Show ro res t ers f froni f 7 4 4 0 germany visit ashiley forest fircht on wednesday jul june ie 25 richard IS E mcardle McArt lle chief oi of the he united states forest ser vice made a visit to the ash ley national forest doctor mcardle mcardie was accompanied by Regi regional ro forester rester floyd iver iven sun son dr walter mann chief of federal For forestry in west germany and mr wolfgang koehler forestery Pores tery of the german embassy the tha purpose of the trip was to acquaint the german foresters with the multiple use operation oper atlon of the ashley national nat t forest it was a part of lin an inspection trip being made throughout the national i forests es Is of the united states forest supervisor A R mcconkle conducted the party over the red cloud loop A brief visit was made to the thomas sawmill in dry rork fork arid and to areas on the forest from which the timber was being harvested the youth forust planted this spring was waa a particular point of interest range and rel re creation areas were also visited the german foresters were particularly interested in our multiple use philosophy and the importance of the national forest for the production of water they poin pointed tedi out that in germany forests are for the production of timber and any other use must conform to the requirements of I 1 limber imber production from vernal the party con linued their trip to the na t dional I 1 ona I 1 forests of colorado |