Evening journal., 1905-07-13
FOREST SERVICE
The New Name Of the Bureau of For.

The New Name Of the Bureau of For
,estry.
From uly / the Bureau Of Forestry is
to be officially known as the Forest Ser
vice. The change was made by Congress
last winter, when it provided for the
Government work in forestry during the
coming year and signalized an important
advance IN the scope of that work. The
actual control and administration of the
national forest reserves, formerly under
the charge Of the Land ONCE OF the De-
partment of the Interior, is now in the
hands Of the Forest Service, the only
branch of the public service possessed of
the scientific and technical knowledge
necessary for the enlightened care and
use Of the forests This means that the
reserves are to be made 10 yield TO the
people OF the country the largest bene-
fits which Intelligent management can
get out Of them. Use, not reservation
from use, is the essential purpose for
which they exist-but use under such
conditions as shall make their benefits
permanent.
Control Of the reserves was turned over
to the Bureau of Forestry last February,
and the necessary reorganization is now
well advanced. In taking up its new work.
however, the Forest Service will not
abandon any part OF the old field of the
Bureau. Its broad purpose will continue
to be the furtherance by every possible
means Of the movement TO introduce prac-
tical forestry everywhere. II will do its
utmost TO assist this movement among
private owners and in the several States,
not only by scientific Investigations but
by advice and cooperation in the actual
work of applying forestry. This is impera-
lively demanded if the general welfare is
not to suffer profoundly in the future
from a shortage Of timber supply. The
Forest Service will continue the studies
OF forest products. Of methods OF making
timber more durable, Of tree planting. and
OF all subjects which can promote wiser
and more profitable use Of our second
greatest resource-for in the value Of their
total contribution TO our needs there car
be no doubt that forest products stand
next TO those of Agriculture
The field OF the Bureau of Forestry has
expanded remarkably in the past few
years The first Government recognition
OF forestry was in 1876 when Congress.
made an appropriation for skilled mar
to prosecute a study Of forest conditions
needs and uses. and make a report {,
Congress. This Office was continued unit
the Division of Forestry was created
July l. 1856. Then from a mere Office o
information the Division stepped sud
denly into the field of actual operations
demonstrating by example how forestr.
could be made 10 pay, and thus fur
nishing the one argument needed TO con
vert privaet owners from scepticism a
to the practicableness Of a theory to tn
acceptance of proved fact. When thi
was accomplished a new epoch in the his
tory Of American forestry opened. Sine
that time no single step forward ha
been so important as that which the us
OF the new name. Forest Service, no,
marks. This the people Of the country
and particularly the people OF the Yves
where the reserves are. will come to rea.
ize as they grasp the fact that, scier
tihcally and efficiently administered, tn
reserves will soon reach their highest ei
fciency as contributors to the wealt
and permanent development of the r,
gions in which they lie.