Show Transfer of Nat Forests to National Agricultural Department Assailed By So Utah Livestock The national program of reciprocal cal trade agreements and President President President dent Roosevelt's proposal to transfer transfer transfer trans trans- fer the administration of the National National National Na Na- forests from the Department of Agriculture to the Department t of Interior were assailed as programs programs programs pro pro- grams detrimental to the livestock industry at the annual meeting of the Southern Utah Livestock Association Association Association Asso Asso- in Cedar City Monday F F. R. R Marshall secretary of the National Wool rowers Glowers o lead the attack on the administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administration's tion's reciprocal trade policy maintaining maintaining maintaining main main- that If continued unabated it would cause caute cau e damage to agricultural and livestock industries industries in in- in lie He pointed out that to date datt 22 trade agreements have been en entered entered entered en- en into affecting hundreds cf of items the vast vart majority of which are agricultural products Mr Marshall criticized particular particular- particularly ly Ir th the method of establishment of If these agreements under the the- New Ne Deal and urged the return of tariff tarIff tariff tar tar- iff fixing powers to Congress Although Although Although Al though e have been into believing that the Smoot- Smoot Ila Hawley ley tariff bill was a big mistake mistake mis mis- take he said they are now beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning to realize that it gave better better better bet bet- ter results to the American nation than have been obtained under the reciprocal trade agreement pro pro- gram The speaker stated that while the outlook for the wool Industry is bright at the present time it would be bc b black ack Indeed in the European war should suddenly cease Don Clyde of Heber lIeber president of the Utah Wool Growers Growers' association stated that the thc proposed transfer of the forest service to the Interior department as recommended by Roosevelt would be detrimental detrimental detrimental de de- to livestock interests of Utah and that the state association will do everything possible e to prevent prevent pre pre- vent such a change R. R Scott Zimmerman and Ed of the U. U S S. S Biological survey reported that the predatory animal control program of Utah ranks among the best In the eleven western states and that cattle Interests interests interests In in- are now attempting to fol fol- low a similar program to the one by for several years They also reported that the Biological survey this year plans to make a scientific study of the predatory animal problem particularly particularly particularly as to the area over animals animals animals ani ani- mals range during the various sea sea- sons One feature of this study will wUl willbe willbe be the liberation of tagged coyote pups with records kept as to the I i liberation dates and points and the place and time of recapture I IThe The wool growers were pleased I with the ment by J J. J H H. Phelphs of the Union Pacific company company company com com- pany that the trail car rule is ts soon to become effective on all branches of the U. U P P. P railroad Under Under Under Un Un- Uni i der this rule It Is possible for growers growers growers grow grow- ers to ship less than carload lots in In connection with their full fuU shipment at carload rates In the past if af after after after af- af ter loading a part of a carload was WitS eft It has been necessary to pay broken tar car prices are else hold a afew afew afew few head until a carload shipment could be made which has been very expensive to the growers Mr Phelps also reported that an ex extensive extensive extensive ex- ex improvement program is to toIe tore re Ie carried out on oh rail lines this summer Ummer that will greatly facilitate hipping service James Hooper secretary of the Utah Wool Growers' Growers association discussed the resolutions adopted by the State Association with re regards regards regards re- re gards to big game control and heartily endorsed the proposed big game ame and range carrying capacity urvey survey as a means of a mutually beneficial range manage management management ment program I. I H. H Jacob of the Wasatch Livestock Livestock Livestock Live Live- stock Loan company and Slyvester ter Broadbent president of the Utah Wool Marketing corporation spoke spoke- briefly each endorsing the plan for the construction of a wool warehouse In tn Cedar City and urgIng urging urging ing the vocal local gro growers rs to the plan Approximately people attended attend attend- ed the annual banquet and dance held at the Escalante hotel Monday evening and enjoyed the hospitality hospital hospital- ity of the association tremendously |