Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09


they are wanted and return trip can
be made b. a pack train from this
point 20 point where the supplies
are needed.
Those of you who have business on
the national Forests have probably no.
tlced that road and trail signs are
placed ut many points throughout the
mountains. u Is the policy of the
service Go thoroughly post every road
ana trail so that even those who are
NOT familiar with the country can and
their way about the mountains. while
the bulk 81 the regular appropriation
must necessarily be spent on trails.
fortunately congress- has made Il pos
sihle for the service 10 10 considerable
road construction in addition, by spec
inl appropriation. The appropriation
/ act. passed IN August. 1912. provides
that 10 per cent ~ the receipts from
national forest business should be re-
turned 10 the service for road and
trail construction within the national
forests The appropriation act or
March 4. 1919 made this provision
continuing legislation so that In fu-
turc. unless the law is changed. we
can count on q fairly constant and
probably increasing amount each year
Tor tbs purpose. The act provides ne
follows
AlAi NfffNllfi Nn ANNltlnn=
al ten per ccntum OF all moneys
received from the national forests
during each fiscal year shall be
available az the end thereof 60
be expended by tho secretary OF
agriculture for the construction
and maintenance OF roads and
trails within the national forests
in the states from which such
proceeds are derived: but the Sec
fgfufrs al nnFIrnfftfrn ft4nts ushau
ever practicable. in the construc-
ton and maintenance 81 such
roads. secure the cooperation or
aid 81 the proper state or terri-
torlal authorities in the further
ancc Of any such system Of high
ways OF which such roads may be
made . part
The amount available this year
under this provision is about 81 900
/ for New Mexico and $4,000 FOR ART
IONA. since it ~ anticipated that the
! receipts from tbs current years. bus
I incSs VIII very nearly touch the hall
million mark. the amount available
ne.St year Will DE proportionately
larger.
This sum is in addition 10 the 20
per cent of the receipts which is reg
ularly turned back 90 the state with
cut restriction for the support OF
i
Under this latter provision fully $50
| geo has within the past eight years
/ been turned back TO New Mexico
alone for these purposes.
Adding Go the foregoing approx.
maieiy per cent, which Viii be- PAID
( Go the state because of the school
lands now Included within national
forests, approximately 80 per cent OF
the national forest receipts VIII be
/ turned back each year for cxpendi-
I ture within the state. This b. la td-
ditiun to very nearly q quarter mll-
| iion dollars spent annually by the
service IN New Mexico IN salaries and
running expenses. tn allotting the
funds. very little regard has been paid
TO the administrative needs Of the
/ forest. the project having been SEE
/ lectcd ln accordance with the follow -
ing policy.
such roads and trails AS VIII CON.
| tribute tnl To the needs of local set
Tiers within an, national forests. CO.
60 the necdg of local settlers without
ANA reasonably adjacent 10 the ma
/ iiunhl forests Wherever la the Sc
! lection at spch projects choice must
/ De made between roads forming links
Va the main highways Of the state ana
! those not. obviously the greatest good
/ VIII, IN most Instances, result from
/ first improving the roads forming
parts Oi the state road systems. Coz
operation hy the counties on states
! viii often be a governing factor.
Such roads ana trails as viii prl-
marily improve the national FORESTS
and facilitate administration.
As soon az the money became
available last fail. the projects were
| Immediately selected. approved by the
state highway commission aud arr
fungements made to commence work
under the general supervision 81 an
engineer of the district office, es-
! peclaiiy delegated 90 this work
Attention b. now ccntcrOd on main
highways. The construction Of
branches or feeders will come later
and are. believe. just as important
Mountain roads bear the same rela-
tion to main roads as these do in turn
90 railroads. Just as the railroad
men encourage road building 40 could
builders OF thorOughlnrcs be Interest
cd In improving the feeders 20 these
thoroughfarus. Tho roads which the
service VIII be- in n position TO hula
an improve during the coming years.
provided the law 81 not changed, win
be just such feeders. Furthermore,