Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-06
Vast Tracts in Western States
and Territories Withdrawn
From Entry by Proclamation
Just Issued, 4
SAVE TREES FROM TIMBER
TRUST THE REASON GIVEN
President Explains Action IN
View of Legislation Pending
Requiring Sanction of Con-
greSS for Reserve.
[By Morning Journal Special Leased Wire

IBy Morning journal Special Leased wireI
Washington, March 4.--Seventeen
million acres of forest lands have
been added to the forest reserve by
proclamations issued by President
Roosevelt, made public today. Thirty
two forest reservations are created or
increased In area by these pruclama-
tions
The following memorandum bear
ing ON the subject was made public
at the White House today
These forest reserves We're deter
mined upon. and the preparation of
the necessary papers ordered some
months ago-in two-thirds of the
cases some years ago-in the eXer-
else Of the duty imposed upon me by
act of congress March ;, 1891.
THE utmost care and deliberatiop
have been exercised in deciding upon
the boundaries of the proposed re-
serves; i'm all but a very few cases
long continued and detailed field exc
aminatiuns have been made. and
the remainder examinations ann
sufficient to justify the proposed ac.
tion.
"rhe necessary proclamations un-
der existing law now comes before
me, and the question is presented
whether | should refrain from acting
under the existing law because there
is now under consideration by con-
greSs a proposal to change the law
so as TO require congressional action
upon the forest reserve, II / did not
act, reservations which / consider very
important Ia the United States would
be wholly or in part dissipated before
congress has an opportunity again tu
consider the matter. while under the
action which | propose to take they
viii be preserved; and If congress dir
fers from me in this action 1t will
have full opportunity in the future to
take such position as 1t may desire
anent the discontinuance of the re-
serves. by affirmative action, taken
with the fullest opportunity for con-
siderng the subject by itself and on
its own merits If by any chance
land that is valuable for other pur-
poses than forest reserves is shown To
have been included in these reserves
| forthwith shall restore it to entry.
Failure on my part to sign these
prOClamations would mean that Inn
mense tracts of valuable timber
would fall into the hands of the lum-
Der syndicates before congress has an
opportunity to act whereas, the
creation of the reserves means that
this timber will be kept in the inter-
est of the home-maker; for our en-
tire purpose In this forest reserve pol
icy is to keep the land for the benefit
of the actual settler and home-makcr,
to further his interests in every way.
and while using the natural resources
of the country for the benefit of the
present generation, also to use them
in such manner as to keep them I'M
impaired for the benefit of the chill
4 rtt,rr A., .
land. This is the final and exclusive
object not merely of our forest, poll
icy, but of our whole public land poll
icy. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
THE White House, March ,, 1907"
The reservations created or in
creased follows:
TOlyobe forest reserve, Nevada:
Wanaha forest reserve Oregon ana
Washington; Las Animas forest re-
serve, Colorado and New Mexico; Coll
Vile forest reserve, Wyoming; Holy
Cross forest reserve, Colorado. I'm
campahgre forest reserve. Colorado;
Park Range forest reserve, Colorado:
Imnaha forest reserve, Oregon; Big
Bet forest reserve. Montana; Big Hole
forest reserve, Idaho and Montana;
otter forest reserve. Montana; Lewis
and Clark forest reserve. Montana;
MonteZuma forest reserve. Colorado:
olympic forest reserve Washington,
Little Rockies forest reserve, Mon
tana: san Juan forest reserve. Colo-
radO; Medicine Bow forest reserve.
CooradO and Wyoming Yellowstone
forest reserve. Idaho Montana and
Wyoming Port Nuef forest reserve.
Idaho; Palouse forest reserve, Idaho
Welser forest reserve, Idaho; Priest
river forest reserve. Idaho and Wash
ingt0n; Cabinet forest reserve, Mon
tana and Idaho; Rainier forest re-
serve. Washington; Washington for
est reserve, Washington; Ashland for-
est reserve, oregon. Coquile forest
reserve Oregon Cascade forest re-
serve, oregon; Umpuqua forest re-
serve, Oregon, Bue Mountain forest
reserve oregon.