Tirn SrXPA Y OHERON'TAX. PORTLAND NOVEMBER 28. 1915.
11
FIRST SECTION OF BIG RAILWAY
SOON WILL OPERATE ELECTRICALLY
.Wh 0ta nartowtarwav. Moat. aa4 Atery. Mat. CnwM Tkr RaJ.gw MaMlaJn With CradV and
Hy Canatar, bat Lalr.t Dole Arc Mad I'm af for EqaaXUtag Power Distribution.
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lrctiil dvr!oimrnl. Th poirpp plant
av:orr1 and propone l,f thin cotn
) panr Ha a total capacity of ;4l.i"n
horMpturcr, whlla larco rater rrn.T
joir ara In rvln. inaurina an am
pla cuntlnuout aupply of power. Hy
thla arranacment the railroad obtalr.a
rowr witbout lh nacaalty or making
Uia larva Initial invralment whl.h
I would othrral bo required, wide.
combining thla with Ita largo commer
cial load, the power company la ablir
to aell the powvr cheaper than If It all
wet to the railroad.
Thla powr U hroimht to thn rlicM
of way aa 100. O0-volt. Ihw-pluc.
rcl" allvrnatlns rurrrrt. To il liver It
at the required placea It waa tipresfary
to conatrurt 10 nill'-a of irannmlBt-lol.
line to reach Two lot. St mllca to
rearh Jowrphine and 1 J mile to rrwch
MorcL Jn the vlnnivr of Butte, power
waa ob Lain o I by tapplr. existing line.
Thoee new lln connlst of two 43-foot
poiee (pared 10' frft apart, and aup
porttna a w in 'den croiiajrni - 2 frt Ion;.
Three iranairlulon wire arc aupporlvd
from thla rroistrm by auap-nalon In
sula torn, on between the two poles
and on near oacli end. Twclv of these
support were built t the inl'.o.
Tiny Lads Provide a Fih
Story of No Mean Merit.
Alea Yawaaatera re tie With aad
liad Olaaf aalaaaa. Thea They
Vtt.Arsw a'lah Waraea.
liotlnu.l Vrom Var .'.. ONE OF IRVIXGTOVS
POPULAR
TEWTORT, Or.. No. I". (Special.)
IN While the two little aona of An
tone lartlnon were ptayluo; on
floating boatUndlng at their father'
farm on- th upper A Ufa a few day
go a larg Mlv-r.Mc aslmon Jiiinp'(l
high fro. a tt water. Isndlnrf on lh
float.
Tba boys mad" a srul for tho ml
mon. but It would dip from thlr
rraap and aoon there waa a frne-for
all acrap between the three. Finally
Jut as the younger fastened his flng
er In th fll nl'ls tho latter aavo i
maddened flop and boy atid fish top
pled over Into th. river. Th older
brother grbbrd th other a coat and
dragged both boy and flub ashore, aa
th ll'.ll chap had never let to his
hold. As they win proudly carrying
their catch up the bank they ran
aquar Into the arms of a deputy
game wa.den. wb hud been an amused
spectator of th affray.
11 waa tha day after the closed sea-
on on salmon, when tha only lexal
msthol to c At. li a Salmon Is by ana;
Unit, and the little chaps realised this
fur t'.ev anxiously aaked. '.r we
pin. -lied."
When aoUmnly questioned aa to the
salmon, the younger said he didn't take
the r.sli out of th rler. but waa Just
holding on and bis brother pulled
them both out. and that consequently
he was nut guilty of i atrhlni; the fish.
They were) releaead vn their own
rei-oa nlijn.i . and Ihu wardn is still
umllng over whether or not the law
broken.
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l lit ftm in i at stl lei aa !
mgi.mnt l a,a I. ! prme-la
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:u-.li.l tha V.'.trt ro. whera
-t .art K e)vUJC4 f4.Iy hf
. ati.;iJ ar t"i Miti
.iii1 wuh txia ra:t f Ihatr
tl t pioa-i eff-iprs C.t thf
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v'i. u' W" t fl Ij It aa
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r.iiljl !.' wit.li a Uw of 44
i inf trta w.rh ww thaif awa lea.
.-ti-i.-.l en r. i t alraa.lr pre-
I . t tnie wtt-tn a fear y 'a tha
i N.-h-rn. Norih.rfi r-i an1!
a I'J lf;c lieaa Imis tha Castra
wf tha K.j. a v )(.tutiin to th
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t ia'.'l eiC tnt rl.rt.-lty ef-
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' t .t.ni as 4tres.
pfo.'wt t r .a i a4't4 lntr
m v.aw of I e cnast.intry tl rttn-
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l. rtoliy Maai W aa f 4 !.
