Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-25 | Page 2 | Wealth of Utah Sid to Depend on Her Forests

LA u i 1 H OF f UTAH AH SAID T TO DEPEND ON HR HER FORESTS District Supervisor Explains to C. C of C C. How W Woodlands Aid City Farms and Industry DIrectly or indirectly y the wealth of ot f Utah harks back to the mountaIns mountains moun moun- that tower above the settlements settle settle- ments said R. R H. H Rutledge distrIct district dis dis- dis- dis forest supervisor J principal speaker at the weekly luncheon of the chamber of comm commerce ce was devoted Jo to National Forest week Directly the resources of of the forest now under utilization contribute contribute contri contri- bute wood forage hydro electric power and water lter Indirectly the forest cover makes possible the continual flow of clear water ater from the mountains Cities and industries depend not noton noton noton on the amount of water nor on the maximum flow of the streams but rather on the minimum stream flow he declared Ne Nearly every crop needs late water and the use of water by cities and power plants takes no account of ot the seasons I The great regulator of water is the forest cover he declared making an earnest plea that all citizens take an interest in preserving the trees and plants that flourish on the watershed He pointed out that Los Angeles had voted a bond I is issue issue is- is sue for flood control and that this city was as spending th the money to establish brush and trees on denuded denuded denuded de de- de- de areas