Graham guardian., 1908-04-24

OISdutLutiOu.
Arthur G. Ringland, Chief OF
Lands.
Earl Clapp, Chief of Forest Man
agement.
w. r. Mattoon, Inspector.
r. S. Kellogg, Chief of Wood
Utalization.
l.. F. Knapp, Chief of Contro
(Grazing).
d. ID. Bransan. Chief Inspector
s. L. Gillian, Expert Miner.
TONIC (N.) NATIONAL FoBEsT
Supervisors w. II Reed. and
Rangers Castle, Thompson, Cohea,
Barber, Beard, Delbridge, Hale,
Jennings, Pitchly and Pyle.
BLACK MESA (S.) FOREST
Acting Supervisor d G. Martin
and Rangers Martin, Eaton, Wheat
ley, Rudd, Jay and Mitchell.
ToNTo (S.) FOREST
Supervisor Theodore T. Swift
and Rangers Birdno, Taylor, Rog-
ers and Woolsey.
MT. GRAHAM FOREST
Rangers Birdno, Merrill and
Woolsey.
This has been the best meeting
so far in District No. 8, and much
valuable information has been oh
tanned by the field men. Such
subjects as Timber Sales, Grazing,
CLAIMS, Forest Extension, Forest
Management, and Wood Utiliza-
ton have been fully discussed.
On Tuesday evening number
of the ladies and gentlemen of
Stafford, in connection with the
local rangers, gave the visitors an
entertainment in the Layton
church and banquet in the amuse-
ment hall. The entertainment con-
sisted of instrumental music, sing
ing and recitations, all Of which
was greatly appreciated by those
present.
At 10 o'clock the guests were
escorted to the banquet hall where
one hundred and forty-four covers
had been laid and repast prepared
that made the rangers eyes almost
fall out of their sockets. When
all had been seated, Rev. Summers
pronounced grace, after which a
number of handsome young ladies
served the guests, and to say the
guests did not do ample justice to
all that was served them, would be
telling an untruth. The tables
were beautifully decorated with
roses and other flowers, while each
guests found a bouquet of sweet
peas at bis plate.
Supervisor L. Il. Swift acted as
Toast Master and called on Wiley
e. Jones for an address of vel
come. In neat speech, character
istic of Mr.. Jones, he made the
visitors feel doubly welcome and
perfectly at home.
r. S, Kellogg responded to the
toast, extent of National For
ests," w. r. Mattoon to Forest
Extension" and T. s. Woolsey to
Arizona Forests" That is, Mr..
Woolsey was supposed to have re
sponded to this toast, but turned
it into an eulogy of Stafford and its
people. All the responses were
good and very much appreciated.
After the banquet, the hall was
cleared and social dance INDUCED
in tor several hours.
RESOLUTIONS
The next day after the banquet
the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the con
vention:
Be it Resolved. That we, the
resident and Waiting officers of the
u. S. Forest Service, in atten dance
at the joint ranger meeting April
20 TO 90, 1908, of the Mk Graham,
Tonto and Black Mesa National
Forests, hereby express our deep
appreciation to the ladies and citi-
zens of Stafford for their courtesy
and kind hospitality during our
stay in their beautiful city; and
further that we appreciate the fact
that the people of Stafford and of
the Gila Valley have faith in the
efforts of the Federal Government
to conserve the natural resources
of Arizona and that this will mean
that the men of the Forest Service
will return to their work with re-
newed enthusiasm to make the
National Forests what they should |
be--a public benefit.
Be it Resolved Further, fhat a
copy of this resolution be included
ia the minutes of the JOINT ranger
meeting and filed in the Forest
Supervisors Office at Stafford, and
that copies Of this resolution be
transmitted to the Forester at
Washington, ID. c., and to the edi-
tor of THE GRAHAM GUARDIAN,
Stafford, Arizona.
d. G.. MARTIN, Chairman.
Stafford, Ariz., April %, 1908.
Early Wednesday morning W.
R. Nation, T. 8. Woolsey and r. |