East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-27
FOREST RESERVES ARE NOW
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

the revised statutes and acts amend
atury thereof,
1t is ordered. That all persons en-
ployed in the field and in the District
of Columbia in the protection and
administration Of forestry reserves in
or under the general land office of
the interior department be classified
ana the civil service act and rules ap-
piled thereto, and that no person De
hereafter appointed, employed, pru-
Iinoted or transferred in said service
until he passes an examination in con-
formiJy herewith, unless specifically
exempted Hereunder, This order
shall apply To all officers ana en-
ployes. except persons employed
merely as laborers. and persons whose
appointments are confirmed hy the
senate"
This order classifies the whole for
| est reserve service. now transferred.
and places it under civil service law.
In the administration OF The forest
reserves it must be clearly borne in
mind that all land is 20 be devoted
TO its most productive use for the
permanent good Of the whole people
and not for the temporary benefit OF
individuals or companies. AL the re-
sources Of forest reserves are Tor use.
and this use must be brought about
lin a thoroughly prompt and business
hike manner under such restrictions
lonly as will insure the permanence OF
these resources
The vital Importance Of forest re
serves To the great Industries of the
Western states viii be largely in
creased In me near future by the con-
tinued steady advance in settlement
land development. The permanence
OF the resources Of the reserves is
therefore Indispensable TO continued
prosperity. and the policy Of this de-
partment for their protection and use
will invariably be guided by this fact
always bearing in mind that the con-
se~varive use Of these resources in nj
way conflicts with their permanent
value.
You viii see 20 il that the water
wood and forage OF the reserves ar'
conserved and wisely used for th'
benefit Of the homebuilder first Of all
luuou whom depends the best perma
lueut use OF lands and resource
alike. The continued prosperity %
,hs agricultural. numbering. miuini
LAND livestock interests is directly de
pendent upon permanent and acces
sible supply OF water, wood and FOR
3 age. as well as upon the present an.
q future use Of these resources unde
business-lil1e regulations. enforce
with prumptness. effectiveness an
common sense.
In the management Of each re
serve local questions viii be decide
upon local grounds: the dominant in
[ dustrv will be considered first, bu
= with as little restriction 10 minor in
= dustries as may be possible; sudde
] | changes in industrial conditions wi
r be avoided by gradual adjustment al
! ter due notice; and where conflictin
q interests must be reconciled. IN
( question will always be decided frol
5 the standpoint Of the greatest good
4 the greatest number in the long rul
l These general principles will Cover
4 in the protection and use Of the wa
= ter supply, in the disposal Of timbe
2 and wood, in the use OF the rang
s and in all other matters connecte
i with the management Of the r
e serves. They can be successfully al
= Piled only when the administratio
o Of each reserve is left very largely
n the hands Of the local officers. unde
the eye Of thoroughly trained an
: competent inspectors.
Very respectfully.
: JAMES WILSON,
4 Secretar