The Coconino sun., 1909-01-01
FOREST SERVICE PLANS
Estimates on File for Improvement Work on Forests of United States
 Work Accomplished in 1908.

permanent improvements on | n e Governments National Forests Such work as the construction of miles of trail, telephone lines, drift and pasture fences, ranger houses and barns has opened up and im- proved many square miles of terri tory in the nine National Forests in the state, and for these many similar purposes $27 .S92.95 was spent during the last fiscal year, ending June 30, 1908.
 Thirty and one half miles of trail were built. l064 miles of telephone line were strung. and the forest ranges were improved by the con struction of 25 miles of drift fence and 47 miles of pasture Q n e :. b UT ing the year 23 houses to be used for ranger quarters were built. six watering places on the range were improved, and various miscellaneous improvements were made In speaking of the perma- nent improvement work on all the National Forests, the Secretary of Agriculture has the following to say in his annual report;
 The agricultural appropriation act of 1908 included an i Q m of $500, 900. which was made available for permanent improvement work on the National Forests. The ob- ject of this work is to help open up the Forests to more use and provide means for their better and more economical protection. through the supply of means of communication and transportation, well located field quarters, fire lines, fences to assist in the handling of stock, and watering places. These improve. ments are essentially investments of capital. which add greatly to the value of and usefulness of the Forests.
 The work completed during the year included 3, 400 miles of trails. 3.200 miles of telephone line. 100 miles of wagon road, 40 milcs of fire line, 250 bridges, $50 cabins and barns. and 600 miles of pasture and drift fences. In addition to the sum provided by the special im- provement fund, over Sl00, GOO from the general fund of the Service was turned from current expenses to de- fray the cost of this work. but much of the work planned and ur- gently needed could not be carried out because there was nothing with which io pay for 1t.
 Detailed estimates covering a total of S2,000, ,000 for permanent Improvements, which it was desired to complete in 1909. were submitt- ed to the congress. They showed for the en ire amount exactly what it was proposed to undertake on each National Forest. and at what cost. The amount provided by the appropriation was $500 000. For 1910 estimates will again be submitted for permanent imprvoye- ments. the cost of which aggregate $974 .9Sl. These estimates are the result of specific and fully itimized plans, which are on file in the For est Service. They are in no sense a request for a lump sum, the send ing of which remains to be planned m d ta after appropriation is made. It is of urgent importance that this work should be provided for.
 Though the construction of per- manent Improvements entails the need of provision for their mainte- nance, the added efficiency of the Forests as economic resources se- cured through these improvements richly repays the cost With the National Forests as with any other resources. their returns depend on the extent to which development takes place through indicious out lays of capital If the land is not to remain wilderness it must be made serviceable to the needs of civilized man by constructive ex- penditures.
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