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Show FIFTY EXPERIENCED FIRE FIGHTERS Forester E. A. Sherman of Fourth District Telegraphs First District That He Can Furnish Aid in Stricken Districts Boys Ready at Moment's Notice Forester Graves Pleased With Conditions i New York, who accompanied him. were delighted with tne things they saw In the south. Meetings were held at all the head-aearter3 head-aearter3 of the forests In the southern south-ern country and the forester had on opportunity to understand from the boys on the firing line just what the conditions are and what Is needed for the betterment of the pcrvlce. The company traveled 275 miles overland, by means of the buckboard and the cow pony, and they crossed the great gorge of the Colorado river In baskets drawn acroFa the river over a steel cable. Mr. Graves and Mr. Parson continued their journey homeward to Washington by rail from northern Arizona and Mr. Sherman Sher-man came home, not attempting to return overland. The forester states that the forest belts of the south are Immense and that It Is certain that the government will have for sale at least $500,000,-00o $500,000,-00o feet of lumber In trees more than eighteen incheg through and that it will be readily commercialized Mid placed upon the market when the railroad from Lund passes through the Klabab country. He thinks tle building of the road Is inevitable and that a great and rich country will be reclaimed by virtue of the building This morning K. A. Sherman, forester fores-ter of the fourth district, telegraphed tho forester of the first district that he can furnish fifty experienced firefighters fire-fighters to aid in checking the flames of the forest fires near Missoula. Mr. Sherman states that if the call is made, for his men he will have them on the way to the conflagration within a very few hour after the word Is received. Ho says that the beys he has in mind are all forest rangers and supervisors, and that they ar wnll prepared to do splendid work for the district that is in die-' tiess. Tho fourth district has not been vifited with fires of any particular moment this year, and it Is not expected ex-pected that It will be. Small fires broke out a short time ago and in one of the Idaho forests, hut they were soon broucht under comrol ana extinguished. No damage was done, r.cither to the timber nor the grazing lands. Mr. Sherman has just returned from nn extended journey through the Sevier and Kaibab forests in southern Utah nnd northern Arizona. He states that he had an enjoyable trip and that Forester Graven and Representative Herman Parson of |
