Show SMALL USERS IMPROVE FOREST the removal of a wagon load of dry poles polea from alio national forest looks like a small thing but when tho total number used la in tho entire state Is added up the sum reaches neachea notable proportions state slates s district forester R 11 II rutledge go last year nearly people took dood daod timber under free use front from the national forests of utah removing a total of board root foot of material in this way this means not only a large amount of free fuel and wood tor for other purposes furnished to ranchers ers and others living near the national forests but it also means a very real improvement of tho the forests themselves through the removal of dead and decaying trees which form a dangerous fire menace in the tor for est eat besides this material given away tree free board feet of green material was sold to users mostly in small sales tho the removal of this timber also means a very real im provement pro vemont to tho the forests for accor according d to the national forest policy only such trees as aa are ripa tor for cutting arid and aro are no longer growing rapidly and producing wood are tho the trees which are marked tor for cutting in these salesi bales the removal ot of these 14 million feet ot 0 timber from tile oreata forests through tree free use and timber sales moans means a very real improvement to the fores forests to mr Hut Rut ledger points out that while those these figures show how much improvement provement pro can be ba brought about lb by many small carefully made cuttings i it Is a vivid reminder of oc the vast vasi damage that can be done in to the ag gregat gregath by many small fir alrea es abild and ho ha I 1 urges greater care with tiro ui i tho mountains |