Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-02-18

the general land office, whose powers
and duties thus transferred / assign to
you. Until otherwise instructed, you
will submit to me for approval all ques-
lions of organization, sales, permits,
and privileges, except such as are en-
trusted by the present regulations to
field officers on the ground. All officers
of the forest reserve service transferred
will be subject to your instructions and
will report directly to you. You will
at once issue to them the necessary
notice to this effect.
In order to facilitate the prompt
transaction of business upon the forest
reserves and to give effect to the gen
eral policy outlined below, you are in
structed to recommend at the earliest
practicable date whatever changes may
be necessary in the rules and regula-
tions governing the reserves, so that L
may, in accordance with the provisions
of the above act, delegate to you and
to forest reserve officers in the field, so
much of my authority as may be essen
ton to the prompt transaction of bust
ness, and to the administration of the
reserves in accordance with local needs.
Until such revision is made, the present
rules and regulations will remain in
force, except those relating to the re-
ceipt and transmittal of moneys, in
which case special fiscal agents of this
department will perform the duties
heretofore rendered by the receivers of
local land Offices in accordance with ex-
listing laws and regulations. The chief
of records, forest service, is hereby
designated special fiscal agent, and
you will direct him at once to execute
and submit for my approval bond for
$40, 900.
On December II, 1904, the president
signed the following order:
I'm the exercise of the power vested
in the president by section 1853 of the
revised statutes and acts amendatory
thereof:
cit is ordered, that all persons en-
ployed in the field and in the District of
Columbia in the protection and admin
istration of forestry reserves in or I'M
der the general land office of the in
terror department be classified and the
civil-service act and rules applied there
to, and that no person be hereafter ap-
pointed, employed, promoted, or trans
ferred in said service until he passes an
examination in conformity Herewith,
unless specifically exempted hereunder.
This order shall apply to all officers and
employees, except persons employed
merely as laborers, and persons whose
appointments are confirmed by the
; senate"
This order classifes the whole forest
reserve service, now transferred, anc
places it under the civil service law.
In the administration of the forest
reserves it must be clearly borne ii
mind that all land is to be devoted tt
it's productive use for the permanent
good of the whole people and not fol
the temporary benefit of individuals OF
companies. All the resources of fores
reserves are for use, and this use mus
E be brought about in a thoroughly
prompt and businesslike manner, unde.
such restrictions only as will insure tn,
permanence of these resources. TIL,
vital Importance of forest reserves t,
/ the great industries of the western
= states will be largely increased in tn
i, near future by the continued steady
= advance in settlement and development
: The permanance of the resources o
r the reserves is therefore indispensable
I to continued prosperity, and the polio.
. of this department for their protection
and use will invariably be guided b.
i this fact, always bearing in mind tina
y the conservative use of these resource
!, in no way conflicts with their permar
: ent value. You will see to it that tn
r water, wood, and forage of the reserve
, are conserved and wisely used for tn
q benefit of the home builder first of al
d upon whom depends the best permaner
use of lands and resources alike. TIL
q continued prosperity of the agricultur;
q numbering, mining, and live stock il
= terests is directly dependent upon
permanent and accessible supply c
e water, wood and forage, as we'll q
ss upon the present and future use {
id these renources under businesslike reg
I'd ulations, enforced with promptnes
Is effectiveness, and common sense.
I'd the management of each reserve loo
e. questions will be decided upon loo
OF grounds; the dominant industry will /
81 considered first, but with as little r.