The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-03-03
General Provisions.

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General Provisions.
The forest conservation and protec-
tion bin before the legislature holds
direct interest for every citizen. Sum
narized, it embodies a compulsory pa
troi law. makes It felony to maiic-
icusly set fire to a forest; creates the
office of state forester: prescribes
proper methods of numbering to be
enfOrced requires the clearing Of
debris; fixes the respective amounts
mich shall be paid for conservation
10y the three forest owners the gov
ernment the state and private hold
ers.
For two years those elements in the
forest industry heretofore divergent
when not actually hostile one TO an
other have worked to frame "a meas
ure which all could support. Conces
sions were necessary. The u. s. for
est service has always looked with
disarproval if not contempt. upon the
efforts of the state service. where any
existed Private holders were disposed
TO resent any Interference i'm what
they held TO be their own business.
The state naturally felt peeved at the
United States officials An this has
been ironcd out and this bin has the |
unqualified endorsement of all After /
much consultation it was agreed that /
s2S0O0O would serve to give proper |
protection and enforce conservation |
of the 100000 acres of forest land |
outside the forest reserves the federal /
government owns practically none;
The state owns 725.O0O acres: private
holdings total S,275.OOO acres The
ratio of cost to each is: government
ma state each one-quarter private
holders one-half So the states por-
ion of the costs viii be $4,000, which
the respective areas is by
10 means an imposition. The nation
= contribution is sir, 60 help the
tate in perpetuating forests.
Make Non Residents Pay.
There are 100000 acres. owned
mefly by non residents. which have
ever paid a dollar for protection. G
'hese tracts are held for speculation l
nd as they are adjacent to state and q
ther holdings the owners cunningly L
igued that protection could be had
nyhow-and they were right. 1t cost o.
his state and private Idaho compan- u
IS over $4,000 dollars to protect one 81
zee of property held by an easterner
81 year. The bill makes everybody
1y alike, save the farmer or small q
'lder who lives within mile and n
YES certain other fair exemptions to in
nall owners But the leeches who ci
we fastened on this forest body i'm
INST come through if this bin goes. ia
In 1910 the l. W. VS. as is now well %,
own. We're responsible for many sl
es. costing many lives and millions r
cn millions of dollars The only le
nalty then inflicted was to catch ed
@ red handed and take him "over st
p Hill" The present bin innicts
nalty which strangely has never
IN imposed before
Out Of Politics. w
n order to meet the contention of
United States men. and further
DO that which is the order of the Go
3. the management of forests so far We.
protection and conservation go. is int
this measure taken from the realm IN,
politics An advisory board will AM
ommend the state forester who has ina
yer to act i'm times of peril without Vcr
gerous delay and red tape This ac'
I'd is composed of the dean of the bat
DOL of forestry at Moscow. the tor
missioner of reclamation. the Nr
ernor, who is chairman. one citi- pro
appointed at the recommendation siu
the United States forest service w3,
ono oifiDen or,yoi,,+o7 ,r ell, no .,,l,