Show IMPORTANT FORESTRY legislation TI ON R RECEIVES E i APPROVAL 1 OF PRESIDENT mr air ari rutledge district forester has been advised that president coolidge on june ath had signed the Clarki Clark McNary forestry bill which Is considered the moat most imbor important biant tores fares try logi legislation station since the federal go government Y adopted the of pr protecting dec stream how flow and providing a supply ot of timber for present and future generations 0 the legislation was the result of 24 hearings hold by a congressional committee on in 1 distinct states state representing all the important borost forest regions in the country one of the most important features of the now law la is the authority given the secretary ot of agriculture to coop co operate with the states and with the private owners of timberland through the states in the protection of timbered and lands from ire fird protection ot young growth and the of la land i nd only available for growing timber or in protecting watersheds this la Is especially important aher it Is tinder understood stood that in many states adequate protection ag ain of fapp fir as Is not pr provided gilded at the pres prea belat dae ahne that there are ara approximately acres of privately own ed timbered and conover lands tit in the t united states which aro arc receiving little it 1 tiny protection tind and about 81 acres of oc denuded laud land which i hua has practically no other value than tile tho growing ot of timber Ati another othor section of tho the bill author azes tile thu secretary ot of agriculture to ascertain tile tho locution location of oc aroas of 0 public domain which are chiefly able for timber growing or for the protection of 0 watersheds of which there remain approximately acres and provides that such arena na may inay lo 10 added to tho the notional national forests tit in tho the discretion ot of tho the president upon approval by tho the national forest est reservation commission with the object ot encouraging tho private owners of timbered and cut 0 vor over lands landa to engage in it tile tim timber lier i growing business which to Is practiced practice t on an exec exceedingly arnall scale at the M present time tile law provides for co operation between the secretary of 0 agriculture and the states and other agencies in fit the study of 0 tax problems lenti the alio taxes being so BO high in III many 0 ot i tho the states ns as to discourage the tha private owners in enlarging tit in tha lio bust bual nods noa considering that it may require t j years to grow a crop ot f i t t table timber the now law also the I 1 secretary of at agriculture to coop cooper or ato with states or othor other agencies la in encouraging the owners at 0 land chiefly valuable tor for producing timber in establishing wood lots shelter belts wind breaks and oth othor r valuable aoi tor ost est crops authorizes tho the acceptance of 0 title by the gov government ornament to landa chiefly valuable or tile tho growing ot of timber and tho establishment ot of national forests coresia within tho the boundaries of other government ro reservations consistent with tho the object tor for which tile tho reservation was created i |