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Show EAST MONTANA in mm shape Missoula Forest Official Says Building Operations Unprecedented ESastl rn Montana hns experienced 'the in-st grazing nason in ears and tin- fall range is In excellent shape, according to I'. S Swarfs, lumberrnun in th locrirlns: engineering department ot the district offices of the forest service at Missoula, Mont., who arrived rn Ogdeh this morning ( Mr Scfiwarfa h.vs heen engaged in .m.iking an appraisal of timber of tho le!low pine variety In the Boise national na-tional forest In the neighborhood o' (Idaho City. There is, he said, some 2;".. 000. 000 hoard feet of such limber I which .Is beinsr offered by the forest service for sale. j He expects to omplete his report I for Ihe local district offices this weeU and to return to Missoula on Siinday inxt . I llBVUNUfl I IIUUIilUUB ill .Ml.-lSUUlit, pir Swartz said this morning that the iJtown Is li-iii rapidly built up In the iinon'h -.i August, he said, more than 'Ml l.;nldlIIK .. : hud In t-n lsin .1 f r the enstruction of re.nlilences. Moie than I.Oort.OOn N also bein-; i cpended, he said, by the 8tato for the University of Montana in the building jof ,t girls' and boys' dormitory; a new I library building; Instating a modern 'heating plant, constructing a forestry building and also a model gymnasium. : The fanners, fruit raisers and lum-I lum-I ber men of the three principal In- dustrlea In tho viciplty of Missoula I v. ere taking an optimistic view. hSj isald. of the present outlook for these 'industries. 1 oo |