The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-21
'a.ho Senator Sets Out in
Strong Language Views Oh
Conservation.
|IoRE AND BETTER FARMS
OUR NEED, HE DECLARES
|,aOunces Policy That Would
Retard Development of
Great Resources.

UAsHkNGTON, June 2o.-fWhat
vaut is q sane, practical conserva-
a poIicy, under reasonable regula-
,o permitting the development of our
f. anal resources in accordance with
f. ustural laws of progress and indus
.;al erowth,n declared Senator Borah,
aadressing the senate today, during
,rdsration of conservation lcgisla-
", Dorah spoke as the champion of
ID west.
M would be a magnificent scheme. in
I<d.'' he exclaimed, ITO compel the
I.cIa west to hold It's vast resources in
|cness. deprive its people OF their enjoy
IN and use and compel them to pay
toute TO those resources of which you
.re taken possession here in the east
Il deycloped at your own tree Will"
Cnntonding that II was a violation OF
Ky principle of the constitution TO
Ifhhold power sites from the use Of the
&rforn states, Mr.. Borah inquired IL
XnoIe or Massachusetts, receives thou
'.nds or even millions OF dollars as
Mrenus for their water power and Idaho
ewes nothing, but on the other hand,
Ia millions into the federal treasury, Is
0fe equality among the states?" he
a thut the contention that natural re-
/Eces In state belonged to all the peo-
Il Of tho United States was all right Ia
ory, but that in practice it was utterly
Tne.
Y. Rights Of Each State.
Our power sites do not In any sense OF
torn belong TO the people of New
tRiand or New York. continued the
1sior. sThcy are TO be utilized by those
- mako themselves citizens OF the
: 1Ee and Join with others in trying To
La Nd a commonwealth" He argued
/ ~ Il never had been the theory of the
Hommept That these resources should
Z utilized as a revenue producing PROPOSE
I'M but that they were for the benefit OF
: sllc people. But" he sli1 'the poo-
: must come within .ac sta t5 In oEdcr
EyaIl themselves of tho use and bene-
~. Borah said congress could not pro-
Ne corservation by treating power
/ ~ which TO utilize was to conserve, as
I|d coal beds, which TO utilize was TO
rEume. AS 10 undcveioped natural re-
Ulees ne said that after congress had
: ||trui lhhe " pFcSGul WdStts CSlld's-
= nee and monopoly so as 10 insure their
4, <nonlc and bona f1de lse by the people.
vas about as fnr as The United States
-UtrDment could so. He added that as
limbcr there always should be the en-
Nfagement and aid of reforestation, as
. was something that could be repro
= Every water power site unused, locked
N ldleness and Inactivity when there
EI0mmNnltie0
u Tne sum OF humand happiness ana
= psritys" he continued. Every piece
ND which VIII produce the necessarles
ue dedicated by law 10 nonuse. incor-
4 ted In reserve and conied to settle
! 1~t Is an extra burden upon every man
- puys the necessaries OF life, Every
u n IN which thousands OF ,eet of ,ipcncd
= Hoer are permitted to rot and fall In
~, nserves you are stealing something
q n Inc human race that belongs to It,
q n eVery year that the great conl beds
Il Ine Pacific slope go uiideveloped 1t
- this government It's Extra millions
s,. end coal around TO tho Pacific, bur
y :, egery citizen In that part OF the
= tfy With exorbitnnt freight charges.
= puts extra millions into the hands Of
y Ntn coal companies who ere delighted
Ne this go on
Need for Development.
- I.ne basic and fundamental principle
Npy conservation policy agreed upon or
WPoFated Into law, said Senator
. tnese resources are not TO lie idle,
toned and unusable," he urged.
a0r Sgu Join with US in that proposition
lfb riii gladly join you IN formulating n
N. OF regulation and control which
usoio waste, cEtrnvaRnnce and
a poy as far as possible, But upon Il
oi nonuse. OF strangulation OF the
nest' We stop at -he IrsJ call tor
nuon, II strengulation IS 10 be mad
~ nrst be triel upon some OF the
i Sqres In this body.
:, h haye reached, il ,eerns. ,ha. pitia-
q mueiensiblc position, according to
ln IL sno would tic up our resourccs
Gins V "o arc willing 10 confess before
if1e L-oIo That as lawmakers we aye in.
; %n sS administrators worfh HESS
~ our citizenship Is so brazen and
snat we ean no longer 10 busi-
M W. out OF sheer impotency must
snop. 1 denolnce such q iheory
~ XrrSSe' upon our citizenship. n manu-
, + ten and we'll distributed libel unGr
" 5os and for ultcrloc ana selfish me.
~ borah declared that any iegig-
~ upon the subject of conscrva tor
neh,, upon the basis that western
~ |lvsnip. was honest. law abiding AM
bs ,hn' anat western people apDre.
l1asS NuIue OF their resources anc
bst Inv, !" project them; and that they
! whole ' - ZIG il"
fa,rrer !ation policy which teachc:
~ @to vas,. the science OF tarmiae
r S>11fs ana IN, Iis crops. protect them from
y q, make NE stock from disease, how
- rs lnir'y-five bushels of whoa
, 70 n yatec only twenty grew before
~ y rroN',ests turests those timber lands YhIc,
ef adont nothing but timber. wl,Icl
6=ol aS,,s., policy OF regulation an,
arty tvsrun,,lng vs,..tlng OF use and develop
sf =. ID" ~ h "here, Is true consgrvnrlo,
,ftht M xlsh, Inserted, But the polio,
hoEs prna,,neoIas the agricultural laDi
( ~ 'ahIch Son and hind.rs industrin
Ios foreIs' 'orGes the citizen into q cit
SivS,a .chmo for lands, lg not o1l;
dDr N. g,nt and unwlse. bur IL liz
Hthan" "nieh In legislation Is eve,
More and Better
> Syphesy that such n policy Will +
- y ian IN tho end. What we wenr
,~5 ~ ard adaevs and better farms nor
10 Ne us,, better noines." lie added,
! =, y 1|riaI eo mas her Ggh. 10 nike in In
',ose MI ..shu; said Mr.. Borah In con
y. ", ,H ana aSHe mas 10 take care OF he
~ <pfpe ,ur:ish prosperity for thog
" ety II 10 s,,s..hS us. Taxes must b
<nts. Ms.iIn .oun-y and state gov
: ~ WIN 'ne-third Of our stat
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