Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-02-03
PROPOSE FOREST
PROTECTION PLAN
Wood and Pulp Famine Spurs
Experts TO Action.
LEGISLATION is SUGGESTED

Bill to Be Offered In Congress Calls
for at Least $11, 100000 Year-Ad.
equate Protection Against Forest
Fires, Reforestation of Denuded
Lands and Extension of National
Forests Among Things Sought by
Fores ny Association.
A bill is to be introduced In con-
gress for a national forest program,
including better fire protection for the
forests.
"This step, following an agreement
by all the Industries interested, marks
the first united move in this direction
in this country" says Charles LathrOp
Pack, president of the American For
estry association, which announces the
outline Of features to be embodied in
the proposed legislation. The plan
calls for national appropriations of at
least $11, 100000 a year.
Would Help States.
The provisions of the proposed
cradle extension of direct federal ac-
tivity in forest ownership and produc-
ton and for the development with fed
eral aid and encouragement of syste-
matte policies in the several fOrested
states to bring about adequate forest
production and reproduction.
The program provides specifically
through cooperation between the gov
eminent, the states and owners of
timberlands, for adequate protection
against forest fires, for reforestation
Of denuded lands, for obtaining eS
sential information in regard to tim
Der and timberlands, for extension Of
the national forests and for other
steps essential to continuous forest
production on lands chiefly suitable
for this purpose. The following legis-
lation is proposed:
Authorizing the secretary of agrL
culture, after consulting appropriate
local agencies, to approve an adequate
policy for each state, covering fire pro-
lection, reforestation, cutting and re-
moving of timber crops. Not less
than $1,000,O0O annually available for
such cooperation with states.
Provides for Experiments.
A survey of forest resources. forest
production and forest requirements of
the nation.
Provision for studies and expert
in 10
wood utilization, timber tests, wood
development of by-prod-
ucts and other steps to bring about
the most effective use of the nations
forest resources.
Provision for study of forest taxa
lion, to assist states in devising tax
avs which will encourage the con-
and growing of timber. Also
IF methods of insurng against forest
osses by fire.
Provision for more rapid replanting
If the vast areas of denuded lands
within the national forests.
Appropriation of $10,000000 a year
or five years for the purchase Of
ands, which should be added to the
rational forest system, whether or not
N the headwaters of nuvigable
treams as such purchases are now
United.
Authorizing the addition to national
orests of lands now in other forms of
government ownership but found
hlefy suitable for permanent forest
reduction.
"The very great Importance Of this
rogram and the suggestion outlined
annot be overestimated," said Mr..
Jack "They affect every state in the
Jnion and the business interest of ev-
ry state which means that every man
Tho wants to build home, who
,ants to get along. will be affected by
his important legislation" |