Show A A TIE lIEN N D OED ED BH STOCK CATTLE OWNERS OF WYOMING OPPOSE WOOL GROWERS Strife Quite Serious In Possibilities Forest Officials Explain Condi Condl Conditions to 4 J Assistant Chief Chiat of Grazing A C McCain McCaln has returned from a trip into Wyoming whore ho he attended a big i istock stock meeting at nt Big Pine lIe He was accompanied upon his return by b For Forest Forest I Iest est Supervisor John Raphael of the tho Wyoming forest near Afton ACton Mr Ra Raphael I has been detailed d lIed for six weeks week duty at the I The Tho gentlemen n plate tate that the th meeting which they tho attended was wan Composed wholly of or cattle owners that section of the th state of Wyoming being the center of ot much of the opposition sitton to tho the sheep I companies a strife which has flourished for fOI many years ears ami nuil at nt times has become quite serious Herlous in Its possibilities s she hue Tho he cattle cat lie men have always con contended contended contended tended that the sheep interests had no right to Invade the cattle range east enst of the mountains In that section and have nave been extremely bitter in Int their t h lr efforts to keep sheep oft off 01 the lie range The Thc been that hat with the Iho exception of a few thousand In inthe tho the southern districts very rY few fo sheep are arc owned In the vicinity of Big Bib Piney Pine Pi ney Since Sinco the Wyoming forest was WiS set aside and placed under the hc supervision ion of tho ho th Forest Service the cattle cattlemen cattlemen men of Wyoming who have heretofore used tho the range on the east easl side have havo not hind had a very ory vor clear understanding of tho the real intents intends s and purposes of or tho UIO new no forest regulations and were Inclined to 10 0 think that the tho government hns has practically shut shuit them out pf that section of grazing land The was for the purpose of goting together on tho the subject and giving the he forest officials an opportunity to present tho ho true facts In the case casc and explain away aWa tho the various Ideas of opposition About thirty stock men were present and the meeting was a success in every way war I |