OCR Text |
Show Western Cattlemen Will Oppose Leasing Public Lands. An organization of the cattlemen of Nebraska is being effected to co-oper. ate with cattlemen and sheepmen of Wyoming in opposition to a bill providing pro-viding for the leasing of government lands. The Omaha Commercial club has by resolution announced its opposition to the measure. It has been stated that Senator Millard of Nebraska wj 11 introduce in-troduce the bill, but in an interview Senator Millard declares that he has not yet decided whether or not he will present the measure. Senator Dietrich has announced his support of the measure. meas-ure. The National Irrigation congress, on the other hand is opposing it. It is understood that a bill has been prepared by a prominent livestock live-stock man in the western part of the state which has1 met the approval ol the interests which are supporting the bill, and that this is tbe bill which will be presented. The interests which ar behind the measure are the large cattle cat-tle and. sheep-raisers of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Montana. |