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Show EllOUTDOfX illSPOMyUTAHli4! "A study of big game and its 1 relation to the grazing and the cattle and sheep industries, carried car-ried on in a cooperative way be-' be-' tween representatives of the lndua- try, the sportsman and the state ' fish and game department, is the 1 only ray in which these two factions fac-tions may hope to reach a fair solution so-lution of the confronting prob-: prob-: lems." This is the conclusion drawn b J. Arthur Mecham, state fish and game commissioner, in answer to the criticisms launched by representatives repre-sentatives of the Utah Cattle and Horse Growers' association and to newspaper comment. "Meetings of cattle and sheep men for the avowed purpose of prejudicing members against gam6 will avail nothing and only bring the two sides at swords point," the commissioner told delegates in convention. con-vention. "I can not see how we are going to study the problem and arrive at any fair solution so long as such a feeding is cultivated," Mr. Mecham said. "It must be remembered that those interesteed in wild game and not directly concerned with livestock are in the majority, and if a harmonious solution of our problem is to be worked out, considerable con-siderable generalship must be employed. em-ployed. "The fact that the livestock men say there are too many deer while the sportsman say there are not, does not make either statement a fact. I don't believe a statement of fact is passible at this time. "To find the facts is our problem, prob-lem, and it is a problem in which I am very interested and I am anxious to take part. I feel that a systematic study of the big game and their relation to ranges and forests, and to the public, should be undertaken prior to the next legislation leg-islation in order that proper legislation legis-lation may be enacted to correct such unfairness as may exist. "It is my desire that the two factions may work harmoniously for the solution, but should the livestock leaders maintain their presont attitude, the sportsman and the state department must necessarily neces-sarily organize for defense and carry on their own fight for legislative legis-lative protection," the commission-er commission-er concluded. |