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Show COtlU' lllirdellSOIIle, t) SOllie () them. Ht least, th removal of one of the causes of contention by I In teser-v teser-v a t Ion of thf springs and streams for the common iihc of hII will be a decided de-cided relief. Td i hi' small H(iM-k 111:1 11 who has been fighting for existence, who has seen Ills grazing ara diminish year by year .- he has been barred from thin spring or from that stream, It will be welcome news that the government govern-ment him taken steps that will at Irani make the competition fairer. PUBLIC LAND WITHDRAWAL. Withdrawal of public lands' for ue n ather than from use Is the latest piece ' f practical conservation. The presi- " ent, by executive order, under t;;e .ithdrawal law has withdrawn from ntry many tracts of unappropriated ubllc lands which contain springs or mall streams. These watering places ntitrol the public range over largf reas In I'tah and Wyoming and Ihc ithdrawal of tliese lands will In no 0 ise Interfere with the use of the prlngs or streams but will In fact inure in-ure the possibility of public use. Con-rol Con-rol of watering places by strong rlvate Interests and the resultant mo- d opoll.ation of grazing on the public omain are believed to be prejudicial public Interest. The three withdrawals already ap-roved ap-roved by the president represent an Kgregate area of about KO.nno acres In x counties In I'tah and Wyoming, and " iilude tracts of public land known (' conta n 24H springs and streams. II It Is well known that In the Hoeky T loiintaln and I'acltic coast states there I1 re many large areas of excellent gra w ig land In which the number of places tl liere water for man or beast can be a litalned Is relatively small. Some- gi mes the sliortest distance between H water holes" Is 10, 2. or even .10 w dies. Tlie land In large part support a ir rowth of grass and small brush which i excellent fodder for horses, cattle r sheep, and as practically all thesu reas are government land they are 'ree range" for whoever may care to ra.e his stork thereon. However, (, ork ran not live without water, and Is nless watering places are available 1 a stock owner It Is lniMissible for Im to utilize the range. As a result of these conditions It bas p ime to be common practice In some ' rts of the west for a big cattle os l'' al icep outfit to obtain possession of the ,( 'W scattered water holes in a certain lo rea and by this means to monopolize ie grazing privilege almost as effec- vely as If it actually owned every j" rre of the area. In consequence lb M nail owner has been placed at a aeons ae-ons disadvantage and In many local!-es local!-es has been forced out of business. The practical development of the innervation policy In order to prevent Sl lonopolization of the public grazing nds will not only Insure equal oppor. inity. under the present conditions, 2. it It prepares the way for future leg- ,J latlon Sl The present action will really lie ,1( neflcial to both Urge and sin nil to ock growers, although It will doubt- 1 s not be pleasing to those who de- re to exclude rivals from the range ' r acquiring the watering places them lve. The ronipetltlon and s'ruggle H; r existence have In niany places, wever, grown so keen that even to e largest outfits the strife has be y |