The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-12-14

y anoerpee nolnY that II would be uttsrl
. hsusf for THAR own temporary person.
y prcnt the resources which ought 70 b d
: sor n ~ e ~ g % conserve
r people - whole.
!. TINS sfort Of the Government to deal wiz
n same principle - that Of the a.cismatio
4 SERVES *~Ths lana law system which va
y dssixned % meet the needs Of the fsrtil
: VEST has largely broken down when ~
+ piled 70 the dryer regions Of fhs srs4
plains the mountains and much Of Il,
Faclnc Slope, where 4 farm Of leO asr<s Il
fnadequat< TOR solf-support In thsp.
! regions tn systsm lent Itself to fraud, anf
,Govsrnmsnt without passing into the hand
!, q the hons maksx. This Department of tn
; Interior and the Department OF Justics
Joined In prosecuting the offenders akainsi
the law; ant they HAYS accomplished much
While WHARF the administration Of the Inv
! nAs been dsfceuye II has bssn chanxxd
TnrSs yeAre aeo public lands comm isyion
wes Apfs5iHssd to sssutiniEs tbs Law, and de-
ss nsis.. ana r, mmsnd : remedy Their *
e Ere-s fraud upon ths public domain. ana
their recommendations tor changes ia ths
Aw wsys made with tbs design Of conssrv-
inw the natural rsscurces Of evsry part Of
- public lands By putting II to r. best
Especial .tssnt.on vas called 70 tbs prs
venffon nj settlement By ths passage OF
grsst axeas Of public land into the hands Of
few m&r, ana to the enormous wnsfs
open rang. ~. rssommsn anu .vs :, ~ ~.
Puhlie Lands Commission are soun0 Tor
they are especially In tbs iEtsrsmt Of ths
home raksr eannot u present ut M M" ~
laRd thsy provide that ths Government II. hi
keep control Of II 20 thai II m1y not BE-
hss nos ri sst.4 UPON ths.. Tss oonsr;.s
siohs. nut they are % Just and proper 81
ssssntiA1 % our National welfare. that !
RAA
tims 20 consider thsm, that they viii u1tI~
mAtsly b. adopted
Optimism ., q = /. xood characteristic. but IL
w are prone 10 speak II ths resources q
this country = insxhaustibls; this j. not
coal 'ron. ~, "a, ana ths Ike. aces not moi
sspfonues itself And thsrefore Is certain
our descendants win fssi tbs sxhsustion !
wo"d I'LL wa nsfsss they cshsrws.
q waste which could Be entirely stopped--
ne waste Of soil ~ washing. Tor Instance
wastes now in progress in the 6nissd states
= easily prevsni.bls. 80 that this present
nscassary The preservation or rspiacemsnt
o. tns forests y one Of the most important
X tos 81; S " have az
,nx /. ih. fourth srsat.st Industry I IN shs
rate Of enhaastion u timber in the 's un,seS
states IN the past. and 80 rapidly In the
iry Il unqusstionablY on the verge Of
timber famine which viii BE- felt In svery
n. psss Of rh Ss. sai but ,n.ly
= certain TO BE- more rapid and heavier
This present annual consumption Of .ium-
per y certainly three times A. great A. the
annual xrowth: and u the consumption and
srowsh eontinus unchanged. practically All
our lumber viii be exhausted in another
generation. while long before the limit 20
complies exhaustion IL reached the growing
IS. VIII make it.sif fsit in many blight
ing ways upon our National welfare. About
70 per cent OF our forest territory In now re-
ssryEa In Nationai forests: but these do not |
lnc,nos ths most valuable timber lands. |
ana IN sny event the proportion II too small |
TO expect that the reserves can Accomplish
more than mitigation Of tho trouble which
= .neaa for the Nation Far more drastic
so as 10 give to the public the fun use OF
their mercantile timber without tho slight
ss' astr'msnt to the forest. any more than
~ IL oetrf nenf to \ farm to furnish = |
harvest; 80 that there Is no parallel between
forestS AID mines, which only be com
p pn ussd py exhaustion. But forests. II
the past and AZ most OF them arc stiil used
VIII be either wholly destroyed, or so dam
a g mat many decades have to pass before
encctive use can be made of them again All
taese facts are 10 obvious that II is extra
ordinary that 1t should be necessary to re-
peat them.
