The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-01-21

their rropcr extension and the bono,
running ten years or mor' Co be taken
up bv the proceeds 81 returns to the
reclamation fund which returns. aa
the years go on. will increase rapidly
in amount
New Law Requisite.
Respecting the comparatively small
tImtercd areas on the public domain not
included in national forests because 81
their isolation or their special value for
agricultural or mineral purposes u u ap-
parent from the evils resulting by vir-
tue " the imperfcctions " existing laws
Tor the disposition Of timber lands that
the acts of June g. iSis. should be re-
pealed and a law enacted for the dispn-
sltlon Of the timber at public sale. the
lands after the removal Of the timber to
be- subject TO appropriation under the
agricultural or mineral land laws
what ! have said IL really an epltome
Of the recommendation uf the secretary
Of the interior IN respect 20 the future
conservation ~ the public domain In his
present annual report lie has given
close attention 60 the problem N DISPOSE
ton Of these lands under such conditions
No. a. invite the private capital necessary
to their development on the one hand.
and the maintenance of the restrictions
necessary 60 prevent monopoly and abuse
from absolute ownership on the other.
These recommendation are incorporated
IN bills he has prepared. and they are at
the disposition Of the congress I earnest
BY recommend that all the suggestions
which he has made with respect Co these
lands shall be- embodied In statutes and,
especially that tbe Withdrawals already
made shall be- validated 90 far a. necea-
safy and that doubt as 20 the authority
~ the secretary oi the Interior 90 with.
20 La u
recommendation MS 60 future disposition
Of them where new legislation iH needed
shall De- made complete ana uuuucHtiuuCd.
Disposition Of Forest Reserves.
The forest reserves 81 the United
States. some iau ooI.so acres IN extent are
under tns control ~ the department Of
agriculture. with authority adequate 90
preserve them and 90 extend their growth
b" fnt na that may be- practicable. Tie
Importance of the maintenance of our
forests cannot be- exaggerated The possi-
hIlitv ~ scientific treatment OF forests
so that they shall be- made to Yield a
large return IN timber without really re-
duciug the supply has been demonstrated
M other countries. ana We should work
toward the at.n dnrd set by them aa Ear
us their methods are applicable to our
conditions
Improvement Of River.
come now to tho Improvement NJ tho
inland waterways ilo would be- blind
indeed who did not realize that tho PEG.
pie ~ the lar west. aud 90. rUluly those
of the Mississippi valley, have been
aroused 10 the need there IL fot tho i'm.
pfuyement of our inland waterways
Tho Mississippi river. with tho Missouri
/ on the one hand ana the Ohio on thu
other would seem Co uner great nat.
urnl means ~ Interstate transportation
and trnnic. How far " properly improved
they would relieve the railroads or sup
plement them In respect to the hulkief
and cheaper commodities lH "a matter of
/ conjecture No enterprise ought Ia be-
! undertaken the cost nf which In not def.
/ initely aHccrtained and the bencnt and
advantage 81 which are not known and
assured by competent engineers and other
/ authority when, however. q project Of
definite character for the Improvement
/ ~ waterway has been developed ac
that the plans have been drawn. tho cost
| definitely estimated. ana tho frame
/ which Will be- accommodated iH reason
ably probable I think II IL the duty OF
congress TO undertake the project and
make provision therefor In the proper APP
| preparation bill
one Of the projects which answers the
description I have given II that Of intro
duclng dams into the Onto river from
| fittHburg TO Cairo, 10 aa TO maintain nj
all seasons Of the year. by slack water
a depth u nine feet Upward Of seven
Of these dams have already been con.
Htructcd and six are under construction,
while the total required IN u. Tho r..
naming cost IL known TO be- tda,ooo.cg
II seems TO me that In tile development
OF our inland waterways II would be
wise to begin with this particular proiect
and carry II through ~ rapidly as may
be. I assume from reliable Information
that u can be constructed economically
I -.
that the public lands. In river and hiu.
bor bills. make provision for continuing
contracts 90 complete this Improvement.
ana shall recommend In the future n
II be necessary, that bonds be issued 10
carry Il through
what has been said of the Ohio river
h true In less complete way ~ the lm.
provemeni OF the upper Mississippi from
81 Paul Co st. Louis To a constant depth
OF ak feet and OF the Missouri. from
Kansas city 20 st. Louis TO "a constant
depth OF ria feet and from 81 Louis "a
Cairo OF a depth OF eight feet These
projects have been pronounced practical
BY competent boards of army engineers.
their cost has been estimated ana there
Is business which will follow the Inn
provemont.
~ these improvements are being made.
ana the trafno encouraged by them shows
itself Of sufficient Importance the I'm.
pfoNement OF tho MlasiHHippi beyond
Cairo down TO the gulf. which ~ now
going on with the maintenance of a depth
Of nine feet everywhere, may be changed
"a another and greater depth II thc neces
sity for II shall appear 60 arise out Of tho
trafiic which can be delivered on the river
| at Cairo.
Cheap Rail Rate Necessary.
am Informed that the Investigation
By the waterways commission In Europe
shows that the existence of waterway
by no means assures trunic unless thore
Il franc adapted 20 water carriage 40
cheap rates al one end or the other OF
the stream II also appears IN Europe
that the depth of the streams H. rarely
more than hiN feet, ana never more than
nine. But u ~ certain that ENORMOUS
quantities ~ merchandise are transported
over the rivers ana canals IN Germany
and France ana England ana itNs also
certain that the existence Of such mssh-
DDS ~ trnfilc materially Affects the ratet
which the railroads charge, and II II IN.
best regulator Of those rates that we
have, not even excepting the govern.
mental regulation through the interstate
commerce commission. For this reason.
! hope that this congress will take such
steps that Il may be- called the inaugu.
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