Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-28
demonstrations Policy Regard
ino Conservation Same as
RooseveIt's.
STRONG PRAISE FOR PINCHoT.
states Should Supervise Forests
That Are Privately
Owned.
,,,, Al congress to Authorize Bond
Issue to Complete Irrigation
Projects Under Way.

Projects Under way.
s,okane. wash. Sept 2s.-As the
...eal train bearing President Taft
.n5 marty rolled into the Northern Pa
Ia vards at 6.25 o'clock this morn
-. great double rainbow in the
-, erected the visitors. II was a
,-s,ty sight and was taken as good
men by the great crowd that had
.o,hered to meet the chief executive.
.6e tbird time Spokane has ever
,rested a president Of the United
states
The train was FIVE minutes ahead OF
.,ns Promptly at o'clock the smil-
W., ~. tsce M the president appeared. He
sssoned upon the rear platform of the
eo.ch and a great cheer Of welcome
went up. .s. -
cant George H. Holden Of the Twenty
eth Infantry and Lieut.. Robert II.
psese OF the Third Infantry.
TIM president was then welcomed by
CO., N r HAY. Mayor Pratt. Senator
wesley L. Jones, Congressman Poin-
ssvter. President f. +. Goodall Of the
snosane chamber Of commerce and Il.
n Fshelman Of the entertainment
committee
PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
Z, q speecb on the conservation OF
natural reserves delivered here today
president TAFT declared that he would
al congress TO authorize. the issuance
~ tiO 100000 in bonds to complete ir1-
gstion projects already begun in the
Vsst and on which work had been
stoned for lack Of funds This hal
heen the hope Of many settlers in the
arid regions who had taken up lands
IN expeetation OF procuring a supply
OF water TO make them fertile and the
presdent's declaration was euthusi-
astcally cheered.
The president declared that many
newspapers had drawn unfair infer
enees as to the attitude Of his admin
isiraton on the general conservation
OF natural resources.
The truth is, he said my admin
istraton is pledged to follow out the
policies of M Roosevelt in this regard
and while that pledge does not involve
ne In any obligation 10 carry them out
unless / have congressional authority
10 do 50. it does require that l take
every step To exert every legitimate in
fuence upon Congress TO enact the les
slstion which shall best subserve the
purpose indicated
BALIINGER IN ACCORD.
The president declared that secy. OF
the Interior Ballinger is in accord with
him as 10 the necessity for promoting,
IN every legitimate way. the conserYa-
ton OF natural resources.
The president also has praise for
Chief Forester clifford Pinchot and re-
icrs DO his wonderful work FOR the
conservation Of the forests, supported
Oy Mr.. Roosevelt"
President Taft declared as TO water
power sites that Congress must au-
in0r.ze the government 10 allot these
sites 10 private interests for develop
ment the government retaining gen
eral control and supervision.
He declared also that he would urge
upon Congress the necessity OF an au-
iloitauve classification OF public
lands 10 prevent difficulties of the past.
each as the setting aside OF coal and
mineral lands as agricultural lands and
VICE versa
The president sat up on his train un-
VI after midnight debating his speech
~ Consulted freely with secy. Ball
Niger before beginning work on the
ADDRESS, and again when the rough
uiaH Dad been completed this morning
CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES.
am going TO take up today the
SUBJECT Of the conservation OF our
natural resources. This has been given
very wide scope / don't promise TO
cover me whole ground today ! shall
'vlhne my attention 90 the parts Of the
toNcy which are certainly within the
jurisdiction of the national govern
ment and especially concern the cOun-
NY west NJ the Missouri river.
refer first. to the preservation
Oi tne national forests; second, 20 the
eilamaton Of the arid and semi arid
ahls hy irrigation. third.to the dispOsi-
tNh pl water power sites upon public
Mhls' with proper restrictions upon the
Use both In respect 10 the compensation,
"a extent Ion point Of time and the add
.lsimont Of rates 10 be charged Ia
lne public by the beneficiary OF the
Fahis, fourth, 10 the disposition OF
,oal oil and phosphate lands owned
~ me government. with such rcstrlc-
eons as win permit their development
lof private profit and yet Will pre-
l'nt monopoly and oXtortion In The
gag of the product
me- national forests as reserved hy
executive order contain about 49,. 001, coo
.-l's % land In the United States
proper All ~ this land ia now undof
.le direct control ~ the forestry bu-
i.nu ana IL being preserved from Are
l nom other destruction aud a. be
Ws treated In accordance with the best
.H''fn methods OF treating forests.
.ll'i me supervision OF Mr.. Pinchot
ohlei forester ana the head of tho
bureau OF forestry IN the department of
Fl'oTEcTlON AGAINST FIRE.
h.l appears that the government tim
ANA is only about one fourth III The
reil ihnd owned by private mdiYid-
S ana that only 3 per cent On tim
n Hhn owned By private lndiyiduais
properly looked after aororIin., a.
l'lh methods 81 forestry Tile dc.
!, p'l,on % fire OF forests h ostinqtnd
tbf,,, f,1,'voolo year. n would seem
Fh,,lh'le, imperative that the stat !
fhe' exercise their Jurisdiction over
.n6 ,elesla 10 which / have referred
uais Nhleh are held by private individ
rr,t.Hu require some system Of Are
,tlloh and the adoption IN thr bra,
49, nH 81 forestry. A wotlld saetn
hsea,,.le states have a right 10 do an,
me r.,t ni mo general Interest which
d. olD nae Ia the preservation IN