Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-23
ABOUT FOREST RESERVE EXTENSION
| Superintendent GIendinning Throws Light
on Fusion Iiy pocrisy.

Brdgaw, accompanied the latter to hi
home at Fish lake. He came to Sc
his lieutenant on Official business AM
will return to Spokane this evening.
During his brief stay in Rathdrun
Mr. Glendinning was interviewed b.
a representative Of this paper on tn,
forest reserve situation In kootcnd
county, Among the first question!
asked was concerning the proposed ex
tension nf the Priest River reserve
recommended BY him to the secretary
| Of the interior. In reply he showed
lis copy OF his report and aut horized
the following statement:
You may state that the report Of
Forest superintendent Glcndnning
10 the honorable secretary Of the in
terror recommends that eight town
SHIPS be eliminated from the Priest
River forest reserve, containing, ac-
cording to the report Of the geological
survey, 100000, geo feet Of merchant
able lumber, and that eight townships
be added, comprising a rough noun
With not Il ettler, a claim taken up or
an acre OF agricultural land in the pro-
posed addition.
The superintendent then produced
"A map and explained that the eight
townships recommended for elimina.
ton in his report, are located due
north Of Priest River and comprise all
Of the sout hern portion Of the reScrse
lying south of the southern extremity
Of Priest lake, embracing practically
all or the settlements on the reserve.
including the Coolin postotlice. In all
about Hs settlers are now located in
THESE eight townships. The addition
recommended In his report comprise a
strip Of mountainous territory which
now forms the eastern boundary of the
reserve, and there is not a settler in
the entire region nor can an acre of
agricultural land be found in the en-
tire eight townships.
After these cXplanat ions the super
lntcndcnt was asked if he knew of any
pt her reports or ions for
an addition to The Priest River reserve
which had been made to the depart
ment to which he replied that none
had been made except by the geologi-
cal department, which recommended
That all Of the territory lying west OF
he Great Northern railway, and east
Of the present reserve boundary, be
added to the reserve.
Mr.. t'lendinning was then informed
THAT certain fusion newspaper and
politicians in this county were persist.
entity representing to the people of this
county hat an eilort was being made
by the department, with his approval
To include great deal more territory
IN the proposed addition than either
his report or that Of the geological de-
partmcut indicated, and that these
men had forwarded petitions remon-
Strating against such extension
To this Mr.. Glenduning replied that
all of the petitions against extension
were IN his possession The first petit
tons forwarded prayed for the climin-
alton OF five townships on the south
err extremity Of the present reserve.
and in lieu thereof proposed that five
townships lying east of the reserve lie
added. The second lot of petitions re-
monStr rate against an action " hich has
not been recommended 10y any special
agent or officer Of the department. II
pray> against the addition of TERRITORY
the towns of Ockonook
i|onncrs Ferry Standpoint. Hope and
Clark Fork Such action has never
been proposed 10y any one.
These petitions were sent t. Mr.
Iithdlnnlng after his report had heen
forwarded To the department, and the
endorsements show that they were re-
celNed At the department prior to the
date of the superintendent report.
inns shows eonChlsively that the cir.
of the second lot of petitions
knew nothing of the recommendations
contained In superintendent C,lendin- |
hlhg' : report, Yet the signerS were told !
That the petitions we're Il renlonStran,r
against departmental action recon-.
mended 10y that official. The fusion
organ and its followers are nov nm
They have been dcrci,inp
The people by fake representations IN
regard g the inteutionS of the depart.
ment and It's officers ia the matter of
reserve extension ia kootenai county /
What motive can prompt such hypo. /
rri>tt only 4 desire 10 make political .
capital for 4 rotten and un>crupuloa, I
romhnation.
II is unnecessary Ia state that only I
the first lot IT petitions will In CON. 1
>iaercd 10y The department. These
petitions do not even ask as much ~
superintendent Glendiuning r,rom.