Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-01

ton is necessary to create additions
to forests as elsewhere.
LAS you know the policy of the
servi-e has always been to exclude
from the boundaries of a national for
est all agricultural land except, as
congress clearly intun ded, areas so
small that they could e handled more
acceptably under the act of June II,
1906 We wan all the land put to ITS
best use, whatever that use may be.
good deal of time and money has
been spent by the service in this most
i'm .lortant work. l believe, however,
that there is still land which would
serve the public interest best outside
of national forests, and which could
therefore be excluded to the pubic ad-
vantage. l believe, too, that ADJOINING
many of the forests are areas winch
because of the value of the timber they
suppOrt their Importance under
proper forest cover for watershed pro-
lection, or because the bet public use
of the existing forest can be brought
about only through their inclusion,
should be added to the national forests.
To Consider Citizens
an considering changes of boundary,
the character of the land and it's flu
ture usefulness for forest or agrlcul-
tural purposes, the protection that 1t
ma re to watersheds at the head of
streams from which towns, cities and
irrigation projects draw their supply,
areas which need reforestation and
areas which should be included from
the standpoint of the public welfare
generally should all be carefully con-
sidered. Whenever change or boun-
Diary is recommended the reason for 1t
should be plainly shown. When the
nrOper boundary of the forest does not
conform to the exterior limits of the
timbered areas the reason should be
given plainly.
I'm accordance with the usual prac-
tice every effort should be made TO
learn the wishes of citizens as to what
lands should be excluded or included.
If areas are proposed for addition or
elimination at the request of citizens
their petitions should form part OF the
reasons for the change in boundaries.
Petitions which have contributed 10
the establishment of the present boun-
daries should when practicable be sub
mitted as part of the record.
For this work you will need to use
your very best available help. The or
ganization of the v--rk is, of course
in your hands.
Urges Thoroughness
Existing and proposed boundaries
and all land and cover classifcations
should always be shown on maps, sup
ported by reports So far as possible,
the forest service atlas folios should be
used as the base maps. The publica-
ton of these folios is being pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible. By Au-
gust / nearly all of them will be in
your hands, Where it is possible to get
them to you at a considerably earlier
date by leaving out the classification
and simply sending you the blank
copies this will be done.
"In addition to having every boun-
dairy line carefully ( me over l want
you to consider whether you have any
considerable areas of agricultural land
i'm the interior of the forests or other
land which would serve the public best
by being excluded.
This is a matter on which it will be
necessary for you to put your very best
effort. If there is any help that can be
given by the Washington office let me
know. From the time this work first
starts 1 want you to keep me fully in
formed of its progress by monthly re-
ports