The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-28
Poindexter who supported Pinchot at

1 Poindexter who supported Pinchot at
the recent irrigation meet, is wrathy
| and promises to make a scorching
statement as soon as Taft leaves. Rain
began to fall as soon as Taft began
to speak and he addressed a sea of
umbrellas.
The president referred to the grants
of land by past congresses as too gen.
erous. These We're given under laws
still on the statute book. He said the
disposition of lands must be made I'M
der those laws until they are changed
! by legislative and not executive action.
He said:
| LAS to lands agricultural there
would seem to be no reason for de-
parting from the ordinary method of
| disposition under the homestead and
other laws. With respect to forest
lands owned by the people they should
| be surveyed and held by the govern
ment under the regulation of the for
estry bureau permitting the sale of
/ such timber as may be necessary in
/ proper forestry preservation AS to
water power sites, there has been such
a change in conditions that special pro-
visions should be made in the inter
ests of the public for their transfer to
private control
Taft discussed the conservation of
coal and oil lands He said his admin
istratiOn is pledged to involve policies
but does not INVOLVE him. But it does
require him to use every legitimate
means to influence congress to enact
| legislation enabling him to carry out
the Roosevelt policies. He praised
Ballinger and said Balinger could be
counted on to use his great influence
of his office to promote the conserva-
| ton of resources.
Tafts conservation speech was not
given to the press until given an 20.
off its preparation until late last night
and retired at o'clock this morning.
and was at it again this morning be-
! fore 5 o'clock The president was up
| before o'clock correcting it. Then
Ballinger was summoned and he went
over it word for word.
j Meantime the local committee which
called at the car to take Taft to break
! fast, was kept waiting a long time
cheers and applause were decidedly
| frosty. The train arrived at $50 this
morning. A large crowd greeted him
when he appeared. He breakfasted with
| the committee. at the chamber of COM
merce and then autOed about the city
and reviewed the military and civil
| parade. After an address he had din
her.
| The president INDUCED II dinner
dishes of big, red apples, piping hot.
in salads, sauces, stews, friccaseed
and stuffed. At Hayden, a summer re-
sort thirty miles from here, he plays,
| golf this afternoon, and this
evening he will dine on Idaho game at
dinner at the Boaanta Tavern.
| The breakfast which the president
enjoyed soon after his arrival this
morning was rendered him by the
| board of trustees of the chamber of
commerce, following which was par
! ade of civic and military organizations.
At the conclusion Of the parade Mr..
/ Taft made an address to over 10000
| from the grandstand erected at River
/ side avenue and Monroe street. Mayor
| n. S. Pratt welcomed the president
! and Judge Edward WhitsOn of the su-
perior court introduced him. F. E.
Goodall presided. After luncheon the
| party took an auto ride through the
| Spokane valley to Post Falls, OppOr-
] tunity. and other irrigated districts,
| returning to catch special train for
| HAYDEN. en- route to which rear plat
| form addresses are scheduled for
| Couer d'Alene, Idaho. He leaves for