Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-17
JEMEz RESERVE
A SPLENDID
RANGE
In Most Excellent Condition
Valuable Timber Lands Con
tain Much Lumber.

huuqreia nls handed to Forrest So.
prffia.r Leon r Nncipp and his
funuiuini ra Un iho lameg and pccoa
river forest reserves hy Frank
fhullrs an expert forester connected
with the bureau of f0roafy at Wash.
insiun. ID. a.. 49, phnlira recently
finished q tour uf Inspection nf the
tNmlN reserve ANA was unailnlnd lu
Hls ptdia. ui iIs careful management.
He lpNri .UtrrfihInr in gu1d rondi.
lion. asa WAS csueriallt nlnasol To-
note ihU suiUnHld shape nf the rnnRun.
Ho wcai from santa o. on % similar
mission iu thU Lincoln forest reserve.
ANA ahilo on THAI frip ID making his
headquarters temporarily I'D Captain.
ar Phillips spent several weeks In
going itTungh Doc lDmes forest 10.
serve. ilo travelled On horscback
from enc district i1 another. making
notes oft che SURROUNDINGS as ne went
hii observations and anggcstiOns will
De complied ln nee form of report
When bia inspection inr the season o.
euded
Close. Careful Scrutiny Of conditlona
Mr.. Phillips Wishes 10 huprrss a
upon the minds of the people that
forest reserves are III great benont
Instead Of bcinga detrlment. ag many
are supposed 10 believe. $50 rfvoa tho
reasons why Ia an interesting inter-
view. IN which Dc also points taif tho
Dix government forest near here.
The Iemez forest reserve was cs.
iahilshed 90 serve as porinannt
timber supply and secondary for lta
tfeai protective value fn soil and
water SUPPLY From both of these
aiandpuinta % is ono nf me boal FOR.
cat reserves in the United states and
under the conservative mnnnrcmont
~ the forest service will provo az the
greatest possible benefit to New Mex
iep aimee the policy az the forest re-
serve Is one of Conservative utillgn.
iion rather than restriction Tho
United States aa q whole has Hunerod
more from iia forest hrost nnd timber
trcspaea than any other country on
the globe and every day the forest m.
ger7e organizations throughout the
west are giving striking examples OF
the benefit resulting from careful
managing rather than butchcring our
forests.
Merehantabie Timber on Jsmsr Re.
serve.
The lemoz reserve IS estimated to
contain e.675.u00.000 feet uf merchant.
able timber and $4,000 900 feet Of
nun-merchantahlo timber Nearly one.
half the reserve Is available Cor grag.
ing 90 ht least some extent and p1r.
lions Of the rcservc constitute the
hest gnEing lands in the territory.
The region viii always mean an inn
poftant factor IN supplying a definite
supply 90 forage 20 live stock owners.
and ~ ia iu the mutual benefit OF
aiookowuen sud rancher 90 prevent
over grasinB and the subsequent de-
torlolauon Ia water supply.
NO watorshcds Of direct import
anco 20 cities ana On need OF forest
planting exist ia the Iomoa forest ro
serve. There ~. however nearly nfiy
sections ~ land ON slopes ncrih 0f
iuHaa and Ia the region surrounding
taniion and anything Zone To- lu
crease the water supply throughout
the ErONiBs season or go prevent &c.
terioratiou IF Site will work n mater
lai beneht. Practically ail 90 the area
Va bath these localities has al one
lime supported dense forest growth
and u b. the policy of the forest aorv-
tee 60 replanl these areas as soon as
possible Most * thls work viii an.
doubleday be- performed by tpchni
cally trained man. with iho assistance
81 the forest rangnrs ana body uf
common lnhurcra.
Efficient Body Of Forest Rangers.
The men Supervisor Leon r.
neipp has selected Ia both the
jene1 and Focoa river reserves are
as omcient u body OF forest RANGERS
as can DO found anywhere IN the
United States. They are not only ca
psblo of withsiandlng the risors of
ranger life. bat are we'll trained Ia
their duties and aro willing workers.
incidentally il rs a fitting compliment
% ~. knelpp that an the rangers
are enthusiastic in their regard fof
him and his manner 0l carrying ont
ne reserve administration