Show From A Africa 7 v i Captain Richard Baker Roosevelt Forest Program Praised By Noted Briton Conservator of Forests in Africa Stops in Salt Lake and Comments on Plan of President President Roosevelt's reforestation program is one of the greatest the United States government could possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly under undertake ake at this time Captain Richard St. St Barbe Baker of ot London England conservator of forests for the British government in Africa for the past seven and anda a half halt years declared on his arrival here Wednesday Captain Baker who is founder of the organization called caned the Men of the Trees Trees and author of ot a book of the saine same title said It It shows that President Roosevelt understands forast forest forst for for- est ast st conservation when he gives it his concentrated attention Although this reforestation program program program pro pro- gram which is now under way In America is o of vital importance it is Continued on Pare Page Twelve 4 I Roosevelt Forest Program Praised By Noted Briton Continued from Page Pace Pae Nine only a drop in the bucket compared to o what ought to be done don he said ald LOSS BY DY FIRES In I the United States Captain Captin Baker there has been burned or destroyed a greater value of f lumber than the total amount of England's Egland's last lat war debt payment to America which is 1st concu conclusive ive proof that hat tat ever every citizen should have an Interest in the forests forest of the countr country Last summer I had a conference with wih President Roosevelt concerning forestry and he convinced me that he knew a great geat deal about forestry I discussed at length with wIh him the value of f the forests forest The thousands of men who are arc arenow arenow now preparing to go into inlo the forests forest will be real men when they come out ut he asserted l because fine forests forests forests for for- ests build fine bodies bodie Captain Baker said people are arc more lore and nd more beginning to re realize ize their heir dependence on trees He said that hat that apart from the direct supply trees tree rees pay their debt to a country HAS BAS BAD DAD RECORD Man IMan in i the past has established a aad abad abad bad ad record in the forest and there isa is isa a world famine mine of soft woods he said aid I II admit that we have got to tout cut but ut but cut economically More than han four fou ties times as much lumber Is used than is i grown grow Russia Ruia seems to tobe tobe toe be e the only country that appreciates the te tic value of its it forests and now has enough nough timber on hand to last 20 years Captain Captin Baker said that instead of the he United States spending huge sums for or dams danis dam the money ought to be used for or He stated that trees tree provide areas and increase precipitation they tey modify climates keep the water levels high and avert supply floods food besides furnishing lumber The visitor will wf speak at the Chicago Chi Cli- cago worlds world's fair fir on trees and confer with wih officials in Washington Wahington before returning to England Egland He is being entertained by D. D S. S Spencer general passenger agent of the he Union Pacific system while here He Je will wi leave Wednesday night for forthe forthe the he east cast |