The San Francisco call., 1907-03-05
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMs
VAST FOREST RESERVE
Seventeen Million Acres Are
Included In the Lands
Set Aside
ROOSEVELT EXPLAINS
Declares It Is His Intention
to Preserve Timber for
HomeSeekerS
ROOSEVELT EXPLAINS

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Seventeen
e.iiion acres of forest lands have been
ordered TO the forest reserves Of the
United states by orders ISSUED by Pres
ident Roosevelt and made public today.
Thirty-two forest reservation are Gre
ated or increased in area by these
proclamations.
The following memorandum bearing
upon the subject was made public at
the White House today.
These forest reserves were determined upon
and the preparation Of the necessary papers
ordered some months ago-in rwo-thirds Of the
cases, srme years ago-in tie exercise OF the
duty imposed on me by act of Congress 81 March
3, 1881. The utmost care and deliberation have
been exercised iu deciding upon the boundaries
OF the proposed reserves. III an but z very few
cases long continued and detailed held exami-
nations amply sufficient 20 justify the proposed
acton.
The necessary proclsma tions under existing
law now come before me and the question is
presented whether ] should refrain from acting
unoer the existing law, because there is now
unoer consideration by Congress q proposal 10
clllAe Tie law So 10 require Congressional
action upon the establishing OF such forest re-
hel lffs Do olu not act reserves which / coll
siccr very important for the interests OF the
United States would be wholly or In part dis
s-pateu before Congress has opportunity
again ro consider the matter while rnder the
action which propose 10 take they win be pre-
served, and IL Congress differs IRON me in this
action win have full oDporfuuiry IN the future
q make such protection as it may desire anenr
the discontinuancc Of the reserves bv reforrna
tive action taken with the fullest opportunity
OF considering the subject itself. and on own
merits Y by any chance land more valuable
Tor other purposes than for forest reserve is
shown To have been included in those reserves.
forthwith shall restore it 10 entry.
Failure on my part TO sign these proclama-
uoas would mean that immense tracts of val
liable timber would fall into the hands of lum-
her syndicotcs before Congress has an oppor-
tunlry 10 set whereas the creation Of the re-
serves means that this timber viii be kept
in the Interest Of the home maker: for our
entire purpose In this forest reserve policy Is
20 keep the land for the benefit CT tie actual
settler and home maker 10 furrher his interests
IN every way: and while using the natural re
present generation. also 10 use them ln such
manner as 10 keep them uninlpa fred for the
@een-A. 80 % & .ne enlloren now sroWing up 70 in
hert the land. This Is tne final and exclusive
object. not merely Of our forest policy bnt of
THE6DORE ROOSEVELT.
The reservations created or increased
follow.
Toiyoge reserve. Nevada; wanaha forest re-
serve. Oregon and Washington. Las Anfmss
forest reserve. Colorado and New NeNiro. col
vile forest reserve Wyoming. Holy Cross for
est reserve. Colorado. TncOmpahgre forest re-
serve. Colorado; Park Rause forest reserve. Col
craQo lmnaha forest reserve Oregon; Big Belt
forest reserve Montana; Big Hole forest re-
serve. lCaio and Montana; Otto forest reserve,
Montana Lewis and CLARK forest reserve Mon
toua. Moutczulna forest reserve Colorado. Olym-
Pie forest reserve, Washington: san Juan forest
reserve, COLORADO; Medicine Bow forest reserve.
Colorado and Wyoming; Yellowstone forest re
serve. Idaho. Montana and Wyoming Port Neuf
forest reserve. Idaho; Palouse forest reserve.
Idaho; Weiser forest reserve. Idaho; Priest
River forest reserve. Idaho and Washington
Cabinet forest reserve Montana and Idaho.
Rainier forest reserve, Washington; Washington
forest reserve. Washington; Ashland forest re-
serve oregon; Coquile forest reserve Oregon
reserve. Oregon. and Blue Mountain forest re
serve, oregon.