- .uO'rt-try af l.fl.1!f WB'B
a.-.-t I t .tor that la tba was
an t .miliar--4f. (iparsl as tJ
I as 4t..i l enierer kis kef,
.iwtor vf t f:.wisfca ruaa
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n' Tn li ( I It is t. . SUMt
k'l I t,'t's af t.ia !n I enarata
fttj unit.fr a ltorlf af row
t.wt t"lT ' tjrn.4 th' ailiiral
ine aa 4i.r'4.,
f hava np,.j4 th l.t laes
i i.i tha f'wM ti' ' i' r. so t.lat
9ar t & is earatts h-s the
r.ienin 4w li;i will r f'l
int th I us ant os-s.i- a -11
Ui ta ai.sr ;! of ta kliU
a Mn asw.i iassatM-9 saalrmaal
ta ua. ta eslfl Ine tra.sj aa
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eot eni wt.l ta trslas b gln
' ifl tl s.ft.s aa trta fca V r4.
rg"iar .r tests i-i'3n.il
Sa. ki-t In rrv fne ta.rf.(Kf
h'll ww lr ail Wi. eA'4
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1 g'attsf Sirt ef tha Srv Wlit
-rstl lr a'tr'ttr uan. h.t
irs.oa.a ltt.:a. It is .tlrnata4.
it b- i-wr fuf ecaratio tsi.l
a-it year
i- sntl prof-.r r41. fg as ,g.
! l ira of It
I fha ftiiaay Asa ias:. In 41.
J'. g tha anrtn.. pom's oat. all
l . o.att-tval tnatatatknn. WItSj
f on r two afapMa. fcsv baaa
si ta rHe 1j. al smok colitloe
i 4ia' ar ta re4 its ori at
'i.j spTiu'i'i fjio'.j a4 agt prj.
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Promiae to Feed Hobos
Brings Many Visitors.
Tkaakaalvlaa Aaaaaaeesaeaf ky
Hsseksrg .His lakea Literally ky
-Kalgfcta of tk Ilea.'
rV.-r v. aw V a- -'V f-C..- .i,. "X .avJ-4
ZGF2
I y to rfet aeocoasies la opra-
lion
TS pro.'e. t af th VI. la auks road la
fcaiag d.lop4 to r4u th cost af
aparalion. th smoke problem b!r
ass-lia.b.a. a ad thsr being ao traffic
cstif.iiiia as M( lis la single track
wi-a oa'y mn.rsis Irs die. Also, wh..
lather laata.latluw bava bean of lim-
lt4 rr. 1 .it. b4 bat or. I served ta
crtale coaatructis enileag for Irata
" la ma cases, this supersede
steatn cpr itl .e en four entire sngln
d .tri.-t. .lo-d ng opportunity for tha
Is I 4lop(Tiftt of aronosr.lea In yard
wall aa Una oparalloa. aa4 for th
working out ef n.etr.ods fur electrical
ss.rsi.ua ea a mucu larger cal thjia
beretofor pa sal (..
Tkrew haagea
lislss-s llariowton and .vsry this
:'n r.-vsa-a tke Hail. I'-o-kv ar.4 l'iltr
lio-t TtuM.itt Th l; t Mnanuirs
are rrossetf st fummlt. tl ml.t. wet
o llariowton. at aa vstlon of
't. with a I per rasil s-ade II niHea
long on tha .411 alopa and a t pT rent
grs4 II miles tnn oa tha wast slupa.
Tt a i.acth of IMi Uilr grade pre
sent cans of th mail aarlou problem
tauair4 la thla thstailatlon. TS
It.ikr ktountaina ar eroeeJ at Tan
a d. lit Bit.ee sin af Hummit aa4 II
-e. east of tlutt. al aa e;evalioa of
41 fat. Th aastsro siope lnclo4s
1 t sniiea af 2 par caat grade. a&4 (
wsatsra stpp l n.1 ea of l.4 par cart
slklt
rtUCKa TO M-C K TTIIi
XURtlth.
; o-"t ai.is la.-
m l y ar I Irs
P r:..a U.gni
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rslas.aa Kah as II a laVer.
