The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-02-06
HENRY S. GRAVES,
THE NEW FORESTER


Mr. Pncho former head of the forest
rendered his The great work that he has done he's
practically 1898 When he entered the
forest he found small division the department of
expenditure $4,000 and without foot
of forest land and administer When he left the service
January had under his able admin
be the bureaus the government
and the hearts of the American people
The grown until has under its he
agement of land from which
gross about $500000O obtained More than
and assistants engaged
protecting improving and developing this of national
of retirement known the
public much concerned the future of the forest
mistake the appointment his would work rreparabc
injury good judgment appointing
Solon director the Yale Forest school to this
ion By the appointment trained forester and leader IN
forestry education the position of forester assured that
the good hands The work in national for
ably conducted by Mr. Pncho will continue Not only
tins approved by the people, but 1t meets with the
approval of the forest Mr. Graves will go to
Washington having Of the of which he
the head By temperament training and experience he we'll
fitted for the His high justice and right his SYM
pahy with conservation the ability which he has shown in work
with and handling his intimate knowledge OF American
forestry professional standards his ideals regarding the
of the national forests his close connection with the
during the decade and personal acquaintance
make him best fitted
for the position
Physically Mr. Graves a small man, but he is bundle of
wedrected energy who does things and does them i'll the
right He the of life married and has keen
rapid but careful worker and of pleasing personality The posi-
ton which he called fill difficult but he will
meet the difficulties of his office with spirit OF fairness and solve
them which will the best interests of the American
people He sound judgment and will not hesitate
promptly all that fall within his jurisdiction He
work with others and alone and will seek the best
advice aanabe when matters of policy and of large
Mr. born Marietta Ohio May 1871. His father
Prof B. Graves for professor of natural
Phillips academy Andover Mass He educated Yale
under the advice of Mr. Pncho he studied forestry Harvard and
later Munich Germany His first practical forestry work
with Mr. Pncho in 1896 1897 when the latter maintained office
New York The outcome of portion this work volume
the white of which Mr. Graves author with Mr.
Pncho
During portion of Ir Graves was employed by the
geological survey report upon
forest growth Black Hills The
work published by the geological The when
Mr. PDehot became chief of forestry
Graves became assistant chief of the division He served in this
capacity until 1900 Yale Forest school
under the endowment Yale the Pncho family
purpose.
As director of the Yale school
y responsible for the high position which holds
Although graduate school in the short space of ten wears
has from enrolment but to
more than eighty large number of the technically trained for
esters the forest service their training
Mr. Graves largely made having
same ideals regarding the management of the nations forests that
he
During with the forest service and since Mr.
largely to the literature Of forestry He
the author of the "Woodsman Handbook"
csy the Adrondaes two important bulletins published by the
forest service He author with the
lot another bulletin published by the
portant author
the of students only comprehensive
OF the kind published He
on two important volumes American SiyicuIture"
Although devotng energies the building ND Of the
Forest school Mr. Graves keeny progress
ID thS country and abroad bv
service to upon the
rhppne Islands He spent portion of personal
OF national forests Washington Idaho
II
reaon TO forest and
lo oi the american Forestry the
Forestry ASSOCIATION AS
esr journals he has added literature
" lie one of the editors Of the Forestry Quarterly the
American Journal IN this subject
noueh an Eastern man by birth and for
mas many OF the characteristics the