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Show H ,j, THU MOHNINO 3ESSION. 1....HI I !S'' n Jr An Informal Discussion Protesting; H I If'1' Against I'orest Reserve Policy. w jl Tho morning session wus spent In nn j Inrormnl discussion of the pioblem of H l forest reserves. In opening the ton- H I vcntlon, which met In the Kglslatho LsssssssH tijlt Iin" nt ,0 "c,ock. President Jesse M H ! ' Hnilth stated that ono of the thief nil !m 'it Jecls of tho meeting wus to take niras , tires tn oppose tho istabllshiiiint of . t i unv additional forest resetvts anil to issssssssU ll F ,r "le rirlvlkgn of grazing sheep LbbbbbbbbbI i in And tattle on the tetterves now existing isssssH ll (P N 'N1:IU) op ANTAtlON'ISM Hj ' cj John C Mackay spnko of the unrea- issssssHi V M '"nll'le prtjudlco against the shep- H ' ' n men und decried the sentiments H t t lteised lit the convention of litigators H I a few weeks ago He snld It wus nei- H I . essar) for the sheepmen to organize In H , V protei t their Interna, or tlie Would isssssssB , 1,'l i ll0 driven fiom tho countr) H !,i " l- mtnir said lie was astonished B l)-.: nt the asset lions made III the Irrlbitlou Hl by convention Them was no med he H ' said, of making the live Mock anil Hj u(' rarmlng Interestu ntilagnnlftle If wo j . ,', were to banish every sheep from I tnh H) rlt. iu" ad. 'wo would have not it drop IsssssH ' If L "f witer more than we now luvi, It Hf If Is a nilstoko to suj the tlmlor pre- H l serves the snow I Inve lived hue for HHM ;. many jeurs, and my observation Ins H t ' leen that the snow In the timber linds I t,' melts mora quickly than auivheio I , !, Ocoige Austin of I,ehl nnd Lewis An- HHi .. derson of Muntl ulso spoke brlll on HI I it' the question The latter said the sheep H Industrj, Insteud of being autiiKuulstii H tn that of the faimers, was reull of j rreat help In fostering the agriculture HM j Jnluttr 'If the sheep were dilvm H i out the farmeis eould nut linialn," he i ' u:tti:h piiom bi'tiihuland BV i I President Smith lead n letter from HH ' J Congressimn butherljnd which sail HH that the nlllclnls of the Interior ile- HH it. partment fnvored exilullug the Rlieep fim the resenes In Plait this season HH J 'I' but would Investlgste the mittei be- I , ll foro another )enr He snld there wis HH , l.fj strong sentiment among the farmers i ',' of l'tnh In favor of the establishment HH I ' of more foiest leserves and he had no HH , doubt that the department wruld enm- H ) with this rteir 'I he sl imcn HH I lie snld, should make tip their minds HH tn accept this fut and govern their HH nrtloiiR nrpuittliigl Mr Hutherland Hn Slid he had iirimmed f u a thninugh H Investigation of th londltlons In I'tnh . bj an official of the depaitineiu who H i, bad nnd much exieilenre In null mit- 'If-LV trlH :1 mal w'" former! was seeie- HH ' t I Jfc 1nrv ot "" "heepmen assoelutlon of I i S Arl7otu, und who would act without I 3 V lirejudlce H I 1 Vfter appointing a committee on re. W ,1 nlutlons und other enminlttees the eon- I v ntltn ndjournel until the afternoon |