Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-14
VI Creation Of Forest Reserves
To be Made Until After IT.
rIgatiOn Congress.
yCONNeLL STIRS THINGS UP.
His tttack on the Administration Ap-
parcntly Was Not 20 Effective a.
Was Contemplated.

r. 0ISE. Ida. July Gov. Good
ine has received the following dis
y match from clifford Plnchot chief
,.,,rsr u the department Of agricul-
ture
AT your request win postpone re-
rommsadlng creation Of any reserves
/, idaho until after the Irrigation Con-
rrf., in Boise"
Tbi. reply from Mr. Pinchot. which
BELIEVES for the present the fears Of the
rsopIs NJ north Idaho that the Sho-
sh,ne and other forest reserves might
b created during the recess Of Con-
,rsss has been the result Of a number
Of letters and kilograms between GOV.
cooling and Mr. Plnchot The gov
amor approaching the feeling Of OBJ
i4eiion that exists 10 the creation Of
forest reserves I'm north Idaho, had
requested Of Mr. Pinchot that he make
nimmediate trip 10 the state, so that
nose who were opposed to the crea-
don u reserves might have an oppor-
unity Of presenting those objections,
sHd also. that Mr. Pinchot might him.
af view the grounds, and determine
Trough personal observation, whether
ihs creation u more forest reserves, or
The maintaining Of the present re-
reserves. was IN line with a desire TO
serve the best Interests OF the people.
This Mr. Pinchot answered would be
impossible at this time, although he
expected to come 10 this state during
The fall Gov Gooding then made
an urgent request by telegraph that
10 reserves be created neither IN north
or south Idaho until he could come and
meet the people. That this has been
fCceded to, the telegram quoted tells.
A VICTORY.
Gov. Goodng feels that this Is some.
thing Of a victory His position has
been somewhat misunderstood relative
90 forest reserves IN various parts OF
The state. He has always been opposed
TO the creation Of any further reserves
in the northern part Of the state, where
the necessity Of conserving water for
irrigation supply does not exist. He has
teen a strong believer In the wisdom
q the government making into forest
userVes all those portions OF south
IDAHO where homes could not be
made. and where by regulating the
u.e Of the lands for range purposes,
the water supply could be conserved.
Since the establishment Of the regula-
lions for the reserves IN the southern
portion OF the state. however. whereby
ths stock industry from which Idaho
derives a large portion Of her wealth,
IS being sadly limited in its scope the
governor has felt that the RESPONSE
be head Of the forestry department
should first know Just the effect OF the
rules and regulations put out by his
department. had upon an important
Industry before further reserves were
established lie has always heartily
Joined Senator Hepburn in his Efforts
90 prevent the establishment of re-
serves I'm the north where homes could
De- made Indeed, the first fight against
the reserve policy. as affecting the
forest lands Of the north. was made
hy the governor. when a series Of ar
uoles were prepared last year and
we're published throughout the state
The showing WAS made in these ar
uCles that proposed forest reserves
would take from the public domain
several millions Of acres of lands,
which were more valuable for homes
than for any other purpose. and where
The conservation Of rainfall was Of 1T
ro NJ no importance. In these articles
a was pointed out that one forest re-
serve In south Idaho did not contain a
single tree suitable for numbering. on
nearly 900 600 acres Of land, and no
observation Of water FOR useful sur
poses was possible, as not a single
stream ran out Of the reserves.
PINCHoT WILL BE THERE.
n Is understood that Mr. pinchot
has oppressed an intention ~ visiting
Boise at the time Of the irrigation corr
uIas, and that he expects To make |
some Investigation N the reserve mat
iT while here. II Is the governors
hope that he may be able 10 induce
Hr Pluchot 10 visit the northern part
OF tbt state with him. 10 meet the peo-
Die and by personal observation, de-
iDrmine whether the opening TO settle |
me0' and homebulding IS not a bet [
ier use for these rich lands that are |
umherei than 90 close them for all |
Time and thus retard the development |
oI TIE state. and It's growth In popula-
i.7a and importance. The governor |
also expects that Mr.. Pinchot SHAH |
take note ~ the objections that are |
being strongly urged by the stockmen |
,i south Idaho over the regulations es-
HhI,hed for ranging on the forest re- |
serves which. n persisted In, will com.
l.I me reduction IN number u our
STOCK by from third to one-half
SHADY POLITICS.
g. 5. Mcconnell. recently deposed
register Of the state land board, has 1
hefu stirring up a tempest in teapot l
81 AN attack ON the present state ad-
Illustration. He Is after revenge, |
ti'a a great rolling az his RS and car
tel away by this though, has pub
lihed a description OF the way IN which
m state administration under eX-Gov.
Hunt sold valuable timber lands In
h'rhcrn Idaho. and also In Boise coun-
y Mcconnell published list Of over
q" N-acre tracts ~ timber sold 10 var
Nls syndicates. for $3.50 an acre or
fss which he claims IL In direct Viola
No1 81 the law. lie connects Gov.
Cooling and the present administration
With these sales. by stating that the
governor has refused or neglected 10
'i'ng suits against The purchasers 20
~ tnese safes aside. Mcconnell neg
.ecis 10 mention that the list he pub
lshed was gotten out by him on the
,lfect order Of the governor, who hal
'ffh informed that the sales we're He
-al' and that as soon as the lists we're
prepared. the matter was submitted 10 |
attorney General Guheon. who upon in
N'silgalion decided that the state had
~ case, inasmuch as the sale had been