Gunnison news-champion., 1910-09-02
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Ne~--C hampton ~ IA receipt Of q
letter irnan t1ngre~ssnsa Edward u.
faviar IN Which he proposes aeh-
Tste plsa df aettsag trsck II the s9
ricultsral lands IN fsress reserves
As t~0-thsrds II Gsansss,a cosuty Is
IN the Reserves II 10 . g.estloa of
vital tmportsace 10 oSr people that
the ofhaers ot whom he saaele the re-
guest take s.sasedssse steps " have
these lands leessed.
Ne d. no bei,eve. howeser, thai
u Is ress oast,le os ths; II wIll be- sal
isiactory 30 g sboss p,ck.ne e.t a
quarter sssctloa kese aud a section
there Ne ea9ht 10 take the bread
sroand that ass land t,s,low ten
Thousand aot caseFed with cs,mmesc-
isl pIse or spruce tssatser has sbssa
utely NO excnse tor t,esag IN the re
serves at all Sach a position cosId
pot t.e successfully sssasled for no
one can give . good reason for keep
ing untrmbered land IN reserves,
except Of course 10 collect grazing
tax from the rancbmea The forest
nv people used 10 retail yarn about
planting " IN trees Now ID is sutf-
cient to say thai about once in ten
wears when the service accommodates
esossh energy 10 plant slx OF seven
acres will he time 10 select such q
tract.
IL should not be hong OF expens-
i've task for surveyor familiar with
the country To- roughly classify the
land d this character below ten
Thousand feet IN altitude and the re-
sultInR benefit to our county would
be epormpu pus, SINCE somewhat over
half ths areas Of the reserves 10 80
located
below we give the valuable letter
of Congressman Taylor'
Glenwood Springs, Colorado,
August 18th, 1910.
News-Champion,
Gunnis0n, Colorado.
Gentlemen:
As = result ef the vigorous and per-
sistent eH0rts sf many eitisens 0f this
stste including eur deleGsti0n in Goa
Gress, the SecFetsry of Agriculture, ~
you are aware, last spring Srdered the
elimination of q half million acres of
agricultural lands FROM the sixteen mil
hon acres of forest reserves in Colorado.
That action of the Secretary will be
of very great benefit to this state, and
Mr.. Wilson has several times assured
me personally that he is hereafter GO
tL..A
his attention is called To any appreciable
quantity OF agricultural lands within
any of the reserves.
Acting upon his assurance, and for
what believed to be the general wei
fare, about two months ago | wrote to
the Board of County Commissioners of
every county in the state, in which
there are any forest reserves, urging
them to make a personal inspection of
the reserves, and other withdrawn
lands in their respective counties, and
Also to have their county surveyor and
attorney assist them in securing full
description of all the agricultural lands
therein. ] advised them that if they
would furnish me with this description
would ut once gladly take the matter
up on behalf of each individual county
with Mr.. Wilson and the Forest Service.
elimination and opening to settlement of
all such lands. After considering this
matter for several years, and attending
many public gatherings at which these
questions have been earnestly discussed.
il seems to me that this 10 the most
systematic and effectual, and in fact,
the only practical way of bringing about
these eliminatiens.
If there are NO agricultural lands be-
ing withheld from entry and settlement,
and your county has practically reached
its limit Of agricultural development 10
far as the opening of new land is con-
eerned, ] would like 10 know it. On the
other hand, if there are any lands that
should and would be settled upon and
developed, and thereby add to the in
habitants and taxable property of your
county, l shall be very glad indeed to
he of assistance in bringing about that
development.
feel that you would be rendering an
important service 10 your county if you
viii foreibly call attention to this matter
and urge the commissioners tn definitely
aeertain whether or not there are any
desirable agricultural lands in the forest
reserves. or other withdrawn lands in
your county, and if so. urge the busi-
ness mems associations and public
spirited citizens geerally 10 cooperate
with the commissioners in securing for
me definite description of il.
Thanking you for such mention Of the
subject as you may deem its Importance
warrants, ! remain.
Yours very cordially.
EDWARD T. TAYLOR.
Spe.kers 4 Msuarsse