Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-01
Interesting Interview With the
Special Land Agent
A CAREFUL EXPLANATION.
The New Agent serves NOTICE in Time
for Those who Are violating
the Law 60 stop.

] lNIN'l IILNIIINiIIN NH 10 lNN lHahl
status OF timber cutting on government
land and the rights of citizens 20 its
use. For the purpose OF clearing up.
Misunderstanding iu regard to this
matter the colonel said he would De
pleased 90 afford any Information or
ald within the lines of his duty, 20 save
the people from getting into difficulty
with tine government, on account Of the
! Illegal cutting aud taking OF timber
3 from iIs lands.
What rs your understanding Of the
! origin and tine purpose of the law?'
1.-THE first law was passed 10 1891 by
! Congress, preventing the cutting or
/ taking of live-0ak or other timber yalu-
/ able for the purpose OF building
! navy fJr national defense. u was then
/ limited tu the Atlantic States as the
| country expanded the increasing popu-
| .ati0n and diversity of interests sug-
/ gcstel some notifications. i'm 1873
| law was passed authorizing the taking
| of timber from strictly mineral lands
| for building agricultural mining or
other domestic purposes subject 20 the
regulations 90 be prescribed by the Sec
Rotary or the interior. In 1891 a law
was passed relating 10 the timber on
non-mIneral lands limited TO the same
uses.
Pine is the chief form of timber In
this State. a pine tree ordinarily
natures iu from go 90 40 years The
! policy OF the government is % protect
within the limits of the law and the
| regulations of the interior department
! the timber for the use OF the set
| tiers ana mining people. present and
| future, by restricting us use generally.
to dead and down timber and matured
| timber no that end they permit no
growing tree tO be cut ON mineral land,
that is less than eight inches u dame
Ter which would indicate approximately
an ago NJ twelve years the idea being
that as 90 uon-mlnerll land, as hereaf-
ter heightened the timber taken aunu-
ally as limited by regulations. would
furnish each year for generations 90
come. ample provision ~ timber for
domestic fuel, fencing etc. otherwise
the greed of individuals and SPECTATORS
would put the people in "a few years
at the mercy OF transportation COM
Uaulet iu bringing timber from remote
States. for domestic and agricultural
and mining purposes.
But for the protection afforded by
these laws timber would probably dis
appear iD a very few years. as the buff
fal0's have iu the interests of the pelt
hunters
No timber whether on OF mineral or
nQu-WIneral lands can he taken for use
outside of this state, nor Tor any other
Use except building agricultural min
Ing manufacturing or other domestic
purposes Tor the use Of the person enc
titled to take it. 10 ls confined 90 UNI
reserved. unoccup.ed lands Under no
circumstances is 10 90 bee taken or used
for railroad purposes, unless the rail-
way is undergoing its first construction,
then timber may bee taken by 20 from
lands adjacent 90 It's surveyed line for
That purposes but not for use else
where ur for repairs
ON the n0n-mineral land each bona
hie resident OF the State of Utah Is
eutitIad to take each year not exceeding
tity dollars worth stumpage valuation
except upon the granting of "a special
permit from the secretary of the inter-
Tor, a precedent for which establishes
DO now Jt 90 cents thousand feet
board measure. for dead 8Ud down tlm-
beI and one dollar per 1000 feet board
measure Cor standing timber no time
Der may De- taken from either mineral
on uou-w.uoral lands for sale or traffic
as merchandise. &c can only Doe taken
for the exclusive use OF the resident
taking the same Where the resident
is not able himself Go cut 10, he may
employ am agent but shall not pay him
more for such service than covers bis
umc labor and other legitimate eX-
pense exclusive OF any charge for the
timber ITSELF
As to mineral lands any bona dde resI-
dent may take for hts own use as above
specified. but under no circumstance
for sale or traffic The burden uf
proving that DO is strictly mineral land
rests upon the person s0 taking &c. $50
timber is permitted 60 Dee taken from
amy government land Tor smelling puT-
poses. .,u growing tree less than s
inches iu diameter Is permitted t0 Doe
cut ou such mineral lands Persons
Telling COZ removing timber under either
of these acts, must utilize all of each
Ioa cut. that can Doe urOdtabIy used
and must dispose of tops bush and
other refuse m such manner as Go pre-
vent the spread 0f forest urgs
Under the rulings OF the United states
courts am innocent purchaser is COO
tresu1ssor. the efforts heretofore made
90 enforce these laws are considered
notice 90 all purchasers and transport
tatiUn companies tl examine as 90 the
title Hf the timber offered flr sale or
transportation Promoters 8lders Or
abeltuTs become C0-tresp8ssers. En-
tCr.rg upon government lands and cute
ting timber is trgspass removing the
timber is larceny. two actions can De
taken against the same individual one
% civil proceeding Tor damage, the other
criminal for larson and o. Judgment
IN one cgse IS no bar 20 proceedings In
another
Placing saw mills on government
lands BIS trtspass ] have authority 20
seize them for the government. but
have mo- disposition 90 iu any way dis- !
turb those citizens who comply with |
the requirements Of the law and the
regulations OF the interior department /
as above SET forth All others win Do |
held tl % strict accountability. The |
penalties provided boy law are Tor the |
criminal case being fines uud Imprson- |
mont
What was the last law IN regard 20 |
forest freg2
The last law was approved IN May. |
1000 Tor campers and others who fan |
t0 pUt out their camp fires. the penalty /
is. not 90 exceed $1,000 On fine and six /
months ln prison 90 those who ma. |
No.HUsIy set fire 90 q forest, 5000 fine |
and two years imprisonment
trust that this viii clear up any /
Misunderstanding heretofore held by /
ODE people as 20 the law regulating the |
taking of timber from public domain |
And that o. compliance tO the law win /
relieve me OF the painful duty OF dis |
tr0ssug the people by Cos rigid enforce |
mut the purpose of the government /
being 90 preserve the forests Tor the /
need and necessities OF the present set /
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