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Show Local Flockmaster Is Named Officer If the effort of a large group of Southern Utah flockmasters are successful suc-cessful to get action in congress this session for the granting of approximately approxi-mately 5,000,000 acres of grazing lands in the west and southwest deserts, des-erts, a big problem will have been solved and the area for grazing will be broadened for the vast herds, many of which have been restricted from the National forest grazing preserves. pre-serves. The Wheels have been started to seek the grant already and the matter has been forwarded to Utah representatives in congress, urging immediate action. At a meeting held in Richfield recently, re-cently, an organization was perfected and duly incorporated and officers chosen. The named for the new organization, or-ganization, known as the West Desert Des-ert Grazing association, are: S. M. Jorgensen, Salina, president; Alex Barton, Manti, vice-president;! Lewis Jones, Monroe, secretary-treasurer. The articles provide for seven directors, direc-tors, in addition to the officers. The directorate, besides the officers, are Abe Hansen of Richfield, Wilford Wintch of Manti, Junius Metcalf of Gunnison, Arthur Whittaker of Cir-cleville, Cir-cleville, Frank Paxton of Kanosh, anil Tom Gunn of Beaver. The purpose of the organization is to more accurately regulate grazing on the area, for which an application has been applied for through the interior in-terior department. The territory embracing em-bracing the grant sought includes Reaver, Millard and Iron counties. |