Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-02
.HEYb j RN ATTACKS
FOREST SERVICE
Idaho Man Seeks 10 Have -Four
Million Dollars Stricken From
Appropriation for Its Support,

/ Ioy uoFuihE cptStht heaheu wire
Washington, March 1.-Senator Hey
burn Of Idaho, tonight made futile
attempt In the senate TO reduce the
annual expenditures for the malnten-
ance OF national forest reserves from
more than five million dollars to one
million dollars, by introducing an
amendment to the agricultural bill
and brought down on his head the
wrath of friends OF the forest service.
who said he was trying to kill set
tied policy of the government.
The question arose in connection
with the consideration of the agricul-
turai appropriation bill. The amend
ment was defeated SO to 10.
This amendment comes from an
open. frank and avowed enemy of the
forest policy of the United States, ve-
hemently declared Senator Root OF
New York. Upon the proposal OF a
single enemy of settled policy OF the
government we are asked to take this
step. There has been no report OF a
committee in support of II. Il comes
without recommendation and protest
against it,
Several senator's said they thought
the forest service was too costly and
that the appropriations ought TO be
reduced, but that the amendment Of
fercd by Mr. Hepburn went too far
Among these were Messrs. Borah of
Idaho and Gallinger OF New Hamp-
shire.
To these suggestions Mr.. Hepburn
said he proposed to follow the amend
ment with another proposition which,
II adopted, would eliminate at least a
third Of the forest reserves.
Reference was made by Senator
Flint OF California to the disassroHe
forest fires Of last wear. He SAID
the appropriation ought to be In
creased so that the secretary OF agri-
culture might go on building trails
and fire breaks.
Attention also was directed to the
fact that 1t costs more than two mill
lion dollars to pay salaries and rentals
In the city of Washington for the
forest service.
Mr.. Hepburn said the Washington
expense was wasted unless 1t was pro-
posed to fight fires by wireless tele-
graph, which he said would be just as
feasible as some or the methods that
have been used He thought the one
million dollars he proposed to have
expended would be sufficient for the
building of trails.
Mr.. Hepburn said that In one way
and another. congress In appropriate
ing almost sS.000,000 annually for
the protection OF the forests He
charged the foresters with using the
reserves for their own benefit
He alleged that they profit by coll
lecting bountles for killing wild ami
mails.
"They create the reserves. prevent |
others from hunting, kill the game |
themselves. and collect from the
state. They have a private snap" he
said.
Senator Clark Of Wyoming de-
nounced the forestry system In warm
terms and IN doing 50 he warned the
eastern senator's that the time would
come when they would rue the day
they had procured the establishment
of reserves in the White mountains
and the southern Appalachians.
He said the western people had
been forced to accept the reserves
against their Wills, with the result
that they were prevented from devel-
)ping the resources Of the country.
Mr. Overman of North Carolina
made some inquiries concerning the
national nurseries. Replying Senator
Nelson undertook to tell about the
'orestry nurseries In Alaska and
slcited burst OF laughter by relat-
ng that when he was boy he had
worked In nursery, where he said,
we did little grating"
In this same connection Mr. Hey
,urn said the tree seeds used In the I
were obtained largely II
through robbing the nests of squir- !
els He said he knew OF 60 bushels Y
from that source. q