The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-08
AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.

IMPORTANT DOCUMENT
hOities has been the Pre
dent recent act in making public che report ms Conservation
the result months Of energetic work by many bureaus OF the govern
gathering compiling
Nothing like undertaken before and while the in
formation impaired not prominently displayed the newspapers as
probably will demonstrate that it the
President Congress
report itself, very voumnou, publicity but
printed public accessible, found
the President has had toward natural
the land might be mentioned months ago
Survey
gathered
the
ownership power
time This supplemented by series addressed
pOmas throughout country inquiry having
developed
powers gathered undeveloped
water
photographic
Survey
measuring the flow and volume of streams and rivers studying sites for
which flood could impoundd
and the water used " turn wheels And now the Geological Survey has fur
report very figures
by power
1 this water resource all the greater because of the feasibility of
electricity
factories move street light towns and cities and perform of diff
heating cooking Francis
brings electricity 22o miles,
to
than $50 miles But said certain years
strong expectations ability electricity economically
miles
And this feature President Roove
report the Conservation Commission looks forward to thu av when
funde-
veoed horsepower win be public The
emphasized in the awakening the already
installing small horsepower dynamos light
their homes with electricity fodder livestock
grndone and ehun the into butter The
reduced figures bring apparatus
and make than gasoline generally
dueed IN recent years In the prairie States where there little water
the htchng the purpose
bright 1t all makes conspicuous the
thing upon length the improve
mn the expected
riat RnI win Soon become h t ; s s ana haroo Appro-
Congress "pp''p'''''' 'ilS enacted 0
improvement waterways whole is far more expensive
Panama canal In appropriations Improvement of
navgab
tremendous waste of such
much wiser less public purposes The
Forest Service has been during
ADMINISTRATION till has become
1t is improvement rivers and now WELD
ing annually ten probably that
yet revenue will be ten times much
that of portion of those revenues
The House Agricultural Committee report favoy bill
and South Carolina proceeds national forests in the
West This means the building in East as
tho o,ornm4
TO have large tracts of forest in the selling market
able timber other words, government soon become the LARGEST
dealer in lumber in the United not be far away when
will have as much timber to sell in private
The national many millions
widely different localities however these HOLDINGS NV the Gov
eminent must apparently be mountains where nvb rivers
iave their for has House Judiciary COMMITTEES that
the only constitutional justification purchases must he for tbe m
lection and improvement of navgab believes that that
justification will be ample will probable re o
restriction the governments lando operations
As the Eastern by Federal
administered strictly timber emit onv s f - i ma
lures the of private influential examine and in that
particular the governments forest are likely TO have
wholesome preservation Of f
President Roosevelt thinks that PROMOTING these cov
ton changes will stand FORTH conspicuous
his to agree with him t ba+ when
he White Appalachian forest nroc w @ teino
preached before the
years practically no beadwav could he a +3 @
The education of public
proceeded and the President
personality that finally tulated and bill was