Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-18
G. rlNcHoT ANSWERS.
Chief Forester Presents the Govern
ment's Side of Range Affairs.

Ladies' and Gentlemen;-T came here
for two purposes. First. l am here as
messenger The day left Washing
ton to come up TO the National Stock
conventions her and al Denver / saw
the president, and It is not necessary to
remind you here that the first citizen
OF all the world Is a stockman. / saw
the president and he directed me to
bring you his greetings, which do with
the very greatest pleasure. Uong APP
planse). Then he told me TO bring you
a message He did not write it out by
word Of mouth. but / have written out
four things that he told me TO tell you.
and have at least the spirit, II / have
not the exact language, and as they are
very simple there is not any chance for
misunderstanding The president, as
you Know. has been vastly interested,
Immensely Interested, In all the matters
that AFFECT you, and he is one of the
ioheest-slghted men in these United
states and IL he We're not he would not
be where he is. He has been think
Ing about these matters, and not long
ago ne sent special message to Con-
sress dealing with land matters in gem
eral and with grazing questions.
ON FOREST RESERVES.
What am directed to tell you is this.
come 81 you Will like II and some of
Sou WIZ not. That In the judgment of
u he president government control of
ns pubic range is eventually coming,
hnu coming soon; that ii is right that
y should be done; that the president
veheVes that II is for the best interests
v pubic domain, including the live
.sVsh men. that u should come soon,
s .,,h tnat as government control of the
rSV.s range is one of the fixed policies
VI nus administration, he would be
i au ~ set Inc advice of this assocla-
uon ana of the American Livestock as
pslation; also. as to the form il should
sas 5or me best interests To all con-
s'n rs Ihat is his message to you.
~. ~ not my message, but the presi.
Nes. message to this convention.
,.oi.''' ! come also In the second Gu
tIs bul am In more or less trou-
w ue ~ mat line. | wish very much Mr..
walsh had been here, because 7 knew
mhat ne thinks about forest reserves
81 t'a should have liked to have a
Nr'v % answer him on this platform.
bs,',, ! nave TO make my talk without
WINS any talk 10 reply to, except
his ,, suur wee president has said In
Fe,,, .laugural address. and I cannot
az az " MN al great length, although
s,' ani gong to ask him TO allow me Ia
Ins, ae my lime with Mr.. Potter. chief
,ery ee"r OF grazing and forest re-
ban VINO VIII reply more in detail
b. w,,s suall TO some of these things
wan 'soh mas said. The only thing
lust 20 say now before passing is
ioctor sVrg about forest reserves. The
man WIZ bo'nllius me a good deal of the
2ay ~ W1s asked whether he could
VIM oM, because he had never tried M
lores, mas never tried regulation az
,rss reserves, being outside OF that
MAJ tdnu therefore ! am NOT going
hv nnl as | should II he were max,
'efence. as result OF ex-
Fo"-wow" SUGGESTED.
WORD as 4, 70 one other matter. ana lust
n ,b,a we, all OF Us. have Ia oonsId
iual r,s t9iest reserve matter IA an ac-
nld naullon The doctor very uaIl
lsryan,ss OF us who are aovernmen,
Nt wbe,au 90 ! am proud TO be one. are
itttlons n, are 10 carry out the al.
ne hw the people as Expressed In
. carry ont ~, = am put IN my place
deserves sr, ene Jaw as regards forest
'tseryes ls Ky NV as regards forest
~ NE Deorlc - s'NFdle Judgment OF
ma tba FNple 81 these United statns
heeI e longer II lasts tho lssa s sh.ateh,
hsen,iNs, OF It's being ohnnesd naiee
,sonis because taking II M W. any
AVE fo,a we United States arc p1sd '' ~
nsintaln reserves aud pronnse ~
ise for p linen, mem. Therefore II ~
russ whe,s 10 come before you 10 M, ~
hnes or not we shall hn,,o "'a'
Iolng IN we have reserves and a ss,
iady AL AYE What ask and m ny
p discuss s mat we may get topethss
.s have hMhal we shall do, now thhe,
lenansreIdsS reserves how they shnli
y Where Won now NOW let us come togeth-
'ou have a nv nv nave a difficulty. where
,ase been dons '. .a,, where AN Injustice
~ 1 ihalce has been done Any ~ as u
~'so gus.S4@a- ~ in 'st ns