The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-12

this country today. problems well
worthy the expenditure by the ma
ton of millions and hundreds of mill
ions of dollars instead of thousands
and. hundreds of thousands of dollars,
are forestry and irrigation. They
will return such expenditure. princi-
pal and interest, many times over,
and the carrying out Of the policy
will demonstrate it's wisdom easily
within the present generation.
A Practical Business Plan.
The workings Of the forestry bu-
reau have come within the past two
years to be recognized as a practical,
hard headed business proposition.
The present Forester, Clifford Pinchot
when criticised for his enthusiasm
in the setting apart of forest reser-
yes the substitution of aesthetic
considerations for those of practical
numbering made the notable res
ponse:
Il am not a p~reserver of trees, I
am a cutter-down of trees. 1t is the
essence of forestry to have trees har-
vested when they are ripe and fol
lowed by successive crops. The hu-
man race is not destroyed because
the individual dies. Every tree must
die, but the forest can be extended
and multiplied"
The country is fortunate in it's pos
session of Clifford Pincnot as govern
ment forester; the President is fortu-
nate in having a man to carry out
his advanced forestry policy, who is
interested only in conserving one of
the greatest of Americas natural re-
ment to himself which will live for
all ages.
In this connection the speaker urg-
ed the enactment of the pending bill.
recommended by the President, pro
viding for the consolidation of all
the forestry bureaus and divisions
into one organization under the Sec
rotary of Agriculture. He also called
attention to the necessity for the re-
peal of the timber and stone law and
the substitution Of the bin which has
passed the senate is now before
the house, providing for the sale of
stumpage. the title to public timber
thus insuring their natural r~eforesta-
ton.
Immediate Legislation important
Both of these bills have the unquali
fed endorsement of the Chief For
ester and the various heads of Blu
reaus and departments engaged in
forest work. including the President
himself, whose message to congress
deals specifically with this matter.
Another law which the speaker con
demned. as inimical to the interests
of the country is what is known as
the Forest Reserve Script law. I'm
der this law he stated enormous ar
individuals or corporations, prior 10
their creation, have first been denud-
turned ack to the government and
exchanged for the most valuable pub
lie timber land which could be found.
The speaker quoted an utterance from
President Roosevelt as a hopeful indi-
cation of better things to come in all
matters of 1and legislation. The
President said:
Now keep in mind that the whole
object of forest protection is, as /
said again and again, the making
and maintaining of prosperous homes
Every phrase of the and policy in
the United States is as II by right
ought to be. directed to the upbuild-
ing of the homemaker. The one sure
test of all public AND legislation
should be: Does it help to make
and keep prosperous homes. If it
does. the legislation is good. II it
does not the legislation is bad. Ger
tain of our land laws have been twist
ed into an improper use, and it is nee