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SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND SURVEYS

UNITED STATES SENATE

SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS

TO INVESTIGATE ALL MATTERS RELATING TO NATIONAL

FORESTS AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND

THEIR ADMINISTRATION

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CONTENTS

NEW MEXICO HEARINGS, ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., OCTOBER 9, 1925

Charles M. O'Donel, Bell Ranch, N. Mex., president New Mexico Cattle

and Horse Growers' Association, first vice president the American

National Livestock Association___

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The forest reserves--.

Resolution adopted by the New Mexico Cattle and Horse Growers'

Association, March 25, 1924, approving the revised grazing regu-

lations and the Rachford range-appraisal report---

The public domain-----

History of attitude of the American National Livestock Associa-

tion relative to the public domain___

Resolution adopted by the American National Livestock Associa-

tion, February 1, 1923, urging Government control of the public

Resolution of the New Mexico Cattle and Horse Growers' Associa-

tion, March 16, 1923, abandoning former position in favor of State

ownership of the public domain and indorsing the leasing policy

of the American National Livestock Association----.

The Kent bill to create grazing districts out of the public domain.

Action of the American National Livestock Association relative to

the disposition of the unappropriated public lands of the United

States at the eleventh annual convention of the American Na-

tional Livestock Association held in Denver, Colo., January 21

and 22, 1908....

List of local and State livestock associations represented__.

Report of the committee on resolutions_____.

Remarks of Dan Casement (appointed in 1925 by Secretary

Jardine, of the Department of Agriculture, to make a report

on the Rachford range appraisal)__.

Remarks of R. de Graftenreid..

Remarks of Victor Culbertson, Silver City, N. Mex---

Analysis of the Finney bill to regulate grazing on the public domain.

Grazing leases on an area basis----

A long-term lease-A 10-year lease--

Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior?.

Opposed to the cession of the public domain to the State___.

Hon. Andrieus A. Jones, United States Senator from New Mexico,

statement of conditions in the livestock industry in New Mexico...

Hon. John Morrow, Member of Congress, Raton, N. Mex..

Facts and figures regarding the public lands in New Mexico_..

Untaxable and taxable lands in New Mexico_---

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The public domain----

Victor Culbertson, cattleman, Silver City, N. Mex----.

The forest reserves--

Opposed to turning the public domain over to the State__

Laurence F. Lee, representing the New Mexico Sheep and Wool Growers'

Association, Albuquerque, N. Mex.........–

Resolution of the New Mexico Sheep and Wool Growers' Associa-

tion, April 22, 1925, urging the passage of the so-called Finney bill

Advantage of bringing public domain under definite control..

Stabilizing the livestock industry-long-term leases on an area

Opposed to State ownership of the public domain.........

The checkerboard area-The right to exchange lands...

Resumed-Reason for unwillingness of permittees to testify-

William R. Morley, cattleman, Datil, N. Mex---.

The forest reserves, inexperience of the rangers--

Grazing on an area basis__.

Allocation of grazing rights---.

Favors turning the public domain over to the State_-

Administration of State lands by the State land commissioner.

John A. Lusk, cattleman, New Mexico____

B. S. Rodey, ex-Congressman from the State of New Mexico‒‒‒‒

C. F. Monroe, director of extension of the State College, State College

The so-called Finney bill regulating grazing on the public domain__

Alonzo B. McMillen, lawyer and stockman, Albuquerque, N. Mex...--

Necessity for stabilization of livestock industry and importance of

regulation of the public domain-----

The future of homesteading on the public domain_

State taxation and the value of the public domain....

Prager Miller, president New Mexico Wool Growers' Association, Ros-

well, N. Mex----

Homesteading on the public domain_.

Personally in favor of turning the public domain over to the State,

though association opposes it....

H. L. Kent, president Agricultural College, State College, N. Mex..

Depletion of New Mexico ranges.

The preference right to a lease and position of many bankers in

ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., OCTOBER 10, 1925

W. T. Evans, Santa Fe, N. Mex., communication from__.

The 320-acre enlarged homestead act of February 19, 1909_

The 640-acre stock-raising homestead act of December 29, 1916_-.

The desert land law--.

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H. J. Hagerman, president the South Spring Ranch & Cattle Co., Ros-

well, N. Mex____

Depletion of the New Mexico ranges..

Government regulation of the public domain-The so-called Finney

Ralph Carr, representing the Conejos Sheep Growers' Association, Auto-

nito, Conejos County, Colo‒‒‒‒‒

Protest against the inelasticity of the Forest Service rules and regu-

James C. Smith, representing the middle Rio Grande conservancy district,

City Hall, Albuquerque, N. Mex..

Federal cooperation and the reclamation project--

Article prepared by Colonel Robinson, United States Irrigation

Service, regarding the reclamation project_-_.

James C. Smith, etc.-Continued.

Public lands should be transferred to the State and the proceeds

of grazing leases used for reclamation development---

L E. Merchant, cattleman, Carlsbad, Eddy County, N. Mex...

Public domain problem in Lee County, southeastern New Mexico___.

F. R. Marshall, secretary National Wool Growers' Association, Salt

Lake City, Utah----

Economic principles involved in the recommendations of the joint

conference of stockmen at Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 24 and 25,

Social responsibility policy of the Forest Service..

Necessity for stability-leasing on an area basis..

Statement of Col. W. B. Greeley, Chief Forester United States Forest
Service, at the Salt Lake joint conference of stockmen compared
with his testimony before the committee at Pendleton, Oreg., Sept.
11, 1925.

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Suggested plan of forest reserve grazing legislation submitted by

Forest Service officials to Idaho stockmen__

Suggested legislation is wholly inadequate-----

Salt Lake platform-less Government regulation and more private

Appeals from adverse decisions of Forest Service officials_

Basis for determining grazing_fees----

Recommendations of District Forester Rutledge, Ogden, Utah, con-

The so-called Finney bill to regulate grazing on the public domain__

E. B. Swope, commissioner of public lands, State of New Mexico, Santa

Matter of contests of 250 sections of coal lands in McKinley-San

Juan Counties____

The State of New Mexico's 27,000 acres of timber lands-exchange

of State lands for Federal lands__.

Turning over the public domain to the State...

Relation between location of the public domain, forest reserves, rail-

road lands, and State lands_-_.

Application of the leasing system to the public domain-problem

of State lands____

H. L. Kent, resumed---

Telegrams from R. C. Sowder, member of the executive committee

New Mexico Cattle and Horse Growers' Association, Roswell, N.

G. 8. Downer, lawyer, Albuquerque, N. Mex., representing the regents of

the University of New Mexico...

The University of New Mexico lands-The oil-royalty controversy-- 3641

B. C. Hernandez, internal revenue collector of the New Mexico district,

Albuquerque, N. Mex.

Turning the public domain over to the State--.

Difficulties of the leasing system being applied to the public domain

in parts of New Mexico------

Sale of isolated tracts, leasing of remainder of the public domain__

Frank Hubbell, cattle and sheepman, Albuquerque, N. Mex...

Opposed to turning over the public domain to the State..

Favors leasing public domain.

The Rio Grande Valley reclamation project....

J. F. Branson, cattleman, Albuquerque, N. Mex., the checkerboard land

Frank Bond, letter from, regarding public land problems in New Mexico.

House Joint Memorial No. 3, seventh legislature, State of New Mexico,

introduced by Hon. R. A. Chazez, of Guadalupe County, memorializing

Congress to amend section 9 of the stockraising homestead act-_- ---- 3659

Tom Charles, stockman, Alamogordo, N. Mex., letter from, regarding

public-land problems in New Mexico...

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