Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
TWO MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS SPENT
ON FORESTS
HUGE EXPENDITURE BY
SERVICE IN PAST YEAR
Thousands of Miles of Trails
Wagon Roads, Telephone
Lines Fences and Other I'M
provementS Constructed,


Ispe.isl Correspondenec 20 Morning JournnIl
Washington, -. g., Jan. lf.--List-
ing receipts and expenditures ana es-
planning them in plain English much
as n railroad president reports to his
board of directors. clifford Plnchot,
forester. has just made Il retrospect or
the work Of the United states forest
service for the fiscal year 1905.
For the administration and protec-
ton of the 1872 national forests in sew
enteon states ana territories n Alas
ka, the government spent $2,a2t,-
OgS.O2. or about one and one-hali
cents an acre. Permanent improve
monts, including the construction OF
3,4OO miles of trails. 100 miles OF
wagon roads, 5000 miles of telephone
lines, $50 cabins and barns, 600 miles
OF pasture and drift fences, $50
bridges, and 40 miles OF fire lines,
cost 592,169.19. Telephone wire to
build approximately 400 miles OF ad-
dltional lines. was shipped to the for
ester. but with the funds available be-
fore the close Of the year the work OF
construction could not be completed.
some Of this work was done on eaeh
OF the forests In the United states.
Although many needed improve
ments could not be undertaken, the
benefits OF what has been accom-
plished are seen in the more conven-
lent ana economical manno In which
the forest officers are enabled 70 ear
~ on their work and in the opening
UP to forest users Of territory hith-
crto inaccessible. The remaining
S297, 5000 of the total OF S3,4lb,-
107.6l, disburscd on account or WORK
OF the forest service, was used In for
est Investigations costing $235. S55.l4,
ana in diffusion OF forest information
and federal cooperation.
The forest service is ~ OF the
branches OF the government where
everything IL not outgo. Last year
the receipts from sales Of timber
grazing fees and permits for special
uses OF forest resources amounted to
sI.S42,2S1.S7. an increase of S271.-
222.43 oven the 1907 figures. The per
acre receipts from the national Forests
were a little more than n cent, less
than five mills under the per acre
cost OF administration and protection
of the forests.
~ hlllOiifAR paw 80
territories, to be expended for roads
and public schools from the years re-
CENTS amounted to $447.0G3.79.
Chiefly because of increasing the reve-
nue. to the states from 10 per cent In
1907 to % per cent last year., there
was a total increase {. s294,O3l.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
for the free use of timber by
schools and churches during
the year. against 1889 In 1907. The
number of board feet used In his way
by the public amounted to l3l,5S2,O 600
valued at s16s,720, compared 20 49,
900. 900 feet. valued at $4,000, In
1907.
The aggregate OF free use OF the
forests for grazing can not be exactly
known. since no permit is required to
be taken out, and there Is. therefore.
no record preserved 1t added per-
haps 10 per cent to the amount or
stock carried by the forests. settlers
living on or adjacent TO the forests.
and prospectors. campers and travel
ers in them are allowed to Craze free
to ten head OF milk cows. WORK
animals, or horses in use, and pur-
chasers OF timber and stockmcn on the
forests are given the same privilege
the horses needed in their work. In
and New Mexico milk goats to
the number OF thirty may be grazed
free In place of milk COWS
or free s~pccial-use permits there
were issued during the year 1853. as
a total OF i.47l previously
granted or the latter 500 were in
force during the year.