Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

and also handles the mall, OF which 27.6oo pieces
were sent out in year and 22,Soo pieces were
received.
(D Lands: handles all matters relating to listing
of agricultural lands within the forest for home
stead entry and under working agreement with
the land Office assists in the examination OF claims
(mineral, and agrcuturaD for the purpose OF
determining their validity before they pass to patent
t5) Grazing; has supervision of all matters per-
tanning to the handling stock the national for
csts including issuance Of permits settlement OF
range disputes trespass and experiments IN the
Improvement range by reseeding and otherwise,
as well its actual Improvement BY restrlcuoh
of the number of stock allowed in given area, and
the development of watering places In 1910, 9,iio
grazing permits We're issued on $4,000 cattle ana
horses and s,2GsCoO sheep The total receipts from
grazing We're $32OlSo
(s) svlculture; controls all the work of selling
timber and that the cutting Is so conducted
that damage fire and flood will be at minimum
and that young growth will take the place of the
trees removed. This office also conducts the colec
tion of seed from the and the planting of both
seed and young trees which are raised IN nurseries
located at Pocncllo, Ida, kamas, Utah, ana in Big
Cottonwood canyon near Salt Lake City. 1t Is also
making a reconnaissance of the timber supply on the
forests.
In 1910 56oooOOo feet of timber sold and So
100000 feet were given away to settlers Tho total
receipts sales amounted to $4,000 and the csti
mated value of that given away is Si30oo
Income for Countless
If should be known that each year 25 per cent OF
MI receipts from timber sales and grazing are re-
turned to the counties in which the forests arc To-
Gated for use in developing schools and roads.
The total personnel of the office consists of 60 per-
sons of whom 10 may be classcd technical experts
IN various lines There are 81 clerks scnographers
md craftsmen. and the remaining IA laborers,
messengers and vatchmen. Some of the technical
force are frequently in the field engaged in inspcc
ton of the forests, special studies In timber work
and grazing and in surveys OF various kinds.
No matter how perfectly organization may be
planned il cannot do successful WORK unless its
foundation is firm The foundation of all atlmnisra-
five worl, in the forest service its efficient corps
of rangers ana supervisors. Tho ranger is the man
upon whose activity and loyalty. wisely directed by
n competent supervisor, depends all the OF
the service He is the IMAM behind the gun" He Is
the man who is up against the emergencies that
controls and makes friends at the time, 1t is
the blazing sun and choking dust of summer or the
bitter frosts and binding storms OF winter. often
alone and far within tho mountains-away from his
family for days weeks at time. 1t is he who
must be cook. packer, cowpuncher tmbercruiser.
carpenter, telephone expert, surveyor, craftsman,
hunter game warden. deputy sheriff, fire fighter
typewriter and little of legal expert, all
rolled into one For these services and occasionally
n few others the rangers receive salaries ranging
from 81 100 to $1,i00, and provide their horses,
pack horses and horse equipment and food them
selves and their horses In most cases they are now