Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-03
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FOREST FIRES TO
Be PRESENTED
FOresters Riding Trail and
Herding Thousands Of Live
stock to Be Seen at National
Conservation Congress.


Especial Correspena~nee a. tae Herald 1
W0ahington MY. Realistic
rain storms, and forcstcrs riding the
trail, fighting fires and herdine tluu-
sands Of sheep and cattle viii Do seen
IN miniature nt the Firth National
Conservation congress- IN this city
November s. 10 and 20. ny an arr
rongement lust closed with tho tnit-
ed states forest service the working
and management at Uncle SANS for
esta VIII be shown Ia Washington for
the first time since these forests
were created Different parts 81 The
exhibit have attracted conspicuous
attention az exposltiona throughout
the country. bat never have 80 many
phases OF forestry, water power and
conservation been shown &C one timo
as will be seen during the big con-
sorvatiOn meeting here next month.
The exhibit win be seen on the tenth
floor Of the Ncw willard hotel. where
the sessions OF the congress Will be
held. Il will be open free OF charge
TO al who register az delegates or
visitors TO the congress.
Forest rangers, fresh from the
trail, and other men la charge 81 the
practical management Of tbs nations
forests Will be on hand "a explain ~.
In addition to the forests themselves
the exhibit will include an interest
ing display OF many queer instru~
mcnts used by wo0dsmen In their
work. Into the many windows which
light the rooms viii be set beautiful
colored glass transparcnclcs, show
Ing scenes from the national forests.
These have been made from actual
photographs. The forest ranger viii
be shown riding the trail Pictures
will show how the rangers build the
trails and how they fight forest fires.
The protection OF wild game OF the
forests will be- "a striking exhibit. as
well as the photographs OF the tens
OF thousands Of sheep and cattle that
arnHe on these vast government do
mains
one OF the most interesting cX-
hlbits will be "a miniature lookout
tower. where tho rangers watch FOR
forest fires. From these stations the
rangers often discover fires al such
great distance that Il takes days 90
ride 10 them. There will be an
equipment station showing the tools
with which the rangers fight the
fires. Many fire Fighters lost their
lives in the forest fires Of 1919. An
other model will show "A ntionai for
est as Il appears before ana as II APP
pears after timber sale and viii
illustrate how Uncle SANS forostors
rut aud utilize the government tim
Der 90 the fullest extent without let
ting Rny OF Il go @ W,ste. ~
Water poWcr development IN ma
tionnl forests will be- shown by maps,
..Na. IaI
This feature will include the amount
of water power available In the ma
tional forests In the west and in tho
new national forest. In the Southern
Appalachian region.
one OF the most interesting exhlb-
its viii be that of the Western For
estry Conservation association com
posed Of five OF the Pacific coast
states. showing how the association
cducatcs the people and the school
children to the Importance OF the
protection and use OF the forests
Another model will present real
lstic rainfall one half OF the model
Oiled with earth. iB covered with
miniature trees and moss. ON the
other half the earth is loft bare.
Tho artificial rain storm brings out
plainly the way IN which the bare
ground rs washed away, while ground
covered with trees holds It's place.
The famous White House map of the
country's natural resources VIII also
be seen. This was the first map
ever made by the government ana
has attracted attention al many cX-
positions. II was constructed Tor tho
now historic White House conference
of governors in 1905, al which the
conservation movement started. u
will now be- shown IN Washington
for the first time since the White
House conference.