Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-03

area area OF forest reserves reserves
burned over in 1905. Tbis 'es was
ment was due both to ~. 'chleve.
service and to the efficient az. forest
of settlers and others in ona 'S'stance
reserves. Everything the yo,, neaf the
mas ever spent upon its foros, .Ni'ent
is small price to pay for ths work
ledge that the streams Viii, AnoW'
your prosperity can be and ara make
freed from the ever presa,t -, ~ oelng
forest fires. ''"eat Of
The long standing and fo,no-,
ter differences between the stos,. oi''
and the forest officers are naal lAiileR
settled. Those which remain all
process of settlement. Heart, W IN
Grafton exists almost ever,,,,,S N0'op'
tween the officers of the sArv,as De-
the local association of stock,oos aaa
are appointing advisory con,n,,.. VINO
which are systematically ooa.s
by the forest service in all ouast,os
in which they are concerned ,,YS
most satisfactory condition NJ r,,., N'.
help will be as welcome +, CO.,, Oa'
is to the administration and the sto,, II
men. To the stockmen it means
and more certain grass. in va,
cause of the better protection ,na =,
wiser use of the range, il moan. vac
der stream flow and more wa+o.
The sale of forest reserve tin,,.
to settlers, miners lumbermen and
other users are increasing very ro.,,
ly, and in that way also the resarra.
are successfully meeting a erou,ns
need.
Lands in the forest reserve thot
more valuable for agriculture than fl,
forest reserves are being onened :.
settlement and entry as fast as flint.
agricultural character can he asoo.
tanned. There is, therefore, no ,orao.
cause for saying that the reserves "a
tard the legitimate settlement and 4,
velopment Of the country. On tbo
contrary they promote and sustain
tht development. and thy will do so IN
no way more powerfully than throuoh
their direct contributions to tbo
schools and roads. Ten per cent ~
all the money received from the forest
reserves goes to the state for the uso
Of the counties in which the reserves
lie, to be used for schools and road,
The amount Of this contribution is
nearly $4,000 for the first year II
will grow steadily larger and will form
a certain and permanent source of in.
come, which would not have been the
case with the taxes whose place II
takes.
Finally a body of intelligent and
trained men. citizens of the west. is
being built up-men in whose hands
the public interests, including your
| own, are and will be safe.
All these results are good, but they
have not been achieved by the forest
service alone. On the contrary they
represent also the needs and sugges.
lions OF the people Of the while west
They embody constant changes and
| adjustments to meet the suggestbns
! and needs. The forest policy Of the
government in the west has now be.
! come what the west desires it to BE-
1t is a national policy-wider than the
boundaries of any state, and larger
than the interests of any single indus
try. OF course. it can not give any
choose. Undoubtedly the irrigator
would like to have less stock on his
water sheds while the stockman wants
more. The lumberman would like to
cut moro timber, the settler and min
er would like him to cut less. The
county authorities want to see more
money coming in for schools and
| roads, while the lumberman and stock
| man object to the raise in value OF
timber and grass. But the interests
| of the people as a whole, repeat, are
safe in the hands of the forest service
BY keeping the public forests in the
public hands our forest policy substi-
tutes the good of the whole people foi
the profits Of the privileged few. WIZ
that result none will quarrel except
| the men who are losing the chance OF
| personal profit at public expense.
Our western forest policy is based
upon meeting the wishes of the pes'
public sentiment of the whole west
1t proposes to create new reserves
wherever forest lands still vacant arr
found in the public domain ana
give the reserves already made tne
highest possible usefulness to all ths
| people. So far our promises TO lne
people in regard to it al have oeen
| made good; and I have faith that tni.
| policy will be carried to successlui
| completion, because believe that '@
people of the west are behind II.
Sincerely yours,
rrrrrNronr DnncEVETT