Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-09
Gov. Cutler Outlines Plans for
Using State Funds to
Reclaim Land.
NEW FORESTRY COMMITTEE,
Naming of Senator Smoot as It's
Chairman Brings Important
Task to the West.

ltiElOtl TtCEINtu lttIt llllS morning WAS
an item to the effect that President
Roosevelt had named the members of
his four general committees on con-
servation of national resources, and an
executive committee to consider tho
work of all these, and arrange their re-
suits in the form of suggestive state
and national legislation.
The matter has been the subject OF
much discussion locally today, as The
state is outlining a policy of reclana-
ton under state control, similar to that
worked so effectively by the nation,
and because u member of the Utah
delegation is given important duties as
chairman OF the committee on forestry
and again as member of the executive
committee on the general subject, OH
which there are only nine members
from the country at large
The appointment of Senator Smoot
to his craftsmanship said U. s. Sena-
tor Geo Sutherland this morning. does
not surprise me in the least. He has
been an interchangeable worker in this
Held for a long time. In the big de-
pates or this session on the subject.
ne TOOK prominent part. and lie prob
ably has made as deep a study of ma
tlonal forest problems as any man, with
the possible exception of Clifford PIN
chot and the president Ills
appointment will give him plenty of
work to do, for the president has
sought out those men who were special
" fitted for the service entailed In the
tasks assigned them. look upon the
naming OF Senator Smoot to this posi-
"a q n In g.
ana intelligent interest In the subject.
The national government for long
time has ceased to care for those sem
ators who were merely rich and to
more and more avail itself of the SER
vices of those who were workers as
we'll"
RECOGNIZING THE WEST.
U. S. Dist. Atty. Booth declared that
the appointment was a good indication
OF the growing Importance OF the west,
ana OF the need to consider western
problems from a national standpoint
i think that never before has work
OF such general importance been
handled by men from so far west" was
the way he summarized the announce
ment. Utah has much land" he said
that through reclamation can be made
useful, and through this only. The
state can well afford to cooperate In
the national policy and 1 am glad TO
learn that Gov Cutler has plans on
foot to bring this about.
Governor Cutler, who was present at
the conference of governors which au-
thorized the appointment of the gem
eral committee on conservation of re-
sources this morning with the names
of those selected.
There arc many men among them"
he said, who have been indefatigable
workers for the great cause. They will
be able In this organization to do much
good, and their work should be the
biggest thing of the next few years in
national thought. There is the Appal-
achian forest to purchase, and tho Utah
mountains to reforest. after the devas-
tating waste that has laid them bare
of trees.
TREES THEIR OWN ANSWER.
ITO me the finest answer that could
ever be given TO opponents of forest re-
serves would be for the opponent to go
out into the Utah mountains where |
young trees. Just getting into shape
where the woodmen's axe would fell
them. We're cutting not restricted, stand
among the stretches OF dead stumps, |
and then notice the little patch OF snow
in the shade of each tree after the
snow has entirely disappeared from the |
surrounding ground.
I'm the Diamond Fork and Sixth Wa
ter canyons approaching the Strawber-
ry valley there are hillsides just now
being reclaimed by these young trees,
and except for the watchfulness of for
est riders they would be devastated In a
week"
Concerning the naming of Senator
Smoot as head OF the committee on for
ests, along with Theodore E. Burton Of
Ohio on water, Senator knute Nelson
of Minnesota on lands. and John Dalzell
af IDap trnp MIA minerals Gov Cut
Ter said that he had clearly seen while
in Washington that Senator Shoots
work was effective for good, and that
his services would be utilized in the
work of upbullding the national re-
serves. After my visit TO Washing
ton" he said, II expected to hear OF the
appointments was as sure II would
be made as / was sure that the SAT-
AXE Tribune Is no longer able to Be-
cure followers In Its mendacious troat-
ment of Utah events and Titan people,
even among people who until rev
years ago took their whole conception
OF Utah and Its people from It's col
umns.
MALICE LESS POWERFUL
While speaking of the manner in
which he held the Tribune to DO an
enemy doing only harm to common
wealth, and driving people away VINO
are TOO Hlllt III lOhNl VIVA fNsN'"
ditions, to get beyond the pale or us
Influence. Gov. Cutler gave out a copy
of n letter sent 10 President Roosevelt
after the conference OF the governors
with IL was attached an editorial from
the Tribune entitled The presidents
Fake Forestry Policy" Tine text oil inc
letter ~ as follows:
State of Utah, Executive Office.
Salt Lake city.
Salt Lake city. June $40 HIS M
ceIleney, The Presldent--l take the ND
erty OF sending you herewith an edi-
torial clipped from the salt Lake lrlp'
uno, issue of May "a. This IL only enc
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