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Show CHIEF FORESTER ARRIVES W I! Man Who Succeeded Pinchot Is Here on a Visit of Inspection. H. S. Graves, chiof forester of Ihc United Slates forestry bureau, who succeeded suc-ceeded Gifford Pinchot, of national fame, is in tho city. Mr. Graves is accompanied by his wifo and District. Forester E. A. Sherman, and camo hero from Ogdon, where lie has been spending spend-ing several days. Tho chief forester is registered at tho Scmloh and together with Mr. Sherman will go to Marys- ale on Monday and make an inspection of tho Kaibab' forest. Mr. Graves is not talking anvlhing about national issues or thu Pinchot-BaHinger Pinchot-BaHinger controversy. "What I am trying to do on this trip," the chief forester said, "is lo get myself acquainted ac-quainted personally with the officers in tho i-crvice and with tho peoplo who aro tieitig tho forests. I wish to estnb lisli tho personal relation so that there can bo a better understanding of tho conditions that exist. Wo aro going to carry out tho whole forest system primarily for tho intcrosts of the poodle." poo-dle." Mr. Graves maintains that thero will bo no radical chango in tho policies of GiiVorG Pinchot. The reforestation of the deforested areas will be extensively developed by the bureau and overy effort ef-fort will bo mado to extinguish exist ing forest fires, determiuu their cause so that measures may bo adopted to prevent a recurrence of tho conflagrations. conflagra-tions. After leaving Utah, Mr. Graves goes down tho canyon of tho Grand into Arizona, whero he will continuo his work of inspection. |