The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-07

knowledge and practical experience Each prof.
ect is taken up on the ground by competent
creation of prosperous homes. and Of promptly
refunding 10 the Treasury the est OF con,
TO be remarkably complete and effective. and
50 broad In its provisions that wide range Of
sas Is sy
fact that the funds must ultimately be re-
turned to be used over again.
This is the cardinal principle OF the forest
Of this s 5ss
Forests. avoided by every pos
sible means. But these
resources must be used In such a way as to
make them permanent
now subject Of vivid public interest through
out the West ard 10 the people OF the United
selves are OF extreme value to the present as
Well , as to the future welfare Of all the West
feet The use and disposal OF the public lands
They are of special Importance because they
timber for domestic purposes. and so
promote settlement under The reclamation act
cry one of the great interests OF. OF the West.
Forest reserves are created for two principal
Is ss most s the Tss
principal users OF the water thus preserved are
towns TO whom their municipal water supplies
are OF me very frst importance, users and fur
Tor domestic: manufacturing. mi mining Ing and nd other other
purposes All these are directly dependent upon
The second reason for which forest reserves
are created Is to preserve the timber supply
for various classes OF wood users Among the
more Important OF these are settlers under the
sass reclamation alto act and other acts, for whom a
prospectors, who are In serious danger of los
ing. ing their ne i timber supply BY fire or through S. eS
adjacent to their mines pass into private own
ership: lunberr,en. transportation companies.
serves s,nearly everywhere heartily recognized.
ment Is therefore desirable:
only when il has the fuii % support Of Of the people
e, sn the the West @ cannot sassiy: and should not
their viii. But neither O can T We ,l'I Accept the
views OF those whose only interest in the forest
ng gs1 sns 70
Ing desolation behind them. On the contrary.
seirer nu ans ss ea9 busns 81
man. the man with a stake in the country.
eide.
The making OF forest reserves within railroad
and wagon-road land-grant limits will hereaft,
as g prevent the issue. under the act of June
=. ls9, Of base for exchange or lieu selection
est reserves within areas covered by land
grants appear to be essential to the prosperity
lands within such proposed forest reserves Will
as in the recent past. be withdrawn from sale
tiaiions with % the owners W of the land grants as
will prevent the creation OF so-called scrip.
reserves without first st getting % definite and de:
tailed Information as TO the character OF ,a mna
method OF action often resulted in badly chosen
boundaries and consequent Injustice to settlers
ohs sbsd 'hs G ass s
land from disposal. followed by careful exam.
on sh ,hs d ts Soa n
forest reserve is created.
have repeatedly called attention 70 the con-
.ers because the work Is scattered among three
organizations. The United states
he forest work OF the Government IL not con-
under one department.. IN consonance
don and common sense. The present arTange-
nent Is bad from every point. Of view: Merely |
at once. As have repeatedly recon- |
nended. all the forest work of the Government |
d asricuiture " ' Where The 4 larger M part part os that
work & already done wheEe practically all OF
fssthand knowledge, of the
round. % where All ali problems % relating to growth
rom the soil are already gathered. and where
"a and ins for paompt and eeeve
These reasons are decisive In themselves, but
eass be wsoe the eesd 5y eS
orest reserves. such as the National Live Stock
iafioa. the American Mining CoaEress the Ma;
ional Irrigation Congress. and the National
nd most OF them repeatedly expressed them.
elves In favor OF placing All Government forest
f The !" peeuliar adapta,ion q that depastfnent
Or it. II is true. also. that the forest services
nearly early al al the srsat nations a Of the world
ulture. while in but two Of the smaller ma
end M 9 % Gns socry are % s i Ser r. ss D
18th the requirements OF good admnistration
artment Of Agriculture will have for its i'm
Firr.-A better handling Of all forest work;
ecause It will be under a single head and
the department in all nlat,en. pertaining to
he forest reserves: to forestry In general and
iii be easily and rapidly accessible.
Second-The reserves themselves. being ham
e :se a he o. man in q he
e more easily and more widely useful to the
eeple of the West than has been the case
Third-wlth!n a comparatively short time the
serves will become seif-supposting This
he proper care of this exceedingly important
oset q BY ynr ro% the they rational orests
nder similar circumstances the forest pos
% ortant Sc source e Of ~ revenue % to their go soyern-
L
Every administrative officer concerned is con-
olidation of forest work In the Department
and S msse aays sa
commend Il to the early and favorable con.
deration Of the Congress- The interests OF
cular have suffered greatly because Of the
the report and recommendation OF the Com
mission o n Public
uDiic JANUS. me to the second ses-
sion Of the present
lvestigations actively during the past season.
nd second report Is now in an advanced
age Of preparation.
In connection with the work Of the forest
,ar,a nre~arves thorizing the Presi-
'ohho PfoScEsSS' dent to set aside cer-
tain portions Of thess
.eryss ne or oshSs Public lands as game refuses
r Y woods and m9untaIns nah and On ouT great
IS of the Yellowstone Park in their success
!, the public domain in other regions which
Be- mars assa %e ose s
to aye the noble and
ID such %stnc,ive chsraeter @ sr soe'eass 70 ess
me1can wilderness. The limits OF
ie Yellowstone Park should be ex-
dorado should be made national park: |
nd the national park system should include
le Yosemite and as many as possible Of the
roves Of giant trees in California.
The veterans Of the Civil War have a claim
upon the nation such
oue;on~ as no other body Of our
citizens possess. The
Pension Bureau has ,
tisfactory manner than is now the case
The progress Of the Indians toward civiiiza-
on. though not rapid, ~ perhaps all that
uld be hoped for in view OF the circumstances
THIN the past year many tribes have shown,