New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
LURE or THE woods.
National Forests Made 1ttrdCtire to
the People.
from The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington Aug. 4-That the national forests
offer unusual attractions as summer resorts
the supervision OF the government Over
these forests is improving their attractions are
facts to which the people are Just awakening. lhls
season particular attention has been called 10 these
great stretches of wild country in the west ny the
that least Cabinet officers and various
other high government officials taking their
vacations on the reserves Secretary wilson is
combining business with pleasure, gaining reIaAa-
ton while he studies the problems OF the forestry
work. and Secretary Garfield is looking INTO u'e
greater forests with Clifford Pinchot "hhe ne i
investigating the problem Of public land disposition
Secretary Metcaf. while summering IN Calnolhia' i
also is spending much time in the mountain WoouS
and Secretary Wacott of the Smithsonian institu-
ton has crossed the line into titnada coi"i"-
ing geological research with his outing.
The full utilization OF the national forests. whlch
part parcel of the conservation policy OF the
government will be suffered TO mar the nat
urai beauties which attract thousands OF campers
and hunters to the forests every year for sport ana
recreation The many lakes on tho shores or
which meIchantahle timber is growing VIII hot
be kept intact. as in reserve or pleasure parN,
b'If neither will they be stripped or lhaGe ugly "H
ruthless cutting. .
Throughout The country the forests or should
he the great recreation ground of the people
Whether by lake stream or in the heaft
of tI. mountains. a summer vacation without the
shade of the forests at hand is robbed 81 one
oC Its chief eniOyments Without forest pT"'ecl'u
"a mping would be uncomfortable, tramping would he
unheRrably hot. hunting would be poor. the WHO
flowers would he scarce and views for the photog
"f numbering operations in the neighhorhood Hing
the air with smoke ana setting fires running
through the undergrowth, even II the place OF
recreation exempt from actual cutting. Nould
greatly the pleasures Of the resting season
But there is need 70 create aste Wher" for-
The forest he made t"
Weld its crop Of mature timber and the dead and
defective trees may be removed without nakine
a whole neighhorhood unsghtN. az hitherto done
by commercial lumbermsn in this country. care
fully timhered IS forest still. Use may he
made of the ripe timber without destroying the
younger crop left for the in later years
III regulating its large sales on lake fronts ana
streams in The national forests the government for
estera the ground succeeding I'm carrying
sort of judgment in cutting When the timber on
tract advantageous for recreation purposes ts
sold special care is taken mark for cutting only
dead ard defective trees. together with any OLD
veterans which in danger Of being blown down
bT the wind. and 50 njuriug camping grounds and
walks Along roads and trails fringe OF forest
Is left almost quite intact Travelled points are
spared much possible. and the less accessible
places moro heavily culied
Then, when the logging IS and the brush Is
disposed of. IS necessary TO prevent the running
Of fires. the woods found tn be attractive
and usa bic than before Parkike effects. even
without effort to be secured. The product
OF the forest has been taken Yet the forest recrea
tton ground