The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-04
TERRIFIC STORMS TAKE TOLL IN THE EAST
FORESTRY
 CHIEF IS
 IN JUNEAU

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 Henry s. Graves. chiel forester isl a visitor in Juneau He arrived yes ,erday eyenig on the government launch Iahn. with Assistant Forest CT E. A. sherman and Local Forest Supervisor w. G. weigle The Tahn is making an extensive cruise oil Southeastern Alaska. to give the head of the federal forestry service and his assistant an insight into conditions in the Tongass and Chugach forest rel serves. The Tahn left Ketchikan on July IS. and has been along the West Coast Of Prince Of Wales Island. and at Sitka After leaving Juneau the Tahn win call at Haines and Skag way. and Nr. Graves and Mr. Sher- man will then visit the interior of Alaska. collecting data Go support the forest department in les opposition to the ubolishment of the govern ments conservation policy The party win SO to Corioya overland from Fairbanks. While on this trip Mr. Graves also win classify lands within che reserves that are not tim bercd and these eventually will be excluded from che reserves. he says.
 Scenery lmpresses Him.
 "l have simply been bowied over by the scenery ] have seen in South eastern Alaska the forester declar- cd "We are trying Go work out a fair and equitable plan for the deyel- opment of the various hot springs in Alaska. which are governed by our department We are spending some money on them ourselves and ] think some of them win be developed by the service. while others are turned over for @ term or years Go private capital At any rate ] think ihcy are wonder ful assets and should be fully develop cd"
 Mr. Graves refused to express an opinion on Che action Of the legislature in dividing the receipts from the sale of timber tn the First and Third di- vision forest reserves. equally among Che four divisions of Alaska. This is a matter for the courts to settle. he said
 About Lanes Board.
 Mir. Graves declares that he has been misquo,ed by the newspapers. in reference to Alaska development board plan advocated by Secretary ofI the Interior Lane Several papers said was opposed Co Mr. Lanes plan. he said "But ] am not ai- though cannot say at this time that am in favor of it Secretary Lane and are very good friends and we have worked in harmony. and ii he thinks it is a good plan we will iet it SO at that. have nothing Go say Of the matter
 "i am making my first visit to the North said Mr. Graves today "f of course. have Q lot Of information relative co the reserves here. but wanted co see the country and get frst-hand knowledge of such lands as can rlghtmy be thrown out Of the reserve limits win also busy my self in collecting data to combat any such bi as that introduced last win ter in Congress to abolish the Chu- zach reserve am opposed Co any movement to abolish any forest re- serve in Alaska and the Chugach par ticuiariy
 Woodpiles Of Alaska.
 These reserves must serve as the woodpiies of Alaska and even for this reason alone they must be preserved. A wrong impression has been created through the complaints Of Alaskans over the fact that some land not bear ing timber has been Included within the reserve it is time that this mat. ter was cleared up When Che Gnu. zach reserve was created the land was not any too well surveyed Renee. in order to list boundaries that could be recognized without any later dis pute. it was necessary to take natural lines such as the seacoast. a noun tain range and meridians ln this way, In order to get the forest re- sions. we had to include some land not bearing timber. as for instance. that portion crossed by the Valdez Fairbanks trail. which. to tell the truth. is SO barren of timber that it was hard Go find anything upon which Co nail notices. Miners travelling ov. CT this trail set up howl that reach ed all over the country and an sorts of complaints were issued about the forest reserve that bore no timber. Now all such land will be taken out of the reserves just as soon as we can check up the boundaries Of the real forest
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