The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-21
SM00T
HAS PROTESTED
Blanket Forest Reserve Too Much
Of a Good Thing.
YOUNG AT TIE WHITE HOUSE
SENATOR CLARK OF MONTANA
ACTIVE AND ENERGETIC.
lsDeclaI b - HeraIdl

HTJASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
w Smoot called at the interior de-
partment yesterday and entered
an emphatic protest against the Gre
alton of the proposed blanket forest
reserves in Utah. He said today:
ct favor the establishment of the
Logan and Manu reserves, also such
parts of other reserves as are neces-
sary TO protect the water supply for
cities and towns, but this is as far as
I want TO go.
IF the entire 100000 acres with
drawn should be created into reserves
we might as well give up the sheep
and cattle business i'm Utah. AS a re-
suit of my protest TO the interior de-
partment have assurance Jnat
nothing further viii be done toward
creating reserves until Senator kearns
and I return TO Utah. We viii try hard
to get cattlemen. sheepmen and farm
ers to agree I'm each district on the
sections which should be included IN
the reserves. and I think the depart
ment will include just about what may
be thus agreed on. A great deal OF
land withdrawn is utterly devoid OF
timber and is grazing land solely
Colonel Young Hopeful.
Colonel Willard Young reached here
today and was introduced TO the pres
ident by Senators Kearns and SmooL
Colonel Young was received pleasantly
by the president but Of course was
given no intimatiOn of the president s
Intention in the matter of his desired
appointment. The Utah senators feel
somewhat hopeful that Young VIII De
named as a member of the commits
sion
Senator Hepburn called upon the sec
rotary Of the interior today and pro-
tested against the proposed enlarge
ment of the Bitter Root forest re-
serve. He also requested that early
action be taken In regard 10 leItlng
the contract for the survey OF the Ida
ho-Montana boundary line.
Senator Clark Busy.
Senator Clark of Montana. who will
leave the capital tomorrow for New
York called today upon the secretary
of the interior and discussed the con-
ditions I'm the crow Indian reservation.
.VThe department win furnish Senator
Clark with a special map of the res
ervation, showing in detail the lands
surveyed and those contracted for sur
vev. So that he may make "a proper
estimate for an appropriation To be
included I'm the bill he will introduce
early i'm the next congress TO provide
for aUotting part of the lands i'm sew
crafty and the opening of the remain
der for settlement. senator Clark also
urged upon the department an early
survey of the IdahO-MOntana boundary
line and was assured the matter would
be taken up as soon as Commissioner
Richards. who is in, returns to his Of
fee.
Senator Clark also called upon the
secretary of the treasury and comp
troller of the currency, and discussed
the Montana financial and banking sit
uatlon which, the treasury officials
said. was i'm excellent condition. He
called upon Adjutant General Corbin
and received assurance that the milf
. tary post as MissOula will be retained
and probably greatly improved. Upon
his return TO Montana Senator Clark
will gather information concerning the
/ character Of lands sought to be in
cluded I'm forest reserves and viii make
an effort 10 have reserves restricted
to strictly timber lands desirable for
reservation for providing water sup
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