The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-09
p P[ANS ARE
LIBERAL
Wilson Wants Forest Re-
serve More Used Meat
Is Needed-AIsO Desires
Cultivation

OGDEN, Sept. 27.-Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson's policy with ref
erence to the national forests was
further outlined to the Examiner last
evening by A. F. Potter, chief assis-
tant forester. Mr.. Potter was with
Secretary Wilson at the time of his
visit to Ogden. Since then Mr.. Pot
ter has visited the district offices of
the forest service at San francisco,
Portland and Missoula. He returned
from the latter place yesterday and
left for Salt Lake City last evening.
In Salt Lake City he will join the
presidential party. With reference
to the views of Secretary Wilson, Mr..
Potter said:
"The Forest Service desires to en-
courage settlement on all of the
lands within the national forests
which are more valuable for cultiva-
ton than for other purposes.
"As result of his recent trip to
Idaho, Secretary Wilson has re-
quested that report be made to him
showing how much of the land with
in the national forests which is CLASH
fed as non-timbered grazing lands,
is of such character and format-
tion and with sufficient soil that it
could be cultivated and made to pro-
duce crops provided the climatic
conditions were favorable, or # were
possible to secure water for irriga-
ton.
wherever any considerable area OF
land suitable for cultivation has been
included within the national forest
adjacent to the exterior boundaries
it will be recommended for elmina-
tion and areas within the interior OF
the national forests will be LISTED
under the act of June II, 1905, al
lowing homestead settlement, but II
not suitable for cultivation will be
retained within the national forests
unless it Is shown that 1t would be
for the best interest of the people to
eliminate them, or that they were in
cluded by an error in the establish
ment of the oringinal boundary Lines.
"In considering the proposed ad-
ditions to the national forests only
lands will be favorably recommended
which are either wholly or in part
covered with timber or with under
growth or, are of such character that
they could be made to produce tim
ber, or, that form part of the water
shed of stream used for domestic,
municipal or irrigation purposes as
contemplated by the act of congress
authorizing the creation of national
forests.
sFrFhn cdy n Innoand for me G
makes it of greatest Importance
that we should produce the largest
possible number of cattle and sheep
and Secretary Wilson is anxious that
the forage crops of the natioal for
ests shall be utilized just as fully as
is consistent with their proper pro-
lection so that they may add to the
meat production of the country.
During the past year $4,000 per-
mits were issued to different owners
of stock allowing the grazing of L.
500, 900 head of cattle and horses and
900 permits were issued for the
grazing of 100000 head of sheep
and goats.
Although it has been necessary
to reduce the number of stock al
lowed ON some of the ranges in ma
tional forests on account of damage
from overgrazing, still the improve
ment in the condition of ranges in
other forests which has been brought
about through proper relation has
enable us to increase the number
sufficiently to Offset these reductions.
Every effort will be made to in
crease the forage crop of the nation
al forest by management of the rang
es in such a way that natural re-
seeding will be secured where this is
possible and where the grass has
been entirely destroyed the ranges
will be re-seeded with more valuable
forest grasses.
"The stockmen generally have
given the forest service their hearty
cooperation In bringing about a
proper regulation of the range and
it is our desire to do everything pos
sible to make the forage crop Of the
national forests add more than any
other to the general prosperity of the
country