Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-31
GOOD ROADSMEET
IN SANTA FE HAS
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within the boundaries of the national
forests in the states Of Arizona and
New Mexico should be handled In
trust 10y the forest service. An annual
treasury settlement with the states
was also ordered, This is based upon
the gross receipts by the forest SER
vice and the percentage of school land Il
to the total acreage amounts TO APP 1
proximately Il per cent additional OF
the gross receipts paid to the state
and with no expense to them what
ever.
Again on August TO- 1912. congress /
provided for the expenditure hy the |
forest service of an additional 10 per /
cent of the gross receipts upon roads /
and trails within the boundaries of
tho national forests. For the fiscal
year 1913 this amounted to Sl3,42s /
in New Mexico.
Permanent improvements.
In addition, the annual agricul-
4 tura bill usually carries "A direct APP
lpropriation of approximately a half
million dollars for permanent i'm
provements within the national for
ests. From this direct appropriation
most of our mountain trails and tele-
phone lines are built And II is only
in the disbursement of this direct APP
preparation and the 10 per cent item
last mentioned that the forest service
has voice.
The remainder is under the iuris-
Idicuon of the state government. and
rs ordinarily turned over to the va
lriOus counties for local use.
BY simple computation We see tina,
40 per cent Of the gross receipts for
the sale of timber. the grazing of
stock and the other uses Of the nat
tona forests is spent on schools.
roads and trails within the state.
either by the state and county au-
thorities or by the forest service.
This does not include the direct APP
preparation for permanent improve
monts. from which the cost of tele-
phone and much trail construction IS
met.
During the fire season the high
mountain ranges are manned with
lookout and fire guards which on
the Jemez and Pecos national for
ests near Santa Fc alone. total forty
extra men. These men. during odd
times, on cloudy DAYS. or during a
wet week and while going To and
from their patrol work. are engaged
on blazing, choppng and cleaning
: out trails. Good trails and many of
them are essential to the efficient
working out of our fire plan and
d trail building is an important intee-
raj part of our work. Trail plans
, have been made for most of our ma
tiona forests and any trail work
which is done must he done In ac-
. cordance with and 50 as TO eventual
l ~ fit into this plan. Some of the re-
,. suits ut first glance may appear
: crude. but In such cases it is usual
:, ~ found that the trail is on grade
and so located that when more work
is done upon it 1t will NJ into the
larger permanent trail scheme. The
cost of this incidental work on these
trails by regular employees and sum
mer fire guards Is met from the lumi
fund and not from the improvement
or any of the road and trail funds
1T will, therefore, be seen that al
of our permanent Improvement moneA
and the 10 per cent fund is directed
to specifically authorized projects.
Each year we realize more ano
. more the Importance of eXpcndins
| our trail and road money in some
; manner based upon uniform ant
iJuNl pam diltI tttiSlNft ii1 yin
needs of the public and the pertinen
factors Of each specific case. Mann
people live within the national for
) ests and their needs and convenience
q must he constantly kept in mind
Those of MS who have not had oc
, lcasion to go into the mountain re
! gions. possibly do not appreciate In
fact that these areas are fast be
looming utilized in a variety OF ways
and that the fertile valleys ana opei
parks even in the high mountains
g are being gradually taken up by set
d tiers. Mining interests are also i'm
IS portant. The forest homestead act q
% June II. 1906. and the act of con
gress of August 10. 1912 provide
o for the examination and classified
:, ton of the national forest land an
II the listing for homestead entry OF Al
* land which is more valuable for az
II ricultural than for other purposes
n, Under these acts the forest servic
has listed in New Mexico 14I0l
10 acres of agricultural land for settle
r mcnt In addition to these home
10 steads. there is a great deal OF gran
= and other privately owned land WITT
- in the boundaries, much of which
=, being improved and put under cult
!, vation
=" Grazing Permits.
Another indication Of the extef
y sive use to which national forest Ian
=, Is being put by the residents
,s shown by the following statistic;
u data During the fiscal year 1871
n 1856 grazing permits were issued
= New Mexico covering l0f,l7O hea
~ OF cattle and horses and 1864
y, ~ head of sheep and goats. 52,639,Of
- feet r. M. Of timber was sold In Ne
io Mexico, valued at $l32.65S.00. Fol-
:. thousand, three hundred and nnei
10 permits were issued for the free u
=. of timber which totaled 1861 l. 0'
% feet y. NJ, valued at S2l,061. The
figures indicate in some degree Il
~ large number Of people who use Il
: national forests All of this. too mu
80 indicate that large amount OF roa