The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-22
FOREST SERVICE

bulletin issued by the Forest Ser
vice states that for the administration
and protection of the 1S2 National For
ests In seventeen states and terri
tories and Alaska, the government
spent $2,526, ,00S.02. or about one and
one-half cents an acre. Permanent
improvements, including the construc-
tfon OF 3,40O miles OF trails. 100 miles
of wagon roads, 5000 miles Of tele-
phone lines, $50 cabins and barns, 600
miles OF pasture and drift fences. $50
bridges. and 40 miles Of fire lines. cost
s592,1Ge.19. Telephone wire to build
approximately 400 miles Of additional
lines was shipped TO the forester. but
with the funds available before the
close of the year the work of con-
struction 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 accompli-
shed are seen In the moro convenient
and economic manner in which the
forest officers are enabled to carry
on their work and In the opening up to
forest users OF territory hitherto In
accessible. The remaining S297840,-
40 of the total Of s3.416, 10761 dis
~ Of hn
est service was used In forest In
vestigations costing $2S5. S55.14. and
In diffusing of forest information and
federal cooperation.
The forest service Is one OF the
branches Of the government where ey-
erything Is not outgo. Last year the
receipts from sales Of timber, grazing
fees. and permits for special uses OF
forest resources amounted to s1.842,-
2s1 ST, an increase Of $271 ,222.43 over
the 1907 figures. The per acre re-
ceipts from the national forests were
a little more than one cent, less than
five mills under the per acre cost
Of administration and protection of the
forests.
The amounts paid the states and
territories, to be expended for roads
and public schools from the years
receipts, amounted to SAT-. .063,7s.
Chiefly because Of increasing the rev
enue to the states from 10 per cent
In 1907 to 25 per cent last year, there
was total increase of $294,031 .62 In
the amounts payable to the states.
In addition, the national forests
yielded heavily to the public In free
use. There were 30,714 permits grant
ed for the free use Of timber by set
tiers. schools and churches, during the
year, against 1888 in 1907. The num-
Der OF board feet used In this way
by the public amounted to 131, 5S2. 900,
valued at $1es.72O,OO. compared to 63.-
100000 feet, valued at $4,000 In 1907
The aggregate of free-use Of the for
ests for grazing cannot be exactly
known, since no permit is required to
be taken out, and there is therefore
no record preserved. II added per-
haps 10 per cent to the amount Of
stock carried by the forests. Settlers
living on OF adjacent to the forests,
and prospeotors, campers, and travel
ers In them are allowed to Craze free
up TO 10 head of milk cows. work
animals. OF horses IN use, and pur-
chasers Of timber and stockmen on the
forests are given the same privilege for
the horses needed In their work. In
Arizona and New Mexico milk goats to
the number of 30 may be grazed free
in place OF milk COWS.
OF free special-use permits there
were issued during the year 1,76S, as
against total Of 1.471 previously
granted. OF the latter 963 were In
force during the year
The grazing receipts for 1908 were
1862. 1928. 40. and were paid by the hold
ers of 1885 permits to Craze 1882
221 cattle. horses and hogs. and OF
1882 permits to Craze 1887. i'll sheep
and goats. Receipts of $S49,02124
from timber sales were paid by approx
imately 5.1S9 purchasers, who cut the
equivalent OF 392 1872, 900 board feet OF
timber. The receipts from special