The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22
RESUME OF THE FOREST
WORK N 1908
WORK is CARRIED
ON BY THE FORESTRY
DEPARTMENT.


receipts and expenditures and explai.
ming them in plain English much as a
railroad president reports to his board
Of directors, Clifford pinchot, forester,
has just made retrospect Of the work
of the United States Forest Service
for the fiscal year 1905
For the administration and protect
ion Of the lS2 National Forests insev.
enteen states and territories and AL.
aska the Government spent $2,s26,0oS
02, or about one one~hali cents an
acre. Permanent improvements, in.
cluding the construction Of S,4O0 miles
OF trails, 100 miles Of wagon roads,
800 miles OF telephone lines, $50 ca.
bins and barns, 600 miles OF pasture
and drift fences, $50 bridges. and 40
miles Of fire lines cost $so2, l6o, 10.
Telephone wire to build approximate
ly 400 miles Of additional lines was
shipped to the Forests, but with the
funds available before the close Of the
year the work OF construction could
not be completed. Some of this work
was done on each OF the Forests in
the United States.
Although many needed improve
ments could not be undertaken, the
benefits Of what has been accomplish.
ed are seen in the more convenient
and economical manner in which the
Forest officers are enabled to carry
on their work and in the opening 10
to Forest users Of territory hitherto
inaccessible The remaining S2o7
5000 Of the total Of S3,46l, ,i076l.
disbursed on account Of work OF the
Forest Service was used in forest in
vestigations costing $235,Sss.l4, and
in diffusion of forest information and
federal cooperation.
The Forest Service is one Of the
branches Of the government where
everything is not outgo. Last year
the receipts from sales Of timber,
grazing fees, and permits for special
uses Of forest resources amounted TO
81, ,S42,2Sl.S7, an increase Of $27l, ,222.43
over the 1907 figures. The per acre
receipts from the National Forests
we're little more than one cent, less
han five mills under the per acre cost
If administration and protection Of
he forests.
The amounts paid the states and |
erritories, TO be expended for roads
md public schools from the years re- |
.eipts, amounted to S447,0637o Chief
ly because Of increasing the revenue I
o the states from 10 per cent in 1907 /
o rs per cent last year, there was
otal increase of S294O3l,62 in the
mounts payable to the states.
In addition, the National Forests
'ielded heavily to the public in free
ise. There we're 3O,7l4 permits grant
d for the free use Of timber by set
lers, schools and churches, during
he year, against 1882 in 1907. The
lumber Of board feet used in this way
y the public amounted to l3l $4,000.
.alued at Sl68,720.0O, compared to
100000 feet, valued at $4,000 in19O7.
The aggregate Of free use of the
forests for grazing can not be exactly
.nown, since no permit is required to
'e taken out, and there Is therefore no
ecord preserved. 1t added perhaps
0 percent to the amount of stock car
led by Forests. Settlers living on or
djacent to the Forests, and prospect.
'rs, campers, and travellers in them
re allowed to Craze free up to 10
cad Of milk cows, work animals, or
orses in use, and purchasers Of tim
er and stockmen on the Forests are
iven the same privilege for the hors-
5 needed in their work. In Arizona
nd New Mexico milk goats to the
umber Of 80 may be grazed free in
lace Of milk cows. |
Of free special use permits there /
ere issued during the year l,768, as
gainst total Of l,47l previously {
ranted. OF the latter 963 were in
,rce during the year.
The grazing receipts for 1908 were
|82,2o.40, and cattle, horses and hogs,
nd Of 4,282 permits to Craze 7,O87,l1l 9
leep and goats. Receipts of $849, t
7.24 from timber sales were paid by \
,proximately 5,l89 purchasers, who r
it the equivalent Of 392, 10000 board
ct Of timber. The receipts from +
'ecial uses amounted to $30425.23 il
ID were paid by ZOOS permittees. Ii
The years receipts represent profit 81