The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-20
NO REASON FOR
DISAGREEMENT
A. L. COLE OF WALKER SEES
CHANCE TO GET TOGETHER.
Ground Taken in Favor Of Forest Re-
serves by Twin City Commercial
Clubs Is Reasonable, and People of
Northern Minnesota Would Be WILL
ing to cooperate on that Basis.

Representative A. l.. Cole Of Walker,
a staunch champion Of the local inter-
ests Of northern Minnesota, addressed
communication today to The Jou r.
n a ], suggesting that the people of the
timber country and the forest reserve
advocates can get together on the lines
indicated by II the MEMORIAL Of the Min
Mr.. Cole sees in the statements made
fray Of hope" and from his point Of
view urges that the opportunity to get
together is a good one, and should be
improved,
Mr.. Cole s communication is as fol-
lows: ~"
To tho Editcr Of The Journal.
My attention has just been called to
pamphlet issued by certain members
and Minneapolis. In that pamphlet 1
posing forces on REPRESENTATION getting
together along practical lines. In that
pamphlet I read the following:
'One-half Of the upland on these res
ervations is third-class, sandy, and has
no value for farming. It was the in
tention of the Morris bill to embrace
within the, reservation, as large per-
centage Of those sandy lands as pos
sible, leaving outside thereof all lands
of agricultural value. While there is
some land within the present reserve
| which might possibly make good farm
lands, the larger portion has deep,
loose, sandy sol, which many years
has shown to lack lasting productive.
ness. Neither. is it generally under
stood that existing general statutes
provide that lands within forest re.
serves which are suitable to agricul
ture can be eliminated therefrom
Therefore, if there, has been, included
with the reserve land which should
necessary either to amend the Morris
bill or pass any new legislation to elm
mate it. But the fitness Of such lant
will be determined by specialists whose
Judgment it is believed will be I'm
biased
These statements have the right ring
Ed that sarry re %R w ssR the sa ee
REPRESENTATION will be satisfied with
there will, in my opinion, be no troubl
in coming to harmonious conclusion.
Wherever in the state there is deer
loose, sandy soil, whether in the India!
reservations or outside Of them, tina
land should become forest reserve
And if the advocates of reforestratio
will name the precise localities wher
such lands are located, believe a
will ioin hands and try to accOmplls
the desired ends There are also man
> tracks of hilly and rocky land, much Q
it belonging to the government. Whlc
! are impossible Of cultivation, an
l where the soil is well adapted to grow
ing white pine the most valuable tree
in our northern forests. What Of thes
lands belong to the government can
obtained for nothing; the others ca
I be bought nearly. as cheaply, as can tn
! lands in the Indian reservations.
Let us not forget that the reservs
ton lands belong to the Indians an
s must be paid for before either th
: state or general government can ow
y them. Let us get together on TIL
: great question. Let us take pains
t Investigate. and not take for granite
t all extravagant statements as gosp
a truth.
E A person who has never seen tt
IS country does not necessarily kno
). more about it than the people who Ii,
l. there, but it is not necessary to tai
D any PERSONS word who is in any wa
; interested. AS the pamphlet say
"Have specialists whose judgment vi
be unbiased, make an investigation.
We should not leave all to some pc
e. son who has a pique against certa
10 locality or who is trying to get even
], with certain individuals and who b