Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-18
Needed Forest Legislation.
BY EDGAR T. ENSIGN.

NOTE-Brle1 articles ana communications OH forestry subjects of importance 0 the Rocky Mountain region sollcite by Edgar T. En- gn, forest commissioner, Colorado Spring Colo, who will endeavor supply, in part at least, local demands for printed information of this nature,
 The most pressing need in the way of forest legislation Is a general law withdrawing from sale or entry all | public timber lands-until certain classiications can be made-and mak- ing adequate provision for their pro- tection from fire and depreciation. | Under such a law system of forest | administration should be established | which would effectually prevent spo- ilia;ion of the forests and at the same time meet all just and proper demands for the use of timber.
 The larger part of the public forests being situated in the Rocky Mountain region in which many important streams have their source, and agri- cultural operations upon adjacent lands being largely dependent upon systems of irrigation, the question of forest preservation and extension there becomes of first importance. The states and territories of that sec ton cannot overestimate the value of the continued existence of their for ests. They should be used most pru- dently and carefully guarded from de- struction.
 Colorado, in her organic law, sec tions 6 and ', Art XVIII. of constitu- ton, wisely provided that the general assembly should enact laws to pre- vent the destruction of and keep in good preservation the forests upon the lands of the state, or upon Il e lands of the public domain, the control of which might be con ferred by congress upon the state; also that the increase in value of pfiya e lands, caused by the planting of hedg es, orchards and forests thereon, should not for limited time, to be fixed by 1 law, be taken into account in assess ing such lands for taxation
 Under the foregoing constitutional provisions the state of Colorado has established the office of state forest commissioner, and Constituted county
 commissioners and rold overseers throughout the state, o.est officers in their respective localities. The off cers are charged generally with the preservation of forests and the promo tion of forest tree culture. They are specially charged with the prevention
 of fires upon forest lands, whethC T public or private, and to cooperate with the federal authorities in pre- venting trespass upon the timber lands of the public domain Addi- tional legislative acts require the re- spective boards of county commis- sioners to cause the posting of notices along the principal highways warning persons to extinguish camp fires, and citing the legsl penalties for failure so
 to do.
 The Colorado law is excellent in
 theory, and in practice accomplishes all that can reasonably be expected.
 It cannot afford remedy for the
 greater ills affecting forest existence
 in that state, for the reason that the
 state authorities have no direct con.
 trol of the public timber lands, and the
 federal forest administration eff such
 it may be called) is deplorably weak
 and insufficient. Either the care and
 control of the public forests should l c
 conferred upon the state, which has at least respectable forestry system, or
 scheme of federal administration
 should be devised and put in operation which would effect the object.
 In the opinion of the writer, the last named course is the proper one to pursue, but then the question arises , how to overcome the inertia eff noth. , ing worse) of congress. and secure the } needed legislation. From the present
 standpoint 1t seems difficult if not i'm possible to obtain the enactment oi proper laws upon the subject until they shall be demanded with com parative unanimity by those states anc
 territories in which the public forests are mostly situated, and which are 7 vitally concerned in their preservation
 To this end these several political di-
 visions should actively cooperate, and
 one step in the right direction would : be for the proposed new states to in 7 corporate in their constitutions pro
 visions similar in import to those il the Cobra To constitution relating tC , forest preservation and tree culture , The question is one of general in terest and bears more or less remotely , upon the welfare of the entire coun , try. It has special significance in con , nection with the development of agri culture and kindred industries in the semi-arid west and should receive earn est and immediate consideration f COLORADO STRINGS, Colo.
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