Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-11-11

,-..b;noton, Nov. 7,-5ecretafy
@~s,,,.S .:.nar's wideIy-discussed recall
ba..l,'S .s famous Garfield order"
.:,b3rawing .. ,5 from settlement !, ,5oo,-
so s.l.a acres of public lands and the
pS ,S.litution 1i for this of a withdraw
sDD, o,]sr. Withholding from settle
d, ,.t =, 2oo.0O0 acres, today was de-
dared ''.,r,s by Mr.. Ballinger to have
s.s Ssso wholly promotive-not sub
',,,;re-of .,,5 the conservation policy.
lengthy explanation of his can
.,lI,tion Of the Garfield withdrawal
.s,s oiven to the press by Mr.. Bal
g'gsr s who asserted that it was a
.oeicaI step in the prosecution of
,o1serving the water power on the
federal domain, and one which Mr..
r,rfad must have taken himself,
had he remained in office.
'The first order was a blanket
v;thdrawa, issued to meet the
emergency and without taking time
toascertain ia just where the power
stps we're located" " Secretary Bal
hger said.
Intelligent prosecution Of the
policy demanded that as soon as
nsbIe thereafter these sites be
heated and the lands not needed to
mtect them to be restored to en-
n It would be an unWarranted re-
Heeia on Secretary Garfield to as
smq that he would not have done
precisely what | did, ascertain
soon as practicable where the
power sites were actually locat-
ed and issue a new order withdraw
Ing them from settlement and re-
storing to entry all lands not need
ed tor that purpose.
y found that by utilizing the
geological survey instead Of the
reclamation service, which had been
done by my predecessor, | secured
accurate information as to the To-
cation Of the power sites.
"On consultation with the legal
Offices of my department., I found
That | could make withdrawal or
aefs retroactive. That is, I could is
sue withdrawal orders later that
would effectually protect any power
ales within any entries which might
nave been made in the interim.
The retroactive provision Of the
saOsequent Withdrawals operated
completely to conserve the sites.
MOI single power site has pass
td out of the possession of the gov
rfanent during this administration.
matter of fact, the with
ua@als ordered by me protected SO
pFt cent, more power sites than
eefe conserved by the Garfield or
p3' y lhls implies no criticism. for
y ale fairfield order, and merely
a'0Rs that the Garfield order was
lentadye.
\. WY llrst withdrawal order was
.aa I'Sa May 4, 1909, and the last,
va. salen Includes many of the lands
h.. G"'ef,y Withdrawn, June 10. 1909,
% au' each of these orders contained
sE. a's language, All existing claims,
sasa 'sS anu entries are temporarily
tss, ss,'eaaed As matter of fact.
n . was not a single fling made
~ - power site during the interim
II !" NE other hand, the restoration
a,,aa Sa'fy Of more than a million
H. Sa " land not needed to protect
Discover poHef sites allayed widespread
nsce,aosa D'ssnt and thus avoided un.
sonsas'l! llly making enemies for the
have ,,' ya,l0n policy, Since June 10 /
as n 4'aae aat,ss . additional withdraw
e,' '''e'y new territory, !"
his sSsssetary oa3 Ballinger stated tha,
prs,aot '.asFs of withdrawal were t.
reservstip'W power sites within forest
tiea t5at 1s,loas and added in ezplana.
10 ine5napL ria' Previously he had offered
ressre,.;ns 4as power sites on forest
etasa on a,,pas' M. bat the offer was de.
d., vi the grnnna
service conl5 f'oallo 80 that the forest
care OF such sites