The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-15
RECREATION m THE FORESTS

The forest service is extending to the
public this season most cordial invi.
tation to make full use Of the unsur.
passed recreatiOnal features of the ma.
tional forests.
@GOOd roads, trails, bridges and tele.
phone lines, with assurance Of ADEQUATE
protection against fires, are steadily
opening up and impressing upon tho
mind Of the American traveller seeking
pleasure and rest from business cares
and worry, the advantages of the seen
ic grandeur, health giving climate. and
the hunting, fishing and camp life on.
portunities which the national forests
AFFORD. As result, indications poinl
to the enjoyment Of the nation 3 forests
by greatly increased numbers Of vaca-
tion and recreation seekers this summer,
In urging the people to spend thsas
recreation periods in the forests this
year, everything feasible is being done
by the forest service to make vacations
80 spent wholly pleasurable to the visit.
ors, and to place at their disposal all
the assistance and advantages which
the service has to offer through its or.
ganization and equipment.
Specially protected camp sites are Of.
fered, the forests are" literally posted
with distance, direction and location
signs, the thousands of miles of govern.
ment telephone lines are Of free access
to the public, and the field organization
is ready and anxious to render every
possible courtesy and assistance to the
camper and traveller.
One of the season q innovations in
the inter-m0untain forest district, com
prising the national forests of Idaho.
Utah, southwestern Wyoming and Ne.
vada, is the adoption of the tourist reg.
lister system. At points where the main
roads enter the forests the traveller will
find mounted box beside the road, and
over it, mounted on post, a sign bear.
ing this or a similar message:
i :. CAMPERS. ATTENTION.
BY Registering Here Your Name,
Address and Destination, Import
ant Messages May Be Forwarded !.
and Other. Assistance Rendered by
Forest Officers s
The sole object. of the forest service
in adopting this system is to render
the most helpful and efficient service
to the people. travelling in the, forests.
The Registers are visited regularly by
that general utility man, the forest
ranger; he can forward Important mes
sages from the outside world which may
reach him over the phone or otherwise
with accuracy and Dispatch to all par
ties. concerned. Many a camper would
much more heartily. enjoy his sojourn
in the mountains if he could feel that
he would not be entirely cut off from
important business affairs and his rela-
tives or friends in cases of sickness, ac.
cident or something of the kind. This
is exactly what the register system ac-
complishes for him, with the help of the
extensive government pnone lines,
which in all cases arc connected with
the Bell system or other commercial
lines. .e
Wherever, in the inter-mountain for.
ests, it suits the camper s fancy to 90.
he will find climate to his liking, seen.
cry unexcelled, fish and game in plenty,
usable roads, trails and communication
systems, health h-building air and sum.
shine and freedom from annoying re.
strictiOns. The only requests from the
service are that the tourist and camper
exercise every reasonable precaution
with fire in the woods, putting out any