Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-07-22
FIRST STATE
RESERVE
Conference Results in Government
Giving Idaho $4,000 Acres
Of White Pine.
IDAHO TAKES LEAD IN THE WEST
Permanent Values for Forest Purposes
VIII be Insured.

A conference held at Boise last
Monday between the land board
acting for Idaho, and Associate
Forester A. T. Potter, one of The
leading men of the national forestry
department, acting for the United
States, resulted in the drawing up
of the following resolutions, by AZ
torney General McDougall and
Forester Potter. They were uaani-
mously adopted
Whereas, The state has made
application under the law of 1894,
for indemnity selections in town
Al n,r4e, Al n, r 5 e, Al n, r 3 e,
| AZ n. T 4 e, 40 n, 5 e, Al n, 4 e.,
which said applications are held in
the land office for adverse decision
on account of the fact that prioy to
the filing of the state lists. the said
townships were included withinihe
national forest.
And, Whereas. it was the object
of the federal government in the
inclusion Of these lands within the
national forests, to preserve favor
able conditionsof sh cam flow on the
head waters Of navigable streams
as we'll as to preserve permanently
the value Of land for forest purpos-
es and it is the desire Of the state
land board to further the accom-
plishment of these objects.
And, Where's, after conference
it has been found desirable and
agreeable to eliminate -theS Aid
townships, excepting A n. r 2 e
and sections to 5, 10 to Is, anc
% to % in township 42.n, 5 e
from the national forest and permi
? the selections heretofore made il
]
the remaining township to be con
frmed and approved, so that
complete and unrestricted It'll
thereto might be passed to tn
state. And the matter being thi
day considered by the state Ian
board and A. f. Potter, associat
forester. representing the depart
ment Of agriculture, be it resolve
. That in consideration of the elm
y, - ination Of townships Al n, 4 e, 4
u n, r 5 e, Al u, r 3 e, 40 n, 4 Q, SEE
!, !, lions 6 to 8, Is to % and 26 to 8
of township Al n, r e, from II
y national forest i'm order that IL
" state Of Idaho may secure title
the lands which it has made appl
~ cation to select, the state land boar
80 Withheld its application for the sele
ton of lands in township A n, r
e. and make application for the s
lection of an additional area of a
proximately $50 acres Of Ian
having a forest value, located wit
III in the other above described s,
9. tions and townships, including
" of the public lands in townships
Gu n, e, Al n, r 8 e, and the 81
tions mentioned in township 42r
8 e.
And be it further resolved, Il
irl it is the intent and viii be the p
lev of the state and board to h'
cd the lands selected as above in ov
o' ership of the state, and manage
~ same in manner which will
sure their permanent value for
AN est purposes, and preserve fav
able conditions of stream flow
protecting the lands from fire &
=, , other destructive agencies, and s
'''U ing the timber only under 81
'"0 rules and regulations as will ins
W reproduction of the forest
you This will he the first state fo
=, established by any state in the "
'' Idaho takes the lead of all her
an" ter states in this important part
Wv lar. It means that the state
CONTINUED ON LAST PAeE)