The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-03-17

grazing or disposal under ne laws IL uo O"
States and dedicated and set apart as a game
sanctuary and forest preserve for the benefit ana
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 a part of the Grand Canyon National
park, which runs into It on 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 one thing. rs new, And why 1.-The
Presidents Forest?
Because the United States is a nation governed
by laws rather than by men. Presidents come
and presidents go. AS long as there Is a United
States there will be a president. And as long as
there is a president there will be "The Presidents
Forest"
And 1.-THE Presidents Forest" Is new In form
too. There's nothing just like 1t. It's nearest In
form to a national park. 1t has size, majesty and
beauty. Private and commercial interests are
barred. 1t is a 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 a ma
tional forest. The national forests, as established
by law, are purely commercial and industrial In
situations for the application for profit Of scien-
tifc numbering and grazing to the nations wood
lots, though as a matter of fact there is instead
of a profit an annual deficit of a million and more
and the forest service is exploiting the national
forests as recreational rivals to national parks.
Anyway. 1.-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 treelovers, sheep and tourists. Cattle
in a wild beauty spot are a calamity sheep are
q catastrophe.
The movement to create 1.-THE Presidents For
est has a significance that gladdens the nature
lovers heart. IT betokens an increasing national
appreciation Of the value Of scenery as q natural
resource, as a national asset. 1t betokens an In
creasing national consciousness that 1t is not well
to lay the ak to every forest, to turn the cattle
and sheep loose on the shrubs and flowers of ev-
cry wild beauty spot.
The Kaibab National forest Is approximately
40 miles square, and contains 1,072,900 acres. 1t
stands ON the Kalbab plateau, which rises up from
the desert that surrounds 1t on the north, east and
west and slopes down to 5000 feet at the North
Rim of the Grand canyon.
'srhe Presidents Forest" Is the east half of the
Kaibab National forest. The northwest part of
"The Presidents Forest" shoulders up on to Buck
skin mountain. SO there are mountains and val
leys covered with gnarled one-seeded Juniper and
pinon and with majestic western yellow pine
which are three and four feet through and rise
100 feet. There Is some Douglas fir and some
spruce. Ravines are clad with the lighter green
Of the aspen which changes to vivid yellow, gold
and red In the fall. In the little parks within the
forest the trees stop halfway down the trimming
Hopes and leave room for white clover, grass and