The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-08

ecutive committee of Idaho Wool
Growers association. Sam Bellan-
tyne, 5000 head, J. e. Clinton, 49,
500 head, Hyrum Pickett, $500 head
last season. Thomas Stanford, 5000
head, Van Sicklen, $500 head. H. s.
Belts, 1000 head, P. G. Johnston,
10000 head"
Why does the author OF the above
statement stop with the permits
granted to the members of the execu-
tive committee? Does it suit his
purpose best? Why does he not men
ton the names of the men who have
just the same rights and who were
granted no permits or permits with
no range in the past two seasons of
the forest reserve rule? I take the
liberty of mentioning the names of
w. Scott Anderson, Joseph Keefer,
James Laidlow and John Gary as
some of the citizens who received
such treatment at the hands of the
forest reserve department. These
gentlemen have all done their share
towards building up the State of Ida
no and most of them are heavy tax
payers in Boise.
Has Clinton too many and Belts
too few"
No, Mr.. Statesman, you are mis-
taken If you think for one minute
that Belts ever advocated any other
doctrine than equal rights to all, spe-
cial privileges to none. l was born
under the flag that grants the same
rights to you and me as citizens. l
ask for nothing more.
am opposed to the policy the For
est bureau is advocating by which
they have taken from the people to
whom rightfully belongs large areas
of land more valuable for agricultural
and grazing purposes, under the guise
| of national forests. OF course, the
department will say that they return
the use of these lands to the public
II they deem it wise by an applica.
ton for Especial privilege permit.
Will your department kindly in
form me In what paragraph of the
constitution of the United States
will find the article making it neces
sary for a citizen of this country tt
obtain a special privilege permit" II
order to go upon the government do
main?
The administration of the nationa
forest by the heads of this depart
ment I think is simply rotten, ant
1t has been admitted to me to be 81
by some who are friendly to this poll
cy.
Will Montgomery of Mountain
Home is not to be included in THU
number, for, of course, one who cal
state in the presence of the super
visor that ne did not give range tt
his neighbor, but just loaned 1t t.
him, could not well be expected t.
be otherwise than satisfied with thi
policy. Major Fem got an indorse
ment of this policy by the Idaho Woo
Growers association in 1906 unde
false promises. I Travelled three hur
dred miles to hear what Mr.. Pincho
had to say regarding the creating an
the rules governing new reserves, an
one of the questions asked him re
garding the Sawtooth addition was
"Will 1t be allotted the next season?
His reply was that under no cond
ton would 1t be. 1t was allotte
just the same.
Now, In the face of these fact
will The Statesman or anyone els
expect persons whose business d,
ponds upon the action of this d,
partment to have any confidens
whatever In any statement they ma
make? The forest policy had its O
=, igin in Europe and there Is where
belongs. Every American citize
= justly resents the thought that
3 must obtain a special privilege pc
:. NIT" to enjoy the rights that just
4 belong to him.
! Red blood is what made Americ
8 and hope 1t will always continue
r rule her. I presume my friend TT
n Statesman will think We ought to
= happy to know that we have not y
: had a national forest placed over o.
Q mouths. But not yet with me.
= H. s. BELTS.