| Show I rv M r PUBLIC LO LANO CONVENTION Called Caled to Order in Denver at 1030 a m by Gov Henry A of Colorado SENATOR CARTER CHAIRMAN Ill In I ii 11 I his Ire as r 1111 I Ing lt Ovir cr History of f fo o or r f the lie I Wet iVi Denver June IS Called led together to for discussion of public laud land questions with a n view to 10 formulating n ii policy and urging legislation In accordance therewith nearly n el rh 1000 representative citizen representing nil ni the trans Missouri states tules met in jn convention at atthe It atthe the theater In Iii this hula city eH to today toIa today day Ia From Washington have hao come COl James K R Garfield Garfeld secretary of the UI Interior liford Pinchot chief of ot the forestry department F H n Newell Nowel head of or lila tho reclamation service rep rem representing resenting President und prepared to 10 give gle all al possible Inform Information o as ns to the policy olcy of the adminis administration the control and amid reg of oC the public lands Tho Time badge worn bv by the thc Colorado delegates was wis designed to furnish the keynote of ot the tile convention It J Is Inscribed a a as follows Public lands were extended tar for home build builders ers We Ye oppose interference by b got 10 buraus under u autocratic rules lud regulations United States Thomas H Carter Carer of ot Montana who was wait chosen as ES temporary chairman In caucus last lost night made the following statement today loda before bHore the convention assembled regarding the position of at President Roosevelt on time the public laud land quest ions Time he president is I Irrevocably op posed it seems scents to the continuance ul ot tile the free and unregulated range but hut Is II l not absolutely committed to any nn particular scheme for tOl time the accomplish accomplishment ment mont of this purpose This ils Is what he lie Informed me ate Time The Tie policy as 39 1 I urn am In formed by h him hiim is the regulation of ot the tile public ranges of ot the he vest nest by b the government The rho h president added that If It It was found Ibare re were uny tiny rules In n force forc In tn the time administration of time tho pol ides leles these harsh rules net act the Iho pol policies eils would be modified add public land convention Denver Go Cic iov henry A of ot Colorado culled the convention to looner order at 10 1030 30 U S Senator Henry Henl M ir Tel ler of ot Colorado nominated Senator Thomas H S Carter Carler of ot for tor tern tem temporary chairman dud ana he was vas wal unan unanimously ly chosen George Georgl S Walker Valter of Cheyenne see ec of the National Wool association was wo made temporary sec mice secretary Iee rotary Senator Carter In His addres 1 os is IH temporary chairman went vent over oer the tha th history ot or the development of ot the west est i Ho Ito expressed the time opinion that tho the day ra of ot the great greG t open range I hi past He lIe 1 e said among tue tho questions to coma be before before fore tore the tho I convention was vas whether tho the lands oC of time tho United States shall bi b made malc a source of ot revenue by requiring permits for fOJ the tho uw use of ot the time public range or 1 U whether the tha leasing system shall shul prevail I Ho He I said sall that the time federal government 11 as its a it f land owner hail had hl just justas as al strong a right as private pru Ie individuals In and anul no zue 10 stronger Continuing Senator Carter Carler said that he halt hail asked risked ono one delegate to servo on a n committee and he ho had refused saying ho lie h had cattle on a I public imbue forest lorest range and all If It he voted against tho In Interests Interests of the forestry bureau his cat cal cattle cattie tie tic would bo be driven from the tho I ervn tion ton Several delegates called calM out that that thaI was true Irue cud Mr Ir Carter said sall he hi e wanted to bubble at this point If It I any un forest ranger should attempt to 10 ti Interfere with wih any citizen on account of oC his use of free tree speech he lie declared Mr would dis dismiss Ils miss InIss him Mr who Uio was upon the platform endorsed the statement of the senator by b nodding Partisan politics must be bo barred from the convention the chairman contin continued Ho lie closed cloe by saying that what whatever whatever ever eel course might be lIe adopted to bu 11 ht by h this thia convention will wil become a anew new law It action acton would ed fd be ice taken If It action Is II demand demund demanded |