I'rinvsss rlsbma llsljcr will speak at
tba I irst thrtstian Church, cornrr fark
and Columbia streets, ibis morning at
II tckHk. on ti.iaip.es of ra esllos."
Crieatal music ta aactaot Dyriaa air
aat words will Ue rsader.d.
I'rtacaa Haider la a Myrtao and a
aatlv of lalstio. k will appr la
a-sUv tXr.
gra!. Th third distrlrt between Hear
LaKlga and A I oar ton descends contin
uously westward on a maximum graile
of a I per cent. Tha crossing of th
liiltar Hoot Mountains Is made at Ko
land. Idabo. at an elevation of il'Jt
l't- Th summit I reached by 13
mile of I.T per cant trade en tha east
s!op and l mi: of 1.7 per cent grade
on th weal Side. More than :i0 feel
of r.a and fall la overcorr. between
Harloaton ard Avery.
A woo'.J b aipected In surh moun-
isinooa country, to curvature la heavy,
th maximum bring 10 decree. There
ar 3t tunnels between llariowton aod
Avrry. 14 of wM'h are on the western
slop of th Hitter Ituot Mountain.
Th longest Is Iii ft I'aul fas Tunnel
at th summit of tho Milter Ituut
Mountains. Ilil feet In length.
Traffic at Ifeasy.
I lie t.-n.o ronsots of two hravy
traasreir.tinental paena-r trains. wit;i
a tMrj local pissnger train beiwe.-n
liar owton and xutte. and an average
of four frc.fhl train each way daily
with a loe-al rrelcht every second day
Tre freight IralTIc aniounta to at-out
ls.ee sro. tonnage dally. 1'ndcr or
dinarr cond.tloos t'.e prevailing ton
lass la eaatbound. and ronalata largely
of grin. lumbar and other dead freight.
Hes:boun. nearly ail th traffic con
sists of merchandise, and other time
rre'sat.
Tha local traffic orlglnatlnv within
tra limits of the electrified tone I re.
allvely small. :t:tle and Mislroula rising-
th only cities of any Importance.
Will., tha road trlnas considerable
freight Into liulte. It Is the lat'st road
Into tha titv and r. Aches many Indus
trie orly throuati connecting lines.
Vt niu.-h additional tnt-r-t Is the
ll.t of loconioiii thai to be u.rd
ea this 1 nr. Tbr rurtipaay A'rer!y has
ordered Iront the lieneral ir'ertric t'om
pany 43 locomuiivaa. arh weighing :
ion, cma of them rreentlv was e
hisilsj in th Milwaukee stations at
Te'-oroa and Mattlr.
Tha l.wmotivra. It I sal. I. are the
moat powerful rvr rort-tru. I.d. eitl:rr
stsarn or elaetrle.
in general t nara lerieMrg of lire
power noils ar a follows.
TetaF s'M ttets. -l
s.it"i ea nra itsnti -j.
W..M or. ot suldln track ItoD.i. , ,s I
SiHtrT af .t.l".a iiiti ft I
cn.ar er tuwior .
Tsai l" ef lo-nrttl. s ttl Iti
F S-l b-lsa afssl. In(h..i (
Va .eg 14. e o
. S " meajee a d. r I I.v.'
?(-. t-.-r ratis. I h"ur. a.-h naoiar
nantpssar rails, eaatiuitoaa. each ano-
Ill
-re-" ar rating, i Bear, eesaplel lo-
e"1" IM
nxaMs.. rauag. canllaweas. aaaftlte
l-- . m .... ... lOair I
l" " i ssa-l urasilj. 3 par e-al grade
t t-v. . 1-
Tfeiuog Iea4 cara.il. I osr csat usils
. ?iOO
riran s.a-d at llssa loads and
g-sJ.s in. p. b. i 4 I
l-awer Bla HssikL
fewer la procured from tha Montana
power Coirpaay and 1 aillvrd by I
this company at the right of way at I
uhstatloua located at Two Ihi.
JosepMne. i'iedniont. Janney. Morel.
(Juki Craek and ICael PortjL With th
xcaption of that delivered at Tast
I'orLai. a. I power cusne from tba hydro.
lectrlc, 4vlopmnt at ureal Vails,
the road lying roughly la th arc of
a clrxla of a reHua of about 100 miles, I
who ureal talis as th cntr. Tba
power delivered at East TcrUI Is Cn-
rauj at Tbompeva X'.t, a r:tttiy
j "OCiaSKBl'ItO. Or, Nov.-37. (Special. )
lv When Mate Itepreaentatlve W.
