The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
President's Message.


most important use. The principal us
ers OF the water thus preserved are ~,
Fisatl0n FaRehsFs and settlers. eitiai
ana towns TO whom their mnaicipal wa,
ter supplies are Of the very FIRST Inn.
poFtanee. users and fnFniaheFs OF Wa
ter power. and the users Of water foi
domestic, manufacturing. mintng and
other purposes. All these are directly
dependent upon the forest reserves.
The second reason for which foFesi
reserves are created Il 70 preserve thu
timber supply for various classes Of
wood users Among the more imDor-
tant OF these are settlers under this
reclamation act and other acts. foE
whom = cheap and accessible supply 81
timber for domestic uses 10 absolutely
neessEaFyi miners and pFospectoFa, who
are Ia serious danger Of losing their
timber supply BY are or through e.
port by lumber companies when tim
Der lands adjacent 10 their mines pass
into private ownership: iambsFmen.
transportation eompania bnliders, and
commercial tntsrests In general
Misunderstanding ana Complaint.
Although the wisdom Of creating
forest reserves 10 nearly sFeFywhaFe
heartily recognized. yet 10 q few To-
eallsiss there has been nlsandsFstand-
ing ana complaint. The following state
The forest reserve policy can ~
successful only whsn IL has the full
support ~ the people of the vest IL
can NOT safely. and should not Ia any
case. Be Imposed upon them against
their will tfnt neither can NE accept
ths views a thcss whose oaly later
est Ia lhe forest 10 temporary who are
anxious % Fsap what they have not
soWn aan teen move away. leaving
desoisiion h@hind them On the con
tEafy. u Is everywhere and always the
Interest 90 the permanent settler and
ths permanent business man. the maH
@lth stake tn the eountFY, which
must Be considered and watch mast
decide.
The making Of forest reserves With.
w railroad and Maaon road iand grant
hfalts Niil hsFeafteF. - tor tbs paat
vest the laAues undeE the act Of tuna
Z. 1881. % bass Tor exchange OF lieu
ESiSSkl0a tuaaaiig called seFlpl. 60 al
eases abeFe forest reserves Wtshta
areas covered ~ land KFMntH appear 70
BE- ESSENTIAL 10 the prosperity Of set
sssFs, aslnsFs or othsra. the EoyeFamant
laHas Ntthiu SUCH proposed fnFcSG ge-
serves aiit. as Ia the Fecent past. be
wlthafawa fF0tn sale W enGFy beading
fhs e0mplefiUn % aaeh Aegogiatiuun
@ts& tas ganara ~ the iand RrMngn Ra
plA EFstsat the eEsatlea % 80 called
aerlp.
Il Eaa tormsfty the easton 20 Snnha
Forrest reserves Without nrag Esttlng
dHnhl;s ard detailed information Aa "a
ire qaafsctsr af land ahd Iimhef vita
~ their boundaries WhiM msthoa o.
action gft5a resulted n badly chosen
hosnaafss~ and consequent ingumgtco 20
sstsAsFa ans ethsfA ThsTesors this ad-
tnthislfasipu adopted ths prusuat meth
Cd % hsat atghdFa stag The iand fFnm
disposal. foIl1@sd ~ careful sAamiaa.
tlah On thp NFpnna and the pFnpaFa.
tioa 81 dssattsd maps ahd deseFsp.
lions. bsfafs AaT f0rSas reserve is era-
atsd
Create . Forest Service.
have repeatedly called aitsn,ian
60 The eeafuaiun 1hisa exiata IN govern.
nsst forest matters because he WeFk
IL scattered ampnM thFaa independent
ofaaninatinaA TIE uuitsd States i tha
pniS ame ~ she great nasioan In whieh
ms fesssi Norh % ths aovarnmsnt la
not concentrated undsg uha department.,
in sonsuaaHea utth gh4 plAlnaus dieEztea
81 Eoo9 standardization aha common
ssHza Ths pTeaeai aFrahMamsnt 40 baa
fFem svaFY potat % vieW. Merely 10
msRtban u " 20 prove that u should b.
Terminated 81 oaes A. I have repeated.
~ Tweantms bdea. All ths forest work -
the government should bs concentrated
tha larger fart % that work 10 already
done. where practically all Of the
trained fosepseta Of the EavaFumanR are
employed. whefs chiefly In WAahinR-
tpa there la comprehensive nFaI hand
hhawiadEe % the problems Of the 30.
serves acquired on TIE ground. where
al problems relating 20 9rowth Grom
shs coll are already gathered. ana
WhsFa all the sciences auxiliary TO
forestry are 81 hand foE prompt ard
effective cooperation.
These reasons are decisive IN
themselves. but u should be added
that the Grea organizations sf
elttRsns whose Interests are affected
~ the forest reserves such a. the
National Live stock association. tue
Natural Wool Growers Association. the
American Mining Congress. the Ma.
u0nnl Irrigation Congress and the Ne
gional Hoard Of Trade. have uniformly.
enphasiraily and most % them repeat
adlY expressed themselves Ia favoF Of
placing All government fsreaa work Ia
The department % agriculture because
20 the peculiar adaptation Of that de-
partment for n. II Ia true. also. that
the forest services OF nearly eli the
great nations OF the world are unasr
The respective departments o. ar
riealsurs. while IN but two % the small.
sF nations and tn one colony are t.sy
under the department Of the Interior
This IL the result Of long and varied
sxpsrisncs. and u agrees fully with the
requirements % coed Standardization "a
our own case
The crop reporting system % the de-
pArtfnent Of agriculture Il being breuNhg
closer 80 accuracy every year. II has
Saoe19 reporters. selected from people 10
eight vooatieRs IN life ID has arrange.
msnts with mnst European countries COT
Interchange Of estimates. 20 that our
people may know "a nearly aa poanibls
With vhat they must e0mpsts.
Would Have important Results.
The creation Of forest service IN the
department. of agriculture will have fof
lie important results!
Ftrst-A better handling of all forest
work because e viii be under . single
head. and because the vast and lndlspen.
sabls experiences Of the department IN ali
matters pertaining TO the forest
reserves. 10 forestry In general, and 20
other ferns Of production from tho soil.
will be easily and rapidly accessible,
Becond-fhe reserves themselves, being
handled from the point OF view Of the