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Show FORESTRY BUREAU IS UP TOTHE MINUTE Captain J. B. Adams Returns to Ogden After Absence of Many Years. Special to Tho Tribune. OGDEN. April After an absence of several months, Captain James B. Adams has returned to tho headquarters of the Kourth forest district for a brief stay. Although originally a "westerner," Captain Cap-tain Adams has been making his home In the east for many years, ami he has returned re-turned to Ogdon after an extensive tour of tho western states. -Speaking of his findings. Captain Adam's said: Tlio resources of Utah and Idaho have lsad marvelous development as compared with twenty years ago when I made my home In the west, and I am i;lad to note that the uso of tho national forests is fully keeping pace with the progress of tho Industries In tho larger areas outside. Not only was the volume of national forest business laiKer last year than ovur before, but the Increase was still greater in tho number of transactions, and In tho number of persons who used the forosts and the variety of purposes for which they were used. Ready for More Work. The forest service welcomes business, busi-ness, for ono of Its cardinal principles princi-ples is that tho forests are for use, and Its men will gladly furnish Information Infor-mation as to tho nature and nbund-nuco nbund-nuco of all resources and their accessibility. acces-sibility. One of th i;reat handicaps In this region Is. unfortunately, the present Inadequacy of transportation facilities. The work of examining and classifying classi-fying national forest lands Is now being be-ing pushed steadily forward, und In this work District 1 Is inking a foremost fore-most place. An excellent outline plan, prepared by Supervisor C. G. Smith for tho Cache forest, of which he has charge, has been duplicated and forwardod for examination Xii all tho other districts, and .should prove a decided help lu placing the work on a uniform basis. The purpose Is accurately lo doetrmlne which lands aro hotter stilted for agricultural than for forest or other purposes, and lo list such lands for convenient entry by homeseekers. The object Is to put all lands to their highest possible permanent per-manent usefulness. Praise for Sherman. In this work District Eorcster Sherman Sher-man la now devoting the major part-of part-of his time, which is bound to help much In the ultimate success of our endeavors. There are few pcoplo outside of tho mombors of the forest service who can appreciate the Ore protective organization organi-zation which has been established. It Is to be regretted that this important work that Is being performed by the forest service Is not better understood by the citizens generally. While the amount of money expended by the federal government on tho national forests for fire protection Is largo. It represents but a small insurance premium pre-mium on tho value of the people's timber which Is being piDtoctcd: and I can say with the utmost eonfVJence that the efficiency of tho fire protective protec-tive orsnnlzatlon. maintained by the forest service Is as high, relatively, as that of the best urban fire department. depart-ment. One of tho most encouraging signs of the times to members of the forest 'jl service Is tho Increasing manifests- rH lion of appreciation and good will on H the part of tho 'citizens with whom they aro brought Into contact In tho jH transaction of their business with tho IH public. This ro-opcratlon und support Is of the greatest Importance In mat- tcrs of fire protection lu fact. Just as the country depends In time of war upon Its volunteer forces, so must the .H forest service depend In like manner . on tho co-operation, and support of H the people who live within and jicar H tho forests in time of extraordinary 'H emergency and great dancer. |