SORTING THE ROOSEVELT TROPHIES FOR SHIPMENT 



Most of the hides in sight are those of East African antelope, of which 17 varieties are 

 represented. In the foreground is seen the hide of a giant eland, and in front of it are 

 stretched several hides of the tiny "dik-dik," the smallest animal in the world with a split 

 hoof. There are about 200 of the antelope hides. On the table at the right is a pile of many- 

 varieties of monkey skins, great and small. There is no African collection in the world in 

 numbers or quality equal to the remarkable series of big and little game which Mr. Roosevelt 

 and the scientific members of his party obtained for the U. S. National Museum. The white 

 rhinos (with the exception of two poor specimens in Berlin and London), the reticulated 

 giraffe, the giant elands, and several of the antelopes are the only specimens of these animals 

 possessed by any museum. The expense of securing this extraordinary series was paid 

 entirely by Mr. Roosevelt and by private individuals, who have thus presented to our National 

 Museum one of the most generous and priceless gifts the American people have received. 

 Photo from Crosby Frisian Fur Co., of Rochester, N. Y. 



should comprise also an ample supply 

 of tools necessary in fighting fires. A 

 beginning has been made in the estab- 

 lishment of small equipment stations 

 here and there along the roads and trails, 

 consisting of small buildings or tool- 

 boxes containing axes, shovels, grub- 

 hoes, water-buckets, ropes, etc. 



The danger of the recurrence of such 

 disasters as that of last summer's fires 

 should be reduced to a minimum. Though 

 it was unpreventable under the condi- 

 tions of the year, the day will come 

 when it would be counted preventable, 

 and when under similar conditions it 

 would generally be prevented. 



Not to extend the existing permanent 

 improvements as fast as opportunity is 

 given would be criminal. The Forest 



Service is powerless to provide them ex- 

 cept as means are put at its disposal. 

 Expenditures for equipping the forests 

 with roads, trails, telephones lines, fire 

 lines, and other improvements can be 

 made only from the permanent improve- 

 ment fund. In the years 1907 to 191 1 

 Congress made available a total for this 

 purpose of $1,975,000. The amount 

 available in 19 10 was $600,000; in the 

 current year it is $275,000. There are 

 now on file carefully considered plans 

 for specific permanent improvements 

 calling for an amount of work which the 

 entire appropriation for the Forest Serv- 

 ice last year would hardly have paid for. 

 In view of the facts, I consider it my 

 duty to ask for a substantial increase of 

 the permanent improvement fund. 



