Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-09-19 | Page 18 | Forest Chief Urges Water Projects, Soil Saving at Women's Club Meet

FOl Forest est Chief Urges Water Projects ts Soil Saving at Women's Club Meet Development of all seasonal recreational recreational recreational rec rec- centers and preservation of watershed are arc two major projects projects projects being undertaken by the U. U S S. S forest service J. J E. E Gurr superintendent superintendent superintendent of the Wasatch national I forest told the Sal Salt Lake district F Federation of Women's Clubs t I meeting Monday morning in George Georgo Washington Memorial park in Parleys Parley's canyon Introduced by Mrs Hugh Ward district president Mr Gurr and Rufus D. D Johnson tree warden of Salt Lake City shade tree department department department depart depart- ment spoke briefly of beauties of near by cany canyons ns and need of protecting shrubs and flowers Utah parks were visited by persons during the season thus far Mr Gurr said sail There were people who passed through national parks in this title state From Froin these figures it is easy casy to seo see sea what an nit important asset our parks arc are to Utah Building roads and picnic areas the forest service has provided employment for many men during the past summer improving ving pres present present ent recreation centers and makIng making making mak mak- ing new ne ones available to the public public pub pub- lic lie the supervisor said While we we weare are enjoying the great out of do doors rs it is import important t tant nt that we take care of the thew 4 w r tt t 4 t wc a 0 iI t PRESIDENT TAKES GAVEL MRS 1 J. J L. L GIBSON LEFT LEVI MRS HUGH WARD VARD shrubs shrubs' and flowers near us he heI I said They are important nt not only as a scenic scenic attraction but as watershed Irrigation and culinary culinary culinary culi culi- nary water comes from the high mountain n areas Irrigation re requirements requirements re- re in this state are arc more than feet annually Two and one-half one million acres of timberland timberland timberland tim- tim berland might be easily developed developed devel devel- aped to produce timber feet of lumber annually if it is protected Mrs H. H J J. Jacobs of Mount Pleasant state federation president president president dent greeted the district members members mem mem- bers and congratulated them on growth and activities s of the local group Mrs J. J L. L Gibson past state president presented Mrs Ward with a gavel on behalf of Mrs E. E C. C of pf Colorado chairman of the national committee on conservation con con- of natural resources of the National Federation of Women's Women's Women's Wo Wo- mens men's Clubs