The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

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 ton of ax snd ton of existing forests by use. An an- nuai tax upon the land itself. exclusive of the timber. ana a tax upon the tim- conditions or forest inpsstmsnt Dsa o and assul, is | practicable and certain. It is far bet ter that forest land should pay a mod sha sha,s tax permanently than that 1t porarily and then cease to yield at all. second only in importance to good Ire laws we'll enforced is the enact use. l Lands.
 | With our increasing population the time Is not far distant when the pro- blem of supplying our people with food will become pressing. The pos sible addtkions to our arabIe area are not great. and 1t win become neces- | from the land, as is now done in I more densely settled countries. To | do this, we need better farm practice and better strains of wheat, corn, and | In losses from soil erosion and from insects animals, and other enemies | or agriculture. The United States work of n sbsss deson s aatns | and 1t should be iiberally supported. The remaining public lands should be classified and the arable lands disposed to home makers. In their interest the timber and stone act and the communication clause of the home stead act should be repealed. and the desert-land law should be modi- dations of the Public Lands Commis- sien.
 The use of the public grazing lands should be regulated in such way as tf, tFtan nA n Un Rights to the surface of the public land should be separated from rights to forests upon 1t and to minerals beneath 1t, and these should be sup-' The coal. oil. gas. and phosphate. rights still remaining with the Gov. | ernment should be withdrawn from and fdr leased under Minerals.
 The accompanying reports snow that the consumption of nearly el or our mineral products ,asa is increas5ms dms mineral waste is about one-sixth or our product, or nearly $1.0OO.OOO TOT each working day in the year. The loss of structural materials through fire is about another million day The loss of life in the mines is -appai- ling. The larger part of these losses of life and property can be ayoidea.
 Our mineral resources are limited in quantity and can not be increased or reproduced. With the rapidly in- creasing rate of consumption the sup ply will be exhausted while yet the nation is in its infancy, unless bet tter methods are devised or substitutes are found. Further investigation is urgently needed in order to improve methods and to develop and apply
 It is of the utmost importance that a Bureau of Mines be establish ed in accordance with the. pending bill to reduce the loss of life in sources and to investigate the me- thods and substitutes for proiong- ing the duration of our mineral sup demand for such a bureau are rapid. ly becoming, more urgent. It should cooperate with the States in sup- plying data to serve as 8 basis for Iishment ads9 % of this bureau win mean merely the transfer from other bus reaus of work which 1t is agreed should be transferred and slightly en- for such cooperation. The principle poses.
 The joint conference already men, toned adopted two resolutions to The first was intended to promote cooperation between the States and the nation upon all of tue great ques- tions discussed: It follows:
 
 be appointed by the chairman, to. con- sist of six members of state conserva- ton commissions and three members of the National Conservation Com prepare and present to the state and national commissions, and through them to- the Governors and The Presi- dent, plan for. united action by. all conservation of natural 2 resourees.l con motion of Governor Noel. Of Mississippi, the chairman and secre- tary of the conference were added to and constituted part of this com mittee.) conference to which I refer calls up- on the Congress to provide the means for such cooperation. The principle of the community of interest among all our people in the great natural resources runs through the report of sion and the proceedings of the joint conference. These resources, which form the common basis of our well fare, can be wisely developed. right: only byS the common action of all the people, acting through their represen- tatives in State, and nation. Hence operation. Without 1t we shall ac- complish but little. and that little badly. Phe resolution follows: We especially urge on the Congress OI the OulLSu OS6NcS SlAb AAHh OCSlH9- biIity of maintaining a nationl com mission on the conservation of the re- sources of the country, empowered to cooperate with state commissions to the end that every soverign common wealth and every section of the coun- try may attain the high degree of prosperity and the surepess of per petuty naturally and arisths ing vor in the the telligence. and patriotism of our peo- pie.
 heartily concur. and I urge that an appropriation of at least $s0,000 be made to cover the expenses of the National Conservation Commission for necessary rent, assistance, and trave. ling expenses. This Is a very small sum. I know of no other way in which the appropriation of so small sum would result in so large a bene- fit to the whole nation.
 Theodore Roosevelt.
 The White House, January 22, 1909.
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