The Washington times., 1905-01-06
MAXWELL WOULD LASH
MEN AT CARTS TAIL
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iashed at the carts tai, with the vbio
of outraged national sentiment
Mr.. Maxwell made an attack uaon IT
b Edwards. Il Western millionaire. who
he said, went before the House Commrt-
tee on Public Lands and waved his
magic wand, zand prevented the defeat
of tie bill is repeal the timber and
stone act
Who is T. B. Edwards" asked a
delegate :
lie is a man who has taken advan-
lage OF the id1oey and incompetency Of
the trainers OF our land laws to make
millions. The fact that ne has mai
millions through transactions sIIoyved t1t.
the TIMBER ana stone law, which should
go INTO the Treasury, is as syreat q crit
iclsm as could be made against the land
He jumped on Representative Henry
OF Idaho tor his attitude on the timber
and stone act
II have heard him argue that it is a
poiicy calculated to invite settlers 10
allow men to take possession for sam Of
claim which he can sell for 81 coo
de gave Binger Hermann 5oryrer
Commissioner OF the Land Once, a ran
Tor opposing the repeat of the timber
and stone act And, said Mr.. Max-
Wen. 4 see that he has since had deal
ings with the grand jury"
All through the address Mr.. Maxwell
WAS enthusiastically applauded by the
delegates, and at the conclusion of his
speech the congress broke forth in long
and thunderous applause
An interesting speaker was Seth Bull
lock, the PRESIDENTS S old ranchins friend
now the supervisor of the Black HiIls
forest reserve, who discussed the nueS
1lon whether forest reserve a8minflffa-
tion on conservative basis will etard
tne development Of mining. He a.;r[y e.ed
the qGeStlzs-i in the negative and showed
now, under the present regulations min
ing IS not findered by Government for
est control.
a. l.. Fellows, consulting engineer of
Inc reclamation service, read a Diper
on power Development as Related so
IT, + ofSot reserves Tne maintenance of
me Iattef, he asserted, is becoming in
creaslngly necessary for the preserya-
llon OF most waters used for mining
power as We'll as irrigation work
>aI.th ar1I- a !; Holmes, State Seologist of
importance Of Timber Supply for West
ern Mining He gave figIires shorvip@
ne -Ie ftSs Quantity or trees necessarye;n-
hualy f3r this purpose
How the Forest Helms Mining, 1,.s
the subject of t. J. Grier. st!perjntanSi1
ent OF the Homestai1e Mining Cor.nany
OF South Dakota l'N'-i'
e'erla, supervisor of forest re-
serves IN Idaho and Montana. told of
mining IN the forest reserves.
Wo important resolutions were in
efodueed '4.tl at the morning session. One
was by Samuel B. Green, professo,, of
horticulture and forestry in the TTni,,er-
Sly OF Minnesota, to the effect tha; tha
I,.ilit nnited States Congress be asked 70
make special appropriation each wear
10 the agricultural colleges throuef,ont
me .lle country for the special purpose. of
.'.llLts .ee.SiitiIs forestry The movement or
ee,,le Por uae ells the forests, he said should
come principally from the States
me other resolution was introd1I....,i nv
lanes lanes H. harris. 10 the effect that the
department of Agriculture secure seeds
CT forest trees to be tsistribIIteI aT,oC.,o-@
me various agricultural colleges of fhe
country When the sprouts are old
eiiough mo tney should be distributed among
the citizens of the State