New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-11
| pnchot member OF the Commission when recon-
| rnnnded the reserves and It's secretary:


mended the reserves, and its secretary:
The attack on the forest reserves decnTedh ny i
President Cleveland on Washns,1,ns i 10 q en1da
mental misconcepton Of the objects OF tll - ~
and the reasons why TIE rores roC6mnended their
establishment The members o. thiS .o i,
understand fully as any one can 'a nat would he
wholly unworthy Of being maintained. me only
reason for reservng any area must n INA, nan
mart t' Of the public domain With that idea clearly
in mind we nave o Scsh of maKs all the re.
serves both these last and the l'W9V" acres MN
welfare OF the regions in which they lie. and work
on bill for submission TO congress 20 open ane
means for the preserva ton o. The forest is FAR on
toward completion.
THE COMMISSIONS STATEMENT.
An official statement OF its position WAS recently
made by tho Commission to Conferencs Commit
tee OF the House and Senate which was considering
the matter Of the newly proclaimed reserves Omit
ting those parts which refer specific amendments
10 the Sundry Civil bill, in which the provision
70 abolish tho reserves was inserted by the Sen
ate this statement Is as follows:
1T has never been the desire Of the Commission
10 restrict the natural deyc!opm.mt Oh any ON
sources contained in the reserves. but. on the con-
trary to recommend the widest US Oh a.i t NJ,
resources mines well as all others compatpe
with the preservation OF the forests upon tIei,.
thorough study Of the data available IN the oieo0s-
zeal Survey. the General Land Oilice 3nn 'ne De
hhci t investigation on the ground, continued
thrS S sSyeT az hasny dsmen but The DECISIONS
reached have in every case resulted nom ',fi'iu
ih t, %ommission desires TO reiterate them here.
IL must not be understood that no land has beSii
he devoted TO other uses. From the necessities OF
the case. such temporary inclusion was uhaycu-
Commission to recommend the recession OF all such
lands in all the reservaiions as sTo' known Where
such lands He 49, too, roo,,oo,I. means
nv Which small settlers may obtain from the pub
iic lands the timber which they het h ncr, svs
tenn and otherwise have excellent facilities, The
Intention Of the fGm ndy his IS EVIL lH
III vii be denied tina! Eres' GoG Sa VA Xa, TSsGt
TO he Westef ba spreservation Of the Western
ests The chief danger to them Is from III. IRE no,
ar nm and bv il alone. 1t follows that Govern
ment control Of certain Of the Western forests Is
Indispensable"
NOT TO REMAIN UNDEvELOPED.
The intention Of the Commission is TO prepare and
ooommord q MAN by which the whole value of the
reserves may be used for the good Of the people
and bv which none OF their resources VIII remain
undeyeloped We have desire TO protect these
forests against use. but against destruction. IL
must inner mo. De essena to right
that the best Of all WIS f0yo to S bv sne
The action OF the California delegation IN G on,
gress wbich forest reserves have acquired in
no rts Of the West and their value TO agrlcultural
and Their Interests. BY special request or the an
Tornta senators their state was omitted from me
cenate amendment aholiShing the reserves anu
The discussion in the House showed that the can
fnrria Representatives also were prepared 10 re-
sent any attack upon the reserves In CALIFORNIA In
New-York the Governor has urged. ana the legs
ia,ure seems about to pass, "A PHI approprlhllhb
a. ~, o IN purchase forest lands at the headwaers
| ounniy In view Of these examples or the real
,n n, reserves i'm the opinion or the people. East
| and West and with the knowledge mat there IS no
dnsre 10 blockade the resources or the reserves OF
whatever kind. the greater part or the irritation
| which has followed the proclamation VIII, NOPE,
| GRADUALLY disappear. Great corporations "hlcIi
Save been I'm the habit Of taking vast amounts OF
| covernment timber free under the permit system
| or otherwise will undoubtedly continue 10 COM
niai I'm, in this II j. not the infringement OF
an,, right which makes the difficulty. but merely
| me d,scontinuance OF q gift.
| During the discussion In congress u was repeat
| adIv said that the Commission had acted from too
rnnsgre a knowledge Of The new reserves. | want
go three 10 four months Ia the field. and all OF
-, time that was required 20 move from place
80 Mace or 10 consult with scientific or mountain
-. v,as spent In the woods on inc areas since re-
nnnrvod Long trips with pack trains Zone OF twenty
g. davs, were made and two on 1901. with IN" fc-
III, ~, thirteen reserves recommended AL
80, 10 AR. personally known to members OF the
conrnigsion of these two. one was laid down by
~ STATE Engineer OF the state where IL lies, and
49, tho other the character OF the forest was wei
| hhnawn from the study OF adjacent areas. and the
nnan,"n i,seif had been thoroughly and repeatedly
described 10 us by the men best able TO do so.