Williams news., 1913-12-25
A FORESTRY KICK
(Contributed)
Williams, Arizona, 12-lS-iS. Editor of the Williams News

As you seem to have spae' enongh to dedicate one whole col umn to the U. S. Forester Henry S' Graves, let us take up the matter where the Honorable Gentleman left off by first taking what we sup pose he intends for you and l te believe would be his future text m governing and the treatment ol homesteaders and occupants of thu forest and the vast grazing and brush lands included m the re serves. First note if you will hi: instructions from Sec. of Agricui' ture, Houston as follows; Establish permanent boun| diaries. Classify your lands segregate the agricultural land and fix right limits for what is needed as protective and productive forests Develop permanent policies base on full recognition of lasting pub| lie interests, and settled fOrestrj practice fitted to the individual needs of each forest and locality Study efficiency; make any change necessary for this purpose, bu make no changes that are nd
 clearly called for in the public in
 terest. Carry out your plans fol | the development and increasing us of the forests; but, above all, mak each forest work for community ur|
 building and local as we'll as gen eral welfare. We must always haJ in mind the men and women wh are building up new country an laying the foundati, n for prospe ous, thriving commonwealths. WI must try to study their. needs an see where and how the forests ca help them But we must not ceas to guard effectively against the evi of private privilege and monop| hstic control of resources now tl prsperty of the public!
 The Secretary first orders perm nent boundaries; St cond, classiffc tion of lands and segregation of a ricultural lands; Srd limits as protected and productive forest 4th, establish permanent polid fully in the interests of the publi make no changes not necessary the public interest or clearly call for in these interests" blow to velop and increase the use of t forests but above all make 'eaj forest work for communit. upbuil ing, and local as well as grner welfare. We must alwa have in mind the men and wom who are building up new cou try" To study their needs al make the forests subservient their needs-guarding against evils of private privilege and n
 nopoly of these public utilities. Could our western settlers as instructions to the Forest Servi ask any faIrer or more expl terms? Does this mean a per, uation of Pinchos and Gra issues as have been practiced a long term of years? Does it mt
 SC tier or \ homesteader applic
 can be red taped until he quits
 disgust or that his application
 rejected forSo ,th the nonresid
 grazing monopolists order the
 est Service to reject all claims
 der any pretext and such sub fuges as ''the land is not chiefly
 uable for. agriculture or the Ian
 needed for Forest purposes
 Does the Secretary mean that {
 grounds can be continually d
 stocked by the favored few
 their herds permitted to incr'
 and continue this in the futur
 has been, and Is the practice |
 ayep rpiactipu thp fev mill ..0x
 graze at the same time boastint /
 the boundless generosity of
 government in permitting the
 tier to fence and graze his
 COWS upon his own homestead.
 N hile on the other hand
 corpora ions with from ten to
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