Gunnison news-champion., 1909-08-27
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~ Baron P,nchs and h,. sisck way..
% thai tnosel he Appeared asd wa-
g,ses vr~vsssfsl hearing ssd cheers
by he frseacs. the Trans Assssssspp,
Coagre~s prresded 10 ps.s rssola-
tio.s that may put . kisk ia h.s
policy
There n no question stsoat his
t,elng a slick imposser. He can
Glide oat of answering hard queries
and then save the Amer,csa flag
and rave Of conservation In = way
20 deceive even sssp,cioss nlnds. /,
Is nos proved that he speads about
oae half Of one per cent of the for
estry receipts in fght,n9 tire and
the same proportion Ia planting
new trees, the money and energy OF
his machine going 10 wriRg graft
money out of unfortunate settlers
upon the public domain and to pre-
vent other settlers coming IN. Ii is
proved that his water conservation
Is lar ssly farce, which cas lie se
cured more quickly and more cheap
ly through other methods. So to
distract attention he cries Of rob
her water power monopoly, that he
viii save the people from.
There is some doubt about the
water monopoly, rs 10 whether II
either exists or is possible. At any
rate western people will think
strongly before entrusting their sal
vation TO man in league with the
lumber trust
Principally through the efforts Of
the National Public Domain League,
the Trans Mississippi Congress was
made 10 view the Forest Reserve
Problem in "a national manner, and
a solution, suggested by the league
through one of its members. Hon. I
NJ. Patterson, was adopted by the
Congress after a long discussion.
Hon. L. C. Cloudy OF Denver APP
peared as the special advocate Of the
Pinchot policies and rang all the
changes on conservation. The plan
proposed by the league is one sug-
gested by = committee OF the Nation
al Academy of Sciences back in
1896, and Mr. Pinchot was a mem
her OF the commission and signed
the report to the Secretary Of the To-
terror The report called attention
to the fact thar there were large
bodies Of lands included in the For
est reserves that were not forest
lands. and suggested that commits
sion he appointed consisting of three
prominent government men and ;wc
men not in the employ of the gov
ernmcnt, to eliminate all lands that
did not belong in the reserves.
No action was ever taken on The
report by Congress and evidently
Mr.. Pinchot has since had a change
of heart and now desires to hold al
of these lands in the reserves in the
name OF conservation and without
any authority of law. The elimina
tion of all lands not strictly fores
will satisfy the West. No one ha'
any objections to forest reserve'
consisting Of forests properly admin
istered But there is strong objec
ton to taking in the whole COUNT ,
in the guise of forest reserves.
1t was evident from the start III,
sentiment Of the convention would
be overwhelmingly for the resolu
tions and M Goudy had an uphill
fight. He finally proposed al
amendment TO the resolutions de
clariug IN favor Of conservation. NJ
one had any objection to the senti
ment in the resolution, but the anti
finchot forces refused to consider i
as an amendment Mr. Goud,
finally agreed to withdraw it as al
amendment and offer it as a separat'
resolution. This was agreed to an,
the fight ended with complete vic
tory for tke league forces.
Gunnison was represented b.
Senator Sapp, Major Skues and W
S Ditto.