The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
PROMISES CITY
FEDERAL AID
Chief Forester PinchOt Confers With
Salt Lake Officials.
WOULD KEEP WATER CLEAN
SEES RANGERS OF STATE AT
MEETING IN MORNING.

Lake City in protecting and improving
the water sheds of the Salt Lake valley
was promised by Clifford Pinchot, chief
forester of the government, at a meet
ing yesterday afternoon in the office of
Mayor Richard P. Morris.
Those present at the meeting were
Mr.. Pinchot, Senator Reed Smoot. A.
F. DOremus. F. S. Richards, Mayor r.
P Morris. George w. Ritter. city en-
gineer, and Messrs. f. ], Hewlett, f. S.
FernstrOm, George D. Dean and Rulon
5. Wells, members of the city council
special water committee
The. meeting was informal in charac-
ter. Mr.. Pinchot briefly outlined what
the government was anxious To do,
and what il would do with the funds
available. Questions were freely asked
and answered back and forth during
the hour consumed by the meeting.
Mr.. Pmchot explained the govern
ments purpose of improving the water
sheds of the Salt Lake forest reserve.
stretching from City creek to Big Cot
tOnWOOd. The barren spots are to be
covered with trees as soon as possible,
he said. A beginning viii be made on
the north slope of Big Cottonwood, then
the south slope viii be given attention
where needed, and the work will be
gradually extended to take in all the
canyons that supply the city's water.
The Norwegian fir, commonly called
red pine, will be the tree used. Expert
ments have shown it to be hardy and
otherwise admirably adapted to the
purpose, Mr. Pinchot said.
To Keep Streams Clean.
Beginning at once, the government
will endeaVOr TO assist the city in
keeping all forms of pollution away
from the streams, Mr. PinchOt said.
Forest rangers will be instructed to
drive from the reserve the few head OF
livestock now on it and to keep them
out.
"Of course, we must make a small
beginning" said Mr.. Pinchot, because
this year we have only $4,000 to care
for $4,000, 900 acres of land. The Salt
Lake reserve embraces about 100000
acres, so you see the amount we can
| devote to this section is small. But l
will do all l can for the work here,
| because I am aware OF the importance
of il. We are handicapped by the lack
of funds. but we will start out to do
the work as soon as our studies here
are finished. If you gentlemen will see
to the providing of further funds-push
/ the button, as il were-I'H do the rest.
| You must do your part by cleaning out
/ this canyon. / should think the best
| way To proceed, if the cost of the land
| is excessive. is to proceed by condemna-
| ton. But the present sanitary condi-
| tions must be corrected"
More Power for City.
| Mr.. Richards suggested that the next
/ legislature would probably enact a law
/ to extend the present limits of the
city's Jurisdiction over the streams that
/ supply il with water. Senator SmOOt
said he thought the jurisdiction should
{ be extended to include not only the
supply streams, but their tributaries,
and said he believed there was no
doubt but that the next legislature
would enact such a law.
Following an intimation that J. NJ.
I Thomas had asserted a claim to some
I reservoir sites in Big Cottonwood for
the purpose of selling out to the city,
Mr.. Pinchot suggested that the city
formally protest to the secretary of the
| interior against allowing Thomas loca-
] tions. Senator SmOOt thought this was
/ a good idea, especially as the claims
are on the forest reserve, where the
| interior department has undisputed
| jurisdiction.
Protest Mining Locations.
The question of pretended mining 10
/ cations for the purpose of securing
sites for summer cottages and Tor TIM
Der was also brought up. Mr.. Pinchot
| remarked that such claims will not go
! through if we can stop them" Sena-
tor Smoot supplemented this by saying
congress was certain to act on that
question at the coming session.
/ Mr.. PinchOt's remarks, following the
favorable attitude the department has
/ always manifested toward the salt
] Lake watershed, were much appreclat-
! ed by those present. Formal express
sions of thanks to Mr.. Pinchot and
! Senator SmOot for their interest in the
Z city's water supply were expressed by
Messrs. DOremus and Richards. Coun-
Gilman Wells was delegated to draft a
resolution thanking the two men ana
this resolution will be presented to the
| council tomorrow night. This resolu-
ton will also pledge the city to coop
crate with the government III accom-
plishing the purposes aimed at.
/ In the morning a meeting or Utah
Forest rangers was held in Mr. pm
chot's room at the KnutsfOrd I'm an
Eswer to a call by the chief forester
! Plans for the unification of reserve
work were considered.
At the meeting, in addition to Messrs
Pinchot, FetherOff and Hadley, the lat
ter two department men from WASH
ington. there were the following rang
ers: A. w Jensen of Manti, John r
Souires of Logan, D. S. Pack OF Pay
son. c. F. Cooley of Grantsville and
James E. Meeks of Salt Lake.
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