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Show UTAH RICH IN I TIMBER WEALTH Ashley Forest Must Await Proper Transport Facilities The Ashley national forest with headquarters at yernal, destined to become one of the most Important timber producers In the state, said District Forester R. H. RuticdKc who lias returned from a trip of Inspection and a conference with Supervisor 'har!e.s DeMolsy. Ho, was accompanied accom-panied by Assistant District Forester C B. Morse of the department of I management There are in the forest about two billion feet of excellent timber, he j said, and no development work has been done excepting to supply the needs of the (Jlnts la!n country. Development De-velopment was awaltlni the building 'of transportation facilities Into the I forest, he added At the conference with Supervisor DeMolsy the work of the past year was checked up. each ranker being re-I re-I quired to account for how' ho spent the time on the forest. The checking up consisted of ques-I ques-I tlon and an examination of the re- ports made during each day of the I past year and the work accomplished under headings such as watershed protection, timber production, utilization utiliza-tion and forage production. ' xA similar eheeklncr up was done on Ithe LaSal national forest and Distrtet j Forester Rutledge said this morning I that each of the national forests in j district No. 4 will be visited nnd the s-une clasi of work done as well as ithe work planned ahead for the com- ing year. This field work Is to be concluded by about February 7 by himself and I the assistant district foresters. I |