Show SHEEP MEN 1 I r ENCOURAGED j jI Representatives Air Grievances in I I Talk With ith Secretary tary Wilson i at Ogden This Week rog j That somo somo of fth the Utah Urah s sheep cep owners owners' i I twill will profit from the tho visit Isit of Secre Secretary Wilson seems probable from the fol fol lowing article which h app appeared ared in Tuesdays Tuesdays Tuesday's Tues Tue days day's f George Austin Anstin Thomas Thomas' Austin Albert lbert Smith and Davi DaviL 4 Smith the sheep men who In i ed cd Secretary Wilson at on Mon Mon-j da day day- ar are in Salt Lake again gr greatly pleased with the result of their inter iut r- r I Ii i view yie rue Tey state that they are sans sati j I fled the most beneficial results ill I come the views laid before Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- I Wilson in regard to the i antes ances of many of the sheep owners if of f I Itha the tha west caused by hy the restrictions c laid down by the department at Wash ington Mr Austin Austn who was spokes spokesman man for his associates talked with j I t Mr Wilson for quite a while on two I propositions 5 I The First The discrimination again st small corporations or family associations c a- a Lions in favor of single owners These had resulted in many hardships ho Ire said and he be gave the secretary ia- ia stances where small family associations associations a- a tion often groups ten twelve cr 1 fifteen people were wore allowed no g ga greater great great- a ter t- t er holdings of land for their sheep on the forest reserve than a single owner i I The Second Second The rule giving preference prefer on forest res reserve lauds lands to people reiding residing residing re re- re- re siding iding nearest the reserve was objected e to and ill instances wore were cited where here this had led to tion as well VeU as inflicting great hardships hard haid- ships on un people who were ere bona bOBa fiJI liuo sheep 1 O owners Va Cases s were shuw I i ft f JU 1 1 r which r Fa is the Uintah tah i Le l' l Ui et tilI than Lehi Cle were g given ui i ze advantages ci antl tS t'S over OV l sheep own owners owners owner's l' l liviu living ati Mr Mr Wilson listened led with great c t a teul- teul and n- n made nado ado a a. number of or em cu emphatic observations which winch h he was ii il s mpa hj with wiL 1 the CWi anc ad advanced d He lle als also u asked led r cr I t- t ins A Ii us in regard I tj tu the Belie su sugar a be beet t iv i r rin in ill which ho has ah alwa always ahja ja ti taken g U-at U interest t and aud ho lc cd with pk ph ai- ai uro how ho hos s soune e 3 ears ago he had hail vi vi it it- it cJ ed a beet farm farin n near Lohi bait being cultivated by Mr Austins Austin's father and aud with ith what admiration he hc h had d noticed Continued ou on Page 4 I 4 r f 1 CAl h 4 Continued from Page 1 the tho beauty of the tho crop as it was undergoing under going irrigation F. F E. E Gooding of Idaho was another er sheep owner who laid his views b before fore Secretary Wilson That the fund of humor for which Secretary Wilson has always been beon noted is ill still undiminished was shown by br several of his hit comments comment to tree tIle I various delegations who visited Id liin o I yesterday He lIe asked Mr l Gooding f the value alue of his sheep just previous to lambing Mr Gooding replied u About 5 5 a head to which Mr Wilson rejoined And you ha have e head a total of Well 11 it looks as though you ou be b able ahle to keep the wolf from your sheep a little longer One Ono of the Salt Lake party part apo apolo apologized o- o for being late on the that his automobile was not in the best condition to which the secretary answered Oh Ob then Oh then you sheep men menI are still able to ride in automobiles 31 I it is a comfort to know that |