The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-01
FAVOR LIBERAL POLICY
Supervisors Would Have
Government Treat Gus
toners Leniently.

That the government should assume
the most liberal attitude possible to-
ward purchasers Of timber IL the be-
lief OF the forest supervisors of dis
trict No. of the federal forestry
service. expressed yesterday during
the two meetings to which the third
day Of seven day convention was de-
voted
The supervisors would have Uncle
Sam less like the three balls uncle Of
the world He should, they think.
make his timber sale policy as lenient
as reason will allow. They would
incorporate in this policy these prin-
ciples
That the government should
share the purchasers risk by act
ing lenicntly when contracts cam
not be met:
That actual damages only not
full technical damages, ought to-
be collected where contracts are
| unavoidanly cancelled;
That small buyers in isolated
communities should be allowed to
turn back uncut timber If they
have contracted for more than
sthey need.
Silvieulture Discussed.
| This attitude was taken by the SUI
pcrvisors during an all-day discussion
Of the functions OF the department Of
! silviculturc. Sales methods and poll
cies were considered to the exclusion
Of all else. Today the supervisors
will carry their discussion through
| the sales field to that Of re- foresta-
ton. Today's program will be the
asst devoted to silvlculture.
The morning and afternoon meet
ings of the foresters were held in the
| hall of the chamber Of commerce. In
the evening the men from out Of town
| were guests OF the state University
| forestry school at smoker in the
university gymnasium.
Preston in Charge.
]. +. Preston. assistant district for
astcr In charge of silviculture. directed
the discussions yesterday. and intro
luced them with a review Of the work
Of his department In 1916. The dis
cussions were general.
In addition to formulating their
opinions of a proper timber sales
policy the supervisors carefully con-
sidered more technical details OF the
work in silviculture. The discussed
and advised changes in the present
plans of cooperation between govern
ment and timber purchaser in brush
burning, road building and reforesta
ton. and in methods OF railroad tic
sales.
| Forestry School Entertainment
AS entertainers the students an,
faculty Of the forestry school at tn,
university are in a class by themselves
is the opinion of the forest supervisors
who were the guests Of the buddin,
foresters at their track meet and en-
tertainment held in the UNIVERSITY
! uc StuulS OI
the program included everything from
oldtime love songs by a student quar-
tet to a side-splitting comedy boxinl
bout, and there was not dull momen
during the three hours the perform
ance lasted. The management of tn
entertainment showed admirable judg
ment in not only furnishing cxercis
for the laughing organs, but also /,
providing for the inner man by passn,
coffee and douGhnuts around after tn
athletic program was concluded an,
the entire meeting reflected greatly t
the credit of the university foresters.
The events on the program included
two boxing bouts. two wrestling
matches. a comedy prizefight higl
jump contest, a tug Of war. an India,
club race. "A log saving contest and
basketball game. in all Of which full
course students of the forestry schoo
contested against the special range
school or 'short horn" students, cxcep
in the basketball game, where a team
University for the second semester
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