Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-19
o.Iivers Principal Address at the
Afternoon Session Of West
ern Governors.
Fl lMINATlON OF FARM LAND
...t,urol Acres VIII he Taken From
The Forest Reserves by the Gov
eminent for settlement.

..,o,te5 several questions during the
10. rsmarks, which brought out
,,ot that Senator Smoot favored
y. animation OF agricultural and
ING lands from the forest reserves
:, ,,ov," declared Senator Smoot,
me present administration Is
V.,ire agricultural lands from the
s.u, INST as rapidly as classihcatlons
ho made. and I know also that the
Gn,,nistration will continue to take
.Ai lands out OF the forests until they
I've all been eliminated
Senator smoot brought with him
-. NJ an the bills that had been
"N,s55uced In Congress under the mead
=, ,onseryution. and he explained sew
Vi bills of which he Is the author'
,or pending before the national legls-
hture 81, ..,, .,n,.,, Co..
,eors and have given II the deep
a ;bouaht." he said, And | would
~, 10 see the governor Of any western
-. rive the impression TO other
...,es that me west Is opposed 10 any
,s.,rsssiye conservation movement So
E.ss the forest reserves are concerned.
(, lsvc not the time 20 discuss II, nor
4, YOU care to listen
idaho. wyoming and Colorado have
NAs1 somewhat aggrieved because the
.,,srnment took so much for the for
ss,. but know that the lands which
49, capable Of cultivation VIII be re-
.,sved from the reserves as soon as
,ssse matters are investigated In the
s,,ura Il will he a matter of eliminating
,Ssso agricultural lands from the for
~, reserves rather than making ad-
selons OF that am sure
WATER POWER SITES.
IN regard 20 water power sites. on
The hrst question ! disagree with the
policv Of Mr. Pinchot I believe II tho
government should not control the
streams Indirectly. II should not di-
reilly believe these should be turned
aver 10 the states under certain re-
,trletlons have included this in the
I'm which is now on the ca lendar in the
senate and which | believe viii pass
and become a law. II Is so just and
On the face Of II so reasonable that the
men NJ the east. who claim conserya-
Ton interests will pass IL and the
resident Of the United states Will sign
n On this matter. Mr. Piuchot and I
dlhtr again He thinks that govern
mert control Of waterpower sites would
"a best and that the government should
collect toll or fee on the horsepower
n the streams. not directly for the
vatsrowcr but for the use OF the land
ordering on the streams
Speaking Of the expression 10 the ef-
FEET that the eastern people are trying
% take away the resources OF the west,
Senator Smoot said. II do not believe
he eastern people wish 70 deprive the
west Of anything which belongs 10 the
west II has been my experience that
no EASTERN people are willing 90 follow
lhe concensus Of opinion Of the men who
rprcsent tho west 7 am quite sure
there IL m plan or project IN the east
whose design II is to take from the
west lis resources
Senator Smoot said the withdrawal
nm passed by the recent session II
Congress was a just bill II was just
70 homestenders and to all concerned
and was much better than the old law
Vhereunlcr so much confusion pre-
vailed
GAS AND OIL LOCATIONS.
The proposed law for gas and oil
h'atlons. said Senator Smoot, now be-
lore the senate, is a fair measure. 1t
gives every man a chance 10 prospect
ior oil under permit from the secre-
ury Of the Interior. and the charge for
lhtse permits is exceedingly small.
Ihefe can Doe no monopoly under this
hE. he said for it's terms are just such
a, to prevent this very thing The fact
mat the lessees, II such they may be
called are subject to the discretionary
action Of the secretary OF the interior,
would be- a guarantee. The permits
give prospector three years in which
70 md out whether or not there is gas
q oil 70 be had
There had been much professed
tArm that the mineral development Of
we west would be retarded by reason
" me passage OF the withdrawal bill
~ other proposed legislation.
There VIII never be a time" said
Ar smoot, when any law IL going
70 interfere with the development OF
we western country. There will never
law that win interfere with the
yen who dig for precious metals. |
Know the sentiment Of the east, and
ney Know back there that TO retard
,N development OF the mineral re-
sources Of the west would mean n Sc
.pe a crushing blow 10 business.
mere need he no alarm on this score"
senator Smoot said that the sem
eN would undoubtedly pass n measure
soVdlng for the turning over 70 the
.1'es Of all remaining lands, but he
'plessea the opinion that such a
measure would never pass the house.
EVENING SESSION.
during the evening session an oppor-
,llV was afforded the delegation
ION ~ Paul and Minneapolis to be
rs,,'u IN regard to the plans for the
s.,,s'ha! conservation congress TO be
80 IN st. Paul. sept. 5. The first
r.aAer was Frank y Kellogg who
,sea the governors not only 10 ap-
sII,nt delegates, but Ia attend them
~, assuring them that they would
~. ample time to present their argu-
ienh before the congress Mr. KEEL
@gg said that from what he had heard
s,.sk me sessions of the governors
,so.nl.s'ience, he was more than ever
s,Islhced that the west should send
.,g,ng delegations to st. Paul.
v,, the people Of the east whom
Ia. want To convince" said Mr. Kel-
w. ana your opportunity 20 con-
- mem II 10 meet them AZ the con-
49, ana tell them your side OF the
a. ] do not think there Is any pref
NJ M mo east the south or the great
Tbssslppl valley against the west.
~. people are not Informed upon
~ question as you are indeed. they
!, ", hulc about IL. Therefore. II Is
Ten ,s advantage TO meet them and
OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED.
s, Iph Wheelock, secretary and per-
AMI, representative OF Gov. Eberhart.
.nss,.Ien something Of the difficulties
hr,euntered by Gov Eberhart in
,r.nsng about readjustment OF the