. American forestry. Forests and forestry. THE FORESTS OF ALASKA 37 The continuance of the National Forests is necessary to secure adequate fire protection. I have already explained the danger of fire on the National Forests and lii)\v this prohlem is being handled. I have explained the great destructidu in the forests on the public domain which are not under forest administration. The abol- ishment of the National Forests means the removal of the only organized forest protection that is being under- taken in Alaska today. The abolishment of the National Forests would invite destruction to all
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. THE FORESTS OF ALASKA 37 The continuance of the National Forests is necessary to secure adequate fire protection. I have already explained the danger of fire on the National Forests and lii)\v this prohlem is being handled. I have explained the great destructidu in the forests on the public domain which are not under forest administration. The abol- ishment of the National Forests means the removal of the only organized forest protection that is being under- taken in Alaska today. The abolishment of the National Forests would invite destruction to all those portions of the forests which are subject to an annual fire hazard and serious damage to a large portion of the balance. The abolishment of the National Forests would quickly put a stop to Government sales of timber such as are now being made and such as are anticipated in larger \olume in the near future. Such sales would be stopped because the best timber would be privately acquired. Unbroken logging units would be a thing of the past. Private owners would quickly seize the strategic sawmill sites and permit operations only on such terms as they pleased to dictate. The orderly handling of the public timber in the public interest would no longer be possible. Under public ownership, the settler, the miner, and the industrial organization needing timber can secure it promptly and on reasonable terms, and they are assured of a continued supply protected from the exactions of holding concerns. Adequate forest protection, the perpetuation of the forest resources at the same time with their full utiliza- tion, the protection of all the users of the forest resources fully insuring supplies to them at reasonable rates, and the making of other resources available for use side by side with the utilization and development of the timber are the particular public benefits which accrue from public forest administration. GROWING FROM THE ROCK MANY a traveler has saved himself from bei
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