The Snowflake herald. [volume] (Snowflake, Ariz.) 1913-1969, 1922-03-10

grazing or DISPOSAL under the laws of the United
States and dedicated and set apart as a game
sanctuary and forest preserve for the benefit and
enjoyment of the people, and shall hereafter De
known as the Presidents Forest"
1.-THE Presidents Forest" If this resolution Is
passed by both houses, will therefore be the name
Of approximately 100000 acres of timber forever
set aside for the people and forever barred to pur
chaser, homesteader, miner, stockman, lumberman,
resident hunter and trapper. Under the present
form Of the resolution control will remain In the
forest service of the Agricultural department,
which controls the Kaibab National forest and all
national forests To all intents and purposes the
forest will be part of the Grand Canyon National
park, which runs into it the south and Is In
charge of the national park service of the Interior
department
So 1.-THE Presidents Forest" is something new.
The name, for thing, is new, And why "The
Presidents Forest?
Because the United States is nation governed
by laws rather than by men. Presidents come
and presidents go. AS long as there Is United
States there will be a president. And as long as
there is president there will be 1.-The Presidents
Forest"
And 1.-THE Presidents Forest" is new in form
too. There's nothing just like it. It's nearest In
form to national park. 1t has size majesty and
beauty. Private and commercial interests
barred. 1t is game sanctuary. 1t is purely "for
the benefit and enjoyment Of the people," All Of
which closely describe a national park.
Certainly it is far removed in form from ma
tonal forest. The national forests, as established
by law, purely commercial and industrial in
stitutions for the application for profit of scien-
tfc numbering and grazing to the nations wood
lots though matter of fact there is instead
of profit an annual deficit of million and more
and the forest service is exploiting the national
forests as recreatonal rivals to national parks
Anyway, "The Presidents Forest" will be one for
est where the forest service cannot insist upon
trying to combine cattle and campers wood-chop-
pers and tree-lovers, sheep and tourists. Cattle
In wild beauty spot calamity sheep are
q catastrophe.
The movement to create "The Presidents For
est" has significance that gladdens the nature
lovers heart 1t betOkens an increasing national
appreciation of the value of scenery as a natural
resource, as national asset. 1t betokens an in
creasing national consciousness that it r. not well
to lay the to every forest to turn the cattle
and sheep loose the shrubs and flowers of ey-
cry wild beauty spot.
The Kaibab National forest Is approximately
40 miles square, and contains 1,O729OO acres It
stands on the Kaibab plateau, which rises up from
the desert that surrounds 1t the north east and
west and slopes down to 5000 feet at the North
Rim OF the Grand canyon.
The Presidents Forest" Is the east half of the
kaibab National forest. The northwest part of
"The Presidents Forest" shoulders I'D on to Buck-
skin mountain. So there are mountains and val
ieys covered with gnarled one-seeded juniper and
pinon and with majestic western yellow pine
winch are three and four feet through and rise
AUO rect There is some Douglas fir and some
spruce. Ravines clad with the lighter green
sI the aspen which changes to vivid yellow gold
ana red In the fall In the little parks within the
forest the trees stop halfway down the trimming
slopes and leave room for white clover. grass and