Show 1 For Forest orest 1 F 1 Roads During Y Year e r 1919 I I he development of the national r Y I f forest rest road system is given great Imp impetus haV im Im- V i p petus us by the terms of ot the postoffice a appropriations act which the president president r dent recently signed Besides in increasing In- In cr by V the total vT V creasing by fund ld available under the federal aid r road ad act act the new law makes avail all r abor able ti el expenditure by the he secretary k s w o of f fk grf for roads V V ad and trails ral s within vi i or or partly within ln the forests t V T The le law also authorizes the secretary secre secret i tar tan tary o of war to transfer to the secretary secre secre- J. J s l tary tacy of agriculture re material equipment equip equip- f m ment 1 nt and supplies suitable for highway high high- highway w way y i improvement Ii e ent and not needed h by bythe 1 th the war ar department While most of o T this this' his will vill be distributed among the ther r highway commissions of the states for forr r use on federal aid road projects not notto V t ti to exceed 10 per cent may be reserved resen-ed J By h. the secretary of ot agriculture for use me usein in Hi u building national forest roads or orV V other j roads constructed under his V dIrect direct supervision V r The fund may be used L for Dr maintenance as well as survey iC and and d d new legislation b i l lYke t the federal aid road act authorises author author- t. t fler es' es the building of roads and trails trills j f for the use and development develop- develop ment nent tent o of national forest resources or I r. r j desirable for the proper t pro and Improvement of wr n forest where operative co-operative local C contributions can be obtained but hut butIn r 11 0 In addition It contains a new feature of o much uch importance May liay j Build Independently 0 iris hIS new new feature p permits the see see- reU ryot leta got agriculture without the coi coo co- co i f o of loc local l officials t to build t. and an d maintain any any road or trail within withIn with with- in a national forest which he finds t necessary tar or the proper t r d lon n protection on and Improvement of uch forest or Ir which in his opinion j t Is Is' of national importance In the I V V vl view of or forestry officials this 1 law a is the most Important step ever taken for r rapid development of or a national forest roads system and will be of In Inestimable Inestimable inestimable In- In estimable benefit to the local public The measure gives us much broad i broader er scope for a fully tullY developed program program program pro pro- gram than we have had before says Henry S. S Graves chief of the forest service In commenting on the new law U Under der the federal aid road act we had for roads within or partly within the forests one million dol- dol lars lam a year ear available until expended Owing to the war which practically halted the work we have an accumulated accumulated accumulated balance o of 2 unexpended unexpended une- une and another which will become available July 1 Ten Millions This Year Of the new appropriation 3 is immediately available and will will be become olDe available July 1 There will also be available or more from the 10 per peret peret et of na national lonal forest receipts Al- Al ether os-ether therefore we have In sight or or 01 the coming year about t JOO 00 If we can use it advantageously Whatever we cant use advantageously 50 50 soon will be added to the 00 JOO of new money that becomes available avail avail- ble able the following year rear We already have our plans for approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved road projects sufficiently I shaped up so th that t a prompt start will he possible as soon as the weather In some cases however hese plans must necessarily be sus- sus ended on account of pending proposals proposals proposals pro pro- for the creation of national arks affecting national forest st lands Tt would be obviously Improper to pend the funds Intended and voted ay J y congress for tho the development and of ot the national forests on areas which may soon cease to be rational forests Benefit for tor Public This legislation will not only I cake it easier casler to protect the forests without costly expenditures to fight ad md fires in inaccessible localities but hut will also help enormously the many small communities and scat- scat ered ored settlers In and near the forests who now suffer for lack of roads It I will also enable the construction of important trunk-line trunk roads crossing he ho mountains with suitable provision provis provis- ion for foty subsidiary roads Ono Ona result unquestionably will be a marked development development de de- e- e of recreational use of ot these great national playgrounds with their wealth of too little known crown at attractions at- at tractions tractions Altogether the opening up of or the forests to more complete and varied use by the tho public which Is the tho fundamental of ot their administration administration administration ad ad- ministration will be tremendously advanced Under the law preference U Is I. I given to tho the employment of or honorably discharged discharged discharged dis dis- charged soldiers sailors and marines I for the required labor |