anaheim-gazette 1909-05-20

STOCK ON NATIONAL FORESTS DEMAND FOR GRAZING PRIVILEGES INCREASING. Public Lands in Most Cases Stocked to Full Capacity—Small Owners Have Fair Treatment—Regulations Require Square Deal for all. [Correspondence of The Gazette.] There is probably no policy connected with the administration of matters upon the national forests that comes closer home to stockmen than the system under which the number of stock each man may graze is determined by the supervisors. With the rapid increase in population of most of the western states the demands for grazing privileges upon the national forests, especially from the men interested in sheep raising, increase every year. The new settlers, locating the country adjacent to the national forests are nearly all desirous of entering the stock business either as cattle raisers or sheep growers. In order that they may more successfully handle their stock, they apply to the forest service for a permit to enter the nearest forest, which, very likely, is already stocked to its fullest capacity. The question then before the supervisor, with whom the applications are filed, is how to accommodate these new settlers without injury to those who are already occupying the ranges. It has been the consistent policy of the service to take care of the new men just as far as possible with almost three times as many logging the range as were at its creation as a nation. This certainly proves that government is not maintaining national forest ranges solely big companies, to the extent the small owners and new farmers are given time to meet the small men are quite aware that they are being discriminatory, as the larger men, being of them claim that instead at the low figure they allowed to enter the forest wish with a number equal limit, which would result in annual reductions on holders several times heavier they are under the present. For the year 1909 there were twenty-two new settlers who entered a particular forest stock, but with the reduction upon the older users it was able to take care of but five and while the older users of the reductions necessary this demand from the new men also complain because not allowed a larger maze beginning. One of the principles in handling grazing in the national forests is that permit to enter the nearest forest, which, very likely, is already stocked to its fullest capacity. The question then before the supervisor, with whom the applications are filed, is how to accommodate these new settlers without injury to those who are already occupying the ranges. It has been the consistent policy of the service to take care of the new men just as far as possible without too greatly restricting those already using the ranges, and in order to do this it has been necessary to reduce the number allowed the larger men on a pro rata basis in order to give the new men an opportunity. These reductions are only made after a full consideration of the conditions surrounding each permit, and every effort is made to carry out the system with as little injury to the individual stockmen as is possible. The result of this system of reducing the larger owners in order to admit the new settler is, that many of the owners of large numbers of stock are continually appealing to the forester against the cutting down process, claiming they are being injured in their business and deprived of their rights as citizens, to increase and build up a legitimate industry. On the other hand, some of the little men are equally persistent in their appeals for further recognition than that already allowed them. In handling this matter the forest officers must act as fair and impartial judges for both classes. There is one fixed and immutable point in this entire proposition which can not be changed except through improvement of the ranges, and that is, the number of stock which a given area will ordinarily support. For when the forest ranges are carrying the full number of stock which they safely can, the only thing that can be done to meet the demand from new settlers is to reduce the number which any one man can range and give the new settler the benefit of this reduction. On one of the national forests in the state of Wyoming at the time it was created six years ago, the area was supporting a large number of enter a particular forest stock, but with the reduction upon the older users it would be able to take care of but five and while the older users of the reductions necessary this demand from the new men also complain because are not allowed a larger number beginning. One of the principles in handling grazing in the national forests is that ter to help a small man making than a big man a profit. The policy of the forest making these reductions actions is not to injure any person to allow the new men to forest with such a large number will necessitate unnecessary reductions to meet them. Ber allowed each individual ed to be that which will modest income to a man to enable him to establish support and educate his f advance his own interests in the interest of the community. TURMOIL IN WAR DEPARTMENT From the announcement Washington there is, evidently in the war department dant promise of a reproduction that branch of the military ment of the demoralization vails in the navy department bureau chiefs and the general each have it in for the other of the features which seem to arouse considerable oppose that contemplating the cost of the quartermaster's deputy subsistence department, and department into a general branch, the head of which a major general, with three under as many brigadier gener responding to the present quarter general, commissary subsistence and paymaster. This plan is an old one and suggested to congress on occasions but has met with opposition the ground that it only co-chem machinery of army action. This is but one of the when the forest ranges are carrying the full number of stock which they safely can, the only thing that can be done to meet the demand from new settlers is to reduce the number which any one man can range and give the new settler the benefit of this reduction. On one of the national forests in the state of Wyoming at the time it was created six years ago, the area was supporting a large number of sheep which were owned by a few large companies and individuals. The little man was almost an unknown factor in that region. The largest owner was grazing some sixty thousand head of sheep, which was forty-seven per cent of the total number on the forest. The next year there were a number of settlers who desired to enter the forest whose claims were legitimate and in order to admit them a sliding scale reduction was made upon all owners over and above a certain number, the surplus being used to allow the new men to enter the forest. Each succeeding year more new settlers desired to graze their sheep and cattle on that forest and the same system was followed to obtain the necessary room for those new men until, at the beginning of