The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-03-09
PINCHOT TALKS
OUTLINES GOVERNMENTS IDEAS
CONCERNING FOREST
RESERVES.
WANTS ALL THE LAND USED
Timber May Be Bought, Agricultural
Lands Cultivated. Range Utilized.
improvements Made.

improvements Made.
Washington.-Just what Is intended
to be done In the administration of the
national forests, which includes the
100000 acres recently added to this
domain, has been set forth by Clifford
Pinchot, chief forester. The statement
is in answer to criticism made In Con,
est reserves, INDUCED in during the lat
ter part of the session. 1t supplements
the Presidents statement OF yesterday
regarding his order creating the new
reserves. The statement follows:
National forests are created with
the main object of using all their re-
sources il the wisest way. Everything
is for use-the timber. the range. the
water, the land. Only those lands
chiefly valuable for the production OF
timber or the protection Of the water
flow are included in national forests.
Little patches of agricultural land,
small mountain meadows and very in.
considerable areas Of open grazing
land must necessarily fall within their
boundaries. All such tracts where cul.
tivation Is possible are being classified
and are passing to private ownership
through the act of June IL. 1906. which
is an extension of the homestead law.
to the national forests.
The miner is better OF in a national
forest than on the unresrrved public
domain. The mineral laws apply in
precisely the same way. The pros
pector can explore and locate his
claims without the slightest restraint.
"All timber and wood in the national
forests is for use, and for prompt use.
1t il sold to the small man and to the
big man. Everybody who needs timber
to establish his home gets it free OF
charge when he asks for it. In the sale
OF timber there is no chance for mo-
nopoly, for the secretary of agriculture
caE sell as much or as little as he
pleases. to whomever he pleases and
fol- whatever price he deems fair for
tho best interests OF all the people. The
government gets fair return for its
timber, whereas before, under the tim
Der and stone law, 1t practically gave
It away and in such a manner that 1t
was monopolized in vast tracts by cor
poIate interests. And after it was cut
of the land was burned over and be-
came non-productive waste.
"The range Is used for the grazing of
live stock. On these national forests
created after March l, 1907. there will
be no interference with the grazing in
dustry. Nor will any grazing fee be
charged during this season on those
national forests or additions thereto
created after March /, 1907. All stock
men who have regularly used the range
will continue to do SO without any in
reference from the forest service.
1.-The land within national forests Is
freely open to use as sites for hotels,
stores, mills, residences and all other
legitimate purposes. The greatest pos
sible use of the land is desired. All
kinds of improvements are not only
permitted, but are decidedly well
comed."
serves and additions is as follows:
Colorado, 1922, ,720 acres.
Idaho, 966,960 acres.
Montana, 3,350,14O acres.
Oregon, 4,052 900 acres.
Washington. 1921 900 acres.
Wyoming, $4,000 acres.
The lands added in Colorado are:
Park Range, 43S,O00 acres.
Holy Cross, 1850 acres.
Uncompahgre, 164 .4SO acres.
San Juan, 100000 acres.
Montezuma, 1,140,000 acres.
Medicine Bow, 35G,GO0 acres.
Las Animas, 192,960 acres.
The only addition in Wyoming is the
Bear Lodge reserve, 1877 900 acres.