Show i I I 1 Must Rae Have Help Bare mountains beco become ne a menace menace menace men men- ace rather than a blessing a as the winter snows are converted to Water water water wa wa- ter In the spring while well covered mountains serve as great reat reservoirs delivering through springs the clear cold water needed if Utah isto isto is isto to grow and prosper The national forests of ot Utah supply supply supply sup sup- ply water to cities and nd towns 74 14 irrigation projects and 36 power power pow pow- er plants he pointed out Fire destructive lumbering and over grazing are the enemies of the forests he said The forest lands of Utah are now protected through regulation and law with public support support support sup sup- port from flom lumbering and over These resources resources- are being used with an Idea of preserving preserving pre pre- serving servin them forever and Increasing Increasing increasing ing their value Fire the great meance Is s not entirely tn to be controlled by regulation regulation regulation regula regula- tion and the vigilance of forest foresters rs With the us use Ue of the forests for recreation and with the recreational use a maximum in the season of greatest fire hazard the forest service seeks the cooperation cooperation opera co tion of all citizens ns who hunt fish camp drive and play pIa In the mountains mountains mountains moun moun- the district chief said Due to Carelessness Man made fires always result result- as asa asa a result of carelessness Purposely star star jd d fires are almost unknown It Is easy to put out a campfire before leaving the camp he said Mr Rutledge reviewed the tho methods methods methods meth meth- of conservation and use adopted adopt adopt- ed by bv the tI-ic service Properly cut timberlands he ho declared produce many times the amount of timber through growth growth growth-as as do those not cut at all for the removal of matured trees and defective trees gives the younger ones a chance to grow He said the forest service had received a report from the public health service to the effect that stock grazing on forests do not transmit any disease to humans through water ater Yet he declared for many reasons it Is not desirable desirable desirable desira desira- ble to have grazing animals near the intakes of city wat water l. l systems and that the service will continue to operate co-operate with Salt Lake and other cities in closing certain sections sections sec see lions adjacent to city streams to grazing g L. L B B. Hampton presided at atthe atthe the luncheon |