The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-04

/ OF the moment but heavier blame at
taches to the people ~ large for permit
ting such action. whether In the White
mountains. in the southern Allcghenies
or IN the Rockies and Scrras, pt
numbering company. imrnCclit fot liAnle'
date returns and not cc.Ae 81 losS tai
enough ahead. win often deliberately de-
( stroy all the good timber ~ q region
hoping afterwards 70 move on 70 come
new country Tho shiftless man 81
small means. who does not care 20 be
come an actual home-makor, bt't would
Ike Immediate profit, win nnd II to his
advantage TO take Up talhcr land sim
ply to turn Il over 20 such big com
pany and leave u valncleAs for snturt
settlers. a big mine owner, aaNiors only
TO develop his mine NJ the moment WIZ
care only 10 cut all the timber he wisAee
without regard to The fnture--prpbably
not looking ahcad 70 the condition Of
the country wen the forcata are exhaust
Cd any more than he does TO the con
dition when the mine L. worked out,
Indifferent Public opiricn
Is Greatly to Blame
do not blame these men nearly as
much as | blame TIE sup'nc public op.n-
ion. the Indifferent public onihnn
which permits their action to go nn
~ timber means that there must be on
the part Of the puSllc The cpt1nct
Of a temporary restriction In the iaysl
use OF the timber In order to prevent
the total loss OF this use in the futur
There are plent. of men in puhlfc
private life VINO actnally advocate I
continuance of the nrcSent sNs 81
unchecked and wastafnl eHtraff s9fte
using as an argument the faet sat
cheek 1t Win Of course mean inter-
ei3ce with the ease ana comfort Of en-
tain people who nov Get lu:pberat u
cost than they ought 20 pay. at III
pense Of the future generations, Sn4
OF these persons aetiullls demand
the present forest rp9ervcs be thro
open to destruction hecansc. fars5ot
they think that thereby the price
lumber could be put down again IN
two or three more YEARS Their att
tude is precisely like that Of m a's
tator protecting against the Outlay
money BY farmers on manure and
taking care of their fartns gen4rAl
Undoubtedly Ii the aeeffgs far'
were content absolutely to ruin
farm. he could for two or threc ~
avoid spending any money on Il. H
vet make ghod d6al OF money Nlt
it, But only q savage would in y
private affairs, show such recklCsH Sli
regard of the future; vet il is prcc!sei'
this reckless disrceagd Of the 'uia
which the opponents of the fprtstg
system are now cndeavoring to GIT IL
poopic Of the United states to sh9
THE only trouble with the novemt ~
for the preservation of eur forests II
thattt has not gone nearly far enough
and was not begun soon enough II y
n most fortunate thing, however, that
x,sls. eeit "a
acqliire in the Appalachian aud White
regions all the forest lands
that IT Is possible TO acquire fer the
use Of the nation These lands, be-
cause they form Il national asset are
az cmphaticaily national as the rivers
which they feed, and which fiow
through SO many states before they
reaca the ocean
Repeal Of Tariff on
Wood Pulp Favored.
There should be no tariff on any for
est product grown In this country, and
in especial there should be no tariff
on wood pulp, due notice Of the change
being OF course given to those engaged
in the busines so as to enable them 10
adjust themselves to the new condi-
tons The repeal OF the duty on wood
pulp should If possible be accompanied
by an agreement with Canada that
hero should be no export duty on Ca
ladian pulp wood.
says Nation Should Own
and Lease Mineral Lands. !
In the eastern United states tho min
raj fuels have already passed tntu tho
nds Of large private owners. ana |
hose of the west are rapidly following
{ Is obvious that these fuels should nc 1
observed nd .iof wasted and II would |
10 wen to protect tho people against |
Unjust and extortionate prices. so far
that can still be done. What has
zen accomplished in the great oil
Ields OF the Indian Territory hy the
elton Of the administration offers a
triking example of the good results
Il such policy. In my Judgment the
government Should have the right to
ecp the fee OF the coah oil and gas
elds IN its own possession and TO lease
he rights 30 develop them under proper
equations. or else. n tho congress will |
OF adopt this method. the coal deposits
hould be sold under limitations to
onservo Them as public utilities the
light to mine coal being 20 rated
rom the title to the soil The rosula-
ous should permit coal rarss 70 be
orl,od IN sufficient quantity by the
'vcral corporations. The present linn
atious have been absurd, excessive,
nd serve no useful purpose. and often
'nder II necessary that there should
. either fraud or else Abandonment 81
10 work of getting out the coal
roareso Of the Work
on the Panama Canal.
Work on the Panama Canal Is pro-
edirg IN highly satisfactory manner.
March last John r Stevens. chair
an Of the Commission and chief on
reer, resigned. and the Commission {
az reorganized and constituted as fol
va. lieut. Col George w. Cocktails
'rps n Engineers Z. s. Army. chair
an and chief engineer. Mai - \. Gail ?
rd Cotrs Of Engineers T. s. Army J
a. William T. Sitert Corps of Engi- 7
eIa. Z. $. Army; Clyil Engineer ~. n /,
'usseau, u. : Navy; AR J {. S. Black
I'm: Gel W. g. GorEas. u. 5. Army.
~ Mr. Jackson Smith. Commissioners
BIS g. of authority aud direction J
mt ini" effect on NDril !. without caus-
2 a pe-ccptihle check 10 the progress )
the work In March the total eSca-
zion g. the Culehra CHt. where effort g
Is chie7y concentrated WAS si5.s7o 9
biz Yards. IN Arifi this was increasfi
at.f- c1iiic tarda Their was a
decrease IN The ouiT0t for 7
y aud lure nwing larily 20 the nj :
nt 81 The rainv season ard partly 70
uro,ary trouble With the sfcam shovel p
'n Owes the question n wages This
IN j. vas settled satisfactorily 20 all :
rties nnd in Juiv The Total excavation
rHnced Haferi8ii, ard ~ August he
ard total from IN points ~ ihe canal :
IGN b. steam II. ris and dTc4i-es sN- y
rfe1 eH previous United States rec !