The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-27
IDAHO HAS No NEED
Of FOREST RESERVES.
STATES FUTURE THREATENED BY
THEIR ESTABLISHMENT.
Judge W.. II. Hepburn Visits Wash-
fnRton TO Protest In Behalf OF
Settlers-Puts Matter Before Land

Special Dispatch to the Post.Inteligencer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s.-Judge w r.
Heyhurn o. Idaho. while in this city.
stated 10 your correspondent that he was
here In the interest of the people desiring
TO make homes In the section of the state
proposed by the government 10 be set
apart for forest reserve.
Why" said he, this proposed reserve
Is large as the state OF Connecticut,
and includes two Of the largest mining
camps in the state. those OF Buffalo Hump
and Bitter mountain. Buffalo Hump IL
one Of the most important in the state.
The department wants 10 make limitations
upon the cutting OF timber In the building
UP OF the mining camps and other i'm
provcmerts
Limitations Not Necessary.
Judge Hepburn told Land Commissioner
Hermann that this was totally unneces-
sary. as there was timber enough IN the
section 70 last this generation and make
10 appreciahie difference. and by the time
the next generation came around the tim
her cut down in this would have ali re-
grown. To the commissioner statement
that those desiring 70 Gu; timber should
make application, stating The quantity and
purpose for which II 10 be cut, the
judge answered that they did not care
to go TO all Of this circumlocu,ion: that
;hey did not want TO cut It themselves
but wanted 81 cut for them
This permission TO cur timber !s only
given TO those for whose benefit II "a
Issued. which IS not VITA, new country
needs in It's upbui'ding. A man wanting
10 bald q house cannot wait TO have The
mill send on an application 10 Washington
fer permission 70 cut the timber for his
house
NE SAID Judge Hepburn "wha, Is
necessary is 10 have the free privilege %
cut the timber and then sch 81 &c us.
Agricultural Lands Included.
Another view | presented 10 the com
rnissioners" he continued. was that any
ore familiar with the mountains of Idaho
knows that right in the hsart 0f the most
rugged mountains are extremely 5eaHti-
fg and fertile valleys. In these valleys
the people settle and in very short
time make the land teeui with vegetation
and houses spring Up aS II by mas gic ard
with the products obtained from these
valleys the mining camps arc supplied
New II the government takes this
great tract - country for IT'S forest re-
ssrve--shuS cutting cut thu p@op.s-~this
source az supplies - the camps Is cot
irg To send q vr@a, distance foy these
necesSar4es of living The FDnUr Z Alere
country raises everything that Is needed
in thu mines right ou; of these great
forests. and could raise enough for ,he
whosa state.
p~,sIopm~as Would he Inped~d.
ssyye IN not need rslise" Re told the
commissioner and ~e Ao no; waai any
rales that wi.s h.ne ~ down 30 xhsTs
ee ar. not tree 20 Go IS Ee ltse 1i.h eur
axr = ia hard enough arvway 10 DE-
vetop = neS caunfrg. osit when ooun1
about With rzt@H IRE shtnx ts All bot I'm
possible idaho must Ne developed. X r.
q great country and one + which we are
f,s~tfv proud. fssve the pioneers a chance
ss6 within @%e wears - fss or ss.Sss ssssssiss
VIII ~ a..us ttssFe ard making She COM
tr-s = "a; & should Dr.
III * Impossible 10 G@velop a country
without railroads fhe tsadxe continued.
and tie railroads viii EsS build Ia these