The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-06
CONSERVATION CONGRESS
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eral government TO the state snail con.
never part with the title TO the water
power site or the water power, but shall
lease II only for a term of years not
exceeding fifty, with provisions in the
lease by which the rental and the rates
for which the power IS furnished 10 the
public shall be readjusted at periods less
than the term OF the lease, say, every
ten years. The argument Is urged against
this dispisition of power sites that iesis-
lators and state authorities are more sub
ject TO corporate influence and control
than would be the central government;
in reply II Is claimed that "A rendjuStment
OF the terms OF leasehold every ten years
would secure 10 the public and the state
Just and equitable terms. Then II is said
that the state authorities are better able
TO understand the local need and what
is q fair adjustment in the particular 10
Washington. IL has been argued that
after the federal government parts with
title TO a power site 1t cannot control The
action of the state In fulfilling the condi-
tions of the deed. to which IT is answered
that in the grant from the government
there may be easily inserted a condition
specifying the terms upon which the state
may part with the temporary control of
the Water-power sites, and indeed, the
water power, and providing for for
feiture OF the title to the water-power
sites In case the condition is not per-
formed; and giving to the president In
case OF such violation OF conditions. the
power TO declare forfeiture and to direct
proceedings TO restore the central govern
ment to the ownership of the power sites
with all the improvements thereon. and
that these conditions may be promptly
enforced and the land and plants forfeit
ed to the general government by suit OF
the United States against the state.
which is permissible under the constitu-
ton
l do not express an opinion upon the
controversy thus made as to the two
methods or treating water-power sites. /
urge that one or the other OF the two
plans be adopted,
Individual Responsibility.
Al the risk OF woarying my audience
nave attempted to state as succinctly
as may be the questions of conservation
as they apply to the public domain OF
INC INC government. the conditions to which
tncy apply, ana the proposed solution OF
them. In the outset ! alluded 10 the fact
that conservation had been made TO in
Sinde great deal more than what have
Ierrcd only to the public domain of the |
federal government have left untouched |
inc VIDE field of conservation with re-
rests upon the states and individuals as |
well. But l think IL of the utmost inn
portanco that after the public attention
mas been reused TO the necessity of q |
change In our general policy TO prevent !
waste and selfish appropriation TO pri- |
Vhtc and corporate purposes OF what |
hpnn-
NJ, those who urge conservation shall feel |
,he necessity of making clear how con- |
serVation can be practically carried ont |
ana shall propose specific methods and
legai provisions and regulations to rem-
edy actual adverse conditions. am
pound to say that the time has come
lor halt In general rhapsodies over con-
serVatiou, making the word mean everv |
known good in the world; for. after tho |
pupllc attention has been roused such
drnet dd's ar are OF doubtful utility and do not
,nat the people should take or have tbni,. |
Ieeislators take. In order TO promote Tho
cause OF conservation, The rousin,. ~ |
SSniouons on subject like this, which |
mas mas only dim outlines In the minds Of
the people affected, after a while rassos %.
10 DE useful. and the whole movemcnt
VIII, promoted on these lines din for
%ant oil practical direction and OF 5nmon
3orn, 3,,n,aoI TO the people that practical re
another Step Necessary.
nave referred 10 the course of tbo loo,
aui1niinlstrauon and of the present ona in
sro,,, sronihs %lthdrawals of government lands
from entry under homestead ana n,ha
Jaws and OF congress In removin9 o'i!eI ni,
d0 ddouot as TO the validity OF these S,thl
~ ~ aMaIs as q great step In the directinr
~ ~ PIac.lcai conservation. But Il 10 nnis.
ehouId tmo t necessary steps to effect what
a a status quo and prevented yyast uce9
ItieNocapie disposition OF the lands ,,nrH aru
@ eae hetnod Tor their proper ]Ianocttaon
most od .orinnlated: But 1t is OF the nj.
shouId pt lance that such withdra walls
I,ouLo o. t not he regarded as the fjnaI 49, 80
~ ~ tne course OF conservatism 10 ssep
.h .e iuea shouid not be allowed m snrn"s
''aa 10, conservation is the tying I'm ~ III
inIaEst resources OF the government rnr
"i'hhoioing from use and the