Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-27

vent development nor check 1t. There
is no saving so great as that of water
for power. It is matter that affects
the very vitals of the people. We want
the water developed, but not by the in
dividual control. Water is one of the
necessities of life. Every water power
site now held by either state or gov
ernment should be kept by it and
leased.
'"The conservationists want co-opera- E.
ton between state and nation and not
discord. Both should work together.
"As to forests, all should be held In
the control of the people and the gov
ernment should protect them against
fire and other waste. Reforestration
should be urged. Great waste has been
wrought both by fire and individual
control, but these forests have never
been replenished. Every other crop
throughout the land is replenished, why
not the forests? Private ownership
also is public trust, and all owners of
land should assist in keeping tho
forests in repair and should protect
them from waste through fire.
Every acre should be put to use
by the greatest number of people and
the excessive holding by individuals
should not be tolerated. Settlement
of land must be encouraged and the
land disposed of in fee simple, but sep
arate from mineral beneath the sur
face which comes under a different
head"
REFERS TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS
In this respect Mr.. Pinchot referred
especially to agricultural land in the
coal regions.
"The object of conservation is not
to tie y development but to prevent
the present generation wasting the
natural resources. The coming gen.
erations have right to some of the
benefits.
"Minin. men should accept the prop
osition and urge it. We believe in de-
veloping but not in speculation and
monopoly. The people should supervise
regulations concerning the natural re-
sources, seek to prevent the loss of
life, fires and accidents in miness
That is fair to all mining men.
He is an enemy to both state and
nation who picks differences between
them. The conservationists are striv-
ing for the good of all and should re-
ceive the support of all the people, and
national control nor state control
should not enter into the controversy.
What is needed is both a national
conservation commission and a state
conservation commission, and they
should work together In this way
all the resources could be handled
equitably ana harm would be done to
no man.
1.-THE forest service has never at
tempted to interfere with mining, but
as fundamental fact has endeavored
to beat the man who was trying to
get control of land under pretense Of
legitimate mining"
TAKES SHOT AT BALLINGER
Mr.. Pinchot referred always to the
forestry service as "we," explaining
that he did so through force of habit,
and took a little shot at Ballinger by
saying, with a smile, that he had no
apology to make.
Speaking Of the leasing system, Mr..
Pinchot said:
Conservation must not and will not
interfere with the prospector. Any sys-
tenn that did so would not be sound.
All the conservationists are trying to
do is to maze the prospector's work
easier, to facilitate and not check his
progress.
"People of the United States have
this idea Of conservation soundly in
their heads and are adopting 1t daily
and L note, as they have, that opposi-
tion to conservation is rapidly disap-
pearing both effectually and in guam
tity. This policy is here to stay, and,
not to boast, but simply to state fact.
the mining men should support 1t and
help us all, with suggestions aud ad-
the end, to be chagrined by defeat.
Take a hand-that is the wise and sem
sible thing to do. No doubt everything
objected to can be adjusted, and In this
way you will win in the victory with
the rest.
PATENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN
"Now concerning oil; First, men who
have made bona-fide locations previous
to withdrawal-last falkland who have
been developing in good faith should
get their patents.
''Second-Oil lands not now located
should remain so. Legislation should
be made for the development of these
lands, say for three years, and If oil
is found the government should give
permit to develop for period of many
years, say for twenty-five years, and
the operator should pay a royalty, but
small enough as not to hamper his
development OF the land"
Mr.. Pinchot referred to the early
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