Evening star., 1933-04-02
Jobs FOR $4,000
WILL Be SPEEDED
Government Will Arrange Pre-.
Iiminary Reforestation Pro-
gram This Week.
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allow a large portion, Government ON
cialS explained, of the work to be car
ried on in States east of the Mississippi,
total area Of national forests Is located
and the area of State forests is limited.
The Governments Forest Service yes
terday estimated the work on national
forest lands would include the construc-
ton of lookout houses, towers and OBJ
servatories, telephone lines, fire breaks,
range fences, fire protection trucks and
horse trails, emergency landing fields
for fire patrol planes, reduction Of fire
hazards. timber stands Improvement by
thinning, eradication Of major infesta-
tions Of insects and tree diseases and
other types of work.
The service emphasized that, due to
the lack Of available planting stock,
forest planting necessarily will be
limited this season.
Among the first of the Government
regional foresters to arrive here for
conference was Charles H. Florry Of
Alaska. Summoned in advance of the
others to be here on time, Florry will
map out plans for carrying on the
emergency program In the frozen timber
lands of his Territory.
Model Labor Camps.
Like Florry, the eight other regional
foresters, as well as other field officers
Of the Forest Service summoned here
by Stuart, are familiar with this type
OF labor camps. California and Colo
rado are pioneers in this work, and It
is probable the camps set up last year
Dy states, with Cooperation from the
fOreSt Service, as q means of relieving
unemployment will be used as models
by the Government.
1t was explained at the service head
quarters, 920 F street, that California
had 28 camps in operation at a cost OF
Sllo'oo0. The cost per man per day
was inquired at $40 cents. The total
number OF men employed in all camps
was 1852 and altogether they put ia
445 500 man-days.
Assuming the Government would
ADOPT the California camps as a model
and 200 days would be the average time
at the camps for $50, 900 men, the main
tenance cost for the Federal camps
would be $27, 100000. Add dollar a
Gay Tor pay-week days and Sunday
and the grand total would be ST., ,OO0. 900,
Service officials said they expect to
operate the camps along the highest
standards possible.
Recruits From All Walks
Recruits, they said, are to be drawn
from all walks Of life and just as much
from the small towns and villages as
from the streets of metropolitan cities.
The camps will maintain the highest
degree Of discipline and strict SANTA
ton methods will be employed.
Plans are being worked out by the
Young Mems Christian Association and
other welfare organizations, according
to service officials, to provide for enter
tainment.
In as much as the majority of the
250,000 men to be employed will be with
family dependents, the Forest Service
Is now mapping out plans as to the best
method OF paying them. It is presumed
they will want but a small amount of
cash themselves and would want the
bulk Of their pay sent to their families
by the Government.
Judging from the workers in the
California and Colorado camps and
from letters being received by Secretary
Perkins, service officials believe all
classes Of society will be represented
among the workers. From a survey
made In one California camp by Gov
ernment and welfare officials, service
officials. declared the personnel was