Show rr price ice meeting 6 cF opposes area the proposal to withdraw Aith draw act acice es of land along the green colorado and san juan rivets rivers met with considerable opposition I 1 ff from orl stock interests at the peco meeting june 8 the pr rosed withdrawal would affect six utah counties the meeting which wa was called by the division J of giacint Guu iii and tile national park Str service vice had as its ob jea jei t the de delerno terin nation of v nat hat effect f the withdrawal kulil have on ranchers and chos holdings are within the pi pioci opposed hd boun daliea of the national the almost unanimous opinion of present was that tho riding nat ural monument and obi is of archaeological chae interest bo be set ct a hide do for the benefit r or of the 1 however it was th op opinion illion of the majority that many livestock owners would be completely r ace by the os es hrent of a mounie monument nt without regard to 0 o these interests the tha opinion was expressed that sheep aril anil rattle rattie attle attie ranches would be a novel and attractive factor in inducing tile the public to visit this vast and interesting i area I 1 i following lengthy discussion of the cic 1 matter it was decided to leave the matter A t tr up to a co of ii irac lle who al aie lo 10 work out a program acet accola a bl ta division of bf grazing the patk paik hayik an 5 peo adjacent to the 1 l ent the i is composed of a rem re dative of the th grazing se ivice a for cp of the national park I 1 ice a member of the state planning plan ring board J al macfarlane Macfail lane ane pi resident PL the utah cattle and horse growls growells 1 j association S II at jorgensen aiesi dent of the utah ao ciacio cia tion n frank G Mai markines marlines Mar lines tines p resi I 1 i of the associated anic clubs of southern utah vern vein vei n W pace OL mi richfield chairman of the advisory board of grazing district no 5 L I 1 L taylor of moab chairman chabi man of the j board jot of no 6 and jesse connover of yeran ferron chairman of the board of I 1 i nix N 7 1 I 1 va dabid dd bead of the wild life lif I 1 divisi division of the national park ser PV vice stated that he C believed that the i cica flonoi flon of the monument v would in in crease tourist traffic to a tremendous I 1 extent the nt would comi 1 prise I 1 the greatest preat cst primitive area in i the united states he be said and would have a tremendous appeal to the pub lie it was also stated that 1 04 people of the united states want i this public land jand devoted to recreation and propagation of wild life abc acc according to the times independent of moab the resolutions of thel the j listl list act advisors set out in part we favor the reasonable devel and exploitation of our apri i ic and archaeological logical features feature so tong mf as such development does not prevent I 1 tile the customary and proper gra grazina ziriL of livestock which is the lifeblood i 1 of our Atric districts ts within the area proposed to bel be I 1 withdrawn cattle 3 sheep bp and 2041 horses ar p razed 1 these liv livestock stock furnish bic t 1 h P raveli veli hood for approximately peo l 1 pip residing resi dinc within or ada I 1 to tc the I 1 area withdrawal of the PO p op osel I 1 monument would simply mean tho wiping out of this livest livestock ocl merit as well is a s destroying the orf of hundreds of dependent ranches and i thousands of acres of owned mountain I 1 brazing arra zini lands the value of which j are unon the winter graz I 1 I 1 in ing c afforded in the district cropo eff I 1 to be withdrawn with drav n the withdrawal withdraw 0 I 1 i would affet affe t de dependent trident I 1 pr n arties which are now tied to said livestock in San pote sevier gar I 1 field wayne uintah aiichi ane ctr I 1 hati n grand san sa juan ancl emery counties as well as bordering counties in western colorado A majority of the leonle residing jiin in bia arp aw i I eve ban b en favorable to promoting tourist and have favored the development of kl V n r acen scenic ic attractions but we feel that any further development of our ur rem recreational rational resources retour ces should w 0 o lipi lip d I in hand band with the proper use of this arpa area bv livestock grazine pra as aa 1 I 1 d b bv the division of F among those from orand and nd sn S n juan conri countis ties who attended the wept meet I 1 ire werf were charles redd read prid aud ij young of san juan county ol 01 J A S orup W R A M rib er eaic D T goell fac k n r 0 pitt jo ic anh F parri PaiT ih ah eriv an holveck L 0 10 stanl coi bointy nty |