SpepJci.ig Tine; 10 Minutes. All Regio.r.-. 



IBTITZD STATES FQHSST SZ^-VICB C5LS3R.\TZS ;?5th BIHTKHAY. 



OPEN IITG AITHOU!-' CEIvIEITT ; It's been two weeks today since the TTilds M?Ji told iis alDout 

 his last visit with Uncle Sam's Naturalists. On February first, he attended t:-!e 

 25th birthday celebration of the establishment of the United States Forest Service. 

 That "«-as quite an occasi^w, and the Wilds Man is going to tell about it at this 

 time in his regular Naturrlist talk which comes to you ever^' two weeks ti^rovrsh the 

 cooperation of tie United States Deprrtrnont of Agr icult;ire . All right, "r. ''.'ilds 

 Man, let's hoar about that Forest Service birthday celebration. 



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Only yesterday, figuratively speaking, the early settlers of this country 

 had trouble in dis-oosing of the giant trees of the forests. These silent sentinels 

 stood ever^^herc, and the pioneers had to remove them by the hardest of labor be- 

 fore they could find space to cultivate their scanty crops. Trees were so ilenti- 

 ful in those eorly days that in manjr cases they became a liability rather f.-rn an 

 asset. Sa''-l0t'^.s, so big, and so fine that the sight of them todc^' vio^^ld cavse the 

 eyes of the average mill man to bulge with delight, were piled high and b-jrned into 

 worthless ashes. 



Th^t was yesterday in the beginning of this country in t" e days of 



the bear, the deer, the buffalo and the Indian. Today, v/e have a different pictura 

 Hailroad tracks reach out across the country in a mighty iron network. Airships 

 and airplanes buzz overhead, while automobiles break ITature's wood?d silence. The 

 Indians are fewer, wild life has been reduced, ;xnd slovrly but surely ovir girnt 

 trees of the forests are d«?i.:dling. This is a regrettable affair, and the United 

 States De-jartment of Agriculture is not going to stand by and see our natural scenic 

 "beauty destroyed 'vithout putting u"-* a strong protest. C. Z. Randal, one oJ" Uncle 

 Sam's Forest Service nen is givin=, out public information about our forests, 

 forest conditions, and how the United States Forest Service is trying to remedy' 

 the situation and save o-ar t.ees in an orderly and economic fashion. 



For 25 j'-ears our far-sighted Government has boon watching, studyin- , and 

 guarding the forests of this country. In the case of the National forests this 

 guardianshi^;! n^s been direct a.:d co!mlctc, Eo'^ovor, Uncle Sam's interest '.id 

 not stoo there. Ke has lent a hel-oin/. hand to ths bi-; mill nan, or to the little 

 farmer/^: on the hillside, whenever they indicated that they wanted holp or 

 assist'anc: in esta.blishin,- , gro'.ving, or even talci.ig better care of the forests. 



So it was fitting that, on the afternoon of February first, forest workers 

 from all over the country should gather in the auditorium of the National ;.Cuseum 

 in T7ashington, to celebrate the 25th birthday of t'\c United St \tes Forest Service, 