OF course to check the waste Of timber
means that there must be on the part OF tbs
public the acceptance OF temporary re-
atrictlon In the lavish OF the timber in
order to prevent the total loss of this use
In the future. There are plenty of men In |
public and privats life who actually advo-
cats the continuance Of the present xvatem |
OF unchecked and wastsfuI extravagance |
using as an argument the fact that to check
" WIN OF course mean Interference with the
get lumber at less cost than they ought TO
pay At the expense OF the future genera
uons some OF these persons actually de-
mand that the present forest reserves he |
thrown open to dostructss., because FOR
sooth. th~y think that thereby the price of
lumber could BE- put down again for two or
'hre~ or more years Their attitude Is pre-
nlsely like that OF agitator protesting |
against the outlay OF money by farmers on
manure and In taking care Of their farms
In the eastern United states the mineral
'uels have already passed into the hands OF
arse private owners. and those OF the West | !
hese fueis should be conserved and mot ,
wasted. and II would be we'll to protect the
people against unjust and extortionate c
'rices so far a. that can stu be done. what a
'ss been accomplished in the great oil nsids
y the Indian Territory by the action Of the | I
administration, offers a striking example OF
ne good results OF such policy. In my q
Judgment the Government should have this Q
lxnt to keep the fee OF the coal, oil and gas l
lelds tn its own possession and to lease the
ights to deveiNp them under proper reguia-
ions. or else, ~ the Congress will not adopt :
his method. thu coal deposits should he I
org o "a under limitations, to conserve them as
epsrated from tbs title to ,he soil Ths a
egulations should permit coal lands TO be o
operations. This present limitations have q
con absurd. excessive and serve no useful | II
urposs: and often render 1t necessary that a
here should be either fraud or else aban- n
onment OF tho work Of getting out the Il
osi v
work on the Panama Canal is proceeding a
a highly satisfactory manner In March q
sst. John v, Stevens. chairman OF the d
commission and chief engineer. resigned 81
ma the Commission was reorxanixed and | r
as follows. Lieutenant Colonel 81
gorge w. Goethals. Corps OF Enxineers p
nited States Army, chairman and CHIEF 81
nsineeri Major d. D. Gaiilard. Corps OF Ok
am L.. sibert. Corps of Engineers United at
'stes Army: Civil Engineer IL. H. Rous- | Ia
' ,rn United United ssstes Navy: J. G. s. Black IN
rmy. and jackson Smith Commlssloners CT
his change Of authority and direction went til
10 eneet on April l. without causing per ar
I commend to the favorapie considerstion ar
m ''s .onsre- a postal savinss bank sys- M
snsra T rseom nr o BY the Postmaster Il
nonk our people economy and thrift and nv ~
- use o. postal savings banks g give them p b
srticuisrly tho~e who have not the faolli- "a
= az hand fer dspossins their money ''i 10 VI VI
'perisnes OF the past few weeks. Il IL eyie sh
~ ~ mat the advantages OF such an insti- 'sf
ION are stiii more far-reachinx Tlmid ws
= time being from National banks trust ~
'npAnies ana savings banks; individuals ga,
We hoSfued their cash and the working ~
On their easnings; ali Of which money has ~
ga wtthneld and kept In hiding or In the ~
~ deposit box & the detriment OF pro~ | "a
THY thy Through the agency OF the postal IN IN
wings banks such money would be re- | ~
al benefit OF capltsl ana ,sSes' :" Tue mu- Gig
! r,,,,h.x .,...-- shl
,,arns,a. s'.u'nsna 70 the Congress the con- WIZ
icfsuoh OF the Postmaster G snerai a recon- col
a.aaz, ~ 'ne extension OF the parcels sue
ST. especially ON the rural routss There ect
eaa go e.-ts raral routes serving nearly onl
~ 80 1879 rnc 90 not have the ad- no,