The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08


have been unusually lively The Secretary of Agriculture
delivered address which will be long remembered He made
reasonable presentation OF the whole subject OF the effect OF
region The grass and
forage plants and the forests those have the fnc
and storage the ground The grazing lands OF the
only grazing rapidly returned desert condi
by and destructive numbering Logically the
of the forests by numbering and of the by
servave stocking together, and for the Government
operation with the umbemen and ockmen reach policy that
will secure these desirable results.
President Roosevelt also delivered notable address, and like
the Secretary Agriculture spoke from abundant knowledge He
has been stock ranger and has wide acquaintance with Western
which
has him. and the opinion that the people
by proper handling OF grazing lands After
useful and suggestive addresses Mr. Maxwell appeared
upon the battle array emitted ephets and accusations
Gatng bullets He antagonized the Presidents
of the disposition OF the Western people and declared them unfit
to trusted the and unworthy be taken
into counsel about measures that concern themselves.
The West will feel this blow probable that greater
misfortune happen section of the than fall
under Mr. Maxwels dpeasue and condemnation Hereafter
when the forest and under the session will be
executive and the west VIII Withdraw 1t true that there are
land frauds the arid and the West But there have been
hunger not appetite 1t felt by and
satisfy aoetme willing risk barking shins
that land hunger responsible fraud crminty
in high station put their defense for completely But
honor and public spirit of the West spitefu
which merely expresses the keen disappointment of Maxwell
the treasury for irrigation that would find their way
The Western members Of Congress who against his opposition
framed the Federal provided
should be supplied from the proceeds the sale of public land and
that should be revolving dollar of going
back into the treasury 1t painful for think of
dollar taken the getting back home and
this feeling has actuaed much of the woopng
West which the Eastern people The averages
honest trustworthy and public spirited any of the
If anything discredi the policy country
reasonably promoted by the President the Department Agriculture
and Mr. Pncho that we appropriate
much annually for the forest for the navy
cations Every what Europe proves
scientific administration of the forests will
cost but will yield that be diverted public
be devoted the eoresaon of denuded
The continued nence that forests handle
them conservatively them
time make them permanently productive of timber
manenty of without taking hundred
millions dscedit whole
and condemn gigantic graft. We
Gated oester and fewer forest and who
Under the wise and policy Of
of timber land who do what they please with
destroy numbering make of forest
everywhere asking trained orester guide them
ting their timber the Admonsed
by the waseul numbering of the pine lands of Wisconsin and
Minnesota the mlmen for
that felt by the early umbermen of the Middle
find III the forests OF the Pacific
conditions favorable the and rapid
the valuable coneous They beginning their
interests through the of Mr. Pnco
the grater the Western forests that profitable productive
will be profitable and productive
centuries from All this will about
the treasury, but by repnsng The as
implicitly section of the country and pleads guilty
Maxwels indictment.