Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
TO RAISE TREES
PLANs FOR USE OF
FOREST REeERvEs.
WILL PLANT NEW FORESTS

clifford PInehot's Address Before Colo
RADIO State Forestry Assoelation-
Defends Leasing Systsm-Assoe'a'
tIon Elects Directors.
With all the directness and convinc.
ing knowledge Of his subject which
won him tho respect Of the stockmen
upon his visit to tho convention last
year. Clifford Pinchot, head OF the gov.
ernment forestry bureau. member Of
tho government land commission.
and trusted lieutenant OF President
Roosevelt, spoke to the members oi
tho Colorado State Forestry Assocla'
tion ut the Albany hotel Tuesday night
and told them what the policy OF the
government is In tho matter OF pro
tcctins the nations supply OF trees.
"Of tho l27, 100000 acres OF forest
reserve In the United States" he be.
gan. nearly two.thirds are treeless.
This fact has laid the department open
to criticism ns n natural consequence.
and ! wish to present to you our side
Of the matter. This department sees
piece Of land that may not have q
tree upon II. but will serve the com.
monwcalth best under forest. 1t Is set
aside for that purpose. We are getting
were. by planting. seeding. or protec-
tion.
"we have the biggest Job Of rcfor'
cstation In the history OF the world.
and you must remember that We have
been at Il only two years. When our
task Is well under way II means MIL
lions Of dollars TO the people OF the
West In lumber. fuel. and the prcscrv'
alton Of sprin. water.
1--WE arc trying to work for the
greatest good OF the greatest number.
and In doing 30 We are unable to con.
slider any single industry to the cxciu.
tion of all others. In our work We deal
with the miners. the lumbcrncn. the
shccpmcn and the cn,tlcmcn. In set
ting dispute as to rights which came
up between two factions At the recent
Wool Growers convention In Salt
Lake wc adjusted the matter finally In
u manner that was not entirely salts
factory to either side. and In doing so
I think We accomplished our purpose
more nearly than ~c could have done
In any other way.
Even IN the two years ~c have had
tho reserves We and that We can raise
more cattle on them than VAS ever
possible before. simply through using
them carefully and with proper rrsu'
iations as to grazing. II Ii great sat
isfaction. ! can assure you. to be ahNc
after two years Of preaching theory
to BE- able to say now that NC are be-
ginning TO make good
We arr going to make the reserves
mos; useful by cooperation with tho
csi,icmcn of the West. We need and
can't get along without your help. and
can say also that you need our help
and can't set along without u. We
| want and NC welcome your help. your
suggestions and your complaints
4 would desire that you arpcin; ad'
Sisosy committees to aid us In our
work. Our controlling desire a; all
times 10 TO make these reserves more
useful to you
Previous TO the address Of Mr. Pin
eho;. the Colorado State Forestry As-
sceiation held u. anuaul meeting and
after listening to the reports Of frcsi'
dent ". q. NJ. Stone and SECRETARY
Treasurer J. Norman. both of which
showed the organization 10 be In nrs;
class condition. II elected the follow
ink board Of directors for ths susains
year: y II. MorEan. ". q. N. stone.
John s. TIieomh. Gen. Irving Hale. and
Mrs. Horn Of Delta. All the members
Of the board but the last named arr
| residents Of Beaver.