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Show that resolutions of a far-reaching tenor ten-or will b. presented bfom the convention con-vention and lu all probability adopt - , ed, concerning the. burning question of the restriction of the grazing ranges In the forest reserves. The delegation from Sanpete county aro especially cxcrclsod. It Is understood, under-stood, ou the new order Issued by the government forestry department, reducing re-ducing the number of sheep grazed on the Manti reserve 17 1-2 per cent from the number permitted on ln01 range last year. James Monson, president of the Sanpete Forest Grazers' Graz-ers' association said the sheepmen of that district were much worked P over the matter "A few years ago." said Mr. Monson. "there were more than T" . 0 sheep permitted to graze on the Manti reservation; last year the number had been cut down to 1S2.000, and under the new order the number permitted to graze cn the range next year will be reduced to 155inO Sheepmen will be compelled to retire from business at this rate." oo oo 1001 GROWERS AGlSHOLiCY Resolutions denouncing the regulations regula-tions of the forestry bureau and protesting pro-testing against any change in the tariff on wool were adopted yesterday at Salt Lake by the Utah Wool Growers' Grow-ers' convention. The first qnstlou was paramount, "for." .as one delegate dele-gate expressed It, "If the present forest for-est policy Is continued we will have j no wool to protect." Homer W. Fenn, of the forest serv ice at Ogden. receivd a respectful hearing, but the dozen or more speakers speak-ers who followed h'ni scoffed at his arguments and declared again and again that tbe restrictions Imposed from year to year on the us of the public range were ruining them and their Industry. The protests of the organization were addressed to the National Wool Growers' association, tbe department of agriculture and the congressional delegation from this ptate. SALT LAKE. Dec. 30. From Indications Indi-cations at the op-nlni: session of tbe Utah WoolgTOWcrs' annual convention, which was called to order at Armory hall In this city at 2 o'clock this afternoon, aft-ernoon, the attendance at this year's convention will tiwl all former gatherings of eheenm"n In the state. The convention will continue through tomorrow, concluding with a business session and election of officers Saturday Satur-day nft moon. Representatlvo pheepmen from all sections of the state where sheep are grazing, arc present at the convention. A number of papers on points of great ImrxTtaneo to the flockmaotwra will be dlscusaed during the meUngS. fand it la erpected that not only will the dUcusplons become be?td. but |