Show IMMENSE TOTAL OF fORESTED AREA Latest Addition to Governments Timbered Preserves Makes Ames Acres THE RESERVE IS IN ARKANSAS More fum of Timbered Lands Xo ov Under lon Dec 31 3 President has hall just jUIt signed a I proclamation tion a national forest In the west central part of the tho state of Ar This timbered area which covers coers more than acres will havo the tho distinction of being the farthest cast of ot any of the govern jovern forests This Thill new forest which will be he called the Iho Arkansas brings tho total area of ot the tho national forests up to acres a n little moro more than of the total rested forested to ana aI aITh Tho Th Arkansas national forest orest is 8 lo located calel In tho counties of ot Scott Polk Montgomery ry Toll 1011 Logan Logun Perry Perr So Sa IIno and Garland Garlan l The Tho most valuable stands of timber limber In tho forest lire are made up of leaf pine pillO red hIU and post oak and a black walnut and cheiry ch rr The rho commercial timber varies from 1000 to feet an A places the com mercial timber In III the tho forest at 1000 hoard board feet but It is III thought that the tho amount over overruns overruns runs this estimate by several hundred l million feet R Samuel J T formerly of the tho theoffice office of forest management In III tho for forest est cst service lenlee who be tho In III charge of ot the Iho new lIe forest has lIas left leCt for fol Fort Smith whore ho will establish h Mr Ir Hoc Hec ord 01 1 Is a n forestor and lum practical 1 o of the forest conditions In III the west by b reason of years field work In III tho region of at III wurl In iii Montana Michigan several states hi III Iho tho middle west and finally In Arkansas ho made a u work workIng Ing In plan pili II In lit 1906 for of forest later mado tho examination of the land the tho recommendation Vcr fer the withdrawal of the area now In Included l In tho Iho new Arkansas forest PI HISS A HE COMMON Fires nio very vel common region In III which tho Arkansas for tor forest est cst IB Is located Tho forest will bo be put under administration at once and with witha a II ranger and proper on the tho part of or the mt Slit living within tho boundaries of ot thi forest the tiros fir ean soon bo ho brought under control In III tho west practically nil all of the national forests fOte ls aru It ha been bOen shown that cn m le If reduced to a point where the Is utterly Insignificant through Iho ho I m of ot patrol which Is III nn im un important of ot the forest OF TO Tho rho creation of tho Na Nn National forest has hus a l relatively area uren of oC the tho forest area of tho Mississippi valley alle under Ih nl n Ax All tin lin ob jeet JIel us to what can dono In tho way of or lumbering tho Iho will be of great to tho In the thu and II Is s hoped that the largo areas lit In private vate will wll bo managed on principles when tho Iho practical of or of this aro 1110 I D always boon rich In rho aroi of 1110 11 Is III 0 Fully Pull SO per rent nf or Its 1111 area In woodland of or which In III coin fu route Tills among lIlt tho most heavily din maUcK II It II th tho of If activity In tho lumber lumberT T 60 Iho total of or standing hot her III the Ih 1111 10 Is IR t I HO t of nt Which Jho cui eul fur CUI III your 1000 wim Willi foot feol tho In th history of the At rate G Ii yearn Ial will bo ho required lo 10 cut off nil tho Uli timber Ihl he factor of will bo be by Ii deterioration In III all 1111 Ihu tuto of or will MI Ill thai tho Iho supply will bu ho largely In III cua limn SO 20 O III If J present are no con moat ot thin for t land will be ho become hommo come barren unproductive If It prop orly cd It will wUl play f important part In the future prosperity ot or the state |