land Management. The act affects Salt Lake City because it maintains recreation opportunities on public lands, it reduces erosion and it keeps ranching a viable, industry, a benefit to the states economy, he said. The majority of the benefits, though, accrue to ranchers. For them, the act keeps rangeland in usable condition and put in writing the federal governments intention of stabilizing a viable ranching industry. Mandates Preservation Also, federal law now mandates preservation of the multiple use concept in public lands, a concept opposed by ranchers as little as 10 years ago but now held dear in the face of environmental challenges. For environmentalists, the act, combined with provisions of the 1976 Federal Lands Policy and Management Act, mandates environmental g impact studies, provides funds for the revitalization of wildlife populations and prevents local governments from interfering with federal land uses. Before the Taylor Grazing Act, ranchers essentially were free to run as many animals as they wanted as long as they wanted virtually wherever they wanted. The inevitable result was overgrazing, said Bureau of Land Management spokesman Dick Ward. Economics tells us that when a number of people share a common resource, an individuals advantage is increased by using as much of it as he can as quickly as he can, said Mr. Ward. By the 1920s, overgrazing and a lack of long-tergoals had created sparse forage and dust bowl conditions over much of the West, said Mr. Snell. The act was passed in 1934, but it was not a Great Depression relief bill, he said. It was a Western bill sponsored by Colorado Representative Ed Taylor that had been debated for 20 years or so amid acrimonious debates that officials say dwarf the controversies that prevail when public land use is discussed today. Zoning May Be Controlled Ogden Opens Parade to Candidates To Preserve Historic Find Special to The Tribune A possible change RICHFIELD in zoning along highways in Sevier County is being considered by the County Commission, mainly in an effort to protect recent archaeological finds in Clear Creek Canyon from commercial development along In- terstate 70. Meeting with the commissioners, Allen Fawcett, planner for the Six County Commissioners Organization, said that his office, along with archaeologists working in the canyon and many concerned citizens, is concerned that development along the highway will pose problems, especially because of the sensitivity of rock art in the scenic canyon. Mr. Fawcett said one solution is to allow controlled development in the vicinity of highway interchanges. That way, those interested in business developments can do so as part of the highway system. Major construction of the final phases of Interstate 70 is under way. Commissioners agreed that some kind of restrictions should be made. Commissioner Elmer Collings said the rbck art should be available to the public but that it shouldnt be too accessible. This would reduce the possibilities of destruction, he said. OGDEN (AP) The City Council has voted 2 to open the July 24 Pioneer Days parade to political candig dates, revising a policy of the celebration committee. 3-- The councils decision came after A. Stephen Dirks, representing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kem Gardner and county Democratic Party Chairman John Kane, protested the exclusion of candidates. former Mayor The recent archaeology find includes 80 separate Fremont Indian dwellings, the largest find ever of its kind. $15,000 Damage Officials Probing House Fire Special to The Tribune WEST VALLEY CITY -- Arson investigators were looking for the cause of a fire Saturday that caused $15,000 damage to a West Valley City home. " No one was injured. When West Valley City firemen ar- rived at 1334 W. Parkway, four minutes after the fire was reported at 7:23 a.m. Saturday, flames were com- ing out of the windows and doors, Lt. Nick Kingery said. Seventeen West Valley City firemen backed by five Salt Lake City firefighters had the blaze under control in four minutes, Lt. Kingery said. Jacob Aragon was renting the home from Larry Cox of Manhattan, Kan., Lt. Kingery said. They said the ruling discriminates against some candidates, while giving others an advantage. Councilman Clifford Goff said the council should not change the rules a week ahead of time, when the committee has been working on it for a year. The committee, he told council members, had discussed allowing candidates to participate and we were overwhelmingly opposed to it. No one should be out there selling themselves, Goff said. Councilwoman Gaye Littleton disagreed, saying the city is telling those people running they arent worthy. Its extremely unequal We realize those incumbents aren't riding as office holders, but they are riding as candidates. People think the debate over the Utah Wilderness Bill was hot, said Mr. Snell. They should have seen it back then. Because it effected huge reductions in the number of animals allowed on public lands, the act was not received well by ranchers even though many saw the need to stop the deterioration of rangelands. Implementation of the act proceeded, though, and presently range-lan- d had rejuvenated itself to the point that periodic increases in animal numbers could be made. In 1976, Congress passed the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, which largely superseded the Taylor Grazing Act by putting more of an environmental emphasis imo public land use. Multiple Use Concept For years, Mr. SnellacknoWieagea, the BLM, and its forerunner, the U. S. Grazing Service, was in the ranchers back pockets because of its mandate to maintain grazing as a viable industry. And while many environmentalists maintain that that is still the case, several decisions within the past decade have convinced many ranchers otherwise. Mr Snell says neithf is now true The multiple use concept states that public lands will be used for a balance of uses. That balance is achieved over a large area and smaller areas can be unbalanced Thats why we can allow wilderness in some areas, oil rigs in other areas and ranching in other areas. Its where that balance lies that creates arguments. Jim Catlin, conservation chairman for the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club, said, While grazing is an and beneficial industry, the political clout enjoyed by ranchers far exceeds their benefits and compromises other users of public lands. Ranchers respond that many of the environmentalists fears prove unfounded, many are based on inaccurate information and that ranchers are some of the best environmentalists in the country. What they mean, said Mr. Catlin, is that in their specific areas for brief periods of time, the forage increases. Theyre not looking at the whole picture and theyre not taking vision. a long-terTom Roberts, BLM program spe- - Hospitals Treat Coronary With Drug Special to The Tribune OGDEN Ronald Miller wasn't sure he was having a heart attack, but the grip around his chest was intense, his throat felt congested and he was nauseated. He drove home in 15 or 20 minutes, where his wife Shirley phoned St. Benedicts Hospitals emergency room. After being treated by the paramedics, Mr. Miller recalls being taken directly to the hospitals coronary care unit where doctors explained a new experimental treatment and the possible risks it involved. The man received peripheral streptokinase, a new heart attack treatment now available at St. Benedicts and McKay-De- e hospitals as part of a nationwide experiment. A main factor that made Mr. Miller a candidate for treatment was the short time that elapsed from onset of pain to hospital arrival which was 16 hours. The treatment, still in the experimental stage under FDA approval, involves dissolving blood clots in the coronary arteries with streptokinase. The drug is administered through a vein in the arm or leg, rather than by catheter to the heart. Getting the patient to the hospital quickly is of prime importance, said Dr. Floyd W. Seager, internist and chief investigator of the procedure. He likens clots to setting up cement. The secret is to get the drug to the clot as soon as possible within three hours, he said. After that it is unlikely there will be any benefits. beneFor Mr. Miller, short-terfits, at least, came quickly. Within 90 minutes after they started the drug I felt good, said Mr. Miller. All the pain and pressure were completely gone. My throat felt better. 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