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CHAPTER XIV. 

 CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE FUTURE. 



1. Principles uiulorlying conservation. 



a. Stop waste of nation's resources. 



b. Provide for people of the future. 



c. Develop for use of i^eople now. 



2. The Nation's resources. 



a. Minerals. 



1. Supply of coal, iron ore, petroleum, precious metals, etc., on hand. 



2. Waste in mining. 



b. Waters. 



1. Irrigation. (See reclamation.) 



2. Power. 



3. Flood — storing flood waters. 



4. Navigation — deepening channels. 

 Advantages of waterways development. 



c. Forests. 



1. Reducing waste by cutting, turpentine preservatives, utilizing by- 



pi'oducts. 



2. Federal forest service. 



3. Increase yield. 



d. Wild life. 



3. State vs. national control. 



a. Leasing by government insures government control. 



4. The National Conservation Commission. 



a. Recommendations. Timber, minerals, coal be disposed of separately. 



b. Withdrawal of public lands from private entry. 



5. Conservation policy of present administration. 



References. 



Pupils' Readings. 



Van Ilise, C. R. "The Conservation of Natural Resources." pp. 26-31, 41-43, 



56-61, G8-70, 13.5-162, 175-179, 194-199, 223-244. 

 Gregory, M. H. "Checking the Waste" (Select). 

 Outlook, 93 : 770— Pinchot, G. "The A B C of Conservation." 

 World's Work, 19: 126G2— Page, W. H., Pinchot, Gifford. "The Awakening of 



the Nation." 

 Craftsman, IS: 604 — "How Best to Help the Cause of Conservation." 

 Independent, 70 : .577 — "Economy of National Resources." 

 Technical World, 19: 322-33— Wclliver, .ludson C. "The Game for the National 



Domain." 

 Technical World, IS: 555— Stratton, G. F. "Where They Won't Conserve." 

 Harpers" \N''^okly, 5S : 15 — McGi'egor. "Unlocking the Far West." 

 Fish and G:nue Laws of California. 



Section 2. Reclamation. 



1. Reclamation. 



a. Of swamp lands. The swamp act of 18.50. Drainage. 



b. Of arid lands — irrigation. 



Acres to be reclaimed. 

 Population. 



2. Preliminary work. 



a. The efforts of Major Powell. 



b. The work of Senator Newlands. 

 '3. The Reclamation Act of 1902. 



a. Provisions of act ; amount of land^; states affected : terms of payment. 



