land will In 1 permanently held and administered as a 

 public enterprise. In the Mast, negotiations have been 

 conducted on behalf ol' the National Forest Iieserva- 

 tion Commission for the purchase of nearly two mil- 

 lion acres ol' mountain lands, and administration of 

 the purchased lands has been inaugurated. 



National Forests Developed. 



A large and forward-looking policy of developing 

 the National Forests by road building has been enter- 

 ed upon and recognition of this policy by Congress 

 has been secured, iwith appropriations totaling $19,- 

 000,000 for this work. 



As the contribution of the Forest Service to winning 

 the war many men were sent to participate in the 

 forestry operations of the American Army in France, 

 for which the preliminary organization was effected 

 by Colonel Craves in person. At the same time the 

 administrative activities on the National Forests were 

 maintained essentially unimpaired and a very large 

 task of aid to the Government in problems relating 

 to war supplies of forest products and their use was 

 successfully assumed. 



Finally, a new movement that looks to the right 

 handling of private forests and the halting of ex- 

 tensive forest devastation has been set on foot. 



Associate Forester Also Resigns. 

 Resignation of Albert F. Potter as associate chief 

 of the Forest Service also is announced. Mr. Potter, 

 in asking that his resignation be made effective on 

 April 15, says he feels that "the time has now arrived 

 when 1 should retire from the Government service 



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