Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-11-03

tied by bona-hde hOmesteaders Freely
open to such settlement.
l do not believe that q single acre OF
our public lands should hereafter pass
into private ownership except for the
single purpose of homestead settle
ment, and 1 know that the stockmen
stand with me In their desire to re-
move every obstacle from the path OF
the genuine homesteader. and to put
every possible obstacle in the pathway
of the man who tries to get public
lands by Misrepresentation or fraud
This Is absolutely necessary on the
agricultural lands. 1t is at least equal
ly necessary on the mineral lands. IL
would be a calamity, whose baleful ef-
feet on the average citizen We can
scarcely exaggerate, If the great stores
of coal and other mineral fuels still
owned by the people in Alaska and
elsewhere should pass into the unregu-
lated ownership of monopolistic cor
porations.
The Forest Service.
You progressive stockmen have stood
heartily by the conservation move
mcnt. and with you have stood many
others throughout the West. to whom
large credit is due such as the lum-
bcrmen in Washington and Oregon. the
irrigators in California, and the sup
porters of the country life movement
in and around Spokane. l want to
ular to the Colorado Forestry associa-
ton. which has supported the forest
work of the government with such un-
selfish zeal. The forest service has
enemies because it is effective. Some
of it's best work has been met by the
bittercst opposition. For example IL
has done a real service by blocking
the road against the grabbers OF water
power. and again by standing like
rock against the demands OF bogus
mining concerns to exploit the national
forests. | have always done my best
TO help the genuine miner. l believe
that one of the first duties Of the gov
crnmont il to encoura sc honest mining
on the public lands. But it is equally
Important to enforce the law firmly
against that particularly dangerous
class which makes its living off the
public through fraudulent mining
schemes.
Much of the opposition to the forest
service. like much Of the opposition to
conservation. takes the form OF direct
misre presentation. For example, the
cry is often heard that the national
forests inclose great areas of agricul-
tural land which are thus put beyond
the reach of settlement This state
mvnt seems plausible only till tn' .1cts
are known. In the first place, co! ,cess
has specially provided that " ttever
agricultural land there may be "a any
national forest shall be open. under
proper safeguards. to homestead set
tlemcnt And in the second place, when
the opponents of conservation are ask
ed to point out the great stretches of
inclosed agricultural land on the
ground and in the presence of experts.
instead of in speeches in hall. they
fail.
Reclamation Service.
The National Irrigation Congress is
to hold a session in the city of Pueblo
late in September. l am keenly sorry
I that | could not nave accepted the
Invitation TO be present. / must. how
ever. be in the East at that time. But
since l cannot be present then to ex-
press my keen. long held, and deep-felt
interest in the reclamation of arid
lands by the federal government /
desire to do so now. There is no more
effective instrument for the making Of
homes than the United states Recfs-
nation Service. and no government bu-
reau while | was President had reach
ed a higher standard of efficiency. In
tegrity and devotion to the public well
fare.
Like the Forest Service. the Reclama-
/ ton Service has clashed with certain pr-
! Vate interests, and has had 10 pay tho
penalty of it's service 10 the public in tho
form of bitter opposition from those with
whose profit II has interfered. The cry
hos l.ar, rnisa1 AGAINST in that tho gov
ar,,,opt ,,,,st NOT do Gov its citizens ar :.
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