The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-05-27
PEALE ON FOREST RESERVES
ARE sYNDIcATEs INTERESTED
nsiisvHs That wsYsThaassF and North
era Pacific Favor the Reserves says
ThsiE Creation Richards Growth Of
csuatry.

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office la the near future. file expects
To iOcbte = large block OF scrip Ia
this district aud be also informs us
that he expects sis Cleveland. Ohio,
capitalists cut hers inside Of the next
twO wNsks. Nho will invest heavily in
timber lands IN this aud the Lewis
ton district. tie saYs these parties
are reIiy 10 come Nest just ~ soon
a. they get bis report on the sitna.
ton.
Speaking of the large withdrawal
Ut lsniB from this and the Lewiston
diaiEltt for the purpose Of creating
two forrest reserves, Sir, Peaie says
Beyond = doabt, II is 8 clever
moEe IL tho Northern Pacific aud the
Weyashsuasr syndicate 10 using all
their lusiasncs Ia trying 90 make this
withdrawal permanent for these
FvAsugs
First We knom that the WsyrE
hAussr people own OF coatroi nsatly
GOO. 0bu acres u Toe timbrr land 10
uorthaFu Idaho. which sill give
pl5nty ~ w0Ek for their mile for
year, 10 como.
'saNcuud-Ws know that thsFu are
very few independent mills Ia north
cru Idaho HBd sbp wsyoshanssF
paopl0 have control u the situation
as u HOS stands.
40. a.
or thviF agsuta. have Discouraged
eastern capitalists sho have cone 10
thls rpantty 90 Invest. and that thess
same capitalists left aithout looking
over tho timber lands Of sbcso die
sFtrts
''FpuTth We knoa that tho North
cru Pacific railroad company haze
brought all their influence 60 bear Ia
trying 10 set congress 10 repeal the
simbet aud stone act.
"FNith We ALEC know that u lhls
uithdrasai u made permanent. the
WSyarhansnF syndicate. or their
representatives, ell 10 the only
paoplt who cau purchase tho timber
from the government on these two
resolves This tho ell buy =,
very lnW figure ~ they are Ia = ptssi,
tiaa 10 ftaesa out all cssss petition. +
RspeallaR the forest reserve acrip
acts. there IL very little land scrip
left ID the country. % the wcyer.
hausst people are looking around 90
get timber without beina compelled
10 buy OF scrip land. Then they.
together ulth the Northern Pacific
company. will b. 10 = position 60 lag
tlmber In tho eastern markets At
aEuFe thai cannot be met by any
utbeF western mill.
81 hare had several talka With
alfieFtbt agents Of tho weycrhAuser.
people. continued Mr.. Peale. land
they claim their firm Is dealrous Of
seeing this withdrawal repcinded. /
But n this IL the case, why should
they Vish a twenty years extension /
on the stumpage rights that they /
have purchased from the state Of
idaho,
''It does not look reasonable on |
the fare Of IL, as IL shows that they |
have plenty Of work for their mllla /
for tbs nest seventeen years or they /
Rould not want this extension aud u /
standu to reason that they would not /
wish 10 Gee nearly a million acres
more open for settlement az this
would he bound TO attract immiRra.
ton and eastern capital. thereby /
for ing competition upon them
'T.pok around this district. Can
= mar owning 100 acrea OF patented 1
timber land get anything for hls
stumuaReS fls may know II ls worth
$4,000, but can he get $500 for bis
timbeFf Again, can homesteader |
cell bis REIMBURSEMENT at the present
time for anything like a fair pricoY
al have had over 30 relInquish.
menta offered me In the past two
weeks for 5000 each. Some OF these
gu arter sections are easily worth +
$4,000. Why is thisf Il lie simply
because the weyerhauser people have |
control of this district and they do /
not have to buy these mems relin. /
aulahmeuta ~ all they will have to /
do is walt until the poor homesteader
provep up and then get a warranty
decd tor bis place for a song
'iTho situation lie simply this: II
these Withdrawals become permanen
and obngroas repeals the timber and
! ore Het. rarihern Idaho will re.
main h dW~aut ttaf- 80 p next
atty years, There vill b. nu capital