Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-12
THIS CITY MAY Be
HEADQUARTERsFOR
FLORIDA FOREST
Forestry Bureau May
Have Jurisdiction Over 0CaIa
National Forest First 10 Be
Created East Of Mississippi,

under tnr Jurisdiction Of the Third dis
trict, The headquarters of which Wcrl
recently established IN Albuquerque
The third district uoW embraces al
nalionat forcslH in NrW Mexico. Ari
IONA, oklahoma aud Utah In tht
event that thu newly created Florid'
torert Is placed Gndrr the Hdministta
ton of the Albuquerque office. II Nli
Dc quite a compliment to the city. a.
II VIII practically be- an assurance tina
the authoriticr ia Washington %rcaliz'
nat This ls an important ccntrn
point chief Forester a. -. Bingham
stated yesterday afternoon that the
matter was now being considered 10y
the authorities IN Washington. ant
definite announcement as to which
district the new forest would be PLACED
in would be made within a few days
Mr.. |ltihgland satted that The pros.
poets for the Albuquerque office rc-
cciving the jurisdiction of tho new for.
est were exceedingly bright The new
forest IS unique inasmuch as It is the
first national forest created east of the
Mississippi President Roosevelt re.
Gently signed a proclamation setting
HAhf W. AA'AAAiAfAh Nv ANlhEA WIN ~ "
noW officially known as the OCala ma
%tioual forest. Il is situated IN Marion
lcounty, IN eastern Florida. The prosi-
dent at the same time signed another
proclamation which created the pa
kota national forest IN Billings coun-
ty, North Dakota.
lnasmueh as the last named nation
81 forest Is the first in North Dakota,
the Two "proclamations add two more
states to the list of those wherein land
VIII be pat under scientific forest adj
miniatratiou There are now nineteen
states and Alaska, having national for
esls.
Before the creation Of the Oeala, IN
Flurida, the two forcfts In Arkansas.
tho ozark and the Arkansas, were the
easternmost national forests. Practl-
cally al the other national forests are
In the Rocky mountain aud the Pa
eif.c coast states. The Florida forest
has an area of 2O1.fS0 acres, Of which
about one-fuurth has been taken up
under various land laws, It covers q
plateau between the 81. Johns and
ochlawaua rivers. aud al no point IL
an elevation exceeding $50 feet above
sea lc,cl obtained The area is 10y ma
ture better fittod for the production
of forest growth than for any other
purpose Nearly All Of tho area. how
seems particularly we'll adapted
to the growth Of sand ninc. which Is
Gwen now replacing the icss valuable
species. aud with protection from fire
almost the entire area viii in time un-
douhtedly lc covered with a dense
of this species. Tho long-lcnf
pine. a much more valuable CONNER
rial tree than the sand pine, appears
rather sparscly ou this forest, and is
confined principally to tho lower HAT
lands along the streams On the Dor
of the forest.
la addition to thu pines aud scrub
growths. bald cypress, cabbage pal
and tupclo gum. gradually
changing Ia water oak, ash, elm. mag
noIia hickory ana maple aru found
bordering IN" humorous ponds and
which arc lcattcrcd ahuudautly
throughout the confines ot this forest
fire has played a very important
part la bringing about the present
poorly furcstod condition uf the Ocala.
as year attcr year large fires have
uninterruptc,lly over this
tract, killing an vegetation aud con
eumiug the huuus uf the soil Nat
urailN projected portions which haNo
not been subject to The flames. prove
positively, however, that the soil win
rapidly respond To a littlc are taking
1nd that the prevention OF fires would
eventually mean the rriorcstatiou ut
practically the entire area
40 snWmill operations have boon
conducted on the area included iu the
national forest. Turpoutiniue
10y boxing rs carried ON over contigu
aus areas, and through the careless
and a%ntiquatcd methods used the fu-
pine crop of the adjoining region
Is greatly ieopurdizcd Tho soil Is of
little value for agricultural purposes,
about the only crop which can D.,
Produced that viii be of lasting value
h sand pine. and with proper care and
..ttentlon there should In time bc a
aluabie forest of this species
The new Dakota national forest cou-
of ii.0SO acres In the bad Lands
II Is located In Billings coun
/, and lies am equal distance between
he Northern Pacific railroad ON the
orth and th, Chicago. Milwaukee and
{ Paul ON The south. Its creation is
Important Tor Dc means that AN expo
mental Held tor forest planting has
secured boz North Dakota. the
ast for"stcd state in the Union. ha,-
.c only our per rent OF tree growth
he forest service expects 60 establish
nurseries with the horr that ip
me to conn tho area may he rector
ted hy artificial means This ica-
ne is eNpectcd 10 prove q very Eoud
iiert lesson Co the settlers. who Dc is
iprd viii be- turn plant Nudhrrsks
.pund fhoir farm d
Thc forest D.. very open aud for thr o.
part contains a %spstterIng stand o
uettrrn NcHoN piur Timber Atoms &
, rfaek bed b. found ash. h"s elder d
.ttpnvood elm. and hirch Cedar s.
are also found ON prcciptous r
ips- bordering the streams West 90
90 yellow pine is the only merchant "
SPEECHES however ou the forest f.
.d Che average stand prr acre is not s..
co. 5000 feet The reproduction of q
1e b. fairly gpod wherever mature o.
.cs occur. hut owing 90 the open %
nditiun OF The forest and the dense
Of trees ID Is Ter the most part a
satisfactory 81.
There b. but little timber that VIII Is
sold from the forrest 20 b present Il