W. Card well, of Koseburg. Informed a
I local nawspsper reporter Wednesday
that ho Intended to entertain only
hobae Thanksgiving dy he got him
self and wife Into a peck of trouble.
Th item waa puliliabed asui early
Thanke'lving mornrni; a "k.i'-'il of
tha l"ad ' ai lTuted ut the rear djor of
the Card well home In queat of food,
llolieving In the vid adagn. Ilihl It is
t-l I r r Is give than to receive. Mrs.
Cardweil prrparrd an appetixlng
breakfast tr the visitor.
I'urlitsr the remainder of the d.ty
tha tramps came to tha Carriwa-Il home I
one bv one anal by 4 oVioa-k Mrs. I
Cardwefl had appeased the appetites
Of II tratisienta.
Mrs. i "ard well later notified the
newspaper ofi'v Uiut hereafter she
siiuuld ha consul I rd w In n making up
the usual column of "where they will
Ulne."
I Marlon t'otinty Kxpciinnt cvrald.
SAI.KM. tr.. Nov. S7. ISpeiUD
For the II months of thla year Marlon
County has expended J:J1.-I on its
road, according to reporta filod In the
office of the County Clerk. A total
of i:.l yards of gravel and 20.384
yarda of rock hive been hauled for
Improving th roads. Of the amount
expended th sum of fS'i.744 was used
In gravel work: I44.&9I went for
macadamising; li..34 for general re
pairs: tll.lrlu for bridge work: 14.04 J
for new tools and mucl.lnery and $11.
71 for salarls of supervisor.
ba-autlf ully. The bride was attended by
Miss Liiclle llauson aa bridesmaid.
vim )l. Redman acted aa best man.
A larfro number of relatives and friends
'a-ro r-!i-nt. An informal rcca-ption
followd in the parlorM cf tho clmrch.
Preceding the wedding Mra. Virsrlnla
Hutchison rutin and Slim Nollle Ken
nedy presided at the organ, also ren
dering: SfVi-ral selections.
Mr. und Mrs. Hedninn will make their
residence In Katt l'ortlund, at 1171
Ureclcy street.
Mulalla l.odgefolk Celebrate.
MOI.ALUA, Or., Nov. !7. (ypeciU.)
The Oddfellows and Kebekahg cele
brated Thanksgiving by liuving a din
ner together on Thanksgiving; - eve.
About lvu members of the orders were
present. Ten turkeys were used in the
banquet, which was nerved in the style
which has made Thanksgiving dinner
famous. An appropriate programme
wa rendered. EleudlnKs were Riven j
bv Mies Bennlo Hummer, of the ritatel
Normal of Monmouth, and Mrs. J. H.
Comer, of this place. Otto 'Wil
kowskl and Miss Agrnca Clifford sang
solos. The addresn wah mitdo by Q. J
Taylor, editor of tho Molalla Pioneer.
JrDka-I.nper.
ALHAXV. Or., Nov.- -. (Special.)
The wedding- of Howard ttnnton Jenks
and Miss Kunicu Mab.-I Luper at the
Southern Methodist Church, Tangent,
on Thanksgiving kfternoon occupied
the center of Interest In that commu
nity,
Hoth bride and bridegroom are mem
brrs of well-known Tangent families
and their marriage waa the most prom
inent event on the year's social calen
dar at Tangent.
Following the ceremony the wedding
reception was held at the First Metho
dlst Church. Tlie newlyweda boarded
lata train for California, where they
will spend their honeymoon.
Abeadrotb-Conaeil,
An attractive wedding took place in
Illllsboro at tha home of Mr. and Mra.
Josenh Connell Thursduy afternoon.
when Miss Grace Elisabeth Connell was
married to Albert O. K. Abendrotb by
Rev. R. K. Myers, of tho McthodiHt
Kr.iscoi.ul Church. Mli-ti llulda M.
Uuerber waa bridesmaid and Harry 11.
liodshall attended tho bridegroom.
About j0 guests were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Abendroth are both
graduates of the Oregon Agricultural
College. They will be at home to their
friends after January. 1 at 3SI1 tint
Forty-second street Southeast.
Kssk-(lrs).
X simple, pretty wedding took place
Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
I 1 Uray. of Milwaukle when their
daughter. Viola Carolyn, became the
bride of Arthur L Funk. The ceremony
was read In t lie presence of their im
mediate family and a. few friends. Miss
Margaret Aluermuu. of Dayton, and
Herbert Fouls, of Oregon City, at-,
tend.d t'ie counle. 1
A weddln supper a as served atier
the rsrelnonv.
