The Forrest City times., 1901-12-06

+ serves 10 the department. OF dSElCN-tN Ie-
/ He already has such power In the case OF
/ lands needed by the departments OF war
+ and the navy.
Irrigation II connection with the waste
. lanes OF the west = question 10 Which
+ the president gives considerable attention,
AID makes strong Tecomm- LCatloEs tor
govern Bent aSslS lance Il feG.<A4L44AS tAS
waste lanes Dy assisting II tASlr AIlSA-
ton aLG the coDtTO. o. " GteT rights " her
ever tuaI - possible, ana OF this says.
In the arid region 4 = water, not 4ahC,
which measures production The western
han Of TIE United states WOU-C suSt tam =
population greater than that q our Who.e
country to-Gay II tAe waters mat ION run
to waste We're saved aEC used Tor lrrlga-
ton The forest anG water pFo8.eIIls are
perhaps the most vial internal questions
OF TIE United States.
In cases where natural conditions have
been restored for lew years vegetation
CeeF are coming pacA, alG EuLCTeCS OF
persons, especially from The lmme Ciate
EelsnDorhoOG, come each summer 10 enjoy
thr p4-E-.lSe OF camping. some at lest
OF the forest reserves should afford per-
petudi protection 10 the native fauna and
nora, safe hayeEs O. refuge 10 our rapidly
c.mlnls hiHs Wild animals OF the larger
KINDS ana free camping grounds Tor tEe
eVer-iLer eza>lLg numbers OF men and WUm-
en- VINO nave learned 20 frG rest. health
aEo recreation n the Sp.eLclC forests ana
nower-ciaC meadows OF our mountains
The forest reserves should be set apart
forever Tor the use and benefit 1f our pee
PIE as whole and rot sacrificed 10 the
sEortS.EhtsC greed u d "
I ae forests alone cannot however. fully
regulate and conserve the waters OF the
ard region. Great st0rase works are nee
essary 10 equalIze the low 81 streams and
10 save the Hood waters. Their eOnstruc-
tor mas been CouclEs.Xety shown 10 be al
Undertaking too vast for private effort.
Nor can i be best accom- llsAed BY the III
aINldGa4 states acting alone. Ear-Eeaching
Interstate problems are involved, and the
resources Of single states would often be
LaaceQaate. i : properly national
junction al least II some q - features.
i j. as right for the national government
10 make the streams asa rivers OF the
arid region useful by engineering works
Tor water storage a. 10 make useful the
rivers and harboss Of the humid region by
sAstI-eetlI.s WORKS q another hlfl- ne
storing Of the floods III reservoirs at the
headTaters OF our rivers IS oul an en-
larsemeEt Of our present policy OF river
control under which leyees are built on
the lower reaches OF the same streams.
The government should construct ard
puzzle WoEks " here their purpose Is 10
regulate the flow OF streams the water
should De turned freely into the channels
IL The dry season 10 take The sane course
under the same laws As The natural flow.
The reclamation and settlement Of the
ard lands viii enrich every portion OF
our country, JUS a. the settlement Of the
ohio and i ssisstNpl valleys brought pros
perIty % the Atlantic states. the IL
creased demand Tor manufactured aru-
cles VIII stimulate industrial production,
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plies ana effaetual. prevent western
- -. rrG51i,.fe ef irS7zsf5en vsill Ea
s consumed tf5srfT IN ubbu5I9Ine local cen
= - - - - s,.-til - tuf.1at
L=ts u INNING am on. mus : - " M
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name for The upbuudiIg of me nation.
He cOuEsels against attempting too mGch
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sApS.t-..ee ". . : - - +,5.,- II -
s-b4tlt!Ts OF gre 1ef ui--zi -s's.5.ss- II 80
go sEs 49, 80 - ~ - - $50
f Ser5as 81 ~ SHg " - - o'..-
h4ines on snsse ~ att. ,=s a. - -
security az a,-s u - 70
efeatea aepeHl 5aIss5S ". me s.a3..ss4 "
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decisions rendered II ORDINARY suits a
law With a few cra65ta3Ie exc ttEr5fss
the ard states have failed 70 rrrfx, a. FOR
the certain and Just division Of streams II
times Of scareifv Tx arf IJrc4r+atr. IL a.
NV nafe il ,56s51bIN 70 eefsbijsb r4,r.s
TO water In excess of actual uses or me-
cessitias and many streams have already
passed into private ownership or control
f equivalent to ownership
''Whoever controls a stream practically
controls the land itrerCers productive. ard
The doctrine OF private ow4trship OF water
apart from lard cannot prevail without
causing enduring wrong. The recognition
Of such ownership. which has been per
mitted 70 grow up In the arid regions
. should give way to a more eriigHtered ard
larger recognition Of the rights of he pub
tic in the control ard disposal OF The pub
lie water supplies Laws founded uDon
cond lions obtaining in humid regiOr s.
where water is too abundant to justify
boarding It. have TO proper application in
a dry country.
''In the arid states the only right to water
! which should be recognized IS that OF use
In irrigation this right should attach TO
1 the land reclaimed ard be insepara bic
/ therefrom. Granting perpetual water
rights 20 other than users without
I compensation 10 the public is open to IN
the objections which apply to giving away
perpetual franchises 10 the public utifi-
ties Of the cities. A few Of the western
states have already recognized this ard
have incorporated in heir CONSTITUTIONS
the doctrine Of perpetual state oTrershin
of water"
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