Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-21

lection and control Provision was
made for tho acquisition of agricu.
turai lands that might best bo de-
Nelopod under private ownership. and
such areas are now being classified
and aggregated from the forests very
rapidly The successful handling of
the national forests requires annual
Expenditure in administration and
projection ana ln development OF
roads, trails, telephones. buildings.
ANA other improvements necessary
for proper administration. We seek.
therefore. as faat as possible TO de-
velop through classification the per-
mancnt boundaries OF the forest land.
ana the management Of o. according
to definite fr-sightod plans that VIII
make for the best results Of AN cX-
penditures in the long rum The re-
suit sought is an efficient business
administration. proper ana adequate
forestry practice. and development OF
the public property in the interests
of the people who own A. These
simple principles have been kept in
mind since the fret organization OF
the work by Mr. pinchot. who wae
more than any other one man rcspon-
sihio Tor what has been accomplished
in forestry in this country.
Tho national forests have now
been under administration n0eou
gears. and under the forest service
for eight years The aim OF the pres
ent administration is not 90 ovcfturn.
bur Co take every possible step To-
Increase efficiency OF tho organization,
20 adjust difficulties, and advance as
fast as possible thc purposes for
which the national forests were cs-
tablished. secretary Houston recent
N sid 20 me regnrding the national
forests:
Establish permanent boundaries
Classify your lands scgrcsatc the ag-
ricultural land and nx rignt limits for
what Is needed as protective and pro-
ductIve forests. Develop permanent
policies based on tuii recognition Of
lasting public Interests and settled
forestry practice fitted 90 the indi-
N.duW needs OF each forest are local
Ity. study efficiency; maze any
changes necessarg for this purpose.
but make no changes that are not
clearly called for in tho public inter-
est Garry out your plans tor the de-
yclopment and Increasing use Of the
forests; but above all make each for
est work for community upbuilding
ana local as well ns general welfare.
We must always have in mind the
men and women who are building up
"a new country ana laying the foun-
dutions for prosperous, thriving COM
monWcalths We must try to study
their needs and see where and how
the forests can help them. But wc
must not cease 90 guard effectively
against tho evils Of private privilege
ana monopolistie control of resources
now the property of the public"
The Arst important result o. nation
al forestry IL a demonstration that
Inc forests can bee protected from
IRE II was only % few years ago
that many asserted this to be lmpos-
siblc. In the northwest the SMOKE
season was as inevitable as the rainy
season of winter. ana this WAS not
merely the result of clearing land but
from forest fires u b. only recently
that our own forest officers have rec
aardcd lookout stations as feasible
In certain places. for lookout stations
This year has been the worst in many
respects Of an years in California be-
cause uf the frequency of lightning
fires. Yet the lookout stations ON
only two forests. ana then only for
"a short time, were out of commits
sion because OF smoke: and che smoke
came from fires ON private lands. This
year lu california there We're over
100 fires on the umhcrod areas,
These were Kept down to am average
OLA little over 90 acres per Gre This
was done by AN effective ere orsan-
i2atiou and through tha means of the
trails. telephones ana lookout sNs-
TENS. In one storm lightning SET over
go fires on one forest. 10 takes swift
and efficient work tu handle sleh 70
situation. Tho results 90 FAR attained
show thru fires can bo mastered, But
d ls necessary first to pat the forest
In q condition 20 enable The force Co
prov,nt nrcs to detect those which
start promptly. aud 90 roach them
quickly. Tho forest service is develop
ing system of lookout stations, nrc
lines. trails. aud telephone lines Thar
ultimately viii make the forests see
cure. Already the force is able io
save every year property yuued go
many million dollars through the inn
provcmcnts sa far built, although as
set only Il beginning has been made.
This work rs carried on according to
definite plan. already projected leo
detail Each years work adds $500
miles of trails. $500 miles of teic-
phones, ana many lookouts and other
improvements, progressing toward tho
nnal scheme. Until that is completed
tho forests ear not be- made entirely
secure. with that development the
forest nres can be handled even Ia
that exceptionally dry year mat oc-
casionally comes To every rcsinn.
This protection not only saves Tho
trees from destruction or injury hut
already the effect 10 shown in the
fe-stooking Of many areas whore the
old fires had prevented reproduction.
Personally, had hardly expected that
there would be- 'ao quick response.
But tive results are now apparent to