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Show CLIFF MEMMOTT, Editor Golden Anniversary Of The U. S. Forest Service .... This year, 1955, will marke the fiftieth anniversary of the establishmen of the Forest Service, which is a part of the De- . partment of Agriculture. On February 1, 1905, the Forst Service was created in .its present form in the Department of Agriculture through the merging of the earlier Bureau of Forestry and the forestry division di-vision of the General Land Office. Although forestry received the attention of the Federal Government as early as 1876, it was not until the present Forest Service came into being that a rounded national policy for forestry was developed and work began to go forward with long-range objectives to maintain and increase the productivity of forest lands everywhere in the country. Progress in forestry in the Uunited States during the half century has been great. Working together, private and public agencies have effectively demonstrated the values of organized 'protection against fires, insects, and disease, and of good management man-agement and wise use of the Nation's forest resource. Especially significant have been the advances in research, the development .of the National Forests, the expansion in activities of the State forestry departments, the development of forestry education, .and the big advances in the practice of forestry by the forest industries. "GREATEST GOOD OF THE GREATEST NUMBER," was .an established slogan set up fifty years ago, and has pretty much remained unchanged during the fifty years of continual progress. The National forest are dedicated to the proposition that conservation is wise. The policy under which the public forests were to be administered was stated in Secretary of Agriculture Ag-riculture James Wilson's letter of Feb. 1, 1905 to the Chief Forester: For-ester: "In the administration of the forest reserves it must be clearly borne in mind that all land is to be devoted to its most productive use for the permanent good of the whole people and not for the temporary benefit of individuals or companies. All the resources of forest reserves are for use, and this use must be brought about in a thoroughly prompt and businesslike manner, under such restrictions only as will insure the permanence of these resources . . . The continued con-tinued prosperity of the agricultural, lumbering, mining and livestock interests is directly dependent upon a permanent and accessible supply of water, wood, and forage, as well as upon the present and future use of these resources under businesslike regulations, enforced with promptness, effectiveness, effec-tiveness, and common sense. In the management of each reserve, local questions will be decided upon local grounds; the dominant industry will be considered first, but with as little restriction of minor industries as may be possible; sudden changes in industrial conditions will be avoided by gradual adjustment after due notice; and where conflicting interests must be reconciled, the question will always be decided from the standpoint of the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run." These have been the guiding principles of National Forest administration ever since. . A nation that has watched intently the rapid strides of pur National Forest Service during the last half century, is pleased to pause on the fiftieth birthday, which will be next Tuesday, and pay tribute to the progress and development of ,our natural resources which have been so ably directed by the thousands of men in the broad forest service department. We should not overlook the fine service rendered by the supervisors, rangers and other employees of the Forest Service Giat have functioned so efficiently in our local forests. They have contributed tremendously to the welfare of those . who rhake up our communities in the great conservation program. In the near future this newspaper hopes to bring its readers brief stories of the men who have served in the local forestry assignments over the past half century. v E v Casually Observing . . . BUSINESS PIONEERS SELL INTERESTS Perhaps one of the largest business transactions to be made in Roosevelt in several years took place early last week when George and Howard Harrison, operators of the Roosevelt and Uinta theatres since 1928, sold their interests to Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stevenson Steven-son of Altamont. . . As the Harrisons step out of the business circle in Roosevelt, it marks the end of many years of pioneering pioneer-ing in the community which actually they began as publishers of the Roosevelt Standard, and later ventured into the theatre business. SINCE COMING TO THE BASIN it has been my pleasure to work rather closely with Howard and his father an association associa-tion that has been most enjoyable, and to see them step out of the business life of Roosevelt comes with many regrets. I'm sure I can, in a measure, voice the feelings of the community in wishing these fine citizens good luck in any future endeavors they might undertake. . . They have left their marks in the progress of the Basin in the many ways they have contributed to the development of the area, for which they must be complimented. com-plimented. AS WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE PAST PERFORMANCES of some fine people, I feel certain I can express a generous welcome wel-come to some other fine citizens who have also contributed much to the progress of another part of the Basin. . . Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stevenson, whose residence is at Altamont, where they own a beautiful home and have been operating a theatre and plumbing busines, have proven by performance, that they, too, are community builders . . . We join their hundreds of friends in bidding them welcome to the business life of Roosevelt, Roose-velt, where they come with many years of experience and a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and faith in the future of this community. They are builders, and have announced their desires to serve their public with the best possible kind of entertainment HOW THE REAPPORTIONMENT WILL AFFECT THE BASIN The Utah State Senate Tuesday passed a compromise legislative reapportionment bill designed to balance an urban controlled house against a rural controlled senate of 25 members and sent it to the house. Eighteen senators voted for; two against, and three were absent. THE BILL, WHICH IS KNOWN AS S. B. NO. 1, must have a two-thirds majority of the house in order for it to be passed. If the bill is passed and eventually becomes law, there would be a change effected in Duchesne and Uintah counties. Uintah County would be joined with Dagget and one senator would be elected to represent these two counties. The other change divides Uintah and Duchesne and will join Duchesne County with Wasatch County, forming another senatorial district. dis-trict. Each county will elect one representative, unless the proposed bill is amended considerably by the lower house, which is rather unlikely. ' IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO WATCH the developments if and when a new reapportionment act begins operating in Utah especially the readjustments that will be necessary where new county partners will be working together in the selection of representation in the legislature. "When you sling mud you lose ground." 30 |