The Glenwood post., 1913-03-01
AGAIN GOVERNOR AMMoNS

ed with governor who seems his
governor that this question kept thorough
ly agitated whether anything else accomplished not
governor latest spasm attempt TO
Goudy, Costigan Jesse
Mcdonald and others the question federal conservation and its
effect upon the Colorado and the certainly made
sorry and held himself rdcule in great style to
regard the subject
OF which he speaks.
The governor long on telling half truths and long
leaving his half finished Some time ban
quet picture dollars per which
thrifty and prosperous farmers only wire fence separating
this land from where equally good land with
held by government people the deprived
any pretty story calculated
deceive and pugnacus governor might have gotten away with
except the denials who the truth
the people families living upon improving
lands this which he claued being held in idle
by the government.
against conservation the governor
tells Of how the Chief Forester Colorado
years age accompanied Graves request
purpose showing coo which
be thrown open settlement says go
to this large tract but with him in the Yampa
finding good looking
deserted Graves asked why people not making homes that
land Ammons could answer says
back to that country found that
been abandoned by the
Ammons and his theory against
The government plan
Likewise although constantly giving
black by publishing the that thousands people
cut the ntan that there no lands be had in
Colorado very adoy regects thai great
in this public domain than
is lying idle and unclaimed while the settling
lands the This entirely by
the Hberay policy the forest service unurveyed lands within
the forests be filed and patented while this rule
apply to rnsurveyed public domain.
And then when telling how the holds this
land preventing settlement thus the from partc
patng benefits the taxes the
enty oveco the fact that twenty-five cent Of the
collected by the ro the forest back
anything way
from the Interior Department from lane within the
public donain?
getting 100000
Anmons
should be eliminated fer settlement does the tell the
Ct thai so &c @ 1aecs that at the time he wanted show this
land land had already listed
comprising
through efforts world also
perfectly truth
the whole truth nothing but the truth for Mr. Aons
filing first petition
final the government matter perhaps years
Of the farmers and soonen had modified their opinion OF
the service that those had signed the petition for elimination
eagerly protest against said elimination and did everything
in their to induce the to retain the land within
When MIR Ammons bald statement that United
States by its forestry SYSTEM retardng and inter
fng development the personal
of Frank GOudy this subject might not be aiss
Mr. Goudy the experience of others who
prefer government
tn Colorado through Mr. other
Here is part of MIR. Goudy's statement:
II the director of the constructing the
Santa Maria speak from personal knowledge to
the extended those
e in similar construction courtesy and assistance within
their power for instance the forest service permitted Inc Farmers
Union Reservoir company composed strictly of
miles OF telephone line that
Wy permitting
our lne occasion
uss gravel they only
charge charge COMPANY OBLIGED
OBTAIN A RIGHT OF WAY ACROSS SOME STATE LAND AND
VI WERE coAPEILED TO PAY MANY TIMES THE VALUE