The San Francisco call., 1909-06-14
FOREST SERVICE Is
ON BUSINESS BASIS
National Reserves of 194,50O,S =
900 Acres Administered for
Good of the People

i WASHINGTON. June 13.-FollowinR
the movement of the larger part OF
the executive force of the forest serv-
ice from Washington into the field
and the division of the western eOun-
try into six forest districts, each in
charge OF a district forester. the prac-
teal management of Uncle Sans for
ests on a business basis is being pushed
forward even more effectively than
heretofore. Only the general admin
iistrative heads of the service and the
men engaged in government forestry
work in the eastern part of the coun-
try retain their headquarters in Wash
4 ington.
/ For the better administration OF the
1874. SOC. 600 acres of national forest
land this vast territory is divided into
149 national forests. each in charge OF
a forest supervisor. In all cases the
supervisor is selected for his wide
practical knowledge of the west and
OF numbering and grazing particularly.
He may or may not be trained 1or-
ester. II not a trained forester him.
self he has such a man to assist him.
EXPERTS IN MANY LINES
For each of the many lines OF worh
70 be carried on in the forest men with
special experience are required Those
who prepare and tend the nurseries
must be experienced in raising ana
caring for young trees. The lumber%
man. who cruises and estimates tins
Der, helps to plan logging operations
and sees that the scaling IS correctly
done and that the rules for logging
are properly observed.
The forest ranger patrols his disFN
trict Of the forest to see that fire ana
trespass are prevented. that the rang9
is not overgrazed, that logging regu~
lations are enforced. and that th9
privileges granted by permit for tha
use of the various forest resources ara
not abused The trained foresters ara
usually forest school graduates. Their
training is somewhat parallel to thse
of the civil engineer, but partfculae
attention is paid to the study OF bot~
any, to the life and growth OF forests
and to all that affects their develops
ment and usefulness
RESOURCES ARE FOR USE
For the general administration OF tha
national forests the western half OF tho
United States is divided into six diSA
tricts, with headquarters at MissOuiAS
Denver. Albuquerque. Ogden, San FraRS
cisco and Portland. Ore
The object of the forest service Is to
foster proper use OF the forest re-
sources of the country. including PRS
vate and state as well as national fors
ests Upon the latter every resources ia
for use in the best interests OF all citk&
zens of the United States. Every water
power site, every piece Of mineral land.
every bit OF grazing land or OF good
agricultural land is for use. provided is
is not required for public purposes
The remainder of the land which Is for.
est is. of course. put to the best use By
the practice of forestry, when II IL made
to produce as much timber as possible.
WORK OF PRESERVATION
The office Of grazing looks after ths
range, co-operates in the endorsements
of quarantine regulations and issues
permits by which the grazing OF stock
within each national forest is so regu<
lated as to improve rather than destroy
It's grazing capacity.
The office of sflvtculture makes a spe,s
ciaI study of the management Of timk
bered lands in order to make ths
WELD the largest permanent returns.
1t makes timber sales on the national
forests. plants trees on bare national
forest land. makes estimates and forest
working plans. investigates forest con-
ditions and all problems connected with
the life and growth OF trees and gives
advice where possible to private per-
sons who arc interested in similar lines
of work
The work of the Office OF products ia
the determination OF all ways and means
possible for utilizing wood and timber
in order to make the business OF for.
estry both economical and profitable.
In short. the forest service Is endeav
oriug to bring about the practice Of
true forestry-"the preservation OF for.
ests by wise use."