132 OUR FEDERAL LANDS 



stated that every part of the nation's forest domain 

 must be "devoted to its most productive use for the 

 permanent good of the whole people and not the tem- 

 porary benefit of individuals or companies," and that 

 all forests must be "conserved and wisely used for 

 the benefit of the home builder first of all." These 

 two principles have remained and unquestionably al- 

 ways will remain the fundamental objectives of Na- 

 tional Forest administration. 



But during the last two decades, National For- 

 est problems have become exceedingly complicated. 

 In his annual report of October, 1924, Chief Forester 

 William B. Greeley said: 



"Congress has added, and the Forest Service 

 has welcomed, one new function after another : The 

 classification and segregation of agricultural land, 

 the issuance of term permits for summer homes and 

 other forms of land occupation, the exchange of 

 Federal land or timber for private holdings, and the 

 construction of a comprehensive system of roads 

 and trails. The requirements of the national forest 

 ranges and the needs of the livestock industry, in- 

 cluding the inflow of additional settlers at many 

 points, has compelled a constantly greater intensity 

 and technical development of grazing administra- 

 tion. The extension of forest protection and re- 

 forestation in the national forest regions has brought 

 many demands upon the service for co-operation 

 with State agencies and private owners in protecting 

 adjacent areas and applying forest practice on State 

 and private holdings. 



