The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-21

i's administration were detective and
needed to be changed Three years afU
a puhli. lands commission was appoint
ed 20 gerutIniso tho law and tho facts
and 10 recommend remedy Their cN-
animation specifically showed the OK
ls'nnrc Of great frauds upon the public
domain. and thclr recommendation for
changes In the law were made with the
design ~ conserving the natural re-
snurraq of every part OF the puhln land
by putting II to lia best USE Attention
was especially called to the prevention uJ
settlement uy the passage N cru4t areas
~ public lands into the hands 90 q few
mon. and 10 tho enormous waste caused
by unrestricted rrazing on the open
range. gyYiom Of using the natural
forage on ta" public domain which
amounts 10 putting rrtw.Hm on It's
destruction. Tho recommendations 81 the
public lands commission W,g, sound. for
they wore especially in tho interest OF
tho actual homo mHscr. AVID where tho
small home ull.rr could not utliz" tho
land. ~ wac provided that tho govern
mont should keep control ~ n so that
l' ru..I mot be w.uupu'E0I nby tow
wealthy mon. Cuusgs.a - not yet
acted upon those recommendations, rN-
.apt y1r TIE r,N.I q 'u. Ubiquitous
Hmg Land Lass T.t the concentrations
ar. Hu iust and proper. 500 essential 20 Our
national welfare that believe they VIII
a.I'.F ultimately b" "a'P'H
Ia 1871 congress- hAIh"l 'E'I INC pI'S'-
d'Nl 10 create h'N''h ''''Hl' IN III"
IuN.'N DOMAIN. Ih'#" forests reserves To-
ua1n"i Tor n lunf ilme '1 ,hafFr OF
mo general IahA Once ""'h NA' no
another departments that Of agriculture.
rDHgrrgcd Tie trimmed men In other
words th, guycrumrn, forests we're with
out iuT''i'tS an" tho ko''ThI"oH' L"t.
"a'"rs without Forests. waste OF "Hort
ahI waste or toF'S's lneF'''''5 i"'"".u.
lH'lly tho situation was ."1'a ". l'O'
hv the creation ot IN" 'hied states
Forest service wh'rh mas stopped tne
waste conserved inc resources OF VIC
national forests, ana mA'" tn'h uA'lul'
so that our forests nre now BONG man
nE~d on n cohcr'nt pIhh' hhd IN way
that auGhra wen TOT mo t"'"''.
The mineral lueiS OF u" eastern Ihll'n
states nave Efcaay ptAh'I lhlo III"
hands or large prlNat" owners. ana mos"
~ inc ""Hi are Fap'I'S i'"""'hE, ms
should not be, Tor su'h mineral I"soat res
belong In n peculiar degree l" the ""oi'
p'np'' 'hu'! pf''A'e '""""' N','' ~
,,,,,,.5, %, y,orrirc nnJ tho ror5rlcte
utilization IL often sacrlA ed FOR n greater
immediate profit Tn" mineral fuels un.
der our present conditions nTe M essen,
tai to our prosperity as tic forests viii
always be The difference is that tho
supply IL definitely limited. for coal docs
not grow and trees do. II Is obvious
that the mineral fuels should be con-
served not wasted and that enough ~
them should remain in tho hands Of
the government to protect the people
against unjust or eNtprtiOu1to prices 80
far as that can silll be done What has
been accomplished in the regulation of
the great oil folds Of the Indian terri
tory offers striking example OF the
good results Of such n policy. Last
summer. accordingly. I withdrew most
Of the Collaborating public lands tompor-
arIly from disposal. End asked for tho
legislation necessary 10 protect the pub,
lie interest by the conservation of tho
mineral fuels. that IS, Tor the power to
keep the foe In the government and 10
lcnsr the coal oil and gas rights under
proper regulation so slrE legislation
was passed. but still hope that we shall
ultimately get It,
Preserve Mineral Resources.
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