Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-14
NEW DEAL IN FOREST RESERVES
All old and obsolete Bonds for GrOs-
ing Permits 60 he
Cancelled.
From a STAN Correspondent.)


WASHINGTON, March 13.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Chief Forester Pinchot, speaking
Of the necessity Of giving bonds for the oc-
cupancy and use OF national forest lands
said today that experience has shown that
as q general rule there is mo necessity
for requiring permittees TO furnish bonds
when granted special privilege permits for
the occupancy and use of national forest
lands. and bonds now are required only in
exceptional cases. II was formerly common
practice Of the Department of the Interior
to require permlttees to file bonds to in
sure compliance with the terms Of their
permits. This practice was also followed
for a time by the forest service after taxi
ing over the care OF reserves There are
on file many bonds affecting old permits in
connection with which bonds are not now
held necessary, also many bonds under
which no obligation now exists because the
permits in connection with which the bonds
were required have beens cancelled. Be
fore April 30. all bonds now considered un-
necessary and all bonds which have ex-
pired by cancellation of the permits with
which they were required, will be formally
cancelled and notice OF such action will be
given the principals.
I'm any of the national forests where
stockmen are suffering severe losses from
the depreciation of predatory wild animals
men who have had experience In hunting
wolves and coyotes will be appointed as
forest guards for such period of time as
their services are needed and forest rang
ers will also be assigned to this work.
Experience has shown that the most ef-
fective method Of destroying wolves is to
find their den in the early spring, where,
in addition to the old animals. pups may
also be killed; therefore this matter will
be given special attention during the next
three months and II is confidentially ex-
pected that the results will be both salts
factory and beneficial to the stockmen."
Senator Burkett is advised by the pen
sion bureau that pensions of IS per month
has been allowed to Mrs. Mary z. PLACER
South Auburn, Neb., and 81 per month
for minor children, all to date from June
| 80, 1900. She will draw on account Of pen
sion about $500.
Supervising Architect Taylor completed
the sketches for twenty ornate electric
! light posts to be placed about the park
which surrounds the public building al
| Lincoln. These posts will carry a spray
/ light OF three globes each.
| Ex-Representative Lacey of Iowa, who
/ is about to retire to his home for an ex.
/ perience in private life after long time ir
: congress, saw the president today who ex
4 pressed regret that his services should bt
lost here. 1t is generally understood thai
Mr.. Lacey will again make race for con
gress.
The protest Of Senator Gamble against
permitting the White river Utes, now ai
I Fort Meade, s. D.. being given homes OF
the Cheyenne reservation Il is said, vii
not deter the president from his determine
tion to temporarily. at least put the UteI
with the Cheyennes who have plenty Of
lands. The presidents plans now are Il
permit the Utes to remain on the Cheyenne
reservation until the reclamation servic,
has had time to irrigate the reservation d
the Utes In Utah. When this is done the Ute
will be required to return to their fornea
homes unless there is good reason for let
ting them stay in South Dakota, as thel
will then bo able to grow crops.
Iowa postmasters appointed; Grandview
Louisa county. Clay A. Arihood, vice VIII
liam B. Robinson, resigned; Lawton, Wood
bury county. oscar C. Nicolls vice Grey
Tevis, resigned; Verdi Washington county
George H. Garrett. vice Maur E Greene
resigned.