The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-06

Jersey and Delaware, combined. will
have been eliminated from the forests,
and that there will have been added
more than one-half as much. or tracts
exceeding the area OF Connecticut. The
eliminations will amount to more than
5000. 900 acres. and the additions will
aggregate more than 3.000 900 acres.
The aggregate length or boundary lines
examined is more than $4,000 miles, or
about twenty times the distance be-
tween New York and San Francisco.
A little more than one-half OF the
changes planned have been made.
Studied Forestry at v. Of M.
Assistant Forester Leavitt Is a grad.
uatc OF the University OF Michigan OF
the class OF 1901. He returned To Ann
Arbor and completed the course OF
the University OF Michigan Forestry
school in 1904, entering the govern
ment service the same year. Before
he was brought to the Washington Of
fee as assistant chief of the branch
OF operation. Mr.. Leavitt was district
forester I'm charge of District No. 4,
with headquarters at Ogden. Utah, TO
which position he was promoted In
1908 after having served as assistant
chief of the Office or organization in
Washington. He is thirty-two years OF
age. and was born In Bellaire, Antrim
County. Michigan.
Many people have been made to be-
ieve that the national forest policy
il not to be advanced by the present
administration any more than Is alb
solutely necessary. Exaggerated i'm
portance was given to the Examinations
OF land when made, and little or no
attention was given to the new addi-
tons. What appears now to have been
wrong impression was helped along
by some enemies of conservation and
of the movement for the betterment OF
public land administration. who wish
ed to make II appear that the dismis-
sal of Pinchot, as chief forester. was
followed by a reversal Of his policies.
President Taft has eliminated a
great OF land from the national for
ests. but at the same time he had add
ed considerable new land. The chief
reason why the eliminations are near
ly twice the area Of the additions is
that the law fatkered by Senator Hey
burn, Congressman Mondell, and 9TH
ers. made is impossible TO create new
national forest additions In the six
states of Idaho, Wyoming. Montana
Colorado. Oregon and Washington.
Many Examinations. however were
made in these states. In his st. Paul
speech; the President said that he
would seek to have this law repealed
so that additions AS well as elimina-
tons can be made In the future, and
II he succeeds. officials here think that
he will have achieved one OF his great
est victories for conservation.
Papers Bear Pinehot's Signature.
The land thrown out was considered
BY the forest officers to be better 1T
ted for other uses than national for
ssts. Both the additions and ellmina
tions were proclaimed after reports
and maps had been made, following
thorough examination In the summer
OF 1909, while Pinchot was in office.
and at his personal direction In fact,
some OF the maps for the changes
which are now being made bear
Pinchot's initials OF approval The re-
adjustments which have been brought
about have been in keeping with the
best conservation policy, forest Of
ficers say. and In line with the ideas
OF the former forester, as well as OF
the president, the secretary OF agri.
culture and the present chief forester,
Henry s. Graves. PULLMAN.