Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-27
people, for the people, and BY the peo-

people, for the people, and by the peo-
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sg) Those who attribute 20 me n p'ir--
pose OF imposing fees for the use OF
water flowing off the national FORESTS
do 40 without authority The appTo-
prIation OF water IL subject only 10
state laws, but the forest service, py
maintaining the forest cover, furnish
as a regular flow OF water instead oL
alternate floods and drouths. and AZ
also furnishes the fall which makes the
production of power possible For THESE
it may properly make a. reason name
charge TO pernittecs who are given
land for commercial power purposes
and 1t has been suggested that we
amount OF the charge may be measures
nv the amount OF power develpIet''
There has been no Thought or chRtkils
those who do NOT occupy national toE-
est land, nor even or chatBils Hvn-
commercial occupants, such as assoei@
lions ot farmers for tTriBpV,vli u.s."
thnsc who Use water for domestic pur-
rns4s though their use of national lot
est land is, so far as 1t goes, eAclNstSe,
noy mas ID been finally determined that
HE charge TO commercial power com con-
,,aniss viii be based upon the anlount
of power they develop
Very truly yours
,sgneG CLIFFORD PINCHoI,
N~s"S' Forester.
The letter referred to by the forester
follows:
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, PreslaeTe ol
ths limited States washington ~ y,
Dear Sir; The forestry department sl.,
of the United States goverhnlehe i ,,,i',
given out the statement, that one e1 ,s
Fo,- the addition to the Holy cross tpr-
itx
1vas TO protect the water supply OF tIie
city OF Glenwood Colo, Do you mean
The lines of the Holy Cross Forest
reserve are within 10 miles OF the WaIer
supply of Glenw God. The headwaters %L
he creeks that supply Glenwood Nltn
water for domestic purposes ai' 9'S''
ate in the White River reserve. 80
The people OF Garfield county, oil
which Glenwood is the county seat, are
affected materially by your orusr va
forest reserves and by your recent OF
ders removing public lands from set
clement. We are OF the firm peilel tn'te
you are being nlisiuforined, aha ! VIZ
fhis letter solely in the hope OF gettlfls
YOU 10 consider Some matters IN lues-
tlOn+ ,,..ti,.r,
liz Mi. Pinchot has and is collecting
taxes as against $50 years experience on
gov eminent rule no direct tan mas ever
before been levied. Is not the grazing
fee u direct tax?
40 The United States has halll-
tanned a revenue cutter service TO pro-
TACT the fishermen ON the Atlantic
COAST for years; have You ever autnor-
iyed n lax 10 be collected from them!
C9D Is there any difference IN WHAT
nature produces IN the sea ana on li'S
forest reserYes2 .r,-,.s.,.
as Do the farmers OF the MISSISSIPPI
pl valley pay tax to the unlted states
royernml emf for maintenance OF the le-
veesg A,,.
az Does not the uuoccupled PUBLIC
land belong to the people and NOT lu
the government which holds N IN trust
16p IL '-Uncle Sam becomes a land
lord, then is II not the duty or the as
SCISSOR OF this county TO send you laA
sch edIe for your signature
~ Hundreds OF farmers and stock
men in this state are refusing TO pay
this tax further and 1t Is UP 10 your
legal department, You can nave the
names of those who refuse 80 pay
81 Is it right for your forestry de-
partment 10 take money OF those VINO
had rather have the peace OF the grave
than to stand up for their rights. and
for a government: OF the people, for
the people, and by the peopleY
Ce( rs ii true, as has been attributed
to Mr.. Pinchot, that the forest service
Will eventually impose fees for the use
of waters flowing off the reserves? And
how win the forest service determine
what proportion OF the expected In
crease of How will be made subject to
the fee II imposed2 And will ~ apply
10 ALI classes of water users. l. e. irrf-
gators. users of domestic water, and
power plants, and Will they be given
credit for seepage or other return wa
tiers on which they have been assessed
a fee and which become available for
subsequent use? And win such subse-
auent users be charged another fee?
With your knowledge of the conditions
governing the use of water I'm the west,
/ feel sure you will recognize this as a
most serious question.
II you will be kind enough 10 answer
any or all OF these questions, | viii
publish your reply in the Avalanche
and it will be read by the farmers
and stockmen in this part of the state,
Respectfully,