the present grazing season, the man who six years ago owned forty-seven per cent of the stock had been reduced in numbers until he was grazing but 10,000 head of sheep, which was about four per cent of the total number of the forest. In the mean-time the number of individuals and firms grazing stock in that forest had greatly increased until there are a major general, with three under as many brigadier generals responding to the present quarter general, commissary general subsistence and paymaster. This plan is an old one and suggested to congress on other sessions but has met with opposition the ground that it only covers the machinery of army action. This is but one of the taken up by the general staff discomfiture of the bureau which points to a general battle department of war. It is no sinecure to be a second war or of the navy either. MARBLE IN ARIZONA The marble prospects in the cahua mountains, Arizona, investigated by Sidney Paige, United States geological survey 1908, at the request of the vising architect of the treasury two groups of deposits examined in Cochise county, Ariz., and accessible from Bowie, Ariz., deo, N. Mex. The rock is cally a nearly pure carbonate lime, of medium-grained crum granular structure, and is white pinkish tones. It is probably able for exterior building and interior decorative use. The marble were made at the gical survey's structural laboratory at St. Louis. A report on the investigator pears in the survey's bulletin which may be had on application to the Director at Washington. PRODUCTION OF COAL In Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain States The United States geological survey has completed the statistics of coal production in 1908 in all of the Rocky mountain and Pacific coast states. In the Rocky Mountain states, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming, the output in 1908 amounted to 21,684,414 short tons, valued at $33,-252,730. In 1907 the production in these states was 23,990,917 short tons, valued at $36,097,789. In not one of these states did the production in 1908 exceed that of the preceding year. The total decrease amounted to 2,306,503 tons; the decline in value was $2,845,059. Almost exactly 50 per cent of this decrease in production occurred in Colorado, whose output declined 1,155,263 short tons. Nearly 40 per cent of the decrease or 763,839 tons, was in the output of Wyoming. These two states, Colorado and Wyoming, contribute more than two-thirds of the total production of the Rocky Mountain region. The Pacific states, which include the Territory of Alaska, and the state of California, Oregon, and Washington, in 1908 produced 3,123,468 short tons of coal, valued at $6,976,332, against 3,775,602 short tons, valued at $7,937,918, in 1907, a decrease in production of 652,134 short tons in quantity and of $961,586 in value. In California and Oregon there were small increases in production, but in Alaska and in Washington the production decreased. Of the total production in the Pacific coast states 97 per cent is from Washington. Detailed statistics covering coal particular forest with them with the reductions made older users it was impossikke care of but five of them, the older users complain reductions necessary to meet and from the new men, the also complain because they allowed a larger number at mining. One of the basic printiple handling grazing matters on normal forests is that it is bettle a small man make a living a big man a profit. policy of the forest service in these reductions and restricnot to injure any person nor the new men to enter the with such a large number as pressitate unnecessarily large is to meet them. The numned each individual is believthat which will furnish a income to a man sufficient him to establish his home, and educate his family and his own interests as well as rest of the community and GROWTH OF SEATTLE Remarkable Advancement In Past Fifteen Years A comparison of the topographic map of Seattle and vicinity made in 1893 by the United States geological survey with the revised map of 1908, the field work for which was completed this season by C. F. Eberly and party, of the survey, affords a striking graphic illustration of the growth of one of the remarkable Pacific coast cities. The map made in 1893 shows the city limits as including several square miles of hilly country, with no houses or streets and probably but a trail here and there to an isolated cabin in the forest. Now this area is occupied by paved streets and thousands of buildings. Of course, it might be stated simply that the population had doubled or trebled in the last few years, or that the built-up areas had increased fourfold; but the new map of the city, when compared with the old, tells in the most comprehensive way the story of this unusual growth. "The topographer, when detailed to do revision work, expects to find new streets, new railroads, and many new buildings," said Mr. Eberly, "but just a little experience leads him to believe in the stability of the hills and the constancy of the water supply. It took Duwamish river some time, even geologically speaking, to partly fill in the area." general, with three divisions many brigadier generals, coring to the present quartermasual, commissary general of fire and paymaster general. It is an old one and has been to congress on other occa- has met with opposition on that it only complicates ministry of army administra- is but one of the subjects by the general staff to the ere of the bureau chiefs and units to a general hubbub in treatment of war. Obviously, necessary to be a secretary of the navy either. RUBLE IN ARIZONA stable prospects in the Chirimountains, Arizona, were in- by Sidney Paige, of the states geological survey, in the request of the super-itect of the treasury. The map of deposits examined are in county, Ariz., and are accom Bowie, Ariz., and Roex. The rock is practically pure carbonate of medium-grained crystalline structure, and is white with fines. It is probably avail- exterior building and for decorative use. Tests of were made at the geolo- y's structural material la- St. Louis. on the investigation ap- ne survey's bulletin 380-I, be had on application to or at Washington. "The topographer, when detailed to do revision work, expects to find new streets, new railroads, and many new buildings," said Mr. Eberly, "but just a little experience leads him to believe in the stability of the hills and the constancy of the water supply. It took Duwamish river some time, even geologically speaking, to partly fill in the area just south of Elliott bay. The map of 1893 shows this area as a tidal flat. The map of 1908 reveals the fact that man has hurried this filling process so that at present there are 3 or 4 square miles of made land here, the portion of the map representing this area being black with the lines and squares that represent millions of dollars of time, energy, brains and material. 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