The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-17
THE NEW LAND BILL

Aht CAA2S -
tional irrigation congress at Ogden IS
reflected in the bill introduced by Mr..
Hansbrough, chairman Of the land
committee Of the senate. Every one
having knowledge Of the operation Of
the timber and stone entry laws
knows that in the beginning they
we're unnecessary to the administra-
ton of our land system. The stone
act added a surplus classification to
the public domain, which was unnoc-
essary.
This is not saying that reclassih-
ca,ion would not have been a benefit.
Experience had shown clearly that
there were about four hundred mill
ions of acres of lands that were not
agricultural nor timber lands. They
We're grazing lands only, with no 9th
er possible use in sight. They were
located in the arid and semi-aTid re
gions, and nature had furnished them
with forage grasses and plants in SUI
icient abundance, if cared for aud no,
overstocked, to make them perman-
emily the largest and best stock-graz-
ing area in the world. They snould
have been classified as grazing lands,
and to protect the future settler in the
event of a nobler use appearing the
title should have been left TO the SOY
eminent, and the forage should have
been protected by leasing. in sudi-
GENTLY large tracts to make the pay
ment of a proper rental an object 10
the stockmen. Instead Of doing this,
however, we got the timber and stCne
acts, which have been grossly mis-
used to ALLEVIATE the public title with
out carrying at all the good ilItCut Ct
the laws, if they had any.
1t is quite significant that when the
stockmen, ala appeal to congress fol
a range lease instant obJetIcol Wa,
made that the lease law would 5y
imlication and operation repeal tat
stone entry law and perhaps the tin
Der entry also. 10 this the sto :kmeA
reJoined that both ought to be re
pealed. and they received the defea,
OF their leasing measure as the re-
ward OF tneIr f~rankness. But nov
fonowIng cIosely upon the defeIl,
come TIE general land office, the IL
emo department and the chalrnaaA
~ fna la..4fa t1uaG aptnFntfFGa n a.
tire agI cement with the position Ga
the sLocA rangers In regard to moss
laws. It..
Inc law proposed by Senator Eans-
bfousn Is framed precisely on the
prlhcIpaI OF the range lease law. b.
ii the title 10 stone and timber lanqs
REMAINS IN me government. IL, il
enect, leases TIE prIvnege 10 remove
tor purposes the TIMBER an
sJOne. LIE Ao4uer OF such prIYiIes,
may not anenate 1t TO another, Dut
it must he useG Tor the Denent d MIN
sea- ana opeiateu by MN. 1his Is Z
yase llAplOyeMeAt on the poIley At Wi
suppIaAt. Inc proposed permits vii.
TX me cOna4uOn upon wnlcn tney
may De useu. 1Ae Injury of th9 !aI.-
tor CtAor purposes VII De %preyent3d.
The west W4I not have It's prostess
checAeu by Iack OF Lac use or timoe.
OF sLoue, Dut It's nature Wall be sale
guarued anu It's present welfare pro
noted at the same time.
for another reason the law will be
Of the highest Importance. All tlm-
Der land VIII De Withdrawn from en-
try. The harvest OF the forest viii
go on, under regulations that permit
the use OF all ripe timber, but pre-
serve for the future all that is unripe
ana growing. This policy will ex-
tend to the present forest reservations
and the country will naturally enter
upon the preservation and perpetual
ton of its forests without at all
abridging the proper use of timber
for the many purposes for which it
has no substitute. The government
by the sale of its ripe timber at ?
proper stumpage, will derive 4 large
revenue, which may be used n the
reforestation of its timber lands. and
we will have bridged a difficulty IN