Show MONEY FOR PUBLIC I. I ROADS IMPROVEMENTS TS Announcement has lias just been made of the amounts which each State containing National Forests will receive under the tho law giving 25 per cent nt of the gross receipts receipt from Forests to these States Tho total amou amount to the tho the States Stated from tho the receipts of the year ear earr r which ended Jnue 30 30 is I The amounts to go to each State or orI Territory are Alaska 78 Arizona I California Colorado K Kansas Montana Nevada New NeVI Mexico rexbo 23 Oklahoma 5 48 South Uinta Indian refund of 53 1807 Washington and The law requires that this m money ney bo expended upon public roads and schools by the tho counties which contain N National F. F land In this way the counties are aro compensated for tho the Forests Before this year the tho States Staten have received 10 per percent cent of the gross receipts receipts' but O V vo ad last to increase increase in in- crease creaso the amo amount m t to 25 35 per pel percent cent The Office of Pu Public lIc R Rab of t the tha 3 Department of Agriculture is to coop cooperate co co- co- co op operate arata with the tho Forest Forast Service in drawing tip up p plans plan f for c comprehensive systems of roads and trails on Na National Force Fores Forests te ta For the last two years Congress has provided funds for permanent improve improve- ments on National Forests Foresta and a large part of the tho money mOley thus male mala available has been bean and is being baing mei for roa road and trail building The Tho amount is to comparison comparison ison with tho total area aren of the Forests Foresta to make possible more than a very small beginning W With th thicker settlement settlement settle settle- ment and increasing use of the Forests good roads will become more and m more morea re rea a crying necessity The object of securing the help of the Office of Good Roads is to make the work take the line that will not merely servo serve temporary convenience but also count for most in tho end By building each ench year with reference to a carefully worked-out worked plan the danger of d will be escaped d. d During the present summer an al eng engineer n er of t the a Of Office f ice of Roads will go over over the tho ground on ou several of tho the Forests and draw up plans which willbe will willbe willbo be bo submitted to the Forester and will servo to guide subsequent work Where the roads planned for cannot be built trails will so fa fa fa- faaa aa m possible be mado to follow the tho courses laid cub cut with the expectation that later Inter they will bo be converted into roads Tho The roads tr trails nils telephone lines and fire lines already constructed on National Forests are proving of great eat value both in the work of fire protection protect protect- ion on and in serving the convenience of of the tho public Tho The f further this work can be carried the greater will be bo the usefulness use uco of the tho Forests to the tho ing regions |