Show 10 PER CENT CUT CUTIS CUTIS IS 15 PROTESTED Manti ManU National Forest Association Walt Wait on District Forester At a meeting of the MantiN Manti N National Forest W Association held in Ephraim January y a committee was appointed consisting of Delbert Anderson of Ephraim and F. F 0 O. Jensen Jens n of Mt Pleasant to wait upon th the dis district forester forester at Ogden and discuss the question of the contemplated cut of pf 10 per percent percent percent cent of the number of sheep to tobe tobe tobe be grazed upon the M Manti forest during the year 1919 Points of interest in the t e report rep rt submitted d by the comm tee tee men men follow The forester received Cordially and listened attentively atten- atten us 1 to o our r arg arguments ments as t to vh why the cut of ten percent percent percent per per- cent should not v be made at th especially without giving the sheep men warning last summer so as as' asto to enable them to dispose of 12 lambing lambing lambing lamb lamb- ing ewes last lat f fall ll wll which ch would h have ve avoided void d many many many- manya any a a. for forced e sales n next spring pring which are sure are sure to follow fo V. lo We W also also protested d da a against a this uniform as not giving proper credit to the who VilO judiCi judiciously conserved in grazing his allotment allotment allotment allot allot- ment ment while his neighbor would wantonly waste and destroy his hiB feed in a reckless manner and then appeal to the forest supervisor supervisor supervisor super super- visor for more ore f feed ed We thought the latter should b penalized by bya a cut while the former should be rewarded by bv retaining his is number That plan we contend contend- contended ed d would rejuvenate the forest without t necessitating t ng a cutin cutIn cut in In reply w we were informed and sh shown wn a tabulated record of reports and photographic views of sections of the forest that had been kept for the past t ten n years which proved conclusive conclusively ly that the he forest h had d not improved ed and the only recourse for forthe forthe forthe the department was wag to reduce the grazing privileges privilege's to a point that would enable the forest to tu improve improve It had been decided to m make ke a of head h ad in 1919 a and ld in 1920 The were unable to answer for the association a I question asked naked by the dietr C j forester Would you rather have us waive th the cut this year and stand stand for the whole cut next y year ai U or orby or orby orby by taking the 10 per-cent per cut this year then if the range shows evidence ce of improvement it might be deemed tomake to tomake make t the e full ll cut of f and perhaps much uch less amount would be sufficient H 1 The e committeemen s suggest g s t. t hat the ah show u nC per per- per per- Four j jt t r. r 1 Ij f l Protest Prote 10 10 Per Cent Per Cent Cut fJ x ur 1 Continued ed from rom Page one oneN f Continued y SOi in the matter of co coM co cooperating M operating with the forest service r aid j Assisting the rangers in prot prot pro- pro t t- t tf f t tk ili the forest and carrying k A o tl the rules of th the department lA fr the the sooner the forest shows f x r j. j i just so soon will wills s 4 f f- f the sheep be back backon ou oti the range range s. s |