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Show I THE GOVERNMENT CUD MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS Range Fences Must Come Down Re-qardless Re-qardless of Consequences, Says Commissioner Garfield. Washington. lu ro-iponso to n telegram tele-gram from Governor ltrooks of Wyoming, Wyo-ming, Secretnry Gnrllcld states tlint lie cannot innko nny dcimrtiiro from tho order requiring that rences on tho public InndB bo removed. (lovornor Brooks' telegram wns addressed to tho Hecretary of agriculture, and Is as follows: fol-lows: "Owing to tho extent or cattlo range In I.nramlo, Albany and Converse counties, Wyoming, It would bo very dnngcroiiB to have all tho fences to-moved to-moved thnt President Roosevelt fins ordered down, ns cattlo would bo nt largo and sprend disease everywhere. A fow months' time should bo given these? cnttlcmon to dip directed bonis beroro tho tciico order Is enforced." Tho communication wns refurrcd by Secretary Wilson to Secretnry Garfield, Gar-field, and the lattor replied: "As congress did not nmend tho fencing law ob suggested by tho department, de-partment, 1 ennnot mnko exception regarding re-garding Bpeclnl fences. Tho facts to which you reror woro fully known last winter to tho cnttlo ana sheep Interests nffected, nnd nmplo notlco was given of tho result I. no legislation were en-nctcd. en-nctcd. No nctlon other than tho enforcement en-forcement or tho Inw enn now bo tnk-en tnk-en by tho government. - |