Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
Government Forester Says Ne Has
No Apologies to Make.
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Vigorous Address UNFOLDING Policy Of
Administration Made Before the
Legislature Of Colorado, Where
Most Complaint Has Originated.

ing me HtdIt vi INT CHuh'!
has been opposed to the policy OF the
government forestry service. Clifford
Pinchot. government forester. in All
address quay before the Legislature
Of Colorado. vigorously defended his
administration from the assaults made
against it After declaring that he
had no apologies to make for the pol
icy of the forestry service. Mr.. Pin
clot stated that no backward step
would be taken in any salutary pol
icy adopted.
Mr.. PincnOts address was in re-
Spouse 10 an invitation from the Joint
Assembly. His opening statement
was replied to by State Senator Elias
NJ. Ammons, an opponent of the pol
icy of the forest service. Mr. Pinchot
made rejoinder to Senator Ammons
address.
In his opening declaration Mr. Pin
chot said that the forest service is
anxious for cooperation with every
interest not antagonistic to the pub
lie welfare which uses or can use the
national forests. He had come out
here. he stated. not only 10 declare
his principles but to state also ttiat
he proposed to stand by them. He
said that he would treat every COM
plant made with view to avoiding
Observation-Disclosures. prevent injustice.
promote development, and carry for
ward in cooperation with the people
of Colorado a policy which means so
much to them and future generations
IF the regulations are found to work
badly" he pointed out. they should
be changed. and If the law is unjust
it should be changed. but until 1t is
amended the forest service is bound
to execute it in the best way 1t can"
Mr.. Pinchot declared that he was
authorized by the new administration
to say that the general policy of Gre
ating and maintaining national for
ests may be regarded as definitely
and finally fixed and that the general
lines CT policy for which uhe forest
he supported by President Taft
What have come here to do is 10
establish such relations with the peo-
pie CT Colorado who use the national
terests and are affected by them. as
will be for the best interests Of the
state and the nation.
The forest service exists not only
to protect the national forests. 1t
exists just as much TO deTeIop the
national forests and the states in
which they lie, and IT has no stronger
Lesire than to promote and foster
the development of Colorado and
every other western state. No more
complete mistake about the national
forests has ever been spread abroad
than that they are shut against de-
velopment and use. During the last
fiscal year. 1854 mining claims and
1913 agricultural! and miscellaneous
claims were investigated; 3S2.7S9 NJ.
b. F. Of timber was cut; 1868 NJ.
B. F. of timber was soid: 24,127 graz
ing permits. 3.l41 special use permits
and 30,377 free use permits were Is
sued. The total num-er of permits
issued to June 30. 1908. was 163.OSs.
"Of the total amount received from
those who received direct benefits
from the use Of the varied resources
Of the national forests Of Colorado
last year, % per cent OF $50, 161 IS
was turned over to the state TO be
used In the development and mainten.
ance Of roads. and the public school
system
The amount which Colorado re-
cefyes each year for this purpose will
increase as the forests reach a higher
and higher state Of development and
the best possible use is made Of every
resource. During the last fiscal year
the total amount Of business trans
acted by the forest service increased
mere than - per cent. over that O: the
previous year. and II was handled
with but - per cent. increase in
money available. A knowledge Of
such facts as these should set a, rest
once and !orveer. the claim sometimes
and 50 mistakenly made. that the na.
tional forests are closed against deveI.
Opment.
In the immense amour; OF bust
ness transacted over 30 large an area
II vas inevitable tina. mistakes should
he made. do not doubt that in $50
lated cases injustice has been done.
and wherever such injustice has been
brought TO my attention. 1; has been
corrected. The mistakes made are
insignificant IN amount and import.
ance compared to the good accom.
plished. II must BE- remembered that
injustice must BE- avoided as much m