| Show preservation of fore Is is vital to ashley valleys ValIe ys growth and prosperity one of at the most oat important steps w taken in the protection ot at our forests wag was the getting setting aside ot of american forest meek april 24 to 30 by president coolidge the proclamation of the president Is an appeal to the people ot gt the united states to give thought to the forests of our nation to bring before the american people the great importance of protecting propagating and properly caring for this great national asset and taking corvil on what can and should be done to bring neglected and idle lands into use referring to the proclamation of r 71 president resident coolidge supervisor A 0 G nord says the observance of the to begin with had tor for its pur par polls the direction of an edn educational campaign for the protection of the national forests and the foreith in general against fires american forest week eek la Is greater in scope it is sponsoring an interest far more than that of protecting the forests from fire fundamental as do such protection Is it is that of national vel wel fare resting on the indispensability of timber th fh industry and commerce fitus and the importance of forests in pro teching our watersheds in stream control tor for irrigation general agriculture power prevention of brosin wild life recreation and climatic effects it Is the int interest crest that the renewable resources may be regulated so as to insure perpetuity of production and maintenance of permanent values for the benefit of public welfare the original area of forest lands in the united states approximating million acres has been reduced devastation from tire fire and A by c clearings lea rings or cultivation to majon acres most of the virgin limber timber of ahli remaining area I 1 is one through the combined source of fire ind the axe the country ts a whole la is using up its timber four times faster iban it tj a being grown stu students bents of the situation estimate t tt tr r the country will be facing a serious limber timber shortage in possibly fifty yeara years that la Is timar and timber products will pass from being a cheap commodity a 01 the farmer firmer and 4 manufacturer for every day use u un n lees less production is g materially increase ed fire la Is the greatest single enemy of 0 the forests the united states forert service places the average annual number of forest fires in the entire united states during the past ten years at 61 the average area swept by tire tires each year stands at 15 acre acres ot of which 11 acres la Is creft land the annual damage ru is 13 up to 20 exclusive of damage to yo ing groth watersheds and facell tica ties and other damage the money value of which cannot be estima estimated td tte the problem in forestry today is protection to make the SO 80 COO acres of and burne dover lands productive and to cause alse use ot of the remaining resources the use of forest land should not stop with the growing ot of timber we can as well as not derive from tt large additional adit lonal ional gerv lea fes of leveal kind kinds forest lards are natural re creat lonal areas many of thin cc curing in the more remote and mountainous districts and forbat on at cover constitutes one of their greit et eat charm charms they can be made to better the national health through outdoor recreation and to supply food in the form of game NN ild is liec ifs 0 of f all kinds will add to their appeal the water fater power which Is I 1 now and will be oven even boic in the future one of our outstanding resources depends largely upon forest growth for the regulation of stream flow and the prevention ol 01 silting in cresov doirs water supplies tor for irrigation also depend upon a permanent forest cover under the clarg mcnary act which was passed at th the e last session of the federal government will furnish states not to exceed one bait half the cost of raising and distri distribute but ing seedlings to farmers dy by such an n arrangement the farmerr far meri secure the trees at hait had coit and the state is I 1 reimbursed in full for its sharp share in the coit of 0 raising the trees thirty three states are now dis r but ti ng t trees rees to farmers tor for pla iti i Z gaulter be belts breaks bud mid continued on page 8 preservation e of forests is vital to ashley Val valley leyl growth and prosperity continued from pago page 1 w woodlots under this alt this la utah should look into and the forest service has ha 2000 available right now whenever some or in the state wants lo 10 tackle a c kle the problem thirty five ave state states are now cooperating with the forest gervice service in raising trees and have a capacity of 62 2 tree trees and an output tn in 1927 ot of says secretary jardine utah a problem Is 1 to see that the tle 65 95 per cent ot of her irea trea Is intelligently managed to ee that thia this land pro producer durer tim ber forage wild life and navot wa sh d 1 protection equal to its potent roa timber forage gr recreational and watershed to r ii ices e 9 are renea renewable able and lys lv under intelligent management but haus tible if it neglected the primary reason for a constructive tive forest policy tor for the united states Is to supply apply enough timber and other forest products to meet the nations atlonia need only idree lines ot at action are possible to meet the situ 1 atlon stion I 1 I 1 promoting forest growth aad cd by keeping potential forest and er lands productive product tre 2 promoting Promo tinK leibs 1 destructive logging methods and less wasteful manufacture and use of forest pro ducts |
