The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-21
MILLIONS o. TREES
PLANTED FOR pOSTERITY
Settlers Given Much Aid In
Pasture Land
Privileges
GBy Associated Prcas,l

Washington, y. q, Jan n --l.Istlng
receipts and expenditures aud explain.
ing them IN plain English much as q
allr0ad president reports 10 his board
of dlreet-rs, Clifford pinchui. forester
has just made q retrospect Of the work
li the United States forest service for
the fiscal year sos
For the administration and pFOtec.
lion Of the lS2 national forests in
seventeen states and territories and
Alaska, the government spent s2,52G,.
OgS o.. OF about one aud onehall cents
an acre. Permanent improvements, IN.
Guiding tle construction OF 3,40O miles
VI trails. loo miles OF wagon roads.
1900 miles Of telephone lines, $50
cabins and barns, 6O0 miles OF pasture
and driit fences, 25U bridges. and 40
miles II fire lines cost 1892, 1863 10.
Telephone wire 20 build approximately
100 miles OF additional lines was ship.
ped TO the forester. but with the funds
available before Tho close Of the year
Iha work of construction could n, be
completed Some OF this work was
lone on each Of the forests IN the
United States.
Although many needed improve.
menls ula nor be undertaken, tae
benefits ot whn, has been accomplish.
ed are seen in The more convenient and
economical manner IN which lhe forest
9ificera are enabled @ carry on their
work and IN the opening ~ % forest
users oe territory hitherto naeeessl.
bic The remaining s2g7.si040 OF The
total Of 3s.si6.101cl dlsbursed On ne
count Ol work Of the forest serviee
was used IN forest Investigations cost
.ng S285.a55il. and Do diffusion 90 g.
ast Information and federal c1opera
lion,
The national forests yielded heavily
to the public On free ase. fbere were
a0.ll4 permits granted for the iree use
It timber by settlers schools and
churches duflus lhc year against ~
1893 ln 1907 Tie nHmber 0f afd ieei
lsed In lhls way hy the public amu uil
ed 60 l8l.aS2,0aa. valued at Sidss
ig0.O0, e0mpased go Gs.e000 600 feet, yal
Hed 90 StAuHu ia HUG
The aggregate Of free use oi the for.
esls for grazing can nol be eSaclly
known. since n0 permit Is required e
be taken OH. and there IL lherel re na
record preserved 4 added perhaps
ten per cent 10 The amount oi stock
carried hy the forests Settlers living
oil Or adjacent "a the forests. and pros.
pectora. campers. and travellers ln them
are allowed 10 Craze free mp U ten
head of mlIs COWS, work animals or
horses IN useand purchasers Of tim.
Der ana sipcigmen Oh tho forests ase
given the same privilege for the iluraes
needed Ia thir work IN Arizona aud
Sew dexieo mllk goats 60 the number
of thirty may he gra1ed free Il place
81 milk cows
Of free apeciatuse permits there
were issued during tie year i49S. aa
against total ol Ii7i previously
granted. 0f the latter g6S wero IN
force during The year.
The grazIng receipts for 1905 were
s9G2 52g 20. aud we're paid by the hold
ors ol 1885 permits 10 Craze i,as2,22l
cattle. horses end hogs ant o. i,2s2
permits 10 Craze 7.ng7,iil sheep and
& aia. Receipts % sSiAo27 2l from
timber sales were pald by approsi
melely 5.las purchasers, who cut ths
equivalent af aa2 7a2 900 board feet o.
timber 1'he receipts from spetial nse
amounted % $8n .42h23 and We're paid
hy 2.oa5 pefmltipes.
The year's receipts represent profit
able use uf the forests by some 3DV0t
individuals or concerns. IN addition &
mora than 10000 settles free llae o.
timber gnd otter RESOURCES About
onetcaflh nf all the tlmber cut from
he saslnnal forestA was undAr free
nse nerlnlla
The total receipts ffnl timber sales
each ysur since the ndllonal forests
have been hndeT the admlnalrulpn o
the forest service have been AZ follows
1906. sG0.Isg.e2 1906. s24s.0i3 ia1
i00s sBgS. S.gis1e: zoos. fSfg.p2T24
AT The end 81 the last fiscal year
rher business was heavier than ~ an
other time aufiHE the year The is2 IA
lIonaI FORESTS #afe cared lQF by Al
executive ahd protective farce lwen
/ lsnlne lnspccl1fs ninctrelghE fores
supervisors. eIxiy.une deputy super
Hls0fs. lhIflylhIee forest assistants
eight planting asalslants a4l rangers
I 81 Ia,NaI guards end elehigtleh
I elpfE
/ Xhe afs|ats area 70 each Vlflee