Creator
R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
March 17th, 1898
R.W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R. U. JOHNSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
C. C. BUEL,
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, Cal.
My dear Muir,
Since writing you yesterday I learn from Pinchot that the time has elapsed for which the forest reservations were suspended, and that therefore they are now in full force-- of course subject to the extension of the mineral laws to all the reservations, which was effected by the deficiency bill last summer. I suppose this and the opening of the reservations to sheep grazing, and the opportunities of taking up title during the terms of suspension, have satisfied the opponents. At all events, there seems to be no necessity of our writing anything more on that; but when you come to the administration of the reserves there may be a chance to do some good. The choice is going to be between a spoils system advocated by Commissioner Hermann, and the proper system of expert administration. Pinchot has presented the issue squarely to Bliss, and you need not believe that Pinchot has been captured by the politicians. He is not that kind of man, and his differences with Sargent on matters of policy must not be ac-
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counted for on that basis. "Your jumping up with unworthy motives In this matter is the first immorality I have ever seen in you." No, seriously, he is as sound on this question as Sargent, or you, or I, and is doing his share of work in favor of a right kind of policy.
If you understood a little more about the book and magazine business than, in your innocence and generosity, you do, you would understand our position a little better in regard to the competition to which we are subjected.
With kind regards to Mrs. Muir,
Ever faithfully yours,
R.U. Johnson
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Location
New York
Date Original
1898 Mar 17
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Robert Underwood, "Letter from R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson to John Muir, 1898 Mar 17." (1898). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2076.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2076
Resource Identifier
muir10_0115-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0115
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
