Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-12-10

within railroad and wngon.roat land
gran fH rlN hereafter. na tDr the
past three years be ao managed ae
tu .|f ..L I" ISSUE "UI.I tIn act
uf luu. 1922. uf inso Tor exchange
or lieu selection tusU7Ny called
scr'nl in 600 cases where forest re-
serves within areas covered by land
grants appear to bo essential 90 the
ur rlft uf settlers miners. uf ufh-
ors the government lands wit6ln
srch proposed forest reserves VIII. a.
boz the recent past ho withdrawn
from solo or entry nnn1.ng tho com.
piDuor az such NEGOTIATIONS with tho
owHo~a of tin land grants aa VIII
prevent fho creation ~ so-callod
scrip.
% vas Formerly IHo custom Coz make
forest reserve. without frsi getting
definite and dD.a.l.d Information as
to the character of land and timber
Within their buun iIrIps This method
ul action often resulted in badly
chosen boundaries and consequent
Injustice to EcttlcrH and others
Therefore tine administration adopted
Ihp present method ~ first withdraw
nr the land from disposal followed
hv careful examinations on che
around aud the preparation of detail.
ga maps ana descriptions. before any
forest reserve D. created.
have repeatedly called attention
to The confusion which exists in gov.
prnmpn forest matters because the
work is scattered among thrcc inde.
pendent ORGANIZATIONS The Onitnd
gintps is the only one OF The great
nations in which the forest work ni
Tho government o. not concentrated
undrr one department in con8nnnnco
with the piaiupst dictates OF roni hH.
m.uIsIraton and common sense. The
uroaout arrangement is bad from
ptorv point uf View Merely to mon.
fIau D. to prove that o. should bo ter
minated at once As have repeated
Iv recommended. 600 the forest work
uf ono government Eh0ild ha cnncrn.
frrtaT bob tho department ~ agricul
uro whore tho larger part oi Thar
r,rr b. already done whore prnciic
puy aU oft che trained forostors of the
government are employed whore
chiefly Zoo Washington there iH com
prcbeusIvc first hand knowledge Of
tho uruhloms 0f The reserves acQuir
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Irms relating to growth from The sou
are already gathered. and where aU
Tine sciences auxiliary to forestry are
at hand for prompt and elective co
operation These reasons are decls
i've in thomsolyCe but 70 should ho
added that the great orEanizal ions
of citizens whose Interests are autct
"a hv thc forest reserves, such ns th'
National live stock association inc
National Wool Growers association
the American Mining congress. lhe
National irrigation congress, and ihe
National hoard of Trade have uni
FORMALLY. omphatIcally ana most OF
them repeatedly expressed them
selves In favor of placing an govern
mcnt forest work in the department
uf agriculture because of The pccul
iar adoption of that department for
Do 10 Dr. true. also that tho forest SER
,Icos of nearly an the great nations
0f Inc world are under Che respective
dnnnrtmeuts of agriculture. while ln
but two az the smaller nations and
I'm one colony are they under the Do
uartment az the interior Thia ls the
result OF a lJng and varied oNpor
ience aud if agrees fully with the
requirements of good administration
in our own case
The creation of n forest reserve in
tho department of agriculture VIII
have f1r lts imporiau; results
First a hcitCr handling uf an for
psi work because Or viii hr under
"a single head, and because the vast
and Indispensable experience M the
department Goo an manners pertain
INK 60 ihc forest reserves. 90 forestry
in general. and to other forms OF PRO
duciinn from the soil will be easily
and rapidly accessible
Second The reserves themselves
being handled from the point Of view
of tho Inan ln the field. instead oI
the man ln the office. viii be more
easily and more widely useful 90 tho
uooplc ~ tho west than has been the
case hitherto
Third. within comparatively
short time the reserves viii become
seifHunpnrilnr This is important
because continually and rapidly ln
creasinr appropriations win ho neces
sery FOR the proper care uf This OK
ccpdinely important interest OF me
nation. aud they can and should on
set by returns from the national for
p4tf. Uudor similar circumstance
the forest possosHiouH az other great
nations form am important source OF
revenue TO their governments
Every administrative officer con.
carned Dr. convinced of the necessity
fnr me proposed consolidation OF for
cFi work IN the department Of agrl
culture. aud I myself have urged %
moro than once in former messages
Asain ! commend 40 % the early
and favorable consideration OF tho
c1nrrcss The interests of the nation
at large and of tho west lu particular
have suffered greatly because off the
delay
Public Lands
cali the attention Of the congress.
again to tho report and recommends
zion of the commission on the public
lands forwarded hy me 90 the second
session OF the present congress The
commission has prosecuted iia inyes
LEGATIONS actively DURING the past sea
son and "a second report is now in
an advanced stage Of preparation.
Game Preserves
lu connection with the work of an,
forest reserves desire again 90 urge
upon the congress the importance
at authorizing ihe president 90 set
aside certain portions of these &C.
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