The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-08
KEY
OF P|NCHOT'S SONG
Former Chief Forester Makes
Strong Report to National
Conservation Association.
WANTS ORGANIZATION
TO PUSH LEGISLATION
Has Some Fault to Find, but
Claims to Be Fair in
Criticism.

WASHINGTON. Feb. T.--"ConserVa-
tion-the necessity Tor the passage at the
present session Of congress Of good laws
for tho protection of the natural re-
sources of the United States" is the key
note OF a report just made 10 the Ma
tional Conservation association by Gif-
ford Pinchot. recently chosen president
oil the association.
Mr.. Pinchot takes up. in what he calls
- spirit OF constructive criticism, nine
bills relating 10 the conservation or nat
ural resources. introduced into congress
January is. on behalf OF the secretary ol
the interior. one Of which has been re-
ported from the public lands committee,
the other eight being still in the hands
uf the committee.
Need for Activity.
Mr.. Pinchot calls upon tho members of
the association TO put forth strong 81,
forts TO have enacted into law the bill
on the Withdrawal Of public lands which
has been reported in amended FORM from
the committee by Senator Nelson, Ioilo~-
ing conferences between the committee
and officers Of the conservation aasocia :
tion This bill. Mr.. Plncbot thinks,
should have the unqualified support OF
the members OF the association
OF tue other eight bills. he believes
that some merely require amcndment
bill and the phosphate, oil, asphaltum and
natural gas bills, he reports arc funda-
! mentally sound in principle, but need
| some amendment.
They wisely separate. he said. the sur
| face Of tho land from the underlying
minerals and provide for the disposal OF
the minerals by lease ana not oS ssis,
| no sufficient anti-monopoly clause. Inc
! clause that purposes 70 regulate rates 10
be charged the public, Is so so nrameu 'na'
imoihcr clause OF the bills. he adds.
may reduce the standard of mining TO
the wastcful level OF the prevailing com
mcrcial practice.
other Faults Found.
In regard 10 the hill for survey Of rail
| ro,S lind grants. he Expresses the opin
| ion that Il Will enable the railroads prop
| erjy 10 perfect titles 10 their lands. bni
| il overiooks tho long -nen1ing undcrs,an,n ,,i : .
| ing between certain of the roads aud the
| forest service for the return ol raiiroao
| lands within the national forests 10 the
United states. IN return lol ,hs rtEnr r,har ~
! CG,aj Ia that on tho lands returned.
This understanding. he says. requires
only legislation 20 make IT. rMccuyT,' ,,,, M,
| rfnrhot declared that 1T rcpcals IN 81
| lnnre the existing water power low alo
curtalls The aIrsady ampLe PoWer N( nGm frrmeT nS
attorney general, by tho dcpar'mem OF
| agriculture. ,.u r ,.,,,,,o.,,e
| lion SO the government ny Inc 'onlpa'''S
llc holds. is good
Water power sites should b" proteci%d
! from, private appropriation under th'
| ,nd ,ayy. he ss ys and IL should be made
nossibls to issue to the companies per-
| ,rits good for. and definitely terminating
| az the end Of fifty years
Not Yet Satisfied
The fault found by Mr. Pincho' with
the reclamation blu is that it opens re.
claimed lands 10 absentee landlords and
10 spectators
| 4 bad feature Of the bill Tor ,he sale
| -, Unnher and timber lands he declares
js that II replaces the objectionable fca-
| inres OF the timber and ston" act. which
| wss the inducrmeut 10 apccnla,lpn u
| eyn,.nrnment tIrnbcrs. with provisions that
5rnmotc speculation and rctard the dc.
yrInnmont of agricultural and mineral
lands far more than did the act 1t re-
In failing To- separate thc surface IRON
,hc underlying minerals. the bill for thc