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by results and prohibition is not a result. This was recognized in 

 theory by the Forest Service from the beginning, and has been 

 realized in practice as rapidly as the means of carrying it out 

 could be provided. Now it has reached the point that the forest 

 protectors and the forest users can work together in mutual har- 

 mony for mutual benefit. 



The only difficult problem remaining is that of the tourists, and 

 steps were taken yesterday looking to a more effective manage- 

 ment of that. The forests belong to all the people, not merely 

 to the few who are privileged to graze cattle in them, and they 

 must be made accessible to all the people who care to travel in 

 them. There are no roads and no merchants in the High Sierras. 

 The only possible way to travel in them is by saddle-horses and 

 pack-animals, and these animals cannot carry their own food. 

 No feed is for sale in the forest. Unless the animals can find 

 forage, travel in the forests is impossible. And they should have 

 this forage as a right, not as a courtesy. Where one must depend 

 on courtesy, he is at the mercy of any person who chooses to be 

 discourteous. And in the wilderness, where there are neither 

 police nor spectators, unsupported human nature is not unani- 

 mously courteous. It is therefore necessary to have authority 

 and collective action to establish rights. This fact is now recog- 

 nized on all sides, and it is a distinct step forward to have it 

 embodied in formal action. — Fresno Republican editorial, January 

 30, 1912. 



Feed for Tourist Parties to be Provided — Supervisor Tells 

 OF Work. 



Following an address by Forest Supervisor Paul G. Reding- 

 ton, the cattlemen at their annual meeting here yesterday voted 

 to co-operate with the Government in making the forests more 

 attractive to tourists. The meeting voted to assess each cattle- 

 man using the reserve three cents a head on his stock to fence 

 off "tourist pastures" and to improve trails. Two of the meadows 

 will be established this coming year, one at Dinkey and the other 

 back on Big Creek. As approximately 10,000 cattle are admitted 

 to the reserve, the assessment will amount to $300. The Forestry 

 Service will contribute a like sum. — Fresno Republican, January 

 30, 1912. 



[We are glad to note Mr. Redington's progressive stand and the 

 generous action which has resulted from his suggestion. — 

 Editors.] 



