Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31


service. The big chief of the forest
service will remain mere but one day
after which he viii depart for Wash
ington, where important matters
await his attention. number Of
the supervisors and officials of the
Forest service in this part OF New
Mexico came here today to make re-
ports to Mr.. Pinchot and confer with
him in regard to their work.
Mission to Meet supervisors
My mission in Albuquerque to-
day" said Mr.. Pinchot this morning
In the lobby of the Alvarado "is
simply to meet a number of the
forest supervisors of this district
and discuss with them questions re-
lating to the forest service. The re-
ports l have received of the work
here Indicate that the work has been
efficiently carried on in this territory
as elsewhere in the west and l am
most interested to note the advance
being made in the work.
Service Making Progress.
THE forest service has made not
able progress In the last six months
in efficiency of service and in its
standing in public opinion. Opposi-
tion, such little as there was, is be-
ing rapidly replaced by hearty sup
port on the part of those making use
of the national forests.
"rhe movement which the presi-
dent has started for the conservation
of the national resources has focused
attention on the necessity of preserY-
ing the forests of the country as we'll
as the other natural resources.
While the president Is no longer en-
pow to create new national for
ests, except in the six northwestern
states, yet the work of the service
has so forceably illustrated the gem
eral good to the country which re-
suits by the measures adopted that
there is little danger of the service
being hlndered by adverse legtsla-
ton on the part of congress.
Has ACCOMPLISHED Marvels.
"When il is considered that the
forest service, as IL now Is, has been
in existence but two years, II must
be admitted that the work accom-
plished has been little short of mar
vclous. To be sure we had the bu-
reau Of forests and the division of
forestry previous to this, and in a
measure these departments carried
on the work of preserving the for
ests, yet as the department Is now
conducted and with the added pow.
ers II enjoys, rests the great hope or
coping with the problem OF consery-
ing the resources Of the great for
ests OF the country. The people are
gradually awakening to the import
ance Of this necessary work and are
lending their support to It,"
First i'm Profession.
Mr.. Pinchott is the first American
to adopt forestry As a profession and
II Is due largely to his whole-souled
enthusiasm in the work that the
forest service Is what IL Is today.
Making a speciality of this study long
before he entered the government
service, he began to realize the peril
OF the policy previously in vogue of
dismantling the forests and leaving
barren wastes and devoted his ef-
forts to interest the government In
taking measures to prevent this.
How successful have been his efforts
the present results obtained bear
witness. While the work of the SER
vice has little more than been com.
menced. and while the department Il
hampered by the lack of sufficient
appropriations yet the start already.
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