West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-07-12

lands reclnimsu. as required by the
National Irrigation Act.
SAVE THE PUBLIC LANDS FOR
HoMEMAKERS.
L. That not another acre OF the pub.
lie lands shall ever herea fter he
granted To- any state or territory for
any purpose whatsoever, or To any one
other than an actual settler who has
punt his home ON the land and lived
ON II Tor Ave years. and that no more
ahu scrip of any kind shall ever be
issued. and that the Desert Land Law
ana the Communication Clause OF the
homestead Law shall he made To con.
form To the recommendations OF tho
Public Lands Commission appointed
10y President Roosevelt and OF the
Message Of the President 10 Congress.
PLANT FORESTS AND CREATE
FOREST PLANTATIONS.
4 That the Timber and Stone LAW
shan he repealed. and that all pub.
lie timber lands shall be included I'm
permanent Forest Reserves. the title
To the land 90 bc forever retained by
the National Government stumpare
only OF matured timber 10 be sold.
ana young timber To he preserved for
iuture cutting. so that the forests will
ne perpetuated by right use; ana
that the National Government shnlL
by the reservation or purchase of ex.
listing forest lands, and the planting
OF new forests, create I'm every state
National Forest Plantations from
which, through all the years to come.
suihcient supply OF wood and timber
can hc annually harvested to supply
the needs Of the people OF zach state
from he Forest Plantations I'm that
state.
CONTROL AND USE OF THE
GRAZING LANDS.
< That all Indicated public lands
not otherwise reserved shall loo re-
served from location or entry under
any law except the Homestead LAW.
ana snail he embraced in Grazing Re
serves under the control OF the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. who shnn be en-
powered To issue annual Licenses 10
Craze stock In said Grazing Reserved
but such licenses shall never be issued
Tor longer period than one year on
agricultural lands or 1--WE years on
grazing lands, and all lands classified
as grazing lands shall be subject to
Reconsideration at the cnd of every Ave
years; that no leases of the public
grazing lands shall ever be made by
the National Government. aud that
the area OF the homestead entry shall
never under any circumstances be ON.
hrgcd TO exceed 100 acres.
RESERVE STATE LANDS FOR
HOMESTEAD SETTLERS.
.. That the public land states shall
administer the state lands under a
system similar To and I'm harmony
with the national public hind system
above outlined, and that each state
shall enact n State Homestead Law
for the settlement OF lands owned by
the state. aud that state lands shall
he disposed of only to actual settlers
under such law. and that all state
lnnds shall ut all times remain open
TO Homestead Entry.
UNITED OWNERSHIP OF LAND
AND WATER.
10. That IL shall he the law OF every
state and OF the United States. that
beneficial use Is the basis. the meas
ure, and the limit OF all rights to
water, including riparian rlghtr. and
that the right TO the use OF water for
irrigation shall inhere I'm and be- ap-
purtenant 10 the land irrigated. so that
the ownership OF the land and the
water shall be united. and no right TO
water as speculative commodity
a. a