Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-27
OBJECT OF NATIONAL FORESTS
TO UTILIZE AL THIER RE
SOURCES.
timber TO Be USED
Under New Law There % No Chance
For MISUNDERSTANDING 70 Con
tInue.

National forests formerly cAAteu
forest reservesD are created with the
main object Of using all their re-
sources in the wlsest way. Every
thing Is for use. the timber. the
range. the water. the land. Only
those lands chiefly valuable for the
production of timber or the pFotec-
ton of the watersheds are included
In national forests. II happens that
little patches OF agricultural land
small mountain meadows, and very
inconsiderable Of open grazing
their boundaries. because II would
be impossible TO exclude them. All
such little tracts where cultivation
Is possible are being classified and
are passing to private ownership
through the act Of June II, 1906.
which Is merely An extension Of the
Homestead Law 10 the national for
estS, within which every BIT OF agri'
cultural land will eventually be made
to support u home.
The miner Is better off In a nation.
al forest than on the unreseryed pub
lie domain. The mineral laws apply
In precisely the same way. The
p~rospector can explore and locate his
claims without the slightest restTic'
ton. and In mining localities the tim.
Der Is protected. kept in the country,
and kept from burning up. for the
particular benefit Of the miner.
i Al Timber Is For Use.
All timber and wood In the nation.
nj forests Is for use. and for prompt
use. 1t IL sold to the small man and
to the big nan Everybody who
needs timber to establish his home
gets Il free of charge. and gets 1t
when he asks for 1t. In the use OF
the national forests recently created
the settler will not have to wait un
til they are under administration. He
may take what timber he needs for
domestic use, without asking. In the
sale of timber there Is no chance for
monopoly. for the secretary of agri-
culture can sell al much or at little
as he ~pleases, to whomever he pleas,
es, and for whatever price he deems
fair for the best interests of all the
people. The government gets a fair
return for its own timber, whereas be-
fore, under the timber aud stone law.
1t practically gave it away. and gave
1t away in such a manner that 1t was
; mon0poliZed in vast tracts by c0rp0r,
atcate interests. And after it was
cut off the land was burned over and
became a ~nonproductice waste.
In a national forest the lands are
protected, wisely cut over. and kept
:. productive forever.
II VIII Not Interfere With Grazing.
The range Is used for the grazing
Of live stock. On those national for
ests created after March |. 1907,
there will be no interference with
the grazing industry. It will go on
just as If the national forests had not
been established, during the entire
grazing season OF 1907. Nor will any
grazing fee be charged, during this
season, on those national forests or
additions thereto created after March
/, 1907. All stockmen who have reg
ularly used the range will continue
to do so without any interference
from the forest service.
The land within national forests is
freely open to use as sites for hotels.
stores. mills, residences and all 9TH
er legitimate purposes. The greatest
possible use of the land Is desired.
The more people. settlement, and In.
duSlFy. the Detter IL the pfoteCtioh
which results. The construction OF
|. roads and trails IL a great advantage
and Is always encouraged, and can
ais. bitches, pipe lines, reservoirs
etc. all act toward getting the fullest
use out OF the resources. All kind
of improvements are not only per
mitted. but are decidedly welcomed