Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-09

tue General LAM Ohlco bears 20 al.
rcctly on the ,ubisct Of forestry that
venture TO svnd II TO you Tor publioa.
ton. g. A. wruriNu.
GENERAL LAND OFRcr,
WAHiiiNurUN, Jan. 80, 1894.
Mr. g. A. Whiting, University Of
Utah, Salt Lake city, Ulati
Dear sir;-I am glad to know tina,
Htofostfy movement n
10 be- inauguratodl In Utah, ior thseg
II Il psfhaps M important rs any.
whore "a the Uuitud 5lalusthat wat
conditions should be- conserved,
ana for that purpose there Il
no method 40 efficient rs tho establish.
ing VI public tmbrr reservations ut
lho headwHters VI your principal
streams. would suggust that n IL Is
Thought btsi TO have such reserves
created, that petitions I've obtained
from tbs people OF vaLuts localities,
settling out win considerable, definite.
ness the areas which they wish 10 have
resuTysd, with description Of them,
showing what streams head In them,
the general character u tao grOlnI,
whether rocky, mountain Gus, heavily
or epArsrly umUefud, aud whether
the soil IL unit for Agficnl-
lure whoa stripped o, the Timber.
IL would alsl be- well 10 set out the
facts In reference to the irrigation
planiH already drawing supplies OF
water from the streams heading Ia the
proposed reserves, and statements that
the timber II not Immediately neces.
asry TOT tho use Of the resident pOpu.
latiOn. Address these petitions Tor the
creation Of reservations 10 tho SOcre.
taTy OF tho Interior ana they viii
then DO referred here for action. o.
course, " resolutions can be- Obtained
of your Legislature, boards Of trade az
city councils, In favor OF these Tesef.
vaIions, u will strengthen tho psti.
lions and make favorable action
much more likely. IL would also be
well 10 point CUT the facts Ia Teiefsnct
to the present wastelul methods u.
cutting timber aud especially the
tremendous Destruction thai now goo,
On by IRE within the area that it II
proposed TO reserve, aui request that
some oomputonI authority Ds placed In
charge VI the reservation II IL Il
created.
| may add, paronthetIcally, that AZ
present Congfess does uIG pfovi4o
means for employing eupefintnudents
or agents foT tae protection u Liu TIM.
aer reservation already created. but
.IrTo l. now pending bill la Congress
wuiCu viii nuve tnis ulru, A4i Df
Vpieu wo uro eaTns-l' ufglus
.ne passage. IL this puint ~ dWsiI |
up0ul it may be Of assistance Ia ObtaiG.
lng Tue Necessary protection VI TIE
ruaotSAliOn'.
10 10 rot our purpose In crestins
these dif tent reservations % with.
draw turm permanently frJn tho usH
VI the public Dut oGly 10 reserve the
title In tho government puruIs uently.
When tho timber growing GA tGem Nv
demanded Tor pubic ufs AEd whom ).
can Us cut un-er tAe proper IA, or
vision, % n proposed 10 fvll
toe bumlagb aud 10 supply lOca.
demands; always, however, Ruaplng in
view the necessity tor maintaining tho
Iurmauence Of Tie water supply, and
tho natural rsiUresiation Of ths timber
areas by uuly cu,liug llnitod amount
OF the forest.
think IL will bB well for the people
10 organize a territorial foreHtry ussocin.
Ion IN Utah,ih which eau ne gathered /
nose Interested In forestry and irrigp-
uDr, including the more intHlligou.
engineers, aud 80 have nucleus from
which 10 work.
Very ~, octiully,
Enw. A, BOWERS,
Assistant Commissioner.