Show tion's on Timber Resource in in i R lR DY PRIVATE A If INTERESTS T TI I URGED R D Chief Forester Graves Asks Public to Give Heed to Necessity of K Keeping Keep Keep- ep- ep ing Up Timber Resources TF TIlE TIIE United States timber J. J resources resources are to be kept up to the Uc needs of the country there must be greater attention given the owing bowing of forests by private Interests and in a letter to the director ol of the Wasatch national forest lorest here Henry S. S Grves United States forester for for- ester esler asks that this matter be laid before the public for lor consideration Even with the most liberal policy I of a acquiring quiring additional public forests says Mr 1 Graves the nations nation's needs needs' with wish respect to forests In the future I will have havo to be met In considerable part from private funds We Ve point to Ethe forests of France as having met a al l great crisis during the war Do you know that 60 per cent of the American I timber limber supplies came from private forests TIME FOR ACTION The time has now cone come for lor constructive constructive con con- pUblic action that will bring about a right handling ot of our private timberlands berlands The practice of forestry on private timberlands is entirely possible pos pos- I sible when coupled with a liberal policy I of public cooperation and assistance Such pUblic help should be provided I and forestry made mandatory Our country IS progressively del dei de- de l i its Ill forests The fhe consequences are e very far reaching The exhaustion I of the forest is followed by the closing I ot of industries the steady Increase ot of oti i waste lands the abandonment or of orI farms that depend for their market marketon I on the lumber communities and the Improvement of many regions No section section sec sec- tion of the country can have a large larg part of Its land an unproductive waste with a loss of taxable values of industries industries indus indus- tries and of population that would be beI supported If these lands were I tive I CONFERENCE LIKELY It is pointed out by the tho local bureau I of the tho forestry service that there Is IsI much waste land In Utah which could I be transformed Into timberlands With bust bult little effort erfort I In keeping with the suggestion offered offered of- of by Mr 1 Graves It Is possible that a conference with state officials I and the federal forest lorest men will be beheld beheld held shortly to outline a program forthe for tor the creation of private timberlands which would be established liberal aid of the tho state and federal governments r-o r fixed scheme hats has yet I beEn devised for this cooperative aid but If favorable consideration Is given In the several states definite action by byI Ithe I the federal government Is sure I low say forestry officials |