Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-01-24
SCENE IN MINNESOTA.

Timber Devastation Afte
dents aGuress yesterday and one of !
ms sentences struck me very forcibIy
lie SAID: we want to change tie
hope OF accomplishment to the knowI-
ing to do that we must have a clear
cut idea OF what we are going to do
ana OF what We want Congress to do
so plain and clear that there is no
possibility OF any man being so stupid
that he cannot understand it.
We have listened to these gentlemen
mere today telling of the necessities of
the mining Industries and of the in ms
ice brought about by insufficient
laws. There is most simple way TO
get all the things done that they have
recommended, and more, too. The first
is 10 come TO perfect understanding
Win a business bureau of the govern
ment, II we can create such a bureau
and the way TO do that is to pass the
under the control of Clifford Pinchot.
Applause And after you have done
Ina Inat ana he has consulted with the
mer and understands what they want
then back him up and make your con-
gresham help to get it done.
a Case OF Mastery Inactivity.
Let us look at the business end of
sides bees have business ends For a
number of years the president OF the
United states, the secretary of the in
general land oftice have been trying to
impress upon congress, without sue
repeating
tinDer ana stone act. 1 want to give
NC exact facts The president, in De-
Der; 1902, more than two years
called the attention of congress inc
lrohgest possible language to the |
sty Of doing something to stop
SS-dUQs and depredations upOn the
&c domain under the timber and
act he secretary said in his |
report more than two years
timber and stone act will, if |
ePeaied or radically amended, re- |
S i n1Ih af IN the complete de-
priated and unreserved public |
find these words in the report Of |
senate committee on the public |
ms and the date is February 10, !
1t can be plainly seen that all the !
iuable timber lands of the United |
tes viii be owned by speculators |
MN three years IL the opportunity |
ACQUIRE them at $3.50 an acre is |
IThat was February 49, 1908. IT is |
" pretty close 70 February 10. 1905, |
one year from that date the three !
will be exhausted and all the !
official statement.
the bill been repealed? No!
the house of representatives |
anything TO stop this shameful |
z Of the public property under the /
Sr and stone act? No!
& rhey have done nothing whatever 10 /
the abuses and frauds constantly |
committed under that act.
PRESIDENT Sees the Necessity.
4 Again the following year the presi- |
dent in his message 20 congress made |
substantially the same recommended
tiOns. They were reiterated by the |
secretary Of the interior. The senate |
committee on PUBLIC lands recon- |
mended a bill TO repeal the timber and |
Bill In the last session OF congress. II |
went 90 the public lands committee Of |
the house Of representative. H. ~. /
NTrHn FaHF
tee and waved his magic wand and |
they gave two votes for the repeal Of /
the committee. Two votes. And the /
bill is lying there in that committee |
In this session OF congress without |
waiting for anything, or for anybody |
70 do anything, they passed n res0lu- |
fiou in the public lands committee of i
the house continuing this whole SUBJ |
5ect over until the next session OF
congress.
convene at a time within two months |
OF the expiration Of the three years |
within which the senate committee |
told congress that all the timber land |
would be gone unless they got action. |
In the two years that have expired /
since the president has called the at- /
fentlou OF congress to that timber and |
stone Jaw there have been located under |
the timber and stone act over 3.0oO.- /
600 acres Of timber land. the EieaIeF /
part Of 70 the magnificent umber oi |
the northwest. which. according TO The /
report Of the secretary Of the interior /
and the commissioner Of the general |
land ONCE 10 worth anywhere from |
500 20 500 an acre for the mere yaiue !
OF the stumpagc, TO say nothing OF the
young timber or the land itself.
Pour Million Dollar Loss.
Tn other words. az a result OF the |
deiIberate delay Of the public lands |
Committee OF the house, instead Of
having the value OF the stumpage from /
mat q 600 600 acres OF timber IN the /
national treasury we have parted with !