Show NATIONAL FOREST GRAZING PERMITS looks uko government does not want interference by conics ang ams grazing at present is the principle source of money return to the government from the national forests so states tho the Secret secretary nry of agriculture E T meredith in his just published annual report to the president since 1915 adds the secretary the grazing fees have been doubled with the view of making them commensurate with current rental rates for neighboring private lands of the same character when the existing rates were established the users of the range understood that they would remain in effect for fine years and many of the grazing permits were issued for this period the value of the grazing privilege on many ranges subsequently advanced and a considerable sentiment in favor of an immediate further increase in ili the fees developed the good faith of the government would bo be impaired by such a course furthermore ther more to advance the fees at the present time add seriously to the instability which confronts the national forest livestock industry indu str because of the changing market conditions dit ions and would be neither just nor good public policy no policy has been laid down by congress for the gul guidance dance ot of the department in the exercise of the administrative discretion with which it has for fifteen years been vested to determine the conditions under rt ii aich the use of the range should be permitted it congress con giess desires to pi such a policy says secretary meredith it should not take effect until after 1923 1 when the existing leases will e expire pire even in ili the absence of legislation the department vill make a classification of the ranges and fix a new scale of charges to be imposed in ili 1921 1 under which the tees fees will represent the actual glazing value of the particular portion of tile the range used by each or group ot of permit tees the new baale is determined an ail it will be gi gien ell the lobai local associations of national forest lange iange users to submit all any data regarding reg aiding the fairness ol of the proposed tees lees aich they may desire to pies elit |