The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-21
P|NCAoT REPORTS
on THE FORESTS
Shows How His Service Saves
Money for the Govern
ment.

Washington, Jan. 2O.-Listing receipts
and expenditures n explaining them
in plain English much as a railroad
president reports to his board of direc-
made a retrospect OF the work of the
United States forest service for the
fiscal ear 1908.
Fol the administration and protec-
ton Of the 1872 national forests in II
states and territories and Alaska, the
government spent S2,526. Oss.O2 or about
114 cents an acre. Permanent improve
ments. including the construction of
3.4O0 miles Of trails, 100 miles of wagon
roads, 5000 miles of telephone lines. $50
cabins n barns. 600 miles of pasture
and drift fences. 250 bridges, and 40
miles Of fire lines cost 1892, 1918. Tele-
phone Wire to build approximately 400
miles of additional lines was shipped
to the forester. but with the funds
available before the close of the wear
the work OF construction could not be
completed. Some Of this work was done
on each of the forests in the United
States.
Although many needed improvements
could not be undertaken, the benefits
of what has been accomplished are seen
in the more convenient and economical
manner in which the forest officers are
enabled to carry on their work and in
the opening up to forest users Of ter
WI 1IIiSSSSSlDlS. lHe Te.
naming 1921, 5000 OF the total of So
416.107.61. disbursed on account of work
of The forest service was used in forest
Investigations costing $235, 855.14, and In
diffusion of forest information and fed
eral cooperation.
Where Money 10 Saved.
The forest service is one of the
branches of the government where ev-
erything Is not outgo. Last year the
receipts ron sales of timber, grazing
fees, n permits for special uses Of
forest nount to S1.842.-
2S1.S1. an Increase of $271, 1922 3 over the
1907 figures. The per acre receipts from
the national forests were a little more
than cent, less than 5 mills under the
per acre cost of administration and pro-
lection of the forests.
h amounts paid h states and ter
ritories, to be expended for roads and
public schools from the years receipts.
amounted to $447, O63. 80. Chiefly be-
cause of increasing the revenue to the
per cent last year, there was a total in
crease of 1924, OBJ. 81 in the amounts paw
able to the states.
In addition, the national forests Yield
ed heavily to the public in free use.
There were 3O,714 permits granted for
the free use of timber by settlers.
schools and churches, during h year,
against 1899 in 1907. The number of
board feet used in this way by the pub
lie amounted to 131, 5S2. 900.
Tree Planting.
Abou 100000 trees We're planted last
YEAR on forests in the states OF Ne
braska, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona, Utah, Idaho and California.
There. are now growing at the planting
stations owe 1900, 900 trees which will
be ready for planting in 1909. Sufficient
seed was sown in the spring of 1908 to
produce 4,600. 600 seedlings.
Besides administering the national
forests. the forest service renders. on
request, expert advice and assistance
to other parts of the executive govern
ment regarding the practice of forestry.
Work of this kind was carried on sew
eral military and Indian reservations
in various parts of the country. CO.
operative state forest studies were car
ried on with Kentucky, Mississippi.
New Hampshire and Illinois.
The forest service conducts investi-
cations of forest products along the
two lines Of zoe presentations and
wood utilization. Some Of these inves-
LEGATIONS aim primarily to promote bet.
ter use of national forest timbers; 9TH
ers seek results either of general APP
plication or contributing to the best
use of the forests OF some special re-
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