Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-04
Is in Favor of Setting Aside Large
Tracts in Different Parts of
the Country.
IDEA HAS SOME OPPOSITION
Senators from the Northwest Oppose
the Plan--Attitude of Ex-Presi-
{dent Roosevelt-New States
Practically Assured.

natural resources of the country he
did not call specifically by name GER
tain projects for forest preservation
which II is known that he advocates.
The president however, said some
rthing IN what may be called legal
way which showed conclusively that
ne is in favor of setting aside great
forest preserve in the southern Appa-
lachian mountains and another sim
liar preserve in the White mountains
of New Hampshire.
Representative Weeks of Massachu-
sets has introduced forest reserve
sbill. and with presidential backing the
lRepubilcans say that 1t will pass the
house, but there Is tremendous OPP
position to the measures in the north
west. Senators Carter of Montana
and Hepburn of Idaho are opposed to
the Appall chian forest reserve plan,
as they are opposed in a general way
to some other forest reservation meas
ures. 1t may be that If certain difii-
culties can be cleared away and an
understanding reached as to the effect
of the Appe lachian bill upon existing
Legislation that the northwest opposi-
ton VII disappear. I
Taft for Forest Reserves.
In President Tafts message he said
in effect that in his belief the federal
sSovernmen, had }, right to establish
forest reserves within state lines If
It could be shown that the saving of
the forest was necessary to maintain
n. tnth Of In naViora hla
streams. The federal government has
control of streams that are navigable.
and it is contended that the govern
ment has the right to see to 1t that
nothing Is done which shall threaten
the continuance of proper navigation
conditions. If the forests are cut
away 1t is held there will be floods
part of the time and very likely
,droughts the rest of the time. In
other words, the streams will be over,
flowed and navigation thus threatened
for some months. while for part of
the remainder of the time there will
he. not enough water to float ships.
The bill which Representative
Weeks has introduced provides for an
appropriation for the purchase of for
est reserves of $l,0O0,00O for 1910,
and not exceeding $2.000.000 for every
year thereafter ". 1915 The
gormer chief 'or rec g. ford Pinchot
has ee'i" H-t wt'1' three years
<-}paar uu to - reserves
.n rLu . ould be sufficient
$50 tg VI the appropriation. II
% Lot he understood that the gov
-rnment intends to stop numbering
when it gets control of the Appa
iachian forest preserve. The idea is
to lease the numbering privilege and
to see that the business is so carried
on that in taking out one tree the 9th
er trees shall not be injured and
abe underground shall be preserved.
Question of States Rights.
Iost of the representatives in con.
igress from the state which contain
the forests in the southern Appa
lachiaE, country are in favor of the
measure There are some Democrats
who think. despite Mr.. Taft's conten
tion TO the contrary, that the measure
will be one which directly will in
wade the domain of the rights of the
states. Last year bill like the
Weeks bill passed the lower house oil
congress, but the senate would have
nothing to do with 1t. For years
such measure had been before the
house. bu, the organization leaders
were against it, Finally the speaker
said that the bill ought to be voted
upon. and this was considered much
of concession from Mr.. Cannon The
bill WAS put to the house and passed
I'm the White mountains the forests
aredisappearing rapidly and the beauty
of the scenery of this great summer
resort section is being threatened.
Moreover. the regulation of the water
supply OF many of the New England
streams which furnish power for al
Kinds of mills is getting to be a mat
ter of great difficulty, because of the
periods of alternate drought and fioot
caused by the cutting down of tree.
In the mountain section.
It is said that some of the opposi
rtion in the northwest to the eastern
forest reserves plan Is due to feal
chat the rs per cent of the receipt.
from sales OF timber paid under the
laws of the states and territories II
which national forest reserves lie ma,
be endangered. 1t is difficult thinl
to lind out why 1t is believed that thi.
law would be threatened by the es
Establishment OF an eastern reserve
There Is nothing in the Weeks bill
apparently which would make 1t seen
likely that the law as 1t now stands
would be In danger OF change. The
feeling that danger threatens the funt
which the northwestern states nov
get from the sale OF timbers on gov
-ernment reserves is manifest In tn,
senate. and the friends OF the Week,
lbllI are compelled to recognize II
An attempt will be made probably u
convince the opponents that the saw
aag OF the forests IN the east will no