I spent many weeks in the very heart of what was once a State reservetiere is not much of it left now -and I was informed by those o the ground who knew. that after the great lumber companies had stripped the State as the Senator from Wisconsin described. and in the manner he described. and had run out of forests upon which to pursue their further slaughter. they went to the legislature (this was many years ago) anld by some meamns or other the legislature repealed the law creating that reserve. and the magnificent forest reserve. though it was coilserving the water sources that supply Wisconsin oi both sides of the Water divide. Will within t year or two see the last of its existence. Mr. President. it has 1en stated several times that this policy was preventing the settlement of these lands and the developient of these States by honlesteaders. A rather iathetic :ind vivii picture was drawn by tile Senator from Idao [Mr. lilE viulN] of the lrairie schooners. the whitecovered wagons. sweeping through iii great trains. finding nowhere to deposit emigrants tlat they might build holles.
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