Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-22
IDAHO FOREST RESERVES,
Louis Smith Of Idaho County pgsas f,
pOrtant Memorial 10 Legislature
Prays that the Bitter Roo, snap..
River Reservations be vae,,,a
and Opened 10 Settlers,
ESPECIAL TO THE NEWS

lSi hNiAL ~ THE NEWS
Boise, Feb. 22.--Louis Smith oft,A.
county, today presented the toIo,,,
important memorial
Whereas, At the time Of the ADM,
sion Of Idaho as one Of the STATE, 4
the Union, there We're large a,o,, 4
public lands belonging to the rptg
States open to settlement occvn,e.
and purchase within the hords,, !
Idaho, this constituted one Of tbe ma
valuable assets upon which The peos.
depended for future growth and ma.
perity. and
Whereas, At the time the said s,a,
was admitted into the Union ibee r,,
an implied contract existing be,ve,
the people OF the State Of Idaho an
the general government that III. M
sources aud assets Of the STATE ,hoqg
IN no wise be diminished or encumbs-s
to the detrlment Of the growth AMI
prosperity Of this State but that n.
people should have the full benefit a
every natural resource with which IA.
ture had endowed the Territory. and
Whereas. IN violation Of he spih
Of the said compact Of Statehood a
effort has been made to withdraw tros
settlement occupa ton and purchase
very large area Of the public lar
aforesaid under the prelexl Of creaila
forest reserves for the purpose Of pr
teCting the arid reglors Of the STAT
against the scarcity Of water supply By
means Of Withholding the snowfall
from the mountains at the head II he
streams which supply or might supply
water for purposes Of irrigation With
in said arid belt, and
Whereas. In selecting the said ioI-
est reserves, those lnuusteA Win
this duty have in no Instance created
q forest reserve upon any stream,
which supplies water 70 said arid Fe'
glons for any purpose, but on the con,
trary have selected a large area OF lana
known as the Bitter Root forest re-
serve upon the headNaters Of Inc ga,
mon and Clearwater rivers, no part q
which said rivers flow to any arc
portion of the State ot Idaho or aiy
portion of said State requiring that ie
water supply should be especially pr
served or increased. and have also eis-
ated the Priest river forest reserve u
a section Of the State where there Hs
superabundance OF rainfall, ana
Whereas, the creation Of NE sala y.
est reserves under existing laws ana
rules and regulations Of the nleuu'
department has resulted IN enllieF "a
Guiding settlement occupation oi puI
chase of lands therein TO such an 20
tent as 10 cause a stagnaliOn ol en'e
prise. industry and growth wiIhin ss
region TO the permanent inlury a W
state, and a hindrance to us e'V'u
and ... a,
whereas, the said forest Iess ,N ~,
created serve no good or usel" u,
pose 10 any part Of the people y. "
United States but tend rather 70 Y
hindrance of the growth and pT0'F"
~ of this State. ana ....r., q,
Whereas the said forest reser,s !.
in large part covered WIN 49, Ia
fallen and decayed timber, lnler'1 ~
with the growth Of younger ny
many places merchantaple uJ
which said last class IS ehuans ,,,ss
reason OF forest fires that ar ~ w..
within the said fallen ana u''''
w Whereas. experience has tausn
thai the best guardians ana pIO's ,,s
of The forests are those VIZ sAsss
ests lie directly therein anu s+i N
thereto. and that the se't .i,,, n l.rl |
many fertile and araDle us. ,,nr Al IN
Wing throughout every poruon h
e,id forests reserves would w -
The building up Of communities, !, Nv
e are q civilization in the midst o u 4,
forest lands, that woulu ,.' ave, a.
protection, az the people . n1 ITr,sss
Gus in affording where INV"
lie: .r,sllsts ~
Therefore. your memorl n,.s .ss
that the said timber r ese,,,II ADJ y
vacated, that a more care ~ ~, s ri
tellieent investigation as " Drs..fs
lion and selection OF ilnpe' ,ncN y
nay he exercised. and tha' ~ .sr
her reserves shall be cre s, ,rs,sn
such manner as shall mol ,rrsis,s5
growth OF the state or me .ncb rs
It's its people. and that no .s su," thg
shall be created except wn Ss,er y
Necessary nc al to Inu ssoS,,i iSs s1 ainrs
the irrigation or supply a At 80
arid lands and that as 2 M, ,orsii
Bitter Root and Priest r sns me 81
dId land adapted to ne reserve y
homes lying within such ss,tlsnsri
he once more opened to -
For Cold IN the h ia
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