Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-07

| NNlltOlnia. lie scored Congress for
It's refusal to repeal the timber and
stone act, and declared that the house
public lands committee. the western
members OF which he alleged had "de-
libcrately prevented action" on the
measure and thus allowed the steal
Ing to continue, should be held up to
| public obloquy and dashed at the carts
tail with the whip Of outraged national
sentiment" He took Issue with
statement in President RooseYelt's adj
dress yesterday, by saying that II the
forests were left to the west they would
continue to be skinned" but added;
1T is 10 eastern sentiment and such
men as Theodore Roosevelt and Grover
Cleveland that We have forest reserves
| and projections"
Continuing, Mr.. Maxwell said
Last year, with $4,000 acres In the
Chippewa Indian reservation, Mime
sofa, the 'stumpage' alone was gold,
and the government realized Slb.O6 an
! acre still owing the land. At this rate
the government has lost under It's dis
posal Of 100000 acres through the tim.
| Der and stone act, since President
Roosevelt's message In December 1902,
| recommending its repeal S3S57SOO0 be-
sides losing control OF the land but the
majestic timber OF oregon and the far
northwest where the timber stealing
is now centered, Is worth double that
! of Minnesota, and IN these two years
the government has lost IO00O,0O0, or
| s. 600 a month"
Mr. Maxwell made the following rec
| concentrations:
"Create Immediately into forest re-
serves every acre of public forest land
more favorable for timber thaa mining
or agriculture; pass the bill consoud-
atng all government forest work IN the
department Of agriculture, as recon-
mended by the president repeal the
timber and stone act, as recommended
by the president and thus stop glganuc
timber steals; pass the Appalachian
bill: plant trees on the great plains,
appropriate as much for forest planting
as for forts and navies, ana repeal All
tariff upon wood lumber pulp and for
| est products
Maj. L. A, Fem supervisor of the
forest reserves IN Idaho and Montana,
denounced the destruction Of timber IN
the vicinity of mining camps by pro-
spectors, and said that, unless supple
mented by adequate protection against
fire. economical use Of timber would not
subserve the miners needs.
The committee on resolutions present
ed It's report today 1t recommends tuU
protection and preservation of the FOR
ests adequate protection from Tire ana
reduction OF the burden OF taxes on
lands held for forest production so as
to induce forest conservation, repeal OF
the timber and stone act, and enact.
ment Of a substitute authorizing the
proper federal officers To sell timber
growing on public lands when the sale
| shall be for the public welfare
The committee urges congressional
| action combining exchanges OF lands
within a forest reserve or lieu section
| to lands OF equal value or OF similar
| forest growth condition, immediate
concentration Of all government forest
work In the department Of agriculture
| legal authority for the sale Of all the
non-mneral products OF the forest re-
serves, the proceeds to be applied to
management Of the reserves and road
and tran construction within the re.
serves.
The committee urges repeal OF the
! law prohibiting export Of forest reserve
| timber from the state In which IL has
| been grown, 50 far as II concerns states
in which the exports are OF public in
| terest; the planting and preservation OF
| sliadc trees along public highways
| throughout America; increase Of OPP
| portunlties for general forest education
| tematizing OF industrial education;
congressional appropriations to pro-
mote forest education and experiment
| work in all agricultural colleges and
| experiment stations Of the United
| States.
| The committee urges immediate pur-
| chase OF the Calaveras grove OF big
trees by the national government and
| reconyeyance OF the Yosemite valley tn
! the national government; that Congress
] declare forfeited all rights Of way per-
mits not executed promptly on issu-
| ancc, and grant to all industries en-
| gagged IN lawful business. and which
viii promptly use their permits, the
| publication OF necessary rights Of way
/ similar to those OF railways and irrlgat-
! Ing capitals, reasonable payments to
| be eXactcd for the use Of rights Of way
| on forest reserves and other public
! lands
! II urges that all schools, especially
| rural schools, should study forest and
| tree planting IN their effect ON national
| welfare, particularly through the moGi-
| ilcation OF local climate, and that all
state legislatures provide laws ald fin
| anclal aid to consolidate the rural
! schools In units sufficiently large that
| forestry agriculture and home econo-
| mics may be successfully taught by
| precept, example ana practical work.
II urges amendment OF the homestead
law 10 require the planting, under the
supervision Of the forestry bureau OF
nj least . per cent OF the area Of the
homestead before final title Is acquired:
| that Oklahoma bo empowered TO offer
occupants Of school lands a reasonable
reduction OF the realty tax during a
stipulated growing period OF tree wind.
breakers, so as 20 secure greater crop
capacity through wind reduction.
The convention adjourned,