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In the same letter Breen proceeds in somewhat Hghter vein : 



"Just saw 'C who said you were getting along fine. . . . Gee ! Wish you 

 would kill the damn cats. I don't want them around and it will be O.K. . . . 

 Got to work. Insi)ectors are tearing up Use Book horribly. Will be ready for 

 supervisors about May 1, as it looks now." 



In a postscript in the same letter Breen evidently did not feel full 

 confidence in some of his men, for he says : 



"Black Mesa men you mention are not all standard quality liut it is liard 

 country to get good men to come into and stay. Am gradually trying to get 

 good ones. I may some day." 



On December 30, it appeared that the revision of the Use Book was 

 still being considered : 



"The Use Book is being all shot to liell and nearly everything is being loaded 

 onto the supervisors. They are all to be made disbursing agents and have all 

 money orders and drafts come through their offices, to sell 500,000 feet of timber, 

 grant all special permits except large irrigation projects and power lines. I do 

 not remember just what all else, but they certainly have a job unloaded on them 

 and it will bust the backs of a lot of them. It will take a better class of men 

 than we have or will get at present salaries to do the work." 



Alluding to personnel problems in a letter dated JanuarN- 1. 19(); : 



"If 'T' don't make good after a square deal, soak him, but always be sure 

 you have good ground. You had better, if you think we'll need the men. ask for 

 what you want over what your allotment calls for. ... I was thinking that 

 a couple of new men might be needed on the Greenlaw sale, even after we get 

 done with the forest assistants who are on the job now." 



(^n DcccmluT 10 Rreen still seemed worried about grazing com- 

 plications : 



"1 would be careful and not say anything about what is intended or what might 

 happen, or anything else, so 'G,' his agents, or any other of the sheep men, can 

 get bold of it to think over and hunt up arguments and stir up rows over. It 

 don't make a dangcd bit of difiference how honest a man intends being with 

 them — ^that is not especially what they want — it is an opportunity to raise a row 

 and gain some individual advantage by it. That is their system. Honesty 

 don't appeal to them except when it happens to come their way. I don't think 

 yon realize yet how dangcd onery they can be when they think they have found 

 something to howl about. 'G' will never let up. When it conies to a showdown 

 with him, I am sure going to give him his full day in court and a week if 

 necessary, and it is going to be a ceremonial affair with several witnesses and 

 a stenographer. He knows he is a liar when he says he had no day in 



court Undoubtedly something will have to be done to prevent a 



monopoly of sheep and there's the rub. I am convinced that 'T' have more 



