488 United States. 



overpowering influence into the balance, to advance 

 forest policies. 



Owing to his interest, the withdrawal of public 

 timberlands from entry proceeded at a rapid rate: by 

 1902, the reservations had grown to 65 million acres; 

 in 1905, there were over 100 million acres included ; and 

 by the end of his administration, 175 million acres 

 had been placed in reservation. 



The anomalous condition, which placed the survey 

 of the forest reserves in the Geological Survey, their 

 administration in the Land Office, and the scientific 

 or technical development of forestry in the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, was finally ended in 1904, when, 

 on February 1st, the whole matter was placed in the 

 hands of the Department of Agriculture, with its 

 Forestry Division, which had been changed into a 

 Bureau of Forestry, and then changed its name again 

 to Forest Service. 



With this transfer, it may be said, the federal forest 

 policy was fully established, at least for its own lands, 

 and all that remains to be done is the perfection of de- 

 tails in their administration and the development of 

 silvicultural methods. 



With appropriations which now (1907) exceed 

 $950,000 for investigating work alone, limitless op- 

 portunity seems to be open to extend the many di- 

 rections of inquiry and solve the silvicultural problems, 

 and satisfy the educational function of this govern- 

 ment agency. 



But, besides the administration of the federal 

 timberlands and the educational and other assistance 

 of private owners, a further expansion of the Forest 



