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Show FORESTERS FOE OF OPEN BIDS Inspector From Washington Addresses Supervisors on Grazing I Open competitive bld.. under the pit POet range appraisal have little favor i among supervisors ot the intermouhtatn forenl r.rviee. areordhiK lo ItStemCntt made at the meetlnK of the forest supervisors super-visors of Oltriet 4. held this morning at tln Eagles' chili rooms. Ci it. Raehfbrd, graSUig inspector in I charge of range appraisal, with hcadqunr tei-x In WtiMlilngton, D. C.. addressed the meeting, ills topic was "Factors tu be eoneldered In muking range appraisal." i Mr. Rachford set forth certain features j which ho believed were necessary for the , drafting r a satisfactory set of rul I which would mi i i in. i onl th n- ei. ol , steokmen. but of forest officnrs. ' The factors as outlined b lOSPOCtoi 1 Rachford tncludi d foraje, topography . water. acceaaiblUty, improvements jiui other factors such as forest 1 re restriction, restric-tion, poisonous plants, pnraator) anl- mnls, and increased costs ot handling i an go j. HAS FEW SUPPORTERS Open competitive bids have fuw sup porters in the service. Krnest Winkler. in ehergt tj -rasuig at the local forest I headquarter,, Jmatui tint t pi-ss tins queation a .. sent, even to the extern 'of discussing ii seriously, would be keen-1 keen-1 1) fi it hv cattle snd stockmen Uirough out the western luiintry. Mr. Winkle? I said thut stockmen were passing through I an extremeiy hard period at present, and thai more than tWO years would pass be-ion- the situation returned to normal. Willi tals duia gsthored. and incorro ration with views mfi findings nt forest rangi-rp. siin rvi.-ors and other laid workers, a first class working plan COU Id in- formulated along the lino of forest appraisal, ap-praisal, he asserted. Anothei Viewpoint regarding the competitive com-petitive bid proposition. was lhat it would gtye bis companies advantage over smaller growers and In many UlStances, would deprive cpmsnunitlea ot ranges Which at D resent are their main sources of suppoit Supervisor BJ. Orandjcan of the Boise national forest, halnnan of today1 meeting, adjourned the session at 12 o'clock. Ho announced thai Thomas Redmond of Salt Lake, secretary of the j Utah Stat' Cattle and Morse Hiowers' ,..1. I I..., n-sMilsl .I..IU ,.r j n n ilrl rf 1 III'. ' tore the supervisors this afternoon. Sec-1 Sec-1 rotary Kedmond will base his talk on tlie ' ,i i.i.ii.h-iI range appraisals of forest land, j H was stated. Following hi address, dlscusslpn of the I I'all I.' appraisal w ill i oiitlnUO. INSPECTOR TO LEAVE. I K. M. Rutlcdge, district forester, said that ihl dlsi ussiijii wi.n.PI irnbatil tik- : up the remaindet ol today's meeting and : might b. tali, n Up for B short lime to morrow evening. Tin- supervisors, le I sid. ure desirous of tuikins the matter lovei as thoroughly with Inspector rtaeh-I rtaeh-I font, who will depart from Ogden tomor-i tomor-i rl,,v Inspectoi Raclifftrd said that ha was j hero i.rim.n. i (.. gather data rogardlng i the lungi- appraisal and to entertain view s nt supt rvisors ' that he w ill be able to draw up a first elaes working , plan which will provide for tho range ap- pralsal work. j Because District iforester n. IT. Lut- ledge Is absent from the city the ban I I out t for supervisors. Mhi dulci lm i- " ! night at th- Weber club, was postpnmsl i |