Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-07-20
CHIEF TO
CONFER WITH
GOVERNOR
viii Talk on Question of Ad-
ditionS to PecOS National
Forest With Curry at Santa
,Fe This Week. IN
(Forest Service Bulletin.

VI (FOfest Service Bulletin.
Mr. A. F. Peter. chief OF the
branch Of grazing, United States For
est Service. left Washington Thurs
day, July is, for Santa Fe. New Mex
leo. The first object of his trip is to
confer with Governor Curry, July %,
with regard to the proposed additions
to the Pecos national forest. An ex-
animation of the withdrawn land will
be made for the purpose of determin-
ing what part of Il shall be added to
the national forest and what part re-
leased. 1t is expected that this exam
Iination Will take about ten days or
two weeks.
on the first of September. Mr.. Pet
ter and Mr.. d. ID. Bronson of the
Forest Service, will start from Phoe-
mix, Arizona, to make an examination
of the land within the Verde national
forest, for the purpose of making rec
concentrations regarding the regula-
tion of grazing. These forests were
Fcreated primarily 'for the purpose of
securing favorable conditions of water
flow" so that special care will need
to be exercised to prevent grazing
from defeating this object
| An agreement has been made be-
tween the Secretary of the Interior
of Agriculture, for investigators of the
effect of grazing sheep and goats upon
the watersheds within the national
forests which are important to irri-
| cation. Mr.. Peter and Mr.. Bron-
son will, therefore, cooperate in thesl
investigations with officials OF the Re
clamation Service.
i Mr.. Clifford Pinchot, forester, hal
! written to the Water Users Assoeia
ton and to the presidents of both tn
PCattle Growers and Sheep Growers as
. Fsociations in Arizona, informing then
of the proposed examination and in
, vitlng them to arrange to have repre-
sentatives of their several interests ac
company the representatives Of tn
, government, If they desired to do Sc
: Z Investigations of the. relation O
stock grazing to water supply on othe
, national forests will be carried o
/ Jointly by the Reclamation Servic
Hand the Forest Service whenever com
: Fplaints are received from the waite
\ users of damage to the water by stool
Investigators will also be made by tn
! government on its own iinitiativ
whenever such action is necessary fo
a the general welfare.
The results of these investigation
will be made known as rapidly as po.
slble.
State Revenue Increased.
In addition TO the benefits secure
by fire protection and by regulation
which control the use of timberlan
and range so as to insure permanel
supplies for local wants, the statt
having national forests now receiv
q under the new Agriculture Appropril
7 ton bill. 25 per cent of the gross PR
; ceeds derived from the sale of natloi
!, forest resources. This amount. a,
Ecording to law, goes to offset any los
es to the states through withdraw
of forest areas from taxation, and
devoted to public roads and school
1 Several years ago complaints wei
made that the withdrawal Of timbe
lands for forest purposes reduced II
taxable areas of the states In whiC
Withdrawals were made. The Fore
Service, quick to see the justice
these complaints, recommended
first that 10 per cent. and later thi
25 per cent, of the gross proceed
: from the national forests should |
paid to the states. AS a result, II
states are assured of school and roa
/ funds. doubtless more certainly tina
they otherwise could have been, sint
the permanence of the forest resour,
es is now secured by cOnservatiN
I management. Had the forests new,
: been established, their resources woul
d undoubtedly been exhausted by hast
il and improvident methods of exploi
k alton. leaving the land wasted and ul
y productive.
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