THE PROTECTION OF HOME BUILDERS 



IN THE REGULATION OF GRAZ-i 



ING ON FOREST RESERVES 



BY 



E. S. GOSNEY 



President Arizona Woolgrowers' Association 



'T'HE home was the foundation of the first laws of 

 civilization, it always has been and must remain 

 the foundation of every independent government of 

 the people by the people. The necessity of the fullest 

 protection of the homes of our country and the builders 

 of these homes is seldom realized and never over- 

 estimated. 



By "home-builders" we do not mean the dwellers 

 in palaces of wealth and luxury, nor do we mean the 

 shiftless nomad. But we refer to that great class of 

 honest, loyal Americans of limited means who have a 

 substantial appreciation of home and country. Those 

 people whose highest ambition is to build a home of 

 their own for themselves and their families where 

 they can live in comfort, frugal independence, and 

 happiness. Such homes have given us our Lincolns, 

 our Grants and our Garfields. They have given this 

 country its high place as a nation among nations. 

 They include all classes and grades of intelligence, 

 education, and refinement. Honest purpose is the 

 only requisite to bring them within the class of home- 

 builders. A man's capacity, energy and environments 

 determine the character of the home he will build; 

 but on the protection of such homes, the development 

 of their integrity and patriotism, depend the life of 



