Arizona republican., 1913-12-23

The relation of the industries to the rational forest is ably set forth in the following by the forest super visor.
 The Coconino national forest has an area of 1.694oOO acres. From Flagstaff, Arizona, it's headquarters it extends north about thirty miles and southeast about seventy miles. It's average width is from r to 5O miles.
 of the total area of the forest i approximately S6S,0 acres are GOV cred with saw timber the stand ot which is about 4.S00. 0.O00. .O00 feet B. NJ. Of that amount the forest service owns about 90 per cent and about five per cent is in private hands. leaving five per cent on university lands There are also in the neigh borhood of 57O,000 acres of woodland. with an estimated amount of 3,500.0Ou cords of firewood. The forest service controls nearly 90 per cent of it, less than one per cent being in private hands
 From data now available on the rate of growth of the forest the Co conino forest is capable of producing .l sustained annual yield of 10000. GOO feet of saw timber and 15,00O cords Iof fire wood Owing to the fact that government timber has not been cut to any extent in the past. the amount Iof saw timber and cordwood disposed Hof during the next few years will cX- ceed a5,ooo.0oo feet in lumber and 5000 cords for fuel.
 
 forest about 93 per cent belongs {" the government five per cent to Iprivate individuals and two per cent to the university.
 The government land within the forest is generally covered with a Iprofuse growth of herbage of various kinds making it one of the best natural ranges in Arizona
 There are within the confines of the forest about 15.O00 acres of land suitable for agricultural purposes. Under the act of June II. 1906. very large portion of that land has been withdrawn from the department of forestry and will ultimately pass into private hands through homestead settlements The remainder of all agricultural lands will in the near future be opened for entry to home seekers.
 The present force of the Coconino forest reserve consists of twenty of ficiaIs. who are so distributed over the area as to make the administra- tion economical and furnish the users and settlers of the forest as much as sistance as possible and reduce the chances of fire. All persons living on and using the forest reserve are re- quircd to assist the department in the protection of the forest from fire.
 ''The forest service has built with in the CoconinO reserve for it's use four miles of trails. - miles of teie- phone lines. 26 miles of administrative fences. 20 houses. six barns. siN cor rals and three water development Iprojccts as permanent Improvements on the range at total outlay of $22 oo0 It is intended in the future to spend from $3.0O0 to S5.o00 per year for the few following fiscal years in further improvements.
 During the six years ending June 90. 1911 the total income from this forest was about S290 000.00. and the total expenditures were $157.000,00
 At the present time the state of Arizona receives 26 per cent of the net receipts of the forest reserves with in the state for school and road pur- a poses: 25 per cent of it being divided ii pro rata among the various counties .t within which there is any forest re Il serve. and the remainder going to if the state school fund. During the .r next ten years the receipts will near -