Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

tsna, Artzona and New Mexico had they no4
been reserved The supply Of timber even Tor
local would have been exhausted by 1880 and
the western states would have been forced to I'M
port their lumber from Canada, Alaska. Mexico,
South America Siberia.
All the grazing lands in the mountain ranges
OF these states and Utah, Nevada Wyoming and
Colorado, would have passed Into the possession
of stocltrnen and theae mountain ranges which
the main source Of the water supply for irrtga-
ton would have been grazed by the stoclzmen
without regard to the effect on the water supply.
The forests would have been destroyed by the
lunbermen and fire. the forage practically ruined
and with 1t the livestock industry the watersup-
ply reduced, the Wild game killed and the OF
tho mountains for recreation purposes taken from
the people
AS 1t is however, the ownership Of these forests
and mountain ranges is retained by the people and
these great resources. wood, water and forage,
intimately connected with the life OF the western
people will be used as they direct. For the forests
created for the benefit and protection of the
communities dependent them and it is the
duty Of the forest officers to SO administer and
manage them that these ends be attained
ORGANIZATION OF FOREST SERVICE
In this connection would like to explain the
organization of the forest service and the duties
and work of the various officers.
The forest service of the department OF agrlcul-
ture created by the act OF Congress, of Feb.
i. 1905. It is supported by annual appropriations
of Congress and at present the administration of
the forests cost about s2,4oo,o00 which sum is
tirely inadequate to furnish the and protection
necessary to satisfactory mana cement.
The policy of the administration and manage
nlent OF the forests and general control of the
work centers in the Washington office The officers
consist of the Forester. Mr.. Clifford Pnchot
socate Forester Mr.. O. w Price. and Assistant
Forester James r. Adams Chief OF Operation
a. F.. Potter Chief of Grazing w. r. Cox Chief
or Timber Sales and Forest Planting William l..
Hall. Chief of Products and 2. p Wells, counsel.
The field executive force consists of six dis
trct foresters each In charge OF the forests OF a
single district the headquarters of which are To-
Gated in Missoua. Mont; Denver. Colo; AL
huquerque n. NJ: Ogden Utah: San Francisco.
Cal, and Portland, Oregon Each district forest
has assistant, and chiefs OF tho several de-
partnents, operation. grazing, timber, labor and
forest planting. claims and special uses and forest
products Then each forest is In charge of a sup
crvisor, who is the manager of this forest and who
Is assisted by deputy supervisor, technical
sstant, rangers and guards.
UNDER CIVIL. SERVICE
The whole force, outside OF the forester and as
sstant forester is under the civil service ana an
examination must be passed before 9 person can
obtain an appointment Residents of the states in
which forest is located given preference.
District l. with headquarters at Ogden, Utah.
covers the forests in Utah. the Arizona strip, Ne
vada. southern Idaho and western Wyoming
This office established on Dec. 1. Mr. Clyde
Leavitt formerly CHIEF of organization in the
Washington office, and who has had wide ex-
perience in the western states is the district
ester. Mr. e. W Reed formerly chief Inspector and
thoroughly acquainted with conditions throughout
the district has been selected for MIR. Leavitts
assistant
BY this scheme OF organization it is felt that
much better work be done than was the case
with tho executive officers in Washington, for it
permits OF the forests to carry an appeal
in person from a supervisors decision, to the dis
trict forester and allows the general officers to
get in close touch with local conditions.
r. E. BENEDICT
General Inspector