Show CI C. OF C. C BEGINS CAMPAIGN FOR REFORESTATION Urges Western Chambers to tc Act for Funds for Work A resolution urging all western estern chambers of commerce and governors gover go nors to back a movement mo to have hav congress appropriate funds to reforest reforest est barren hills IP In tile the Rocky mountain mountain moun moun- tam tain region as as a preventive of or floods flood and erosion has been sent out out out-by by the Salt Lake chamber chamb r of commerce Gus Gits P. P Backman general secretary tary an announced announced an- an flounced Monday Monda The rhe board of or governors of the chamber of commerce points out inthe in inthe inthe the resolution that watersheds anc and canyons near Salt Lake and In other otherS S sections of or the west est have been denuded denuded de denuded de- de by eighty years of cutting of or trees heavy grazing and fires Summer floods have been increasIng increasing ing in numbers frequency and de- de destructiveness to the peril of the settled settled set set- valleys and cities clUes carrying g large quantities of or rocks gravel sand soil solI and debris over the land demolishing buildings and all of or the works of industry in industry in- in and civilization and thus rendering rendering ren ren- dering the flooded areas practically valueless the resolution declares The forest service is well aware of these hese facts and conditions and it has the organization the data and the ability knows knOvs the proper methods for of denuded areas and could care for the matter with a nominal nominal nom nom- inal fbi appropriation the resolution ex ex- ex plains laIm It is requested in the resolution hat that the problem of reforesting forthe for he the prevention of floods be called to the he attention of or all congressional delegations so 50 that action can be obtained ob- ob at the next session of congress It is further explained that although al- al hough though the expenditure for such work would crould not be large In a ana national sense ense It I t would be beyond the ability of ot o individual in- in cities clUes counties or states to undertake Os I |