| Show to make our idle land grow forests HE mcnary clerke bill passed TUB by the house Is regarded as exceedingly cee important here sicre Is what it authorizes and directs the secretary of agriculture in co operation with appropriate state officials to recommend forest fire protective systems adequate for each forest region authorizes and directs operation cooperation co with the states and through them with private and other agencies in forest fire protection where the terns lems prevailing substantially promote the objects de desired authorizes an annual appropriation of not more than 2 to be expended in co with the state the federal gov government emment expending in no case more than does the state state to carry out the first two provisions find and to st study udy the effects of tax laws on forest perpetuation and to promote practical methods of insuring timber on growing forests from loss by fire authorizes the secretary of agriculture to operate cooperate co with the states in procuring producing and distributing tree seeds for reforestation purposes and authorizes an annual appropriation of not more than for this work authorizes co operation with appropriate officials to assist farmers in establishing and maintaining wood lots land and other valuable forest growth the to be not mort than a year amends weeks law to permit peral t th the 0 nationwide acquisition of forest and denuded lands landa on the watersheds of navigable nava gable streams and necessary to promote navigation of streams authorizes the secretary of agriculture to accept title by gift of land chiefly valuable for growing timber crops provided such lands are capable of economic administration the landa lot tot be designated national forests forest fl authorizes the secretary of agriculture to determine the location of remaining public lands chiefly valuable for the protection of stream flow or timber protection and to recommend their inclusion as national fo forests reits authorizes the president to I 1 ligh as national forests lands within the lie boundaries of government reser vat lons with certain exceptions that are in tile the opinion of the secretary of 0 the department now administering them suitable for the production of 0 timber this bill means a start toward putting eighty one millions of acres of idle land to work growing trees B said aid charles 1 L pack president of the american tree association forest jore s 11 products are the backbone of all industry |