The hri.i. irroom. formerly an J. -.
student. Is a progressive farmer of ter. Miss Nell, to James J. Uolian, of
Oregon city. w h.-re the young coupie i pi-attie.
Ill make their, home
WHO ENTERTAINED
RECENTLY FOR BRIDE-ELECT.
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Hurpk-I.aee.
The waildlns: of Mies Irene Lacy to
ll.-irrv B Murphy took plnce eanes
nluhi at the home of the Dride a
mother. Mrs. A. K.'l.u'. nt 1!0 Fran
Is av.-nur. MI- Lucy is a Junior at
Kca-d Collcue this year and Mr. .Murpny
Ik connected with the manual training
. nui itn.-nL .f tint niihll.: schools. I ne
coiiido will live al mill r.asl iniri-
ae.vciith strett.
Caskry-Hrlrksaa.
J. W. r-ackev and Miw.n Lillian Erlck
on were msinini by the iifcv. J. Allon
l-:is. of . James' Lutheran Church,
Inst Sun-lay niv: lit.- "The ring ceremony
was tisej and the ceremony was wit
nessed by Mi Anna Mensen and C. C.
Mol t mon. . .
Austla-Meer.
Harry A. Austin and Myrtle J. Meyer
were married at St- James Lutheran
parsonage last Saturday afternoon by
the Kev. J. Allen icati. The cermony
was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. Edward
J. Kivera.
Freeman-A lien.
W. A. Freeman and Mieg Vivian Al
len, both of Portland, were married on
Monday at P. M. by Kev. O. C. Wright
at his apartments In the Hanthorne
Apartment. Twelfth and Main streets.
AXXOCNCEMEXTS.
Mrs. Sarah Elisabeth McConnell an
nounces the engagement of her datigh-
Mr. and Mrs. James Amery announ
the marriage of their daughter, MIms
Doris, to William li. Reese, which was
an event of lant month.
sea
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Viereck'announce
the engagement of their daughter.
tirace Katherlne Viereck, to William
Ucorgd Tucker.
SOCIETV FEKSOXALS.
she attended the wedding of Alias Flos
sie Rogers to Philip Mendelsohn.
MisH Bernice Clark, a popular girl of
Lincoln High t-chool, in convalescing at
St. Vincent's Hospital -from an opera
tion for appendicitis.
' Mi-., and Mrs. Ueorg P. Alexander
have mo'ed to the .Vlvarado Apnrt
menis, "ilo Kverett street, for the Win
ter. , , '
tlTuiles A. .Mulli-i Iiai guno to Ar
rowhead Hot Surin&t; in tlie fan Ber
nardino Mountains of .Southern Califor
nia. .Mary F. Houy iium, II. Hoiighmn
anil (i. Ilouuliam. of I'anliy, Or., ara
speiKting a few weeks in Southern Cali
fornia, and at present are jjuests at
t'.:e Hotel Clark. Los Angi les.
Portland people who were anions re
cent s'lcsts at the Hotel Lankershiiii,
Los Angeles, are J. C. Maxfield. O. W.
Fascling and R. C. ReifscluieiUer.
Mies Barbara liilchie and Miss Anna
Rltehle, who have been visiting their
stater. Mrs. Jessie Honeyman. in l.a
GrarxJe for, six weeks, havo been the
house iiuests of Mrs. P. B. MeBride, of
Tabor HeiglitK, for two weeks. They
returned to their home in eattlo on
Thursday.
Mrs. Louis B. Senosky left Wednes
day for Seattle to attend the wedding
of Miss Flossie Rogers to Philip Men
dell. Before her return home ahe will
pass a few days visiting with her sis
ter. Mrs. C. J. Dlppel, of Seattle.
Mrs. Samuel Weineteln attended the
Mendelsohp-Rogers wedding, which
was held at Seattle, Wash., Thanksgiv
ing day.
Miss Stella Swirsky is passing the
holidays in Seattle. Thanksgiving day
SPECIAL. ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Miss Maude Hiff. Studio Tudor Arms
Apts., ISth and Couch. Marshall 66-.
Special prices on gold ami white din
ner sets. Lessons and order work. Adv.
Mrs. M. Young's Friday night dan
cing, class for high school pupils is
now forming. Phone East 3119. Adv.
BRIDE OF THIS YEAR ENTERTAINS AT THEATER PARTY.
