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Show r r s r r ry rm f ffc- f ui'r;:cLii;AT;o;is Crc2l!:n cf Fcrc:t He-s:ncs He-s:ncs E:fcre .Approyini WASHINQTOK. Marcn 6. The act of the President . In negraUvtar the act for-biddlnc for-biddlnc the creation of more forest reserves re-serves In certain State, except by act of Congress, caused some Indignation on the part ct Western Senators. The President Presi-dent Issued the proclamations reserving timber lands before he approved the agricultural agri-cultural appropriation bill, containing the limitation upon executive authority. In a memorandum accompanying the proclamations, pro-clamations, the President said: "Failure on my part to sign these proclamations pro-clamations would mean tbat immense, tracts of valuable timber would fall Into the hands of the lumber syndicates before be-fore Congress has an opportunity to act, whereas the creation of the reserves means that this Umber wll be kept in the Interest of the homemaker) for our entire purpose In this forest reserve policy pol-icy is to keep the land for-the benefit of the actual settler and homemaker. to further his Interests In every way and while using the natural resources of the country for the benefit of the present generation, gen-eration, also to use them In such manner was to' keep them unimpaired for the benefit of the children now growing up ! to Inherit the land. This Is the final and exclusive object, not merely of our forest policy, . but of our whole publio ! land policy." ' . The reservations created or increased follow: - Tolyobe reserve. Nevada; Wanaha forest for-est reserve, Oregon and Washington; Las Animas forest reserve, Colorado and New Mexico; Colville forest reserve, Wyoming; Holy Cross forest reserve, Colorado ; Un-compabgre Un-compabgre forest reserve, Colorado; Park Range forest reserve, Colorado; Imnaha forest reserve.. Oregon ; Big Belt forest reserve, re-serve, Montana; Big Hole forest reserve, Idaho and Montana; Otter forest reserve, Montana; Lewis and Clark forest reserve, re-serve, ' Montana; Monteiuma forest reserve. re-serve. ColorVdo; Olympic . forest reserve, Washington; Little Rockies forest reserve, re-serve, Montana; San Juan forest re-. I serve, Colorado; Medicine Bow forest reserve, Colorado and Wyoming; Yellowstone Yel-lowstone . forest reserve, Idaho, Montana Mon-tana and Wyoming: - Port Neuf forest, reserve, Idaho; Palhouse forest reserve, Idaho; Weiser forest reserve, Idaho: Priest River forest reserve, Idaho and Washington; Cabinet forest reserve, Montana and Idaho; Rainier forest re- serve, Washington ; Wasnlnrton forest reserve, Washington; Ashland ' forest reserve. Oregon ; Coqullle forest reserve, re-serve, Oregon; Cascade forest reserve, Oregon; Umpoua forest reserve, Oregon Ore-gon ; Blue - Mountain - forest : reserve, j Oregon. |