The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-11
SUPERVISORS or
FOREST SERVICE
Important Addresses Made to the Employ of the Government
Gathered From Thirty one OF the National
Forests-List of Those Present

The forest supervisors continued IN
session this morning with large at
tendance of delegates. and the inter
est exhibited In the meeting OF yester-
day was unabated The officers OF the
convention state that much good is
! being accomplished by the meeting
and that some OF the papers that are
being presented upon certain topics
of the forestry work are high class
and praiseworthy in every particular
The discussions yesterday were en-
tered Into with considerable vim by
the delegates and many new Ideas
were brought out. The foresters
profited greatly by the discussion. One
question OF considerable interest to
the foresters. which was considered
yesterday. is the special course OF
training that is being given at the
Agricultural college at Logan for the
benefit OF rangers.
In speaking on the subject OF What
the Forestry Course Should Teach Our
Field Men," three sides of the Ques-
ton were presented by j. T.. Roth
| cry.
(A) The value of the ranger course,
OBJ What is taught at the course.
(C) The result this VIII have on tho
men and their districts.
The duties and responsibilities of
the forest ranger have increased 90
much faster thnn his training TO meet
these that a course OF instruction OF
some Kind has been felt very neces-
sary. At a ranger school mistakes
which arc costly and embarrassing
can be corrected in q short time while
to learn by sad experience, In the
field, might be at the sacrifice OF days
and dollars There are tifty-eight for
est officers In school ut Logan Forty
three OF these havo actual charge OF
ranger districts averaging over 2oo,'
600 acres In extent On these great
areas the principles of American for
estry can be bettered by training the
men in charge OF them,
Among the studies takon up survey
Ing is one of the most important. The
men are taught to do brainy. accurate
work and TO check their work which
will eliminate many OF the annoying
errors heretofore encountered Neat.
simple mapping and lettering are also
taken up and practice In making rang
el tndpb8 III dll ONitl oubyt'to' oibOhe =
which might be mentioned sllvlcul-
ture, dendrology. wood preservation,
forest measurements. and many var
ious minor subjects givon by the dis
trlct Offices. the aim is always to weed
out the unessentlal and Impractical
and emphasize the elemental and
practical side,
The special lecturers from Ogden
and other branches OF the govern
mcnt service VIII be particularly
| strong this year.
1t should be remembered above all
things that this Is course for forest
| rangers, not for trainedforesters be
cause the forest ranger has his place
In forestry no less than a technical
man He must work with him and
understand q little OF the technical
mans viewpoint and this course at
tempts TO turn out men who can think
| clearly, act logically and follow In
structions faithfully and intelligently
Supervisor Barnett OF the Targhee
forest discussed fully the organiza
| tion of the forest force on national
forests. Mr Barnett is in charge OF
| one OF the largest forests In this dis
4 lTlClr lub llGh vi lut 4 al edNt D'ib6
| approximately 1,500 900 acres. There
were foTty-six men working under Mr.
Barnett'S supervision last season. lt
expressing his views concerning how
forest work should be handled. Mr.
| Barnett compared a forest to large
| farmer and stated that the supervisor
should, through field work and actun
contact with the men, become thor
oughly familiar with every line o
work which 1t is necessary TO handle
Mr Barnett outlined fully what h
| considered we're the duties Of a depu
| ty supervisor, forest assistant. graz
ing assistant and the district range
and clerk.
Quite another branch Of the forestr.
service Is being considered today, thu
program being as follows'
Today'o Program,
Mineral elaine. Supervisor Hurst
Fillmore
Comparative value Of land from th
standpoint OF Forestry. agriculture
and grazing. as basis for recommcn
dations In June II reports-Foreet AS
sistant Chester B. Morse. Targhee.
Forest mapping and atlas work. c
G.. Smith, supervisor. Cache.
Forest mapping and atlas work fror
Office point of view. c. p Calvert
draughtsman-
The lave and policy goycrnin
special uses on forests. w, c. Her
derson. .districtla W officer.
The rights and duties OF forest ot
ficers In trespass casea-(a) the lay
that governs. OBJ to what extent po
lev should govern. B. Lafferty, 81
pervisor, Weiser.
OeIaoatos Present.
The states OF Arizona. Idaho, NevS
da and Utah are represented in th
convention. delegates from each ns
tional forest OF those states bein
present. The names OF the delegate
and the forests they represent are;
Arizona.
KaIbab-John H. Clark, forest q,
peryisor, Kanab. Utah: Daniel +
Judd. deputy forest supervisor. r.
nab, Utah.
Boise-E. Grandjean. forest supe
visor; Charles Gray, forest range
Boise. Idaho.
Caribou-N. f. Smell, forest supe
,, visor: L. j. Pbelan, deputy foreE
supervisor: James H. Johnson, gra
ing assistant. Idaho Falls
Challls-David Laing. forest supe
,, visor; John A. Pearson. deputy 10
est supervisor. Challis.
II Idaho-Henry a. Bergh. forest SUI
ervisor, Mccall.
Iambi-C. /. Huddlc, forest supe
visor: James L. Pelton. deputy fore: