The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-19
GOVERNORS TO ATTEND
ST. PAUL CONFERENCE
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demands OF Washington and Wyoming
that the administration OF the forests
be turned over 10 the sovereign states
by the government, 10 allow the hand
ling OF all these matters within the
states aGd not By the federal govern
ment.
This demand. however. will probably
not be carried 10 ST. Paul, as the ma
Jority OF governors are OF the impress
sion that the time is not yet ripe Tor
the states 10 demand that the lands now
held by the government be turned over
70 them. II was cOntended by both
Governor Brooks OF Wyoming and Gov
ernOr Hay OF Washington, however,
that the states could administer the
forests in better shape than the gov
eminent is evidencing and that money
could be saved 10 the men interested
and the treasures OF the states bet
tered.
Senator Reed Smoot was the target
Tor many questions, both in the after
noon meeting IN the council chamber
and last night in the private office OF
Governor Spry, who was chairman or
the meetings. Senator SmOOt author
or the conservation bills now before
Congress. anc prominent for years in
the conservation movement, was
queried on the administration policy
from every angle and explained the
clauses OF the proposed bills.
Those Who Attended.
Present at the meeting Of governors
are the following.
Governor s. b. Brooks Of Wyoming
Governor j. I'll. Brady of Idaho; Gov
ernOr w. T.. Hay of Washington. Gov
ernOr William Spry OF Utah. Arthur B.
Witcher, personal representative OF
Governor Denver :. Dickerson OF Ne
Vadas A. ID. Cowan OF Seattle. Con-
gresham Julius Kahn Of San Fran
cisco, personal representative of Gov
ernOr Glllett. G. n Macarthur Of Port
land. ore, personal representative OF
Governor Rnngnns NnEanh ~ lfOllhFaTfh
personal representative Of Governor
John +. ShafrOth OF Colorado; Il. b.
Kellogg, j. II. Beck. Ralph WheeiOck
and Reuben Warner OF Minnesota.
Besides deciding to attend the meet
Ing or the national congress at ST. Paul.
there Is little else sure as a result OF
tnis meeting. IL seems certain, how
ever, that the governors will demand
that every acre OF land now included in
forest reserves and subject To cultiva-
ton shall be taken from the reserves
and opened for entry.
Al the meeting last night, Frank b.
kellogg and Ralph WheelOck. members
or the special committee from St Paul.
made arguments as 70 why the gov
ernors should attend and should send
strong committees TO represent the
various states 10 place before the ma
tional body the demands OF the west
alonS conservation lines.
Mr.. WheelOck. secretary TO Governor
Eberhart OF Minnesota explained that
the Minnesota committees in arrang-
Ing the program had demanded that
more time be given so that the western
governors could be heard. and an extra
day had been added To the session FOR
the governors alone, who should make
a program 10 suit themselves.
No "steam Roller
Congressman Julius Kahn Of Cali
fOrnia declared that no steam rOller''
methods would be permitted at the ST.
Iaul conference, and that the west
would be heard fully and completely on
the matters vitality touching this part
or the country. He declared that each
governor should send strong delega-
tlou Tor the very purpose OF being
heard and clearly understood.
arthur b Witcher, representing Ne
Vadas and Joseph L. Collbraith OF Colo
rado, both declared that the governors
OF those TWO states would send delega-
tlons 10 ST. Paul. on the ground that
II there Is 10 be "a fight 10 was all the
more reason why the west should be on
c. n. Macarthur of Oregon declared
that out OF the $4,000 square vliles OF
land In oregon, $1,000 square miles are
II government reserves and bottled
up" oregon is doing much conserva-
ton or its own, he said with fish and
timber, and he believed many thou
sands OF acres OF land should be thrown
open 10 entry which are now held in
reserves. He cited the case of Grant
county covering more area than the
state OF Massachusetts, where 20 per
~.
BUT on this score, he admitted TO Sen
ator SmOOt that little Of the land is
valuable for anything but timber land.
Governor brady Complains.
Governor Brady. OF Idaho. explained
that or the 100000 acres OF land in
Idaho, SO,UOUrJO0 acres are in govern
ment reserves. In complaining Of the
forestry system he declared that in one
instance a man had peIitiOned the for
estry bureau in September for lumber
nil.
permit the following March
The direct Charge that forestry su-
pefNlsor IN the Jackson Hole country is
a large cattle owner and gets an of
the advantages Of the ranges within
the forest reserves denied to others. |
was made by Governor Brooks of
wyoming. and the case Will probably
be Investigated by the department |
Through Senator Smoot.
Senator Shoots speech.
Outlining clearly and fOrcibly the adj
mnistratiOn policy regarding cOnserva-
ton, Senator Reed SmOOt occupied the
floor most OF The afternoon. assuring
the governors OF the sincere interests
OF Congress In their welfare and de-
cl6rtng thai nothing would be done to !
take from them any Of the revenue not |
Justly coming 10 the government at /
Washington.
After a talk on the proposed conser-
walton laws before Congress which /
have been introduced By him, Senator /.
Smoot answered questions from Gov /
ernor Brooks. Of Wyoming. and others /
relative 20 the administration policy.
That the gov ernOrs are not clearly 4
informed as 20 the proposed SmOot con- /
servatiOn laws was shown in me oues
tions OF Governor Brooks. asking for /
some OF the details. An intimatiOn of /
the feeling OF some OF the governors /
was shown II some remarks by Gov /
erncy Brooks In demanding that the /
state OF Wyoming have more land and
that the federal government do not /
control such vast areas. But adjourn 1
ment was taken after his address and I