Show I 1 LAND MOVE CALLED SLOW BLOW TO STOCKMEN that many southern utah livestock men are facing ruin as a result of the federal policy of withdrawing large areas of choice grazing land in the arizona strip Is the charge made mada in jn in a memorial introduced in the state house of represent ives friday FrIda yby by representatives david herschi of washington county and I 1 H esplin of kane county the memorial urges congress to do the follow following ilig enact such subh legislation as aa may be necessary to open the moccasin casin indian reservation to fo free grazing revoke and annul the executive order of april 25 1930 1630 which withdrew withdraw approximately 2 acres in the vicinity of the hoover dani dam effect a more liberal polac policy with respect act to grazing of livestock live within the ahe kaibab national forest foiest cefra refrain in from fro m passing any act withdrawing or permuting permit ing tile the withdrawal vf of annarea any area whatsoever in atle it rock ock valley as aa a buffalo pasture I 1 since the settlement of utah the memorial sets forth the people of southern utah have ranged their sheep and cattle in the arizona strip except tor for the habbab forest foresi it la IS pointed out and email cultivated ares areas around fredonia Fre donla moccasin and littlefield the strip Is arid and has no nd value except for grazing all of the government withdrawals withdrawal and proposed withdrawals wl according ing to the memorial will deprive many utah residents of their means ot oi livelihood without benefit to anyone the specific grievances of the f southern herm utah people are set forth in the tle memorial as follows the federal government govern me rit withdrew a large area in the vicinity of mecca bin in as an indall reservation and prohibited grazing gru Ing except on payment of an exorbitant tee fee with the exception of two small bands sheep have been excluded from the kaibab forest and grand canyon national parks and permits for tha grazing of cattle in the forst fonest have bavo been baen restricted so that there are aie now not more than 1000 head of cattle permitted on the whole reserve during th the summer season whereas in former days this area sustained upward of head of cattle and head of sheep on april 25 1930 by order of oc the president bilt approximately 2 acres 0 of f land in the vicinity ot of the hoover dam were withdrawn for the purpose of determination as to the feasibility of including such lands in a national monument this thid with drapal embraces embra cesa a tract beginning at a point 20 miles below the hoover and extending miles up i stream along the Color colorado adb river and 25 miles north of the river it this with withdrawal drwal Is made permanent and it if the present restrictive policy against grazing Is applied by the national government in this area it will exclude about sheep and cattle front from their p resent present regular I winter grazing grounds and will greatly retard the development of this section of arizona and the southern part of utah and prevent homesteaders ste aders and livestock owners from acquiring ownership to the land in addition to the foregoing it Is now being proposed by the arizona game department that congress cong reps withdraw from homestead entry an and d fence as a buffalo pasture a 9 large portion of what Is known as house rock valley which lies between the colorado river gorge and the kaibab plateau to the th 0 east easi of tha th kaibab this valley Is capable of supporting as winter razing grazing 9 ground fully cattle it Is proposed propos sd to withdraw and reserve the choicest part of this area embracing about acres tor for the exclusive use of only 97 head of buffalo mr hirschi and mr ask that copies of the memorial it enacted be sent to td the united states senate and house of representatives and that the matter matte r be called to the pat par attention of the utah and arizona delegations salt lake tribune |