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CONSERVATION OF LAND
BY CONGRESS REVIEWED
Period in Control of Public Holdings Described by Professor Earl C. Arnold,
of University of Idaho President Harrison's Proclamation First.
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BY EARL C. ARNOLD.
Professor of Law, l.'nlversity of Idaho.
ITII 1S91 we began what is gen
erally designated as the conser
vation period. While many acts had
been passed by Congress previously
affecting timber land, having for their
object the protection of timber areas,
the first authority far tho creating of
National forests was granted in the act
passed March 3. 1891.
ThU act authorized the President to
set apart and reserve public lands in
any state naving sucn una uei .us
forests. It is said the first torest reser
vation ever created was by President
Harrison's proclamation 27 days after
the paasage of that act. Although
Presideat Harrison created the first
reservation of that kind, his successor.
President Cleveland, although of an
other political faith, was as ardent in
his support of that policy.
Keaervatloas treated Karly.
Within three years after the passage
of the act which authorized the Presi
dent to create forest reservations, 17
National forests had been created, ag
gregaiing an area of more than 17,-
iuO.OUO acres. 1$. Is said the reason for
the withdrawal of such a large area
by President Cleveland was to create
such a sentiment aa would force con
gress to provide some definite policy
of administration. ills purpose jaicr
succeeded. However, the legality of
setting apart lands for reservations by
Presidential proclamation was seriously
questioned.
To ratify tho forest reservations ai
ready created and to provide for their
establishment In the future. Congress
paused an act on June 4, 1&97, which in
addition established a policy relating to
the kinds of lands which uould.be in
cluded In National forests.
Withdrawal la Rapid.
It was provided that land could be
placed within a forext reserve for only
three purposes: (1) To improve and
protect the forest within the reserva
tion. (-') To secure favorable water
flow, (i, To furnish a continuous sup
ply of timber lor the use and neces
sities of citixens of the United States.
To include lands within reservations
for any purpose other than the three
mentioned is unwarranted. It Is spe
cifically provided that lands more
valuable for either mineral or agri
cultural purposes than for forest pur
poses shall not be withdrawn for Na
tional forests.
The powerful support of President
Roosevelt's Administration caused the
rapid withdrawal of public lands for
forest purposes. By 1902 the reserva
tion. jiad reacted. COUC.OOO acres, l our.
year later, lOO.OOO.UOO acres had been
withdrawn, and by the end of his Ad
ministration there was a total of 1 'J
OUO.Ouu acres. Since the close of Roose
velt's Administration in I'.iun. there lias
been a decrease of hut about lu.nuu.n00
acres in the National forest acreage.
Feeling Is Determined.
So determined was tlio feeling against
the creution of additional reserves that
Congress in 1907 passed an act pro
hibiting the creation of any more reser
vations, or additions to any then ex
isting in certain states, which included
Oregon, Idaho and Washington. It now
takes an act of Congress to add to or
create any new forest in any Far
Western state.
The American people, apparently, go
from one extreme view to another. As
former articles havo suggested, tho
original practice was to dispose of our
public lauds as fast as possible for a
minimum revenue. For a time our
timber was wasted and eiiian.lered, and
calculators told the people that in a
few years tile country would be bar
ren and treeless. As a consequence oC
this argument and agitation, we have
had tho conservation period since 1&91,
the last 13 years of which has been
the most radical in practice.
While during our early public land
history land waa given away and tim
ber fiuandered, the policy later was
Initiated to prohibit entry on any lands
containing timber, except for mineral
exploration. Of mure recent years the
policy of the Government has been to
permit the uso of forests so far as
consistent with the purpose of their
creation. Whether this policy has al
ways been followed in practice is the
subject of debate between those who
favor and those who oppose the reser
vation plan.
Conservation Plan Abused.
Like all new movements, the conser
vation plan has doubtless been the sub
ject of abuse. Many acts have been
passed relating to.it. Proper conser
vation seems opposed by very few peo
ple, though there is a wide variance
of opinion as to the methods used in
working out the policj. We have had
period of conservation for about 2.".
years and there are vital Ouestions
connected with it which predict that it
will Ibo of live interest to the people
of the West for many years to conic.
It is suflieient to say that the con
servation question fs a non-partisan,
economic one in the West, and without
adding to the innumerable suggestions
already made by those of various views,
it is important to emphasize that there
Is no issue to which the people of the
Pacific states can' direct their attention
with as much, prolit aa ttiis one.
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