Gunnison news-champion., 1904-02-26
Baazz Eiaa Fraest.

Na-l.Ua artnn
f.r aerrr1Iar eluscntcd
Iiu u|.H - o. -a-l ..HNel scc-
aHa# IHrs Ihey were
1.. uarsfI and crossing e shs line
Hs aaeI. Hal-. r5Uiuslan. As
d tHr HrH.s-s8 -izH 20 fhe reserve
b. fa.rett taif af Guruisan couutv
ar aa area tae -i1e Hi tae state 81
IHIaRara would BE- Withdrawn from
settlement Mining Was allowed
The prIsneatlr however had D. get
permit D. usf timber aH ai his claim
tr huiltue lr minluE Mr. Fellows
SPOKE af dthrr reservations and
thWEHt they were Ikea lie tald 0f
petitions tHr reservations In the Ssn
Lu.s and GRAND Valleys. lie IA
rImateI that Ii this reservation was
prevented thaf the government could
raw Iis attention. c. other irri CATION
urferts az ths GuuuIs1u tunnel
might fan thrJugh. A set Il prin-
dules proposed by Mr. Pinchot for
enactment into law for future govern
ment If reserves were read and
seemed admirable. bat u8 assurance
could be- given that ID would ever be
made law
4 W GRAY read many 6f the rules
governing reserves and commented
upon them Mr. Sapp spoke at some
length stating thai he had long been
Iu favor the principle Of reserves and
long been afraid ct their effect as at
present conducted Tie called atten-
tiou 90 one or two serious defects IN
the laws. one n particular which
allows those owning land within a
reservation second choice Of grazing
privileges This opened the way for
bIg cattlemen ON the Pan Handle Of
Texas for instance to range their
cattle here, buying up some small
settler.
Mr. Gray then presented resolu-
tions as follows:
WHEREAS, Ii has been proposed
that a forest reserve should be estab-
lIshed ON the headwaters of the
Gunnison river and its tributaries
for the purpose, as is stated, Of
conserving the water supply there
fore, be it
REs0LvED, That we, the citizen. OF
Gunnison comfy, in mass meeting
assembled, at Gunnison, Colorado. |
on the 20th day Of February, 1904 !
enter formal protest against the es-
tablishment of such a reserve if it
would in any way interfere with those |
rights which we believe have in
sense become vested in the residents /
OF the SAID district in the way of
grazing, mining, milling, agricul ure
or similar pursuits.
RESOLVED, That in the establish |
ment of any such reserve the laws
and regulations should be amended |
to such an extent that they will pro-
vide for local control with govern
ment supervision, for the issuance Of
permits for considerable periods of |
time to prior users and actual home
makers Of the district most immedi-
ately affected, and for such regula.
ton only as is determined bv the
proper authorities to be absolutely
necessary in the preservation of local
interests.
An amendment was proposed |
changing the clause of the first para
graph reading If it will in anyway"
TO "as 1t will. The objection was,
that as stated the resolutions did not
mean anything and were in effect
saying Give us the reserve if you
think it good for us, but please
change the regulations as soon as
possible. The change was opposed |
by I. W Gray, l.. H. Meads, d. T. |
Sapp, c. f. Adams and C. T. Rawalt
and the amendment was lost.
Mr. Fellows then suggested en-
bodying Mr. Pinchot's principles in a |
resolution which was done as follows:
RESOLVED, That we favor the trans
Ter Of all government control from
all other departments to the Bureau
OF Forestry of the Agricultural De |
partment 50 as to avoid the necessity
oi what Is at present the management |
OF forest reserves by three or four
different bureaus Of the government
and the consequent multiplicity of /
red tape IN connection Herewith. |
RESOLVED. That if a forest reserve /
be set aside on the headwaters Of the /
GunnIson river the same be con
Quoted on principles as follows: All /
the land should be devoted to its
most productive use: all the resources
Of all the forest reserves should be 4
used, but so used as to make them /
permanent, the dominant industry /