The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-29
FORESTRY WORK
BRINGS RESULTS
@, .HAL APPROVES POLICY OF
PRESIDENT AND TELLS OF
RANGE CONDITIONS.

W. H. VonBayer, chief of the sec
ton of reconnaissance in the office of
extension of the forest service of the
United States is in the city today on
official business. Mr.. VonBayer is
making the city his headquarters for a
few days and will visit the Wenaha
reserve before he leaves the city. Asked
about the policy of the government and
it's opposition by certain politicians,
he said:
"All this talk against the policy of
the president in regard to the forest
reserves of the United States comes
either rom ignorance or policy.
There are great many people who
think the policy of the government is
to prevent the settling of the lands In
the west or wherever the reserves may
be. They get the idea of an Indian
reserve in their minds and think the
government is not going to let good
land be settled. This is entirely a mis-
take. The policy of the adminlstra-
ton is, and has been, to open all land
for settlement which is suited for that
nurpose. There are some officials who
oppose the policy of the president upon
these grounds. But as soon as they
learn the truth about the matter and
that the administration is as anxious
as they to get the country settled they
will no longer oppose the plan of the
president.
"Thev are up against stone wall,
anyway The policy is so emlnently
fair and prudent that it will undoubt-
edlv be sanctioned by the people When-
ever their opinion IS asked about the
matter.
Uo More Grating.
.There are a great many people also
who do not like the policy on account
! of personal reasons. The forests are
hoi,o RIM for the people and not for
onv one man. No more grating VIII
ha tolerated and the day of the lana
fraud is past. People will not stand for
being robbed all the time and the lliiil'
has about been reached. We nave sent
sor,e over the road for this kind OF
work and others will follow. We are
getting to the bottom of the mat'er ailu
If will be thoroughly sifted out ana the
offenders brought to juslce
Conditions in the west IN tle ioi
ests are gratifying. Everything loohS
we'll. The. forests are not dying OUT
and will keep themselves up IL given d
chance. They are in good shape anu
the rangers are doing good work.
..rhA plan of letting sheepmen ana
cattlemen use the range lor siaAiiie
nnrnoses is all right when 1t Is kept
within limit. Formerly a man Wouiu
run his band in. put up renee anu
shoot the first man who crossed IT,
,rho,, no restriction was placed on the
ora zing. The watersheds We're oeihs
rapidly destroyed and the forests "eie
in a had way. Moreover the llttie lliaii
had no show. Now it is different ANY
one may take sheep or cattle IN IL ne
gets the permit at cents per ileau'
rba nrice is nominal but they nave 10
s+;cL to their allotted range ana uiluei
49, ,.o,oers, watch the conditions are
improving rapidly.
No Kick Coming.
mo. they don't kick they can l. iie
,,,an is fair and where could any one
have any kick coming. VI coui Sc
there are those who used 10 run 'lie
a cn
range for their own advantage WIZ
would like to see return Oh 'he oio
vav. but these are few and as long
as the proposition remains falr ana
nuts everyone on an equal basis don
see where anyone can oppose this part
of it.
Personally, 1 am in hearty sympathy
With the policy of the administration
ona think If it were better understood
If would have less opposition