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Show Researchers Open Two-week Ephraim Meet W. R. Cuapline of Washington, D. C. chief of range research is attending a conference of forest service officials which opened today at the Great Basin branch experiment experi-ment station near Ep.axaii.ns. Otners -trending include Director Reed W. Bailey of the Intermountain Forest and range experimient station, Ogden; Edward Kotck of Bereley, California director of the California forest and range experiment station; J. B. Osborne of Washington D. C, chief sta.tistioan of the forest sir-vice; sir-vice; E. L. Demmon of New Orleans, La., of the soutoern forest experiment experi-ment station; W. L. ;. Dutton of Washington, D. C, chief of the division divi-sion cf range management, Regional Forester C. N. Wdods of Ogden and oth.ars. Tne forest and range officials wiill study an extensive program for the eleven Western States. Ti e Epjjrcaa branch location was ohooen for tihis important research meeting because it is the firse and oldest range investigation set-urp in the forest service, datng back to 1910 'and the pi ogress i;f expen nents there are rr.ost advanced and con-cluo.lve, con-cluo.lve, ac.cordng to Reed' W. Bailey, direo'-or of the Intermountain Forest For-est and range Experiment Station at Ogden. T.iis meeting is expected to develop de-velop into a signifioanc milestone -ii the progress ofresearch on western west-ern lands. |