Show Heedless I Cutting of Trees MAYOR MAYOR LOUIS MARCUS l docs does well wen to cry out against the heedless destruction of trees on the Salt Lake Cit City r watershed where hundreds of them have been hacked to pieces f for r Christmas decorations The forest service desiring to thin the stand of evergreens near ear Kamas has given notice of their availability there From all accounts all that may be needed for holiday purposes may be obtained there upon making arrangements with the forest service ervice in the federal fedell I building here In the Wasatch forest proper there thre has been little violation of theban theban the theban ban against cutting trees and an alert patrol is constantly on the watch It is on private property where most of f fUte the Ute damage is being done There is nothing in the way of official action possible but good citizenship should move owners of canyon property to prevent this wanton destruction of growth that is a necessary protection for forthe forthe forthe the city watershed The manner in which many trees are being treated is essentially a form of vandalism not only because of the removal of vegetation needed to conserve the winters winter's snows but also because whole areas arc are rendered unsightly Mayor Marcus says his ire would not be so st stirred if tree cutters would choose to thin heavy stands on higher ground and in sheltered where the landscape would not be disfigured and where the trees are not so sorely needed to hold snow Owners of canyon property should feel a responsibility in this matter While they are arc legally entitled to permit the cutting of trees on their own ground they should have sufficient sufficient auth dent civic civic consciousness to insist that reason and care be exercised in the selection of growth to be he removed Here is an occasion for rugged individualism to unbend and show willingness willingness-to cooperate with the city authorities authorities ties who are eager to preserve both the beauty of the canyon drives and the natural storage of to feel feed the snow water system in the gro grow grow- ing lug season J J. J |