The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-08
FOREST SERVICE
AND GRAZING TAN
Continued from Page Two.

our nation or our government. One doll
lar eMacted for forest preserya ton T..
every s2.s5 FOR the education OF youth;
Not unlikely those who now utilize the
forests for grazing purposes. OF, some OF
them, would pay even more man thgy
do raJhsr ,s than ac gye yr up R shs GSns is Is
apply to this branch of the service the
principle Of all the traffic will bear.
against which most ri the rlilroad lcsis-
proved has been laveled? In the last
published report OF the secretary OF ag-
could very easily be made not only 20
keep pace WITH The expenditures: hut
cost of maintaining the forest service,
Private owners OF grazing lands In the
same regions ask and receive a very
for rct the "ih@e use of their snds than does the
forest service Why should the gov
ernment be guided in fSing charge. II
by private owners for the right 10 Craze
their lands?
Power Sites.
Not the least among the very substan-
chot TO the nation, OF which richly de-
served mention has heretofore been made
in this paper, is bis clarion call 10 the
American people 10 beware Of the 40
sorptio1 BY a great trust Of sites for
the development OF water power, In view
OF the overshadowine Importance. indus
IllSUN. winch SNcn sizes must assume
Indeed. have assumed-no effort that
wise craftsmanship can suggest should
be omitted TO preserve them from falling
,e measure reason reasona biy calculated to avert
such a. catastrophe deserves and should
receive .he support Of ,patrtotic AND
public spirited citizens. Eut IL the plan
OF disposition OF such sites OH the pub
lie domain shall contemplate. 4 has fire.
qucnily been advanced. the payment into
the national treasury OF . perpetual roy
slty for the privilege Of dammng the
stream or occupying the site whereon
works of. diversion may hc. c"nstructcd
tho pnopic ct the west will scarcely be
prevailed upon 10 give away their birth
right by lending their approval 10 any
such measure. 1t Will he difficult 10 con-
vince them that IL viii be any less easy
10 acquire 4 monopoly Of power sites by
the imposition OF a ROYALTY 10 be paid out
OF the receipts Of the operations to be
EverT burden OF that character i'm
posed not only rctards thc construction
OF works for the development OF power,
but by reducing The profits, Of operation
restricts compe tition for sites 10 thoge
who can construct WORKS OF great ,nagni
inde .e The sloNcT The profits are. the
the contest for sites TAc question OF
THay. and by, some other provision than
what would be the effect Of such an i'm
position" THE power company would |
be obliged to add just so much more 10
ers as will make mp The federal tax |
Some day vc shall regulate h! commis-
We now thus regulate railroad rates, and |
those of water companies and other pub |,
lie service corporations
In that day the commissioners viii he !
obliged 90 fiX the rates lust SO much |
higher than they otherwise would. as
will enable the company. i'm addition Ia
paving reasonable return on tho money !
invested, "a meet the ROYALTY eHacted |
by the national government. Thus the
people who consume the power will pay
The tax. And Who are they? The poo
pl" Of the public land sta tcs where. i'll
consequence Of their mountainous char
acter power sites abound, Thus this
signed 10 tax tho people nf the unde-
Nelo""d west for The benefit OF their
brenrcn in the elder states.
Coal Lands.
The same disposition Is exhibited IN
the proposed revision Of tho ccsl land
act lands bearing coal are Ia hc mace
10 Weld perpetual rcrennc To the sov-
srnm%n5 pn9"r n5" a 'SSS ;g wi,M s, T9Tsy ty
revised but a change such as
that indicated win only place new enter
tit!on viii, those operating on patented
lands. thus 1Scoura cinc tho Development
OF new properties hu, the obvious ten.
dcncy VIII bs to increase the price al
coal II the consumer. In other words
this royalty. FOO. becomes a tax ON thnSo
who must rely for their coal supply on
the government shall commit itself 20
such change rs Is proposed in the coal
land act IL viii be difficult 10 advance
nny reason why the policy should no; h"
adopted as 70 placer deposits. and when
applied Ia them. ulartZ veins can scarce
Is bc sa id 80 differ so essentially in their
character as 10 constitute an exception
to The rule
Why should tho secretary of dsricu-
ture take any credit. like 'livc. for mod
Grafton. in that he "Sacted only $50 900
last year for the preserya ton of the for
aFts. from tn" people OF Montana Who
ollow The sheep and cattle business be-
-susc 4 private owner OF the land on
which their cattle GraScd would nave cx-
Icted more
What argument can possibly be brought
% boar I'm support Of . protective tariff
IN wool that does NOT imneach the Wis
inm and tho policy Of the federal grazing
AK While the present revenue policy
: pursued. tho government cannot. with
my regard for nsistnncy. he controlled
u materially Influenced in its action
,iih respect To- grazing privileges on the