Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-24
FORESTRY SERVICE
FRIENDS TO URGE
APPROPRIATIONS
MORE FUNDS
House Bill as at Present
Framed Carries Over One
Million Dollars Less Than
Given Department In past.
ALMOST ENTIRE CUT
IS IN THIS BUREAU

Washington. y. G.. Feb. GA de-
ierinined EFFORT VIII 90 mnde by the
friends Of the forest service. ospec-
sally among the congressman from
the western states. 10 have the appro.
priations recommended By the house
committee on agriculture increased IN
me house when the agricultural APP
preparation bill Is considered. The
bill carries st5.S36.g7g. which Isl
Sl.40S.2S6 less than the estimates and
S2063.0f0 less than the appropriation
Tor the current year. Practically ain
of this saving has been made al the
expense OF the forest service. The
bulk WAS made in tho appropriation
FOR lighting and preventing forest
fires IN eases of extraordinary etner-
gency. The appropriation for the
current year was $1,000,00O and al
similar appropriation was recon-
mended for the next fiscal year, it he
ing understood, OF course. that what
ever Is not used L. covered back into
the treasury The committee cut this
appropriation down 70 5000, 900, maxi
Ing an apparent saving OF 100000.
The point made IS that the appro-
priation would nut--indera, could not
--be expended unless tho emergency
arose, so there was nothing to lose by
authorizing rs expenditure IN time,
al emergeucy ON the other hand.
should emergencies arise and there
should be no funds available the SER
vice would be poweriess The COM
mitiee, however. relies on the fact
that OF the special emergency fund
Of $1,000. 900 appropriated for the
current year only $4,000 has been
used and believes 100000 win bel
ample This amount Is in addition
20 the $4,000 regularly appropriated
Tor fighting forest fires ana for other
unforeseen emergencies. which II car
rled In the present bill.
The sum OF $1,000 900 was original
" set aside for this special emergency
fund because the service had 10 ap-
peal 20 congress the preceding year
for $500. 600 70 make good deficiencies
incurred In fighting fires, should an
emergency arise, as Ia the case of
I the great forest ores OF two years age,
the service would again face a dcfi-'
cheney under the committees bill.
IIanIpcgsng Conservation by Wholesale
In other directions the forest SER
Vice suffered more severely, for the
cut came in funds actually Resdcd for
current expenses and not solely for
emergencies" In making up the es-
climates for salaries a number OF
changes were made which resulted IN
decrease for the coming year OF
7 $4,000. The committee went fur
ther and. while refusing substantially
every increase IN salary estimated FOR.
t made cut of 100000 below Tho
estimates. reduction from the cur-
rent appropriations Of $SS,820. THE
service proposed TO cut of IS deputy
forest supervisors and is assistant
forest rangers. and the committee
went further and cut out so more as
sstaut forest rangers az 9i.l0o each.
For field. Office and laboratory sup
plies etc, s1gS.0Q0 was appropriated
last year. The forest service asked
Tor something less this year 1885,
$50. the committee reduced this to
si55.000.
science and Parslmony.
For investigation OF methods of
wood distillatiop and FOR the preserF-
atlve treatment OK timber, Cor timber
4
aa may require test to ascertain i
they be suitable for making paper. and
Tor oth0r Investigations and expert
ments 10 promete economy IN the use
OF forest products. the service asked
I sI76,f40. thousand less than last
years appropriation Tho committee
reduced this 10 $4,000. IN passlnR
II should be remarked that the
experiments OF the forest service In
these directions have attracted the
attention 81 scientists the world ovsr
and have been OF great value 20 the
paper manufacturers and through
| them 10 publishers. In the appro7ri-
alton fog the Investigation Of range
conditions within the national forests
the service asked for s25,ls0i the
committee gave Il sis,f2o. the same
! as this year. For siivacuiture and
other experiments siS6,6a0 WIS ask
cd; this years appropriation % $780,
Gao instead of t20,000 more the
committee reduced the appropriation
10 $4,000. reduction % Sle,s4V
from the current appr0Rriatiep ana
gsG.64O from the estimates.
Another severe cut WAS made IN
the item FOR The construction ana
maintenance Of roads. trails, bridges,
fire lanes, telephone lines, etc. Ia the
national parks. Heretofore this item
has been carried separately and $780,
600 was allotted for this purpose.
This time the estimate was inserted
with the others for ihe forest SER
vice and tho house committee cut ~