The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-17
HEaGovERNMENT FoREsTERAD
DRESSES THE COLORADO
STATE LEGISLATURE.
SAME POLICY by TAFT
Pinchott Says He is Authorized to
State that Taft Will Maintain Same
Forestry Poiicies.-Pinchott Says
Sheepmen Oppose Forestry Service
AS They do not Want Settlers.

Denver, COl. MarCn
the heart of the country which has
been opposed to the policy OF b Gov
ernment's Forestry Service, Clifford
Pinchot, Government Forester, in an
address today before the Legislature
of Colorado vigorously defended his
administration from the assaults
made against it. After declaring that
he lac no apologies to make for the
policy of the Forest Service, Mr.. Pin
chot stated that no backward step
would be taken in any salutary policy
adopted.
Mr.. Pinchot's address was in re
Spouse to al invitation from the Joint
Assembly. His opening statement
was replied to by State Senator Elias
NJ. Ammons, an opponent of the poll
cy Of the Forest Service. Mr.. Pinchot
made a rejoinder to Senator Ammons
address.
In his opening declaration Mr.. Pin
chot said thai the Forest Service is
anxious for cooperation with every
interest not antagonistic to the public
welfare which uses or can use the ma
tional forests. He had come out here
he stated not only to declare his prin-
ciples but to state also that le pro-
posed to stand by them. He said that
he would. treat every complaint made
" lUll d VIC W1@GO .htISuAAoOk-
standings prevent injustice promote
development and carry forward in CO.
operation with b people of Colorado
a policy which means so much to them
and future generations. eff b regu-
lations are found to work badly" he
pointed out, 'ttney should be changed.
and if the law is unjust it should be
amended, but until ittis amended the
Forest Services is bound to execute it
in the e way 1t can"
Mr.. Pinchct declared that he was
authorized by the e administration
to say hat. the general policy of Great
ing and maintaining national forests
may he regarded as definitely and fl
nally fixed and that the general lines
of policy for which the Forest. Service
stands are endorsed and will be sup
ported by President Taft.
what / ave come here to do. Is to
establish such relations with the peo-
pie of Colorado who use the National
Forests and are affected by them. as
will be for the best interests OF the
State and the Nation.
1.-The Forest Service exists not only
to protect the National Forests. It
exists just as much to develop The Ma
tional Forests and the state in which
they lie, and It has no stronger desire
than to promote and foster the devel-
opment of Colorado and every other
| western state. No more complete mis-
take about the National Forest has
| ever been spread abroad thar that
they are shut against development
and use. During the last fiscal year
2,504 mining claims and 3,739 cagicul-
tural and miscellaneous claims yer
Investigated; 392;789 M. B. of tim
Der was cut; 3S6,3S4. M. B. F. of tim
Der was sold; r24.127- grazing permits,
3~,1414special use permits and 30,377
free use permits were issued. The to-
tai number Of permits issued to June
so, 1908 was -l63,06S.
OF h total amount received from
those who received direct benefits
from the use of the varied resources
of the National Forests of Colorado
last year. rs per cent, or $59,761.28
was turned over to the state. to be u.s.
ed in the development and rmainte-
nance of roads and the public school
system.
The amount which Colorado receiv-
es each .year for this purpose win IN
crease as the Forests reach a higher
and higher state of development and
the best possible Isl is made OF every
resource. During the last fiscal year
the total amount of business transact
ed by the Forest Service increased
more than 46 per n over that of
| the previous year, and 1t was handled
with but 20 per cent increase. In mon
ey available. A knowledge Of such
facts as these should set at rest once
and forever the claim sometimes and
$50 mistakenly made, that the Nation
al Forests are closed against devel-
Iopment.
I'm the immense moun of ibusf-
ness transacted over so large an area
IL was Inevitable that mistakes should
he made I do not doub that IN fsols
lated cases Injustice has been done.
and wherever such injustice has been