The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-15
Former Forester
3 Apostle of Fallacy, Theory
and Ignorance.
WOULD MEAN
PERIL TO MINING In WEST
|,ustor Hughes Declares Pos
terity Should Take Care of
It's Own Troubles.

June 14.-Wher the
II s,a today resumed consideration OF
v,blIc land withdrawal bill. Mr., Hey
L,- declared the proposition to with
- ,hc publIc lands for so-called con-
-s,,,on TO be "a political impertinence
.he part OF the people OF the East
,1e said In the great falls Of the Poto-
! shere was enough waterpower TO
"a avery wheel In the District OF Co.
nbis''
.-cnsorvation should begin at home. he
~ ana ne advised the national gov
mani 10 give its attention TO tue
s<cr power possibilities near the cer'-
~ of population, where they would be
Nae available.
nj Ave times more than the receipts IN
forestry policy. he said; we are
wing on the national I;tn9a treasury 10
6uflining the pending bill, he declared
nlrpose TO be the withdrawal o.
v the public lands so as TO leave them
IN only to miners and prospectorS.
snd now comes this apostle OF failacy.
1cry and Ignorance. the eX-foresler OF
4 United states, who is reported to be
XuSlnS ltl1S cAScPN1caar ''N NHNN'~N
Piuchot in Europe.
neclaring the former forester had been
|. .Europe irnbIbing foreign information
IN doing some other things that we
&qv logs about" he said the government
1rcrts never had found mine. The
-Iseouence Of the forests policy would
= no prevention of extension OF mining
-'1he United States. The result would
II dc continued. that in another. gem
lfjpu the present mines would De
ned out and there would be no more
sHrity in that direction TINS. lie Sala'
hid be the Inevitable result of follow
l'yhis censor of the morals and man
= E OF he people
-&nator Hughes of Colorado. declared
@nresent tendency was toward Il feudal
!. lem. 'like that which had disgraced
land and made progress In Germany
tosslble."
II. Hughes scoffed at the idce that
n country's resources were oelng eN-
listed and declared IL would take 900
-frs 10 minc the coal in Colorado alone.
addition. he quoted reports OF the geo.
heal survey 10 show there were 1000
: Irs open TO coal mining in the world.
81 Amateur Finds Rebuke.
icnntor Hughes declared that in the
-<fress and prosperity Of the west the
T'ft7nte and the amateur who would
the people what 10 do with the water
Iheir streams would find telling re-
And now the men vino have built UP
q great region are to be taught in q
Idergarten school," he exclaimed, and
]. ed that 'this would be amusing II II
- not tragic"
: fnator Hughes took the position that
RE generations should work out the
htlems OF their day and said il was
1r Desirable TO make molly -coddleS' OF
IN by leaving them nothing to do lie
nd continue to protest against any
hfrIne that would retard the develop
~ OF the country as he contendcd the
szF6ryation policy would do.
nator Carter offered as an amendment
y ne bill the provisions that heretofore
passed the senate authorizing :he is
= OF sS0,000.o00 OF certificates Of iE-
scfedness with which TO complete exist
y1rrigation projects. Senator Hey
n opposed the amendment and the
3 ne adjourned without action.