Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-28
Department Announces That
II Will Secure Tracts for
Government Under Recent
Weeks Law.
TREES WILL REGULATE
FLOW OF STREAMS
Decision Has Special Refer.
ence to White Mountains
and Appalachlans; Other
Regions Affected.
stan correspondent
TIE Evening Herald
l;ppnl ~. Post l.islg.

Room ~. Post Bi,ig.
Washington March - Thu de-
pattm"ut cot agriculture announces.
through circular which has Just boon
sent "ui, That u IS read, 60 begin up-
'iht"ne looking to the purchase ot
land Boy ia" national forest r.srrva-
ti"u commission created under the
Weeks law
This law Was passed with special
reference to the creation ut national
forests IN tho Nppal1, ,hian and white
mountains Under IT the secretary OF
agrinnltur. i~ 20 examine. locate aud
recommend 10 the commission gnr
purchase such lands 49, in his ude.
m"nt WaN nc necessary for regulating
u'' iluN "f uayigahi" streams The
circular which b. now being printed
Is intended 90 CIV, Information 10 the
public as tu where and what kinds nf
land arr wanted owners of land. the
purchase uf Whirh viii be considered
hN the government are expected on
the basis oi this Information to max"
known to the forest service. which
viii conduct the work for the depart.
mont of agriculture. their desire to
obtained hN applying to ,h. forest
s,itipc
Th' law b. not restricted to partiru-
lar regions. except that lands may br
bought oniY Ia the states whose lcgis-
laturcs haV, consented To- the acuuisi-
ton of land bN the United states FOR
tho purn"si or preserving thc uavi-
ghhilitN u' streams IN. states witch
have nlrcld' taken TN" ncccgsar, ac-
uou are Maine, Sew Hampshirc.
Mari land virginia West virginia.
north Carolina Tennessee. south car
"iiut and Georgia
Th rir-t lands To- be examined tor
purchase viii be- IN the Appalachiau
ANA White mountains. which because
.oi their attitude, stccpncss and lack
"i protection are lu clses bN thcui-
SELVES The area which b. believed
4" need protection is much larger than
IN" government can puI.has" Much
difference exists, however. between
dii"rrnt parts of the region. Care
lul examinations which have been go-
ing on lur the last ten wears hay.
proved thIt th, conditions which a.-
'..t stream uoV to an extreme extent
ar' tu hv found ~ relatively limited
areas. which are scattered mor, or
less widely BY careful selection II Is
believed that much can be- don, tor
Ga, permanent Improvement ut tho
watersheds with The purchase of a.
relatively small part of the Land
\ blank form fcr th, offer ot hnu
a"."mpani,s th, circular Additional
! yuplrs of tins BLANK form may Dee had
| hN writing ~. forest service a. Wt.h-
ingtou The Nnds "r aud which viii
hr considered lor purchase. h tpv'
| iic within the designated areas, ar
| go forth hE tH, circular as follows
Iimbcr'd lands ma, he bought clth-
90 Witn the umbrr standing on them
| ur VItH r'..ttatjnu 10, an, onurr u.
| tH, rght o." .ut the timber uuder .,r-
! tain rules Co., provide FOR p,rpyuatuu
| n' OBJ, forest Thrs, ruI,s win tufu
ID part ui tu. asrr,m,Ut Tor the pur-
| Dha-, ot tN. Inu since. however
! the government "buuot pa, nt-b
| prices % I- moot regarded a. pTuh5 a'
| inai much iaud bearing hcaNN stand
! "i m,rUuautau'r timber rau o., uuusll
/ '1i,rd tud ,ul.uN,r hands u|sN NH
bought as welt a. land covered 'ltH
! brush which ~ useful tor vttyr,u. u
! protection. burned land. and puluJun
! "d farm land, whether ,i,af,d COZ ns.-
! a.h ur wholly covered .r ..Ur,
Timber growth Good tsr HIu ,
lands vi NOT Doe .uurdcr.d Dou.r
mat reserve tine usHi Goo u.mrNr NH.'
uaul. mineral d,uu.It. which tr.
known to exist
Proposals viI Hr received Tor mai
ts nrN us 'nr lrs, ua.l,. although
-u'H TRACTS .tu H. .NtUuu,u uNN
Nhur 100 puunt-, yi a .ou,id,ra l'
total of uHd poo .r. -HW, HrIShnuI
hood s gud.r consideration with r,
secretary Wilson Indicate. tnat the
rplI. p. ru. .oWWI-siou Will hr t
maA, tuy muucl available go as far ns
ups,ipi. For tb" mos, part. h.
SAWS. .n, -h1U uav, 60 Duy cut-oy,
land. u. lands without much maI
I,nuut,u.. uun,. want Go mlo, i
re.u pl lH" start that I shall recon,
Wrud Df. lass 90. Wud onl, when ,I
lbs Offered t,rN cheap prpif,is OF
.,,ud tf cNuguiteut prices Vill not be-.
considered am rank Go sty tina
hoop. tu SCI, e -r"Hi deal az pp,nJ
-uut manifested uN land owners
,>u..t SOME lands 10 be- altered At
m,r,h urwuU pricc~ lu order to AID
iH, government lu getting well started
upou lu.- NI-, ANA necessary policy.
rhe bands acquired ht th, go1etn'
W,ut viii n, ncld a. national forests
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