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Show PRESIDENT CUTS FOREST RESERVES WASHINGTON. July . President Taft has signed several proclamations eliminating 161.7IS acrea contldered to be of more value for agriculture than forestry from national foreeta In California. Cali-fornia. Idaho. . Montana. Nevada and South Dakota, and adding 11. TM acrea valuable for forestry. In the Sioux forests for-ests In Montana and South Dakota 42.-03J 42.-03J acrea were eliminated and toon added Prom the Payette. Idaho. 1S.37S acrea were eliminated and ls.ooO were trans-fered trans-fered from the Weleer to the Payette. Prom the Mono national forest In California Cali-fornia and Nevada. IJ.S27 acres were eliminated snd 107. 7y aoree were added. |