East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-27

the revised statutes and acts amend
atory thereof:
1T is ordered, That all persons en-
ployed in the field and i'm 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
and the civil service act and rules ap-
piled thereto, and that no person be
hereafter appointed, employed, pro-
noted or transferred in said service
until he passes an examination in con-
formity herewith, unless specifically
exempted Hereunder. This order
shall apply to all officers and en-
ployes, except persons employed
merely as laborers, and persons whose
appointments are confirmed by 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 to 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 All the re-
sources of forest reserves are for use,
and this use must be brought about
in a thoroughly prompt and business
like manner, under such restrictions
only as will insure the permanence of
these resources.
The vital Importance of forest re-
serves to the great Industries of the
Western states will be largely in
creased in the near future by the con-
tinued steady advance in settlement
and 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-
| servative use of these resources in no
way conflicts with their permanent
value.
You will see to it that the water,
wood and forage of the reserves are
conserved and wisely used for the
benefit of the homebuilder first of ALI;
upon whom depends the best perma-
nent use of lands and resources
alike. The continued prosperity of
the agricultural, numbering, mining
and livestock interests is directly de-
pendent upon a permanent and acCes-
sible supply Of water, wood and for
age, as we'll as upon the present and
future use of these resources under
business-like regulations, enforced
with promptness, effectiveness and
common sense.
In the management of each re-
serve local questions will be decided
upon local grounds; the dominant in
dustry will be considered first, but
with as little restriction to minor in
dustries as may be possible; sudden
changes in industrial conditions will
be avoided by gradual adjustment af-
ter due notice; and where conflicting
interests must be reconciled, the
question will always be decided from
the standpoint Of the greatest good Of
the greatest number in the long run.
These general principles will govern
in the protection and use of the wa
ter supply, in the disposal Of timber
and wood, in the use of the range,
and in all other matters connected
with the management of the re-
serves. They can be successfully ap-
piled only when the administration
of each reserve is left very largely in
the hands of the local officers, under
the eye of thoroughly trained and
competent inspectors.
| Very respectfully,
JAMES WILSON,
Secretary