Show MILLIONS OF ACRES WILL Bf BE OPEN TO SETTLEMENT SOON I II I I President Approves Plan Submit Submitted ted By Secretaries Wilson and ancl Ballinger Washington Feb 9 More Iole than Ulan four million acres of land will be beto stripped from the forest reserves of the United States soon and restored I to the public domain for homestead settlement through the governments policy in carrying out Gifford idea as to the classification of forest lands This is the initial result of President Tafts approval of a plan jointly submitted to him a few days ago by Secretaries Wilson and Balm Ballin Ballinger I ger gel for the reclassification of these lands I TI T lands involved in the restoration for forrett forn rut rett n tt are those not suitable for for foresi fore esi e purposes and represent more than 2 per nt of ot the total forest area As of the forest for domain is sIll unclassified it is difficult to esti estt estimate rate mate what will be the total elimination wr ni tn n a the whole area has been mapped o Ot Olt it It cannot be stated at this time what withdrawals will be made from the pub 1 L Jv lands for forest es In accord ar at e with the policy of classification The is under consideration and lands best adapted to forest purposes will wilt be bend added nd ed to the national forests but the mat matter matter matt ter t r has ha ha not reached concrete form The gr it at t area It was announced today which ts V be eliminated from the forests is scattered throughout the reserves resen fI Tracts li I 1 tIc the U interior of ot the forests and much land lind along the edges will be lifted out cf d the confines of the reserves establish ing big with reaLer greater exactness the bounda boundaries boundaries ries rles of the forests Some land eliminated is suitable for do dry dt farming though the greater part Is graz ing fag land These lands more suitable for tilling titlIng and grazing than the growing of trees will now nosy be placed to profitable use u e Instead of lying Idle within national forests fore ts tsIn In Idaho which has a large national forest area acres will be elim chin mated of which 34 per cent is tillable Elimination in similar proportion will be made In other western states The forest service has been beau at work since last May collecting data to deter determine determine determine mine the proper classification of the lands within the national forest domain and the plan evolved by b the Interior and ag departments de is expected to In Insure sure sur the amicable administration of the public lands by the general land office and the forest foret bureau |