Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-22

THE GOVERNMENTS VIEW or
NATIONAL FOREST RESERVES

public ownership of great natural resource the fullest
and most lasting benefit from Il. Il Is the same prin
clple in accordance with which The president In bis
mossago to congress recommends the withdrawal and
the public lands "Tbe withdrawal OF those
uos,y uguus 80 that which mas been followed IN
withdrawing the forest lands from ordinary sotom a.
The Ike the forests should be treated the
properly Of the public and SIS disposal should be under
conditions which would nuro 90 the benefit of the pub
whole
The report concerning the work Of The forest ser
wee was partly as follows;
Growth Of Reserve Business.
In area TIE reserves we're increased during the fiscal
ia05G from S5693i22 TO 10699913S acres In roye
nue. they brought In f7G72ie96 against eeot4262
for the previous year In timber sales there dis
posed Of for immediate ery removal nearly 100000
o09 board feet Of lumber AZ stumpage prices ranging up
10 81 per thousand (bosdes other material TO large
valued against 96O6O25 board feet with maximum
price OF SEQ per thousand In i9Oi5, and 6e2577i0
board feet in 1904 The number OF froeuse permits
crease. In the year igOfb the were under
forest service coatrol only after February /.
one fiscal year Of full control has established two
important iactstha the reserves advance the present
interests Of the people Of the west and that they viii
speedily pay che cost Of administering them.
Benehts o. Industry
These national forests being made useful nov.
The benefits which they 10 secure deferred
benefits Thru government control the interests OF the
future safeguardod but by sacrificing those Of
the present Far from handCappng the development Of
the IN which they lle. the reserves viii powerful
ly promote development They work counter 10 the
prosecution Of mo- industry and reard the beneficial use
Of no resource
The wealth OF tbf west lies and win long lIo IN
what the soil VIII produce and h what the earth hides
Labor and capital will here end employment malny In
turning 20 use the farm land, grazing land, timber
land. and mineral lands Of the region and IN the com
mtrce which those great productive industries viii
give rise That the bonohcally AFFECT all Of
these Industries Is becoming clearer the people OF
the every day and IN consequence the policy OF pub
lie administration of unapproprl0ted timber lands
becomes and more Armly established IN the ,p
prevail Of united public sentiment Local sentiment
has sometimes been unfayorablc 60 the creation Of
serves before their effect upon the public welfare
undersood but opposition has always dissolved under
tho test OF actual experience.
Promotion Of Agriculture.
Tho do not withhold land from agricultural
use. hut greatly increase tho amount Of available farm
and. Tho they made from tho most rugged and
muurtanous parts o. the west and Intended To- In
cludo only land unsuited for agriculture by the act Of
June A. 1906 the right is given settlers 10 homestead
within the reserve wherever strips and patches o tl
able land Do found Al the same time. thru their
conserving power these forests Ok n regions Of
scnny rainfall tho amount of land which can bc brought
under the pillow. since az best much otherwise fertile
land must go uuCnltlyltcd for want of water without
forest prtHeryaflon much uf the land u"dcr rr
ston would have u bc abandoned again to Che doscrt
~, thD promotion agriculture 81 one of thc main
ends She forestfnscryo policy.
Protection Of Grazing
Aimluistrali,, control OF mo forest RESERVES h
beneficial tu thc ara- Nc industry Tho sentiment Of
stockmou ihruou ho vcr q mltady in favor OF such
control because of the Eain thom nos Chat thc fo
serve ranges safe from oyeu, 'Wg uud dcicriora
ton Thus tho uehu 70 ihc ndN, usDr are o..
spoctod end thD uurmaGepco uf ths area, oguurCp a
assured wish 10 commend particularly iu Vel con
uorlioa tbe heoriIues- aud good spirit With which u
sociUtuus uf western stockmca have cooIeraCd .l up,
efforts TO enforce in and just measures for the regua
ton OF grazing hc Interest Of 400 users OF che forests
and In the interest thc public to whom these forests
belong The chHrgt ul % grazing fee, made fpr the
first time durug the past year tho reasonable n yicw
OF The advantages of graxng regulation Co tho stock.
mon aud The cost of reserve administration Too the
government justly due in the interest the public
might have been expected Go cause dissatisfaction aud
friction ON thc contrary. soon a. the reasons iut
tine charge and the method In which would De- applied
had bern explained. o. generally approved and paid
williagly aad promptly n followed hy no falling
on the number nt stock grazcd n che reserves IN
the associations OF sockmcn have Noluntar.
ly aided Use service 10 settling local dnicultles Their
whole conduct has shown remarkable moderation far
sghcduess, aud readiness recognize aud accept what
is In the permanent noros, ~ their industry, oven ho
90 wolves hr sacrifice of immediate personal advantage
Lumber For use.
Finally forest scryic, administration of tho reserves
ts hcauhoal alike go che lumber industry and to che
Timber consuming public There Is nov standing ou tao
deserves moi ICES. than 3onNu0noonoo board toCt OF mor
charitable timber This ls not locked up from Irose 90
nee as boarded suppy ag1us iuurr needs, % s ready
tor thr immediate demands developing country. b.
VIII not Be- rushed upon the Wholesale market n com.
petition with the cheap stumpoga prices of private
anxious Ton r,Aiy money, and w uc disposed
81 under sh"st Ehird policy of utilization which would
ieayt gap heWtCn Ihc end oft che present supply and
the oncoming of tbr second crop. but 81 s aud viii con
tinue go Doe available hIs Tor the small uscr~home'
builder riuchcl nf miupr-oui chen the needs ~
lumber concerns large miners and railroads for which
Ia timber supply Boz adisronshhc and which boz turn
are Indispensable to the prosperity OF me west.
wood For the Future
The supply of timber furnished by tho muturod crop
nov on iht ground vast be- proportion 60 the pres
cent demand that there might to Dee need for
caution m lts use. Were more cut than last year
n would suffice toy hundred years. In the mature
forest production b a standstli that from the
point view OF tho largest possible production Of tim
her numbering under such methods viii insure a
second crup b. highly desirable The demand upon the
Preserves however s yct insignificant ia proportion
TO even the present need most Of which Do met by On,
supply from private holdings The reserves form hs
I,asrt nf fh. woeteru tImor Thtv GENERALS