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Show attention to the fact that the enlarged homestead Act to whlcn you refer, allows al-lows entries on unreserved lands only and doc not In any way apply to the National Forests. For "this reason It seems that your Insinuation concerning concern-ing the attitude of the Forest Service Is not warranted by the facts in this caso at least. The Forest Sen-Ice Is attempting In the utmost of' good faith to administer the natural resources re-sources contained within the National Forests In a manner that will bo for the best permanent good of the peoplo as a wholo. in carrying out this policy pol-icy it Is inevitable that a great deal of criticism should arise, some of which is Just and some unjust. In this case, I bellovo you will agreo'that the criticism is unjust. Verv truly yours, CLYDE LEAVITT. District Forester. Mr. Leavitt'a letters Is written In the spirit In -which his department is being be-ing conducted. There is an effort being be-ing made to conserve the natural forest for-est resources of tho country. This effort is meeting with the opposition of all the strong predatory forces which heretofore have had a freo hand In appropriating to themselves the wealth of the government's. . public lands. The honest Intent and the high purposo of the forest people will be assailed by those who have been deprived de-prived of unfair advantages, hut the body of the people are saying to Mr. Leavltt and his superior, Mr. Plnchot: "Do not be dismayed. In the end, by persisting in the right, your labors will bo crowned with glory." HOLD TO YOUR HIGH AIMS. Clyde Leavltt. district forester, with headquarters In Ogden, has written writ-ten the following letter to the Salt Lake Tribune: Editor Salt Lake Tribune: I notice In your editorial headed, "Enlarged Homestead Law," published In your issue is-sue of March 7, the following statement: state-ment: ' The workings of this measure will be watched with a good deal of interest inter-est throughout tills western countrv. Doubtless it will result In the acquisition acquisi-tion by dishonest parties of largo tracts tracts of supposedly nonlrrt-gable nonlrrt-gable lands, and there will bo contests, of course, between claimants and the forest reserve officials as to the acquisition ac-quisition of tracts of land In many places. In all such cases doubtless wo can depend upon the activity of the forestry bureau to prevent the development devel-opment of tho countrv as far as possible." pos-sible." This letter 13 merely to call your |