Show WAR WAGED ON HARK DARK BEETLES WITHIN GRAND CANYON PARK OGDEN feb athe 6 the mag stands of vellow pine on the grand canyon national park and the adjoin ins ng kaibab national f farest are threatened with dist distraction ruction says district forester R II 11 11 rutledge of the united state states forest service at ogden utah the national dark park service of the department of the interior and the forest service of the department of agriculture have been cooperating to fight this infestation following a our or cey rey by agents of the bureau of entomology and acting under the advice of that bureau in the work of control last year a total of infested tree trees were felled and peeled at a of 1157 per tree this checked the infection but the work most must be continued before it is controlled plan plans for the coming season tri involve volve the tho treatment of about trees located in eight centers of infection of which five are in kaibab national forest involving an estimated expense of 3 and three are in tha tho national park requiring 2000 for their treatment the secretary of the interior has ha joined with the secretary of agriculture in asking for to cover the cost of the work this searon under the cordial cooperation between the two departments departments the work on both the park pari and the forest will be handed by the same crew of about 40 men thus reducing overhead expenses and permit permitting tinz more beetle beetles to be killed than would otherwise be the ease case it ii confidently believed by the forest f eipert if that the valuable ablo timber on both tho the park ana uio the foreit forest can cn be saved if fondi funds are mado made available avail aval lable abi for the work |