The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-01
WANT FORESTER
FOR SALT LAKE
advantages of This City as
headquarters Presented to
Chief of Organization.
BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED
WAREHOUSE FACILITIES WILL
BE FURNISHED.
BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED

Al luncheon given at the CONNER
cial club for Clyde Leavitt. chief of or
sanization of the national forest service.
yesterday, Salt Lakes advantages as the
headquarters of the division forester of
the intermountain states were thoroughly
presented.
The luncheon was given by the board
OF governors of the Commercial club. ana
all or the members of the board in thu
S 1y We're present, among these being
president w. j. Halloran, Charles S. Bur-
ION, Joy III. Johnson, g. n. Strevell. r.
~. Miller. ]. L. Game. A W. Carlson
Governor John G. Cutler, Mayor John S.
Bransford. Ira II. Lewis, W. S. Hender-
son and George T. Oden.
others present were George Austin,
president of the Uintah Forest Grazers'
association; G. B. Stewart secretary of
the Utah Wool Growers, and Franklin
w. Reed and Raymond e. Benedict who
are at present in charge of the work of
the bureau OF forestry in this part of
the country.
Tells of Advantages.
At the close of the luncheon, President
Hailoran. taking up the subject of the
location of the forestry headquarters for
this district, said that Salt Lake should
be selected. He called attention to the
number of railroads now entering the
city: to the approaching completion of
the Western Pacific line, and to the pos
sibility OF the building of other import
ant railroads into Salt Lake in the flu
ture. Mr.. Halloran urged that as Salt
Lake is the railroad center of the inter
mountain country ii would be more
convenient place for the persons living
I'm the surrounding states to visit than
any other city in the intermountan re-
gion- In addition to this, he said, Salt
Lake is the business and banking center
of the section which will be placed in
charge of the division forester.
The Sheepman's View.
Mr. Austin, one of the leading wool
growers of the state, discussed the sub
ject from the viewpoint of the sheep man.
He said that the wool growers would
have much business at the office of the
district forester and that Salt Lake
would be the location most convenient
10 them. because they have frequent oc-
casion TO come hither on business con-
nected with the United States land Of
flee and other offices now located In salt
Lake. BY placing the headquarters Of
the district forester in Ogden or any
other city, he said, the sheep men would
be compelled to journey 10 two places
TO transact their business with the gov
eminent and this would entail increased
expense and an additional loss Of time.
is Central Point.
Mr.. Stewart also spoke in behalf of the
wool growers. He said that at present
the federal offices, the state offices. the
Headquarters of the state board of sheep
commissioners and of the Utah wool
growers are now located in Salt Lake
This makes II necessary for the sheep
men TO pay occasional visits 10 this city
For this reason, he said, il would be
have the district forester's office estab-
lished in Salt Lake than in any other
place
Governor Cutler. Mr.. Odell. Mr.. Bur