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


of $4,000 a day-S2 600 OOc a month
SZo,OOO,OOO year, and ii is much more
than that-will go right along and
continue until all the timber land of
the government has been stolen. That
VIII be little over year, according
TO the report of the senate public
Is all gone-after the horse has been
stolen-the house public lands COM
mlttee WIZ awaken from its Rip Van
Winkle slumbcrs and close the stable
door with bang.
Some Things to Do.
Before l close l wish to specify
some definite and SPECIFIC things which
First-Repeal the timber and stone
act.
second--Pass the consolidation bill
estry.
Third-Provide by national legisla-
ton that every acre OF agricultural
land that can be reclaimed under the
national irrigation system must be
saved Tor the homemaker who Will go
tAGre and make a home upon it.
ill, In mat way YOU can break up the
timber combinations. and in that way
North Dakota, under the communication
clause; the land thieves Of Montana
thieves under the timber and stone act
in-Well, perhaps l might be permitted
TO mention Oregon Uaughter) are
working together. You VIII have to
explode some OF those japanese shells
among them 10 break up the cOmbi-
To show you why we cannot depend
upon congressman from the timber
states of the west to correct this enor-
nous eNl, Il year ago both oregon
senator's and both Representatives.
from oregon We're bitterly opposed to
ScHtdIlNtS hermann and Williamson
both went before the committee and
protested against any change. Mr..
hermann was before the committee
AT that exact moment the Oregon
grand jury was in session in the city
or Portland, composed OF men drawn
by lot from all over the state and that
grand jury urged the repeal Of all
those laws-the timber and stone act
the DESERT land act and the commuta-
ton clauSe-and sent a memorial to
the public lands committee to that eff
iect Now the grand jury has had
some business with Mr.. Hermann since
IHat time. daughter and applause)
IN an those western states the state
mas the power TO form districts for
FOCAL public improvements, such as ir-
rBdtiOn districts, sanitary districts
drainage districts or levee districts
and i for one do not believe that maj
is the right policy that the national
EyN'iuTnent should assume the burden
owned by men who have gotten them
from the government for one-tenth of
their value The state and nation
should cooperate to form forestry
districts and have assessments levied
on an private lands i'm the district and
every acre should contribute its pro-
from FIRE. (Applausc)
There is one more thing that 1 was
gong 10 urge as mere matter OF per-
sphal opinion. In making the suEges-
ton ] do not speak for California or
Tor the National Irrigation Associa-
tIoh but FOR myself alone. have
been az my life "a republican and in
my earlier years advocated the repub-
ilcdH doctrine OF a tdriu for protection
in many political campaigns i'm my ma
1--WE state OF California from the or
Cgon line TO Mexico: but because he
II .frIF an a
not in destroying them j believe that
!n order a. preserve the forest indus
every tariff law Imposing % tariff upon
the products Of the forest. whether
timber or wood or wood pulp. at any
rate for "a limited number of years and
until we shall have planted forests
enough 20 harvest annually from our
we may use iu any one year
mere are "a number of other things
that ] nave Dr. my mind to suggest
mat ought 90 be done:
Pass the Appalachian Bill.
One is 20 pass the Appalachian for
estry bill. which is ready 60 be passed
Another is TO- stop now and Tor an
time an exchange Of lands In forest
reserves for other lands If the gov
them and pay for them their fair value
ana 90, more. an lieu land scrip
no more ever issued under any circum-
stances. Tho forest lieu land Cx-
change law should Doe repealed.
The Din providing for the cOnso1ida-
ton Of the government forestry inter-
ests ls ready 20 De passed by the
senate and should be passed in this
session OF congress. II has already
passed the house; and ~ this session
or congress adjourns without the bill
being passed by the house which has
passed the senate, repeating the tim
Der and stone act every member OF
the public lands committee ought to be
held up to popular oblOduy and
whipped at the carts tail with a lash