Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-12-29 | Page 36 | Forests Bring Utah $240,356

I FORESTS BRINO 6 I t National Reserves Perpetual Per Per- p pe u l and nd T Take ke No o State StiLe Care c. c Utah S 'S national forests netted the hc state for tor 1920 1929 This moncy money earn came camo front from tw two sour sources cs First was as paid as the I states state portion of or the tho money collected col collected col- col from grazing grazing- foes rental and and Sale salo of or timber Umber This was apportioned among amonI the forest count counties es for school l arid and road pui-p pui purposes ses Second Sec Sec- ond Is the tho federal appropriation which amounts amount to to about for main forest roads lOads and an additional amount nl for tho the trails This m money ricy i Is Utah's share ro of ot the tho annually appropriated 1 by y congress for forest roads This This represents represents a a. federal payment yme t in lieu Heu or of taxes that the state receive I If IC t tho o national forests w were re privately own owned d. d Tho The burden burdE of ot n national protect forest Ion administration and development hoes does from the slate but ItIs It t t Is 15 borne by the g government These national forest revenues uell arc perpetual a permanent nl asset whicH Is IlL handled by sustained yield so IO o that when an arm area areA ls is cut cut over over it grows grows' grows grows' up up again to timber making tho the cutting and r growth go on In an nn endless cycle During the fiscal year year ending June 30 30 1928 the tIme federal govern govern- m men mert t expended marc more than the tho national forests IncludIng I ing more moro than for roads and trails 8 MIL MILLION ACRES National forest orest reserves CJ In Utah cover practically llY eight million acres 01 or square miles or r 14 H per percent percent r cent of or the tho area of ot the f state tate Included Included In In- In eluded In Inthe the limits of oC the reserves arc are all 11 U the c high forested ri mountain I ranges In the state stale and also the the- water vatel sheds that are arc SO to tho the 1 Industries or of th the st state tc par par U r tI the a agricultural and livestock live stock stoe Industries c From the snowfall on thIs Oils area limo nino national forests cities and towns 74 Irrigation projects and 36 water projects are supplied with water The forest roads are aro co con 1 i ct d under th the thC sup supervision of ot the 10 forest service and of or the tho 26 5 roa roads s' s listed d dl l uner this tho f forest r highway high way system 19 are aro n a part of the time state road 8 system em BUILT BY BYI U. U S S. S The Tho forest st highways are te constructed con under the supervision b of the tho bureau of or public roadS which since 1916 has constructed ted td or or improved im hp- proved of or forest highways The state receives annually for tor the roads roads' classified as as' forest highways B The longest graveled d forest highway In the tha state stat Is Js the Cedar Long City Valley y i road ad which extends miles tho the longest graded Is from froin to Orange Orange- vine 45 miles miles- and the tho longest un unimproved unimproved unimproved un- un improved 1 i. i Is from to Manila 44 44 4 miles