Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-01

and continuous operation, secure a return
TO tho government for tho privilege
granted. provide a means by which states
and municipalities may acquire power
pernSfs and prevent unjust charges be.
Ing placed on the consumer.
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE FORESTS
The forests are being made increasingly
accessible More than $3.50 miles Of read,
nearly 800 miles of fire Unes, nsNrl, A,00t
MILES Of telephone llncs, und 900 miles OF
trails were built. T.io present valve 81
all public improvements on the forests is
somewhat over s3,cco,OoO, two-thirds OF
this amount having been put into lines OF
communication and protection
Receipts from oil sources for the yeal
were slightly under 100000, showing an
increase OF II per cont. over 1912 while OK
pcnditurcs for administration and pro.
lection were slightly over s4G0o.o"o, show
ing decrease from 1912 OF two per cent
1t is pointed out that the work OF exnm-
lining and appraising timber prior TO sale
is seriously behind hand in some regions
and that larger receipts { 'om timber are
contingent upon the funds that can be
made available for this purposc. Al
though money for timber sale work IL
necessarily sCbtracted from what is need
ed TO protect the forests against IRE,
improved organization OF the fire protec-
two system has increased its efficiency.
Owing partly to favorable weather condi-
lions the total fire loss was only ST.. 900.
less than ~ per cent, of last year, which
Vas the best to date
The resident population or the forest 5
is given as nearly 10000. and the tran
sent population as over 10000 ReGrea- ?
ton use Of the forests is increasing great
~, and is in some places giving rise TO
the need for careful sanitary regulation
in the interest of tho Too cities deriving
their water supplies from streams pro-
tcctcd By the forests.
MONEY FOR THE STATES.
Under existing law. y per cent of the
gross receipts from the forests is paid
over to the States by the federal govern
ment for the benefit of county schools and
roads. An additional 20 per cent is en-
pended in building roads and trails for
the benefit of the public About 1857, 900
will be available for tho States during the
current year from last years receipts
bosidos $2j""ro provided for in the road
fund. Altogether. including special funds
to Arizona and New Mexico. the national
forests provided $4,000 to be expended
for the benefit of the States in which they
are situated.
More than 100 thousand acres have been
acquired for national forest purposes in
tho southern Appalachians and White
mountains, OF which considerably more
than half was secured during 1918 These
lands are being protected against fire and
the work Of the government has greatly
strengthened local sentiment against for
est fires. Some 20 miles Of trail, TO help
i'm fire control, We're completed during the
year.
Corporation with States in protecting
forcstcd watersheds from fire has
brought about a cooperative field orga nj
cation in 10 States and tho same arrange
ment is contemplated with three others.
The Henry Medicine company of Rut-
land has filed articles Of association, with
Il capital stock of 500 The company
vii. manufacture and sell proprietary and
patent medicines and toilet articles.