Four Hundred Million Acres the Public Lands And Resources
The book Four Hundred Million Acres the Public Lands And Resources was written by author Charles Edwin Winter Here you can read free online of Four Hundred Million Acres the Public Lands And Resources book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Four Hundred Million Acres the Public Lands And Resources a good or bad book?
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Let everything be developed according to its best use. As to National Parks, contrary to the New York Times' statement, the West has been very liberal in its acquiescence in the creation of Parks. Again, for example, two million acres in Yellowstone Park, with another 100, 000 acres in the newly-created Grand Teton National Park comprise a goodly portion of Wyoming. Westerners appreciate and value and use our parks as much and more than do their eastern brethren. FOUR HUNDRED MILLION ACRES 183 ...Further, in this day and age neither the western States or their people are seeking to deprive the In- dians of their lands and they do not desire their re- sources "exploited without thought of the future. " As to a "Complete Reversal of a Century Old Pol- icy" alleged by the Times, in case even the surface of unreserved lands, as suggested by Secretary Wilbur, should be ceded to the States the writer of the Times editorial should read up on the history of the public lands. He is in error. The change of a hundred-year policy was made thirty years ago and since, against the West, by im- mense reservations never dreamed of by the Congress or the Courts when Conservation began in 1898, by eliminating minerals from homestead patents, by in- creasing restrictions, by amending the general mining law, by leasing acts, by royalties, by grazing fees, ad- ministrative cost, increased charges for all entries, cessation of development and stopping the establish- ment of taxable homes and mines and industries in and by reason of the 149, 000, 000 acres of forest reserves in the West.
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