The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-17
CLIFFORD PINCHOT DEFENDS
HIS ADMINISTRATION OF
FORESTRY SERVICE
Rpuaes Attacks Made Against It, Declaring That the Forest Service
Anxious for Cooperation With Every Interest Not Anagonc
to Public Welfare and Prefers Help the Small Men to
Live Rather Than the Large Man to Profit

Denver, Colo, March 1i.-Imvading
the heart of the country which has
been opposed to the policy OF the gov
ernment's Forestry Service. Gimord
Pinchot, government FORESTER, in an ad-
dress last night before the legislature
OF Colorado, vigorously defended his
administration from the assaults made
against it. After declaring that he
had no apologies TO make for the pol
icy Of the Forest Service. Mr.. Pinchot
stated that no backward step would
be taken in any salutary policy adopt
ed
Mr. Pinchot's address was in re-
snonse to an invitation from the Joint
assembly. His opening statement was
renlied 10 by State Senator Elias NJ.
Ammons, an opponent of the policy or
the forest service, Mr.. Plnchot made
a refoindcr TO Senator Ammons' ad-
dress.
In his opening declaration, Mr.. Pin
chot said that the forest service Is
anxious for cooperation with every In
terest not antagonistic to the public
welfare, which uses, or can use the
national forests. He had come out
here, he stated, not only to declare
bis principles, but to state also that
he proposed 10 stand by them. He
said that he would treat every COM
plant made with a view 10 avoiding
misunderstandings, prevent injustice,
promote development and carry ior-
ward, in cooperation with the Deo-
pie Of Colorado, policy which means
so much TO them and future genera
tions. IF the regulations arc found
TO work badly" he pointed out, they
should be changed, and If the law is
unjust 1t should be amended, but un-
til II Is amended the Forest Service
is bound TO execute it In the best way
It can"
Mr.. Pinchot declared that he was
authorized by the new administration
to say that the general policy OF ere
ating and maintaining national forests
may be regarded as definitely and fin
ally fixed, and that the general lines
of policy for which the Forest Ser
vice stands are endorsed and will be
supported by President TAFT
What | have come here TO do IS
to establish such relations with the
people of Colorado who use the ma
tional forests and are affected by them,
as will be for the best interests OF
the state and the nation.
The Forest Service exists not only
10 protect the national forests. It
exists Just as much to develop the
national forests and the states In
which they lie, and 1t has no strong
or desire than TO promote and foster
the development Of Colorado and
every other western state. No more
complete mistake about the national
forests has ever been spread abroad,
than that they are shut against de-
velopment and use. During the last
fiscal year. 250i mining claims and
3,739 agricultural and miscellaneous
claims were investigated; 1872, ,7S9 NJ.
b F. OF timber was cut; 3S6,3S4 NJ B.
+. OF timber was sold: 24,127 grazing
permits, 3.141 special use premits and
3O.3I7 free use permits were issued,
The total number of permits Issued
to June 30. 1908, was 1G3,06S
of the total amount received from
those who received direct benefits
from the use of the varied resources
oil the national forests OF Colorado
iast year. % per cent, or $50. 1928
was turned over TO the state TO be
used In the development and mainten-
ance Of roads and the public 'school
system
The amount which Colorado re-
celveS each year for this purpose Will
increase as the forests reach a higher
ard higher state OF development, and
the best possible use is made OF every
resource. During the last fiscal year,
the total amount of business trans
acted by the Forest Service increased
more thR 46 per cent over that OF
the previous year. and 1t was handled
Win out ~ per cent increase in mon
ey available. A knowledge of such
iacts as these should set at rest once
and forever, the claim sometimes and
SO mistakenly made, that the nation
III forests are closed against devel-
opment
ID the immense amount OF business
transacted over 80 large an area, II
vas inevitable that mistakes should
oe made | do not doubt that, in iso-
la'eu cases, injustice. has been done
auu Wherever such injustice has been
oiousht 10 my attention. 1t has been
corrected. The mistakes are insignit
"n. III amount and Importance com
pared 10 the good accomplished. II
must De remembered that injustice
nlust De avoided as much to the gov
ernment as 20 the users of the nation
ai forests, and that II there were nc
altempt on the part of dishonest mer
~ get possession of the property o
ene people In ways contrary 10 law, th'
men who are responsible for takIn;
care OF that property would not b'
oolised TO take the precautions TO pro
.eet 1t which are now absolutely neces
sary
H-by mistake-injustice has beef
eohe TO any man, II Will be corrected
90 iar az / have the power. But re
member two things: In the nrst place
.ne Forest Service is not responsible
LOT the law as Il exists, or for tn
,piings OF the Department oil the II
,,cHcr but II Is governed both byN>th
law and By these ruling5 With bott