The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-05

ton the presidents motives, but the pres
ident had been misled by bad and not
disinterested advisers.
Idaho as an Example.
Two-thirds of the area Of the state of
Idaho, said Mr. Hepburn, had been with
drawn from the homesteader. land had
been made a silent and dreamy solitude.
pleasure only to the dreamer and the
poet" blasting the hopes for the states
prosperity.
Senator Hepburn. TO substantiate his
assertion, displayed map Of the state
in which the black areas designating for
est reserves covered the greater part of
the states area. In Montana and Wash
ington. he said, the picture was almost
as black as in Idaho. The reserve had
been created without practical knowledge
of local conditions.
Kisses for Hepburn.
When Senator Hepburn asserted with
much vehemence that Mr.. Pinchots the
DRY about forests subscribing moisture
was all nonsense, there We're cries Of
mo, no." and in all parts Of the house
there was kissing.
Senator Hepburn shouted his defiance at
the audience.
with me. I'm too old to be scared by
that process. / will have a hearing.
When Chairman Carter had restored or
der Mr. Hepburn attacked the national
presidents he said. was "Weyerhauser."
who owns more timber land than any man
in the world-'more timber than was origi-
nally stolen by any man in the world
Delegates Protested.
Reserves had been created in the state
Of Washington, said the senator. TO per-
nit the Northern Pacific Railway to Sc
lect in lieu or lands so withdrawn. thou
sands OF acres of the most valuable white
pine lands I'm the west
aa CO. U-ron ", Ariv
he said, had been created for like pur-
poses. A delegate from Arizona inter-
rupted to state that the people of Arizona
were thoroughly in favor OF this reserve,
and a delegate from Washington asserted
that the people Of Washington did not lose
anything by reason of the creation Of the
Rainier reserve.
Hepburn retorted that Washington did
not lose because the railroads selected
their lieu lands in Idaho's white pine for
ests. and in the Arizona reserve Idaho
was again the loser. for the right of Sc
lecting lieu lands had been exercised in
Idaho.
Kissing Shouting.
Congressman Reeder again interrupted
asking whether Senator Hepburn was go
ing 10 give any other delegate a chance
10 talk.
Again there was a disorderly outbreak
in which there was kissing and shouting
at the speakers. Senator Hepburn spoke
only a few more words and retired.
A delegate from oregon was recognized
and remarked that the Idaho senator mad
shown more nerve than any man whom
he had seen on the floor Of the con-
gress."
Calls for Dubois.
There were loud calls for United States
Senator Dubois of Idaho. Senator Dubois
said 1t did not seem proper that he should
discuss this matter before the irrigation
congress. He would. he said. answer his
colea ne on the stump in the campaign
now in progress in Idaho. He added that
the Weyerhauser syndicate had. as stated
acquired 10000 acres of timber land in
the northwest. but had not the forest re-
serves been created this syndicate would
now have ali Of the timber lands The
only protestants against the reserves, he
said were persons who were anxious to
get control OF these lands and sell them
TO the syndicate.
1t was II o'clock when Senator Carter
brought the session to an end. He stated
that the congress had experienced a long.
warm day and had had a rather hot night.
but was indebted to the gentleman who
had furnished the heat.