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Show Z PINCHOT STILL HAS FIGHTING CLOTHES 0i WASHINGTON7, July 1'9. "More than ono avenuo to the monopolistic grabbing of the people's property has been closed, but much still remains to be done," declares de-clares Gifford Pinchot, tho former forester fores-ter and no.w president of tho National Conservation association. In a bulletin addressed to the members of the. association associa-tion today, summarizing the progress of conservation measures in the last session of congress, "In spite of all opposition," the former forester assorts, "the principles for which we stand have been enacted Into law In a considerable number of cases, and are represented In many bills still awaiting 11011011." Criticising the Interior department in regard to the development of water power. pow-er. Mr. Pinchot said: "It is unfortunate that tho interior department de-partment haa absolutely refused to up-prove up-prove rights-of-way for municipal water supply. Irrigation and water power wherever wher-ever tho hinds affected are believed to be valuable for water 'power. This policy Una continued for a your. It amounts to the absolute stopping of water power development throughout 1 lie arid west and has done much to create totally false conceptions of conservation in that region. re-gion. Tho forest service has wlsoly rejected re-jected the proposals of tho Interior department de-partment looking to the ealnbllshiiH'nt of tho same jooilci' in nutlouul forests." |