The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-23
CAPITAL SURFE|TED
WITH CONSERVATION
1t Is Served in Various Forms,
Fried, BrOiled, Baked and
in ChOwder.
NO ONE CAN FIGURE
WHAT THE END WILL BE
In Fact, There Is No Telling
What VIII Be Uncovered
by Digging.
BY RALPH M. WIuTESIDE.
r.c,scd wIrc io The Tribune.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-What With
Pincbot .Ballingcr investigation, the
president s message on the subject, and
NIL the rest, we aro having conservation
served fred. broiled, baked and IN
rhowder, these days. as my old friend,
Herr Most, sayse f'Dcr endt lss not
YETI In fact, nobody can figure out
what the end is likely to be. with
Scpator Nelson IS committee digging. as
ii IS likely to dig, there's no telling
what will be uncovered, Mr.. Pinchot
lnnd his friends arc confident that they
I,yilI he able to confouud the enemies
of the former chief forester, while the
enemies aforesaid are already worse than
Gonfouuding the man whose lnsuoordl;,
nation forced President Taft IS hand
Aand brought all this trouble on an al.
ready trouble,lade administration and
congress About the only people lnlcr-
,estcd in tho conservation question who
seem really to enjoy the situation arc
those who see in the accommodation or
dhe president danger TO special PRIV"
1egcs already acquired Of eagerly sought
laftcr for there is no small possibility
that in watching tho fight congress may
forcct what it 3 all about and fail TO
pass tho remedial legislation desired.
Fruit in Mountain States.
jits fame as mineral state, 1T is max
Ijng up for this lost prestige IN lts
wonderful development of agricultural
and fruit industries. remarked DAVID
M Uvman, a business man, who former
i]y lived in Colorado. and has lust re-
turned from a trip there. Many OF the
preat mines of the state have PLAYED
out. Tho state no longer leads in the
production of copper, although III is,
still at the head iii gold production, l
believe, But in agriculture and fruit,
Colorado which once was desert, is
now taking place among thc Leading
states. Thirty years ago: when went
there, land that now sells lor as hlgh
as $4,000 an acre, could have been
bought for few dollars an acre. /
know of ono section near Grand June
tiou. where fruit lands are held at
$1,000 M acre. THIS may appear TO be
a high figure, but when 1t is consld.
cred that this land yields proht oil
$1,000 year per acre, 1T cannot be re-
garded as cxorbitaut 1t is wonder
full what great fruit region Colorado
has become. Colorado rs not alone IN
developing the raising of fruit. Nearly
NIL the states in that section Of the
country are producing the finest kind
and the greatest quantities of apples,
peaches. etc. Thcre arc splendid op-
portunitcs for young men IN the west,
npLIrT cH5UCcN- L Dcll'Nts budh -i 'HJ
Dther country in the world
Courses in Forestry.
''It is NOT generally known that for
est rangers in the west arc allowed TO
fako courses in forestry and conserva
tion work at the colleges and universe
ties of that section of the country, but
such is the case, SAID .. l.. Kennedy
nf Seattle. Recently, several hundred
forest rangers were detailed by the gov
ernment to study forest subjects at the
University OF Washington. They are
there now, taking special courses. Sonic
of them came from as far south as
California. In fact, the forest students
came from all sections Of the north
west. The course lasts for three months,
md, OF course, is mostly practical. The
rangers continue on the pay roll, Just
tho same as if they were at work in the
forests. The government believes that
They Will be better fitted for their ac-
iual work by some theoretical ipstruc
tion and the benefit of the experience
Of older and experienced foresters.
While this is an experiment, II IS be.
lieved that it will become a permanent |
matter, and the rangers will be sent
10 the university every winter TO learn
more of their profession,
Young Men In Navy.
The era Of the Young man in the
Cnlicd States navy ~ at hand. Through
our system of lneal promotion Ameri
can naval officers reach command rank
from ten 10 twelve years later than
those Of other navies '|America to-
day. said one, officer 10 me recently,
{ has the oldest officers Of any tirst-ratc
power. The men are allowed TO remain
in service until they arrive at the age
limit, when they arc quietly promoted
and dropped from active service. This
means that men awaiting promotion will
he held back until.t their superior Off
GERS havo reached the age of GO years
Such officers are not physically able to
+ bear the strain Of a prolonged war A
rear admiral, however, we'll vcrsed tech
nicaIly i'll naval warfare, is not efficient
: if he IS not capable Of endurance What
the American navy needs today is a set
Of men who IN youth viii compare with
those Of England, There is difference
Of twelve years IN the age of English
and United StaLeS commanders Sec
4, a Nccor IN nh.p oil y,i,