Show FORESTERS AVOID MATTER Routine Business Only Is Be Being Being ing Transacted by the I Supervisors Special to The Ogden Jan of routine bus mess connected with the operating meth methods occupied the opening session of the supervisors and employees of district No NoC C 4 United States forest service today About delegates were In at attendance attendance this morning at the forestry building where all the business sessions of the convention will be held bela Clyde Clde Smith chief forester of district No 4 opened the convention with a brief address outlining the business to be han ban bandied dIed and complimenting his supervisors and their subordinates on the splendid work ot or the past year t It was hoped that the convention could be opened on Sunday so that the dele delete gatei te could have opportunity to hear A AF Ap p F Potter who is slated to succeed Gif Gifford Gifford ford Pinchot as chief forester of the United States Mr Potter had arranged to delay his return to Washington one day but tl the failure of the delegates to ar arrive arrive rive In the city until this morning frus frustrated frustrated the plan and the meeting was abandoned The controversy will willbe be left untouched by the foresters forester In hi their official capacity although the tho In vidual delegates are strong In their do e of the administration at Wash Washington ash ashington ington in removing Pinchot TIm The problems under consideration have to do exclusively with the questions of qualifications for forestry service the or organization organization of the department the forces employed in the of Individual forest reserves proposed Improvements In methods of operation the relation of tho forestry department to other depart departments ments of the national government the qU of claims and the duties of for forester forester ester and range program Included papers by byJ byJ J FL E Rothery deputy supervisor of Cache forest on what a 11 forestry course should mean to a laId field man organization of the tho forest force dutle of rangers and deputy supervisors by David Barnett Burnett supervisor of the forest improvement work and pOlicies regarding construction of roads trails telegraph lines drift fences etc by A T district engl engi leer The s of T C Ho Hoyt t assIstant dis law offIcer on the relation of the forestry service to other othor departments touched upon the long dIsputed ot of state land matters Mr r ad address address dress was in the nature of an exp explanation of the many changes of policy In land matters The entire program deals exclusively with routine matters of forestry work The convention will vili last four days with a busIness session each da day The social side Hide of the gathering will be confined to Informal evening entertainment |