Show protest proposal Stockmen from Southern and Eastern Utah met last week Price on an invitation by of the larger cattlemen of area to protest a National Federation Resolution at a recent conference which would levy fees for grazing on Public to per Is HOWARD C. manger of the Preston-Nutter which owns large of grazing and farming in Carbon and Imery told the group y called the meeting because Vb as did many other live-jock that heavy pres res were being brought to HOax on Bureau of Land by lobby groups he page 8 run as ana rather misinformed by leaders such aa Tom national who formerly was Colorado State Fish and Game Price released a prepared statement by him to the meeting explaining the reason for the meeting at Fish and Game along with were invited and given a Duchesne and Uintah Counties were well HE SAID a resolution by a convention of the National Wildlife Federation In asking for a raise In grazing fees from 19 cents per animal unit month to was unreasonable because most of this land is marginal PRICE also added that It was the private and not public lands that deer fattened on in the Lynn administrative explained prior to the meeting that the 19 cent fee will remain in effect until AFTER THAT he the fees would probably although the increase will be based on the current market value beef and Approximately 60 most of them attended the meeting in the Carbon County THE State Fish and Game and local Wildlife Federation representatives also |