The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-03
Committees Return From Confer
enoe With Mr.. Hermann.
PROMISES HIS ASSISTANCE.
sheepmen on Rainier Reserve Must
Appeal to Interior Department.
CIaIlam and Jefferson Counties
Present Reasons Why Large
Tracts should He Eliminated
From the Olympic Renovation.

Members OF the various citizens COM
mittees who were sent to Tacoma 10 talk
over various matters In connection with
the Olympic and Rainier reserves with
General Land Commissioner Hermann re-
turned from that city yesterday and spent
a few hours In the city en- route 70 their
homes tn Clallam jefferson and Yakima
counties They are confident that their
conference with the commissioner win be
productive OF much good and that before
long the matters discussed will be
Strengthened out. TO the great benefit OF
the entire state.
The delegation from Yakima county
was composed OF John Ciemars. president
OF the Wooigrowers' Association. DR., j.
J. HIN. Daniel Sinclair. w. II. McRae.
T., A. Bounds, A. J. splawu. s J. Gamer
on and Ira T. Englehart. Their mission
was IN connection with the keeping open
OF the Rainier reserve for grazing pur-
poses. While Commissioner Hermann
told the committee that this was mat
ter that was within the jurisdiction Of the
interior department he said he would use
every effort in his power to see that the
demands of the sheepgrowers were con-
sdered. He also made some important
recommendations to be carried ont by the
aheepmen.
The delegation from Clallam county was
composed OF County Auditor Thomas 4.
Aldweil, also chairman of the Republican
county central committee: County Com
missioner IS. @. futile. c. W. Thompson
and w. r. Dodge. The committee from
Jefferson county was composed OF Coun-
ty Attorney w. w. Felger, County Com
missioner Frank W. Hastings and Depu-
ty Assessor w Anderson. These two
committees having almost a common pur-
pose while having separate conferences,
worked together Their missions We're 10
present arguments TO the commissioner
tendnE to show the Importance and JUS
tice ~ eliminating from the olympic re-
serve certain portions now included which
are not OF the class Of land intended to
be taken in by reserves. and also the fact
that their confiscation renders a hardship
on the development of the counties and
retards their progress. Regarding the
work accomplished by these committees,
Mr.. Aldwell, OF clallam county. said yes
terday:
Some few days ago we received word
from Senator Foster that the commission
er would be here and explain the situation
as regards the Olympic reserve. We only
received word Saturday and so were late
In getting 20 Tacoma, We, however, had
a short talk with Mr. Hermann before
the meeting and afterwards had a long
conference with him.
I'VE explained 10 him that the people
o! Clallam county were very thankful for
the efforts already put forth by him
which has resulted In eliminating from
the reserve about 200 900 acres that was
originally Included In IL and the throw
ing of this portion open to settlement. lie
Informed us that the main reason why
the petition OF Clallam county was acted
on favorably was that the data In the pc
iition was clear and concise.
We explained that when this amount
was given back there was n large tract
left out IN the northwest corner of the
county that dill not contain any mer-
charitable timber and was as a matter OF
fact, nothing more than agricultural
land The including OF this section In
the reserve. we demonstrated to Commits
hack the growth OF the county as the
county roads, That have been started In
the section behind The reserve. cannot
run through IL. The strip that we ask
To be eliminated from the reserve con-
tains about NcD acres.
Mr. Hermann entered into the matter
very enthusiastically and promised that
strip exempted. IL was shown by the
committee that the debt Of the county
was contracted on the superstition thai
our area was as shown on the map and
il was with this understanding that our
bonds we're sold. With our territory cut
down TO such an extent IL Is working q
great hardship for MS TO pay our debts.
The Jefferson county committee was
present for the same purpose. Included
In the Olympic reserve u a large tract
OF agricultural land that formerly be-
icnged TO Jefferson county and the c0nfia-
cation Is working the same hardship there
az in Cialiam county
ION tho whole the meetings 81 ths We
rIons committees with the commissioner
We're entirely satisfactory lie was pa
tlent IN listening and showed that he vas
well posted on al matters connected With
the government reservations IN this
state"