Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-10

beneficial use OF the propcrtS free from
any expense whatever under the for
estry reserve nystem. am in
oIIncd to think that the wiscst
course to pursue now Is TO
have forestry reserve established
This I announced 10 the officials
above referred TO aud also lnaistcd up
on the following reservations. which
was agreed TO; First. That any por-
ton OF the territory embraced within
the reservation when established,
could be Withdrawn whenever desired
~ the people OF Utah and restored
10 the public domain. Second. That
II We desired at any time 10 renew the
request for an absolute grant. the nc-
tlon OF the department In establishing
the forestry reserve should not IN any
manner prejudice Our rcquCAt Third.
That the persons selected to care for
the reservation should, ~ for ms pos
flhc be selected In Utah. and that
every possible means should be ems
ployed BY the government 10 make the
reservation suitable as a place for the
people to visit and sojourn In during
the summer season..
In vicw OF these suggestions. which
appear to commend themselves. I rec.
ommcnd that the Legislature memoir
ialize congrcsa anew. asking that the
lnuda In reference be SGT aside as n
forest reserve. In this connection I
alro wish 10 call your attention TO the
Colorado IN respect 10 forest pfcAcrvn-
tlon. There the state nah and game
wnften II also constituted commission.
or OF forestry and the deputy wardcna
are deputy forestry commissioners
Alfo they are required TO co.opem,'
with the officers " the United States
In the enforcement OF the laws ~ the
United States relating to forest rcscr-
walton; md 90 a reciprocal courtesy
the comripfloncr of the gcncrni land
Office has recently Issued instructions
20 nii the special agents and forest Of
nccrr In tho state ~ Colorado 10 en-
deavor 10 establish such cordial rcln-
lions with the state commissioners On
TO insure hearty cooperation IN tar
enforcement not only Of the public TIM
Der LAWS and forest laws. but the
state rrn and game laws Ms well. Ac-
cordinrly. the government forest super
viaofH and rAurcrn IN Colorado have
been appointed special rfh and game
vnrdenr. 10 serve NJ SUCH without pay
] certainly commend the course OF Col.
orndo In this rcApcct and urEo TINT
similar laws be enacted here. l am
aware that there " opposition TO the
creation " forest reserves. aud u VIII
be- urged that various material interests
Of the state are injured thereby. II
WIN be our joint duty To consider these
| objections carefully and without prciu-
dice. but niwhyn In the full liHht of the
fact that no Interest can be nA Vital
In this arid region Ne the protection OF
our water supply. dependent upon II aa
| We arc for life itself.
HEALTH.
In pursuance % the Roviacd Statutes
creating state board % health and
Vital Statistics. such hoafd wan organ
lHcd and held itr fifrt meeting February
~ iSss Immediately the board entered
upon the duties prcacrlped by law. clf-
n culara and pamphlets containing a d.
. gcft ~ the statutes relating Ia tho
(. public health. with uat % rnlCu and
N nTcguintluna adopted by the board and
. suggested ~ u for adoption b. local
= boards wcrC printed and mailed 10
. .ounty commissioners of the various
counties and officers 81 cities and towns
/. throughout tho state. In response
n THERETO and IN compliance TO the sta.
tutor. the following towns. citica and
. eountlcn have organised boards OF
II health.
II Towns-Iicar River city. Fountain
I Green. Cunninon. Huntington. sconcid.
Salem and HAlinn.
citcs-Anorloan Fork, Cedar city
coniviiic. Corinnc. Eureka. Farming
ton. knyHyllly. Lchi, Mt, Pleasant, Me-
phi. Park cily, fnyIon, Pleasant Grove.
Provo, Richmond. candy. Nprinn city,
fprlngyiilc. smithncld and roocie.
countiss-cnche. brand. Iron. Juab.
WaAatch. Washington. Wayne and We
bcr
inasmuch ~ the attorney general adj
ylssn that tho prcncnt statute II manda-
tory upon the proper authorities. and
that they can b. By action at law COM
PEELED To comply with the Same. the
board IN about TO Institute AN action
against Salt Lake county 20 compel n
O. comply with tho law and proposes 10
adopt such MEASURES nA VIII result IN
the complete organization OF boards
thror ghout the state.
80 In he he al
tccting the stock Interests " the state
by regulating the shipment Of animals
from tho federal quarantine districts
came before the board. Rules and rvg-
ulationa were adopted providing for the
Inspection of all animals entering the
state from the Aaid district and an In.
npcctof was appointed who served Tor
several wccks. A full report % his
work viii accompany the boards TO-
port 10 response 20 petitions from cit
iEcnr. the SECRETARY has visited various
localities. Investigated sanitary cnndi-
tons, made recommendations and same
have been complied with. Also ON the
petition VI citizens an authorized vuiln.
AIRY surgeon has cxnfnln,d animals al
legged a. be Infected with disease and Ia
one Instance, having discovered unmis-
taxable evidence Of glandefr. tho ami
NAL was condemned ana killed.
have gone 10 this icngth In explain
Ing the doinEa ~ tho board of health
and To more thoroughly ncdunint You
with the importance" NJ itn work, Tho
board IN composed OF active ana cner-
Ectic citizens who laborcd without
compensation, except the secretary,
who N paid 81 COO year, The wufi. Y
" 10 accomplish has long becp needed
and should be appreciated aud cnVou-
fnF.d by an who have at heart the
welfare 81 the state and IT, people.
I respectfully recommend the ldnp-
ton of the amendments proposed by
the board TO make the present law more
effective, and the granting NJ ~ very
modest rcqueat for nm appropriation ~
n.i00 for the next two years 90 Include
an salaries. office fvnt and other *
pcnaer IN earryinH out the functions %
the board.
HORTICULTURE.
II Is n pleasure "a note that fair prog
resa has boon made during the past
two years In horticulture. Through tho
energetic work OF the state board OF
horticulture vigorous war has been
begun upon the Insects nnd diseased
which have 10 Ions hilghtcd the truit
Industry ~ the state, Hundreds Of old
orchards have been thoroughly fcnoNat-
ed general clehrfng up ana rrup-
bins out of useless trees has been mo-
ticeable; suggestions ~ the board ~
reference 10 systematic pruning aud
thinning OF trees 10 the end that tho
product may be Of better slze ana quail
tty have been kindly received and IA