The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-01
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Dwight Bushnell. supervising agent for
the government Of the Helena CMont.)
forest reserve, is registered at the New
Willard He will remain in Washington
several weeks familiarizing himself with
the work Of the office department OF the
Forestry Service Of the government Mr..
Bushnell has 10000 acres OF timber land
under his supervision This tract runs
along the Rocky Mountains for distance
of more than a hundred miles.
There have been practically no forest
fires this year." Mr.. Bushnell said To a
Washington Herald reporter last evening.
We have had considerable rain, and
owing to this fact we feel reasonably safe
from fires. the terror OF the goodman,
during the summer. In my particular
district we have had no fires this season
that amounted 20 anything.
THE government has arranged matters
during the last few years so that its
forest divisions are practically self-sus-
tanning. For instance the sheep and cat
tlemen are charged for using the timber
lands for grazing purposes. For sheep
We get cents a head. and for cattle and
horses Is cents each year. This amounts
TO considerable every year. and brings in
handsome revenue to Uncle Sam every
twelve months.
In addition, the old trees that have
reached their maturity in different parts
OF the reserve are sold 20 the lumber
companies. This is done for the benefit
OF the forest When a tree reaches a GER
tain age IL begins to deteriorate, and is
OF no further use to the land. When the
/ timber in certain parts reaches this stage
one Of our men goes among the trees and
marks the ones which are 20 be cut By
the woodmen. The young trees and grow
ing shrubs are not mOlested in the least
with the exception Of a few hundred
acres Of land in my division, we have not
found II necessary 70 plant any additional
trees or scatter seed. Nature itself pro-
vides for this. and where the old trees
nave been taken away new ones are arls-
ing slowly but surely, 10 supply the next
generation with wood for fuel and the nu-
meTous other purposes to which il is put
by the modern ingenuity Of man"
San Francisco's crisis will be reached
within the next four or FIVE months"
said W. II. Afford. OF Chicago. at the
Raleigh Hotel last nigh. Mr.. Afford is
OF the firm OF Weary * Afford, bank
equipments. and travels all over the coun-
try. Only few days ago ne left the
Golden Gate" city by the sea.
San francisco has a new mayor, and
while he is not exactly d reformer, he is
not the sort OF man ex-Mayor Schmitz is.
! Consequently, every one all over the
country is looking forward 10 see what
I Mayor Taylor is going 70 do. The bust
ness men and the better element OF san
/ Franciscans have the utmost confidence
/ IN his ability and executive prOclivities.
/ So, under the new regime the conditions
/ viii be reversed 10 a certain extent, and
San Francisco promises TO be herself. ia
/ the business lire at least, again.
| Conditions in San Francisco are differ
/ ent from any other place in the world.
/ I am speaking of the labor situation. In
/ taking contracts there one can never tell
/ Just what wages he viii have 10 pay the
/ day after the contract is awarded, On
/ this account most Of the outside con-
( tractors accept their work on wage per-
[
/ San Francisco Is stronger than IN any
/ city in the country. But everything is
/ being settled aniicably. buildings are go
! ing up everywhere, the people are happy.
and the wholesale and retail merchants
are doing an excellent business. OLD
/ Frisco viii soon be herself again. How
/ ever. under the new executive san Fran
/ cisco may lose her name as the Paris OF
America, but she will be as good or bet
4 ter than ever in a business way"
Things are hot in Louisiana. includ-
/ ing the weather and politics" said Rep
/ resentative Robert F. Broussard of that
state. al the Riggs House last evening
! He Is here on business with one Of the
government departments. And speak
/ ing Of hot things" continued the Con-
/ gresham, reminds me that the famous
tabasco sauce is manufactured in my
town by John a. 8fcTlheny. one Of the
three Civil Service Commissioners. New
Iberia is the place.
The Democratic primaries are TO be
held late in January or early in Febru-
airy. aid the situation is already boiling
{ over The big rush is for the indOrse-
ton. you know. IN my State. There are
three candidates for governor. and an in
teresting contest is assured for every
thing from Senator To constable. Not eX-
actly including the SenatOrship. though,
because it Is reasonably certain that
Samuel D McEnery will be selected for
another term. Senator McEneTy's term
doesn't expire until 1893. but I have every
reason 10 believe that he will be renom-
mated early next year"
Elmer Dover, secretary Of the Repub-
iican National Committee. is at the New
Willard, having just returned from the
mountains. where he has been spending
his vacation. Mr.. Dover Is not discuss
ing politics and particularly the situa-
ton in Ohio. For nearly two weeks the
former secretary OF Mark Hanna was W
in the hills and away from civilization
and not once during that time did he men
ton the word politics, nor anything
pertaining 10 the subject This is Mr.
! Doyer's idea Of genuine rest
Nathan Matthews. a former mayor OF
Boston. was in Washington yesterday or
business with the government. He ar
rived at the Shoreham in the morning and
left for home last night. Mr.. Matthews
is now a praetioing attorney.
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