Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-18
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the top OF Mount Rainier. when the
hdlnler reserve was created the North
ern Pacitic was permitted 10 make lieu
selections for this vslueless mountain
peak ana II selected In lieu thereof an
equal area OF highly valuable timber
iahd' Does that sound like conserva-
| uon or natural resources and protec-
tlon OF the peoples interests?
we want our timber conserved. but
We want TO conserve I'm a rational
manner Timber that has matured
should be sold, and cut-over areas that
are adapted to agriculture should be
| open To enry. Reserves that include
| the mountain ranges and watersheds
| WIZ conserve our water supply. but II
| Is unjust To create reserves that ex-
Tend TO the lower elevations and In
| clude thousands Of acres of valuable
farming land such as Is the case with
the existing reserves In our state. This
| interested area should never have been
included In the reserves. IL should have
been left open for settlement and the
use for which II is adapted; that is
farming and fruit raising. No good
purpose is subserved by keeping IL
from Improvement on the contrary,
direct handicap has been placed
on the development OF the state
WATER POWER SITES.
ne one possible substitute we have
az the present time Tor coal In it's use
in the industries is water power. And
many are now clamoring that the gov
eminent withdraw the available water
power sites from entry a course that
has been pursued for the past two
years.
"of the sO.coO.OOO horsepower now
utilized In the industries in this coun-
try but about 5000 600 horsepower Is de-
Veloped from water power, the great
bulk of the remainder by the use of
coat The estimates of the possible
water power development are unreli-
able but. without question, at least
twice as much power can be developed
from water In the United states as is
now used altogether in this country.
In the Columbia river basin alone in
Guiding Montana, Idaho. Washington
and oregon. over 20.OO0. 600 horsepower
can be developed.
rs 1t practical conservation that
prevents the development OF this power
when the danger OF coal exhaustion is
declared to be so imminent?
WATER BELONGS TO STATES.
There is another and very grave as
pect TO power site Withdrawals; Tho
water OF the streams from which the
power must be developed belongs 20 the |
states. The sites are held by the fed |
eral government. This Is where the
conflict of jurisdiction between the |
states and the federal government aris-
es. The policy OF federal control of |
water power is advocated that the vast |
revenue expected theTefrom may how |
into the federal treasury. Is that JUS |
tico 10 the states2 Is IL fair not only |
to deprive the states of apprecable |
revenue from vast areas within their |
borders included in forest reserves. and |
at the same time assert control over
resource which belongs solely 10 them
and divert the revenue therefrom away
from the states? VIII not the nation
benefit sufficiently through the great
additional wealth. strength and Yigor
that would come from a proper devel-
opment OF the resources within these
states. and the fun and free growth OF
republican institutions therein2 Why
should we, who have been admitted on
an equal footing with the other states
Of the Union. be dominated by bureau
cratic control Of our industrial and
commercial life, a control that would
place us on a footing inferior to the
territories, yes on a plane little better
than our island dependencies?
las citizens Of a state we are not
less honest. efficient or less patriotic
than we are as citizens of the nation
The western states Will never yield
their resources into the bands OF mo-
nopolies or give unrestricted possession
to the interests. We propose that our
resources shall be developed by the
have to exercise the functions Of gov
eminent out here and those functions
cannot be exercised without cost. The |
more We grow and the larger becomes
our commercial and industrial develop
nent. the more costly becomes the |
conduct OF state government. II is
absurd and preposterous TO expect us
10 tax ourselves to make possible
greater growth and consequent utili-
.ation Of the natural resources that
he ever increasing revenues from
hose resources-enhanced I'm value by
'ea son Of our growth-shall GO 10 the
ederal treasury. The western states
will need whatever revenue - is pos
ible to derive from their water power
md they will also need and, by every
consideration Of right and justice de
erve. largely increased proportions Of I
ne revenues derived from the national
eserves.
WILL BEAR COMPARISON.
The idea that we are incapable as
tates Of properly conserving our own 5
esources Is a gratuitous insult State :
hiciency I'm this regard will gain re- !
pect by comparison with federal en- Z
erprise wherever a comparison is pos 8
ihe. '
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he sisterhood recognize us as members {
the sisterhood Of states and not look =
pom us as dependencies NJ only to be !
Exploited for the sake Of revenue. We !
re sovereign states, and as such de- :
ire most earnestly to cooperate with !
he national government in the con y
arvation OF all the natural resources, e
here is distinction between the y
arms national resources and 'natur-
resources AS states we cannot ex-
rcise control over the national re
ources and will be glad to see those v
sources nationally conserved But the $
atural resources, such as waterpower, h
lat belong To the states. should he G
1ntrolled and conserved by the states a
here need he no conflict Of iurisdic- x
on. and there will he none II Justice #
reVails'
WYOMING'S INTERESTS. "a
Governor Brooks Of wyoming fol- Z
we'd IN n brief address. In which he a
I'D there were two questions to he =
,nsidered by the governors conven- !
on First. should the western states
nd representatives to the national a
,nscrvatlon congress. and. second. =
hat should be the attitude Of such rem | v