Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-05-21
The Forrest Reserve
AS seen by DIR. Strong, and his
solution of the Riddle.

wholly under your direction, and Tor
which this whole community ought to
congratulate itself, as it undoubtedly
does, think.
Consequently now take pleasure in
following up certain remarks ventured
in the first issues of the Mining News,
respecting the direct connection, that
must necessarily exist, between Scien-
tific Economics-with mining as its nat
ural basis, here in the west-and this
great, but undeveloped mining territory
of the Forrest Reserve, once freed from
corrupt and unscientific political infueh-
ces, and placed under Uncle Sans De-
partment of Agriculture, of which For
rest Reserves are the newest and most
important factor.
AS then said, our mighty republic
is fast and most fortunately now pass
ing Through the promising portals of a
New Era"
Indeed, the irresistible trend of our
dominant national polity composed of
Economics and politics inseparably COM
bined, is happily raising our whole peo-
pie in the fundamental and, therefore,
all important domain of our national
life-out of the low plane of necessarily
corrupt and incoherent politics being
now based, as they are, more or less, on
obsolete theories and unscientifc alb
stractions up to the higher and healthy
plane of Scientific Economics, with a
we'll defined and thoroughly progressive
and directly in favor of our great COM
mon people.
This great end consists essentially
and Providentially may add-in first
giving, through scientific principles and
methods Systematically and intelligent
ly applied in all our overruling economic
organizations) the legitimate security
and remunerative one to Investments
capital-without which all permanent
prosperity is impossible; and, secondly,
by likewise assuring, gradually and as
fast as possible, the legitimate security
and remuneration doubly one to employ
ments-labor-w without which not onlv
national prosperity, but also the highest |
and noblest aims of our scientific and
evangelical republic, as originally found
ed and intended by our immortal sires.
can never be attained.
In fact, it can be truly said. that.
falling to attain the above highest of |
scientific and democratic goals-inher-
ent to an independent living wage for
our toilers, as a class-our whole scheme
OF republicanism and democracy, social
ed, must eventually turn out, in the
eyes OF the whole world, to be simply
Imperialism or monarchy, more or less
skllltully disguised, and, therefore. like
all the political institutions of the old
world, doomed to prove finally a most
gigantic and piteous failure.
Consequently, to show, if possible.
hat direct and practical connection
'eally exists between economics. scien-
lflcally understood, respecting a final
md enlightened solution of the Forrest
reserve 'imbroglio" now affecting and
landicapping this whole section, would
'e OF some interest, think, to your
eaders, even though the effort might
lot be as conclusive as it should be.
On the other hand, however, the For
est Reserve Department at Washing
on-no matter how scientific and well
mentioned it may be from a strictly
orresty standpoint certainly still
eeds, IN the aggregate, at least, to
nd Its road to Damascus" as much
0, relatively. as did st Paul. while
indy though conscienciously persecut-
lg the early Christians.
Along these enlightened and exact
mes, II properly approached by all the
artles concerned. think proper sol
ton of the problem confronting us
night be found, to the extent that the
God of the people of this whole section
'ould know the tree by it's fruits, !
lstead OF being gradually driven. bv
ma and stupid officialism, to once
gam conclude that even blades itself .
oouoly paved with good intentions.
Science, to remain such, must neces-
arlly be non-partisian and non-personal =
10 speak. And, therefore, certain
lggestlons I'll take the liberty to make
trough your columns, at the first ON
ortunity, to our new administrative
riends at Washington along these strict
scientific lines, can not, l think. be
Ut OF place, especially as science re-.