Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
DEsEREr EVENING NEWS TUESDAY DECEMBER 1907

proceed IN this matter with happy-go-
lucky Indifference even 10 the immedi
ate future. II IL this attitude which
permits the self-iutcrcst " a very few
persons TO weigh for more than the III
Innate interest OF ell our people. There
afc persons who md II to their I'M
mcnse pecuuiary benefit to destroy the
Forests By numbering They arc 70 be
blamed for thus sacrificing the future
OF the nation az "a whole TO thoir own
self-intercst OF the moment. but heaN-
cr tame attaches to the people AZ
large FOR permitting such scton
whether in the White Mouh-
tains. lu the southern Ale
rhenies. or m the Rockies and
Slerras a big numbering COM
punv impatient for Immediate
returns and not caring 10 look flr
enough ahead viii often deliberately
destroy ON the good timber in region,
hoping afterwards 20 move on To- some
now country, The shiftless man or
small means, who does not care to
become am actual home-maker out
would like immediate proht VIII ma
So to his advantage to take up timber
land simply to turn % over 20 such a big
company. aud leave t valueless for
future settlers. a big mine owner, anN-
ious only TO develop his mine az inc
moment. VIII care only to cut an the
timber that ne wishes without regard
90 the future-probo not looking
ahead 20 the condition of the country
when the forests are exhausted, any
more than he does 10 the condition
wien the mine Dis worked out / DO not
blame these men nearly as much az !
blame the supinc public opinion, the in
different public opinion, which permits
their action 90 go uncheokod.
CHECKING TIMBER WASTE.
OF course TO check the waste Of TIM
Der means that there must be on the
part OF the public the acceptance OF "a
temporary restriction I'm the lavish use
IT the timber, IN order 10 prevent the
total loss OF this use in the future.
There are plenty OF men in public ana
private Hfe who actually advocate
the continuance % the present system
~ unchecked and wastoful eXtrava-
gdncc. using as an argument the tact
chat 10 check % win of course mean
Interference with the ease and comfort
1f certain people who now get lumber
lt less cost than they ought to pay, az
the expense OF the future generations.
Some OF these persons actually de-
maud that the present forest reserves
he thrown open To- obstruction. because,
t0rs1oth they think that thereby the
lricc Of lumber could be put down again
for Two or three or more years. Their
attitude is precisely like that Of an
tgitator protesting against the outlay
II money by farmers on manure and Ia
taking care Of their farms generally.
Undoubtedly. Do the average farmer
were content absolutely 90 ruin his
farm. be- could for two or three years
av1id spending any money on II. and
-ct make a good deal Of money out OF
it But only @ savage would, In his
Ua Fs Ha.. rs rHs.a
agard OF tho future which the oppO-
cents of the forestry system are now
'ndeavorins 90 get the people Of the
uitsd states to show The only trOu-
lie with the movement for the preser-
.ation OF our forests is that II has not
conc nearly far enough. and was not
begun soon enough IL is most fortu-
late thing, however that we began it-
hen We ala. We should acquire IN the
appalachian and White Mountain re-
sious an the forest lands that it is pos
,ible Goo acquire for the use of the ma
'iol. These lands because they form a
atiOnal asset. are as emphatiCally ma
ti0nal as the rivers which they feed.
ana which flow through so many states
before they reach the ocean.
no TARIFF on FOREST PROD
UCTS
There should be no tairn ON any for
Sc product grown I'm the country; and,
N especial, there should be no tariff on
wood pulp; due notice OF the change be-
ing OF course given 90 those engaged in
the business so as TO enable them 10
,djust themselves TO the new conditions.
The repeal OF the duty on wood pulp
hould n possible be accompanied by an
lgreemeut with Canada that there shall
1e no export duty on Canadian pulp
wood