Show f f wany iviana permanent i improvements prove ments made on national forests six hundred thousand dollars will be spent during the he fiscal bear year 1909 for the construct ion of roads roads trails telephone bon 0 lines linen and other permanent improvements prove ments on the national forests congress has appropriated the same saine amount for this purpose during the fiscal year 1909 1910 in order that the forest rangers may cover the largo area contained in the district it is very necesse necessary ry that a system of enids be constructed along routes hiah which give the best control of the areas to be patrolled in many districts telephone lines have beon been built between the su per visors office and ranger head quarters and to prominent peaks which tire are used for lookout stations to observe fires to fight fires effectively it is of the utmost importance unit a force of men be rushed to the lire its s soot soon as possible as these fires cati can be controlled and put out if taken when they are small ismall where it would be almost impossible to check them after lite aliey y had spread 6 ver over a large area for this reason the teh acl phone lines and trail system are of vital importance cud and 1 ave ve played no part it in the paerl system which has jestila ed in the remarkable small area burned over since the forests forest have been under government supervision among other necessary improvements prove ments provided for the service takes lakes up the matter of the betterment of range conditi iia ons first by the construction of drift fences which are for the purpose of keeping stock fetock within the area allotted to them thein and to save the time of the bedders herders her ber ders second by the improving of springs and watering places in ili anany sections of the west large areas have been of no value on account of the lack of water during a large portion of tile the year by the fencing and piping of the springs spring and providing adequate storage the service has been able to conserve a supply of water which enables these ranges to be used through the season third by tile the fencing of bacr bo or mire in ire holes As fast as possible places s where the loss losa of stock from i miring in bog holes lias has been heavy are being fenced so I 1 hat the cattle can not get into them fourth by the flut fencing icing of poisonous areas lu in cert certain itin sections of colorado there is ia a loiso poiso ti larkspur which dur ing the spring season will poison stock that graze on it These places are being fenced and the stock kept away from the areas until the poisonous season reason is over when they are open for foi grazing |