The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-07-13

| MnuS reclaimed, as required Dy the
National Irrigation Act.
SAVE THE PUBLIC LANDS OR
HOMEMAKERS.
o. That not another acre of the pr
lie lands shall ever hereafter be
granted to any state or territory for
any purpose whatsoever, or to any one
other than an actual settler who has
built his home on the land and lived
on 1t for FIVE years. and that no more
land scrip of any kind shall ever be
issued. and that the Desert Land Law
and the Communication Clause of the
Homestead Law shall be made to con-
form to the recommendations of the
Public Lands Commission appointed
by President Roosevelt and Of the
Message of the President to Congress.
PLANT FORESTS AND CREATE
FOREST PLANTATIONS.
Z. That the Timber and Stone Law
shall be repealed, and that all pub
lie timber lands shall be included In
permanent Forest Reserves. the title
to the land to be forever retained by
the National Government. stumpage
only OF matured timber to be sold.
and young timber to be preserved for
future cutting, so that the forests will
be perpetuated by right use; and
that the National Government shall.
Dy the reservation or purchase OF ex-
listing forest lands, and the planting
or new forests, create in every state
National Forest Plantations from
which, through all the years to come,
sufficient supply of wood and timber
can be annually harvested to supply
the needs Of the people of each state
from he Forest Plantations in that
state.
AND USE OF THE
GRAZING LANDS.
8. That all INDICATED public lands
lot otherwise reserved shall be re.
served from location or, entry under
my law except the Homestead Law,
Ind shall be embraced In Grazing Re
erves under the control of the Secre-
airy Of Agriculture, who shall be en-
lowered to issue annual Licenses to
'raze stock In said Grazing Reserves.
tut such licenses shall never be issued
or longer period than one year on
agricultural lands or five years on
,razing lands, and all lands classified
s grazing lands shall be subject to
classification at the end of every five
ears; that no leases Of the public
,razing lands shall ever be made by
he National Government. and that
he area OF the homestead entry shall
ever under any circumstances be en-
arged to exceed 100 acres.
RESERVE STATE LANDS FOR
HOMESTEAD SETTLERS.
0. That the public land states shall
dminister the state lands under Il
ystem similar to and in harmony
nth the national public land system
bOve outlined, and that each state
hall enact State Homestead Law
or the settlement Of lands owned by
he state, and that state lands shall
e disposed of only to actual settlers
nder such law, and that all state
lnds shall at all times remain open
, Homestead Entry.
United OWNERSHIP OF LAND
AND WATER.
10. That 1t shall be the law of every
tate and Of the United States that
enefcial use Is the basis, the meas
re, and the limit of all rights to
alter, including riparian rights, and
nat the right to the use of water for
'rigatiOn shall inhere in and be ap-
urtenant to the land irrigated, so that
he ownership of the land and the
alter shall be united, and no right to
alter as speculative commodity
yer be acquired, held or owned.
IGHT OF APPROPRIATION FOR
BENEFICIAL USE.
IL. That 1t shall be the law of every
ate and Of the United States, that
! unused and unappropriated waters
e public property, subject to appro-
'iatiOn for beneficial use, first In
me being first In right, and that on
! interstate streams, priority Of use
lall give priority of right, through
1t the entire course Of the stream,
ithout regard to state lines, and
at In each drainage basin the irri-
tors therein shall control the distri-
lti0n of the water.