The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-20

the people of the east of the justice
of their position and through the peo
pie also to convince the congressman.
In view of these things. the COVER
nors have agreed that the best and
strongest citizens of their states are
the ones to be sent to st. Paul, and in
pursuance of this decision n resolution
was adopted which expressed the belief
Of the governors that vital questions
are to be considered and that these vital
questions can be presented best by men
conyersant with all tho multitude of
detnil involved in conservation. The
resolution on this head reads:
On to st. Paul.
Whereas This conference OF the gov
crnors OF the Rocky mountain and Pacihc
coast states was called to consider that
proper representation on the floor or the
forthcoming conservation congress at ST
Paul, which had been tacitly denied on
former application, and
Whereas, 1t was the corolary intent
to devise, If possible, ways and means
of placing before the st. Paul congress
and the nation the just. reasonable and
irrepressible views of the states most
vitally concerned In the statutory al
flrmation OF the accepted conservation
policy OF the country; and
Whereas, The representatives OF the
| governor OF Minnesota have given assur.
ance that the program of the national
| conservation committee has been so
| amended as to insure. on a day specially
| set apart. the free and full discussion OF
| the subject OF conservation by the gov
ernors OF all the states or their repre-
| SentativeS; be 1t
Resolved. That the governors Of the
| Rocky mountain and Pacific coast states
| present and represented cordially take
| part in the proceedings OF tho ST. Paul
[ congress. and appoint in compliance with
| the invitation extended them, delegations
| OF such force, character and ability as
tyIl INN a @ In lrllt n g.
sembly the sincerity and justice Of the
demands TO be presented by the strug-
| CLING young states most 10 be affected
| IN their internal economy and growth by
the national conservation policies and
/ laws
Apostle Senator Cornered.
In spite of the protestation OF Apos-
tie. Senator Smoot that, within five
years experience, there had not been
proved zone. single, solitary charge
of abuse by the forest service, 1t was
the testimony of the governors that
but also cruelty fragrant. Governor
Brady cited a large number Of cases
Governor Brady said that homesteadel
in his state had applied in November
for permission to cut firewood for hi:
winters use. In March of the follow
ing year the permission was granted
Senator Smoot SAID this could not pos
sibly be so Governor Brady said il
might not "possibly1 be so, hut the
fact remained that it was so.
Governor Brady said man took VI
n homestead Then forest ngcnt
came along and said lie was entitled
To only nineteen or twenty acres ot
} thc land, although the family had ljvet
upon the tract two years and bar
builded comfortable and substantial
house. The apostle senator also sai(
that this could not possibly be so, &,
| which Governor Brady replied as HI
. had before
Governor Brady said that when TIN
! Pacific, Idaho & Northern wanted tcla
, grauh poles for it's line of wires. pol
, timber was growing within two fee
of it's right Of way, The railroad ap
piled for these sticks. The request wa
turned down. and the railroad had t.
, brinp poles from Sand Point. dis
tnncc of 400 miles The apostle. e.scn
ator said this, also, was highly lmprob
a able. What could Governor Brady say
t Governor Brooks Specific.
G Governor Brooks of Wyoming aske
Y Senator Sm0ot how many eases ha
I come under his notice of supervisor
0 owning livestock.
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