The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-11
DISTRICT FORESTER
RED|NGTON ACCEPTS
CALIFORNIA BERTH
for New Post at
San Francisco
Shortly


Paul @. Redington. district forester.
with headquarters In Albuquerque. has
Just received word from the forester
at Washington. that he has been
selected to succeed the district forester
at San Francisco. who has resigned
10 enter consular work abroad. The
transfer OF Afr. RedinEton IN effective
Immediately aud TIE will leave for his
new post In a few days.
Before coming to Albuquerque Red
ington was stationed for five aud one
half years IN California and Is ac-
quainted with forestry conditions in
that STATE and with q large number
OF the men In M service there. In
commenting on the transfer AIR. Rcd
ington expressed a feeling OF deep re-
gret at having 20 leave Alpuquerque
Il have greatly enjoyed and profit
ed by my three and one-half years
here and II Is very hard to leave the
most pleasant associations which I
have been fortunate enough to make
here. happen 70 have represented
an organization which because Of the
variety OF Interests with which Il has
TO do. touches closely almost every in
dustrY in the localities In which u
operates. In my dealings with stock
men, lumber men, state and mumici-
pal organizations. I have been met
Z win NNNNAlNNk NNuNNtNN ana ANIlNIlfNAH
tion. and these things have had a. large
influence IN the attainment Of any
success with which the forest service
may have been credited.
1t mas been tho earnest desire OF
myself and the men who have worked
with me 10 hiring the mountains Of
the southwest and their manifold re-
sources. very close home To the pco-
PIE OF New Mexico. ana Arizona. We
are living in an age when the human
must have change and rest from his
every day work. AMI many are be-
ginning To realize thnt a lew weeks
IN the open Is the tonic they need.
the greater use OF these wonderful
r%ecreationai areas in the pine clad
[ ailla which MIXTURE In the t~horoughnCss
OF her planning has placed so rear
TO the jewellers on the plains"
In speaking OF road development
Mr.. Redington said. The road and
trail work which has now been started
on a comparatively large scale should
in n few years make our mountain
ranges accessible 10 thousands whore
heretofore only a score could visit
them, Not only VIII many individuals
select sites Tor thrir summer homes,
hut | prophecy that there will be
.municipally conducted camp grounds
In the mountains near every large
center 81 population. and there viii
be "A large extension Of the move al
ready started TO locate sites for such
organizations rs the Boy Scouts.
Y. N. G. A.. Y. W -. a. etc.
In their mountains INC people OF
the southwest. have q vcry great asset.
There can he found the timber FOR
houses and mines. the forage for stock
the water sheds which are OF ines
Unable value for the storage FOR ir-
rigatiOii and domestic purposes, the
game for the sportsman, the quiet and
beautiful hooks for d camper and
tourist. And tho people OF these two
states can very properly alsist the
4 forest service la making this asset
OF increasing value by wise use.
New Mexico and Arizona shouid
yearly attract more n more tourists
aud / believe that much b. yet Go De
done hy tho state aud the cities aud
civic organizations to bring the many
attractions OF the southwest more
clearly to the attention OF people who
would come here % they knew whaI
there In TO see in the way Of acencr5
and pre- historic interest.
- am confident thar Albuquerque
I, with her remarkable climate is rap
idly coming into her own. Bat ah'