The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-27

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~ LsEwHERE IN his Issue np-
pears q bulletin ircm the Tot
eel service which explains IN
dstaii the plan Of the secretary Of
agriculture for ~naortsaCing the in
tonne from the national forests to
build roaes on those forcsts
This ls . matter vhich was
hroached First at s%prinserville. az
the convention OF the orsan-to-ocean
highway there several months aeo 80
far Ms anyone In this section Knows
That convention endorsed the plan
heartily. The matter viii be one
OF the chief topics brought before
the coming meeting Of , state
Good Roads association here n IL
Is "a be hoped that body viii endorse
IL also.
The question has been asitated a
good deal In good roads boosting
since Il became known and u Is pref
" ccr,aln that a goodiy delegation
from socorro county and other for
es, areas win be here 70 back Il up
and see tina, o strong resolution OF
endorsement goes throsrh
The plan itself is 10 more than
right Every business that Is on a
sound basis ought to hc'able TO hor-
row money for expansion. and, with
bankers liberal and hroad-mindcd
about aiding substantial businesses.
q, usually gets what money 1t needs.
Letting the forest service borrow
money from the government. the only
place " could borrow II without en-
~dangering the peopie's inheritance.
and then using that money to dovei-
% and make available SQUIRE that
arc now going tn waste, is sound
business sense. II ought TO go
through.
There are countless nreas Of forest
land. yes. and Indian land. too. that
wogiq repay any sums expended o.
make them available. many times
over. There II the white Mountain
Indian reservation, Just on the line
between this state ana Ari4cna. which
has q valuation Of ts.0o). 9o0 There
are goo miles and more Of main
Travelled roads on these landf. and
al the government allows a. keen
them up il f7.00o a year In a noun
tain country. a region warmed by tor
rental rains az times, THIS mainten'
M fund Is "A merry joke. IL d
buroly enough to keep ltcragc air
roads in repair, let alone pay for re-
iocating. grading and suffaciug viii
fso-calied) permaneu material
On the Datil national orcst nr'
quantities OF mature pine timber tba.
mas been ripe FOR the saw for years
u Is not being cut and tho reason Is
because it couldn't he got out II d
was cut. II this timber was nvsil'
able Il would be cut ana sawed, tn'
wealth Of the country would be in'
Creased thst much. people would ben
eft by an increased suppiy Of tmhsi
ana the @forests would haye a Target
income from fiumpaRe. Beside that
the forest would not be hurt "a par
ucie. Rather. they would DE bene
nted. The forest service has iolloWe.
a policy Of cutting an mature timbe.
for many years st 81 we're possible
both as a mems OF hcncnttine tn'
forests and as a means % bringing
them 20 their highest productivity
The whole question resolves itscl
into a matter of transportation an
roads are and must always be th'
fundamental vase Of the transpor
problem.
The reclamation service can Dor
row money tor les projects. & would
be helpless indeed o. q could not.
The forest service OUGHT 10 be able
TO do the snme, since u has actual
rather than potential resources. as
has the reclamation service. and will
not need 10 much
The Evening Herald hopes the
measure projected wiil hccoiuo a law
and trusts that some par, Of the work
of causlng II 10 become law viii be
done by The local association al lts
coming meeting