The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-11-01

the matter OF forest preSefNauon' lndt
am moved 70 lay before you, as the |
loading Feature OF my report this year
the need on the part Of this government
to take at once vigorously IN hand the
problems 80 be dealth with in this
matter OF the relation Of our forest to /
FOREST POLICY.
The subject of a national forest pol
lev. as dealt with this far, has been
altogether too limited in purpose tol
meet In fun breadth and scope the ma
tional need in this quarter
l am convinced tina. the day OF
small things in such matters has pass
ed. Three years OF work along eN-
perimental lines has fully justified tnt
wisdom OF congress in authorizing the
creation Of such reserves IL now re-
mains for work upon much more gi
eantic scale to be grappled with by
tins government in its administration
Of the reserves.
The heading and foremost considera,
fi1n in connection with wisely estab-
| lished forest reservations at the heads
OF water courses must always be,
throughout the West at least. the mo-
mentous part they play In solving econ
omic problems connected with the
question OF irrigation. since without
their aid the West must, to a great
sStent. continue 10 remain desert
RECLAMATION.
The stupendous task OF reclaimins
arid and waste lands. which is al
present claiming the attention Of this
country. can only be accomplished
/ through the instrumentallty Of great
natural reservoirs. such as these. De-
stroy. for instance. the forest at the
headwaters that feed such a stream
as the ella River and you have In ef-
! feet destroyed much Of southern Arl-
! IONA. which is dependent upon the ella
as the great life-givlng artery of that
arid region The CHA River Forest Re-
serve. established In 1885, Is to-day the
guardian of the agricultural Interests
in southern Arizona.
/ am fully alive TO the fact that th'
government needs only to make pos
sible the building OF reservoirs and
canals throughout a great portion o
! the millions Of acres remaining 20 th'
government 60 insure reclaiming wha
are now arid wastes and opening 4
settlement an enormous area Of fertil
land
what these lands need Is the preser
( walton OF present forest covers, whicl
can be used to both conserve and dis
tribute large supplies OF water.
{ HOW TO ACCOMPLISH 1T.
The question now before this o0ic
! of how TO make these lands availab'
has brought this office face TO fac
with the underlying problem Of irri
cation Undoubtedly, IL these land
: are TO he sought by homosteaders, th
- government must first make availab
{ a water supply that shaW enable thei
= = 10 create thereon the same condition
as prevail in other Irrigated section
y And this can only be done by itrst say
!, Ing the forests and then facing n
further problems OF irrigation.
In other words a national forest po
lev calls for "A national irrigation po
icv. and ! am strongly OF the opinie
Z that th- time has come when h q
y government IS 10 continue 20 secu
- the settling up of most OF the remain
er of the lands which 1T holds in tru
for homescekers. its good work hithe
to Ia the establishment Of forest ?
serves mist be greatly expanded
meet the closely related problems
I, making such reserves serve as distri
IA uung reservoirs.
so Effective advance ga our goNernme
nv forestry work in the future can only
nt secured in conjunction with enecti
work along equally broad lines Of
lis rlsation.
Az L accordingly desire 10 commend q
N suhicct 90 the careful consideration
ae congress at its approaching session
81 me hope that the matter of the need
eu 4 national irrigation poliey may m'
- with the consideratloe which y (
"a mands
So 10 motter how long yea have D
q the cough II IL hesnt already dev
n oped into consumption, Dr. Woo
y Norway Pine Syrup viii cure Il.