Millions Visit National Forests in 1930

One out of every four persons in the United States used the recreational resources of the 151 national forests of this country in 193O according to complete records announced today by R. Y. Stuart, chief of the U. S. Forest Service. A total of 31,904,515 visitors were estimated by the forest rang'ers, a gain of 146,284 over l9D. California leads all states in the number of national forest visitors with 16,000,000, or over half the total, of which 14,000,000 were transients.

Many of the national forests participated in last year's gain. Campers and picnickers showed increases in number while guests of hotels and resorts located in national forests showed a slight decrease. Campers last year numbered 1,98Q736 against L,9O2,96L for 1929. The gain was largely in the national forests of the west. Estimates for pic^nickers showed 3,272,82 for 1930, against 3O56,456 for l9D, with increases both in the east an? in the west.

With forest- highway and road extension making more areas accessible, the great majority of recreationiJts last year entered the national forests by automobile. The total number of visitors traveling by motor increased from 2g,- 786,516 in l9D to D,S4ldi last year. Hikers enterine ihe forests also increased-from DZ,2ZZ to ZN,gS3.

Besides adding several hundred miles to its system of national forest roads and trails,the Forest Service last year. improvgd many camps and picnic grounds for free puDhc use. ln these camps drinking water systems have been developed, sanitary facilities piovided, aira nre rist s decreased. Improvement of public cimps is iontinuing dur- ing the current-year and there are nb*-ore than-1,j00 recognized public camping grounds in the national forests. The Forest Service also ha1 allotted suitable sites under special u;e permits for Boy Scout, club, summer school, and municipal camps.

"Although ess-entially utilitarian in purpose, the national forests play an importlnt part in the iife of many ,;ti";; as recreational grounds," says the Forest Service. ..{apid growth.of population and trivel facilities have brougtrt itre national forests into greater prominence for their i?spira_ tional, educational, and recreitional values. Social n'eeds have- become as urgent in many of the forests as economic use."

, Camping in. Michigan nat_ional forests gained 6O per cent last year._ There were gains for campdrs also iri North Carolina, Pennsylvania, West Virginia,^Oreg.on, California, and Arrzona. Arrzona was the banner state for gains in all types of national forest recreation, with a ,nitTio"-""a-u quarter more visitors than in l9D, a gain of about gO per cent.

Big Attendance Expected at Livermore Concat

Vicegerent Bert Bryan rep_orts_that all signs point to a big atten_dance at the joint i{oo Hoo Concalenaiion to be held at L_ivermore, June 8. Theafiair will be h.id ;t Croce's, Main Street, and dinner will be served at 7:30 p.i'. Ivlr. uryan points out that membership in Hoo Hob is not necessary to qualify for attendance at this meetinq. Lumbermen trom every branch of the industry are invite'd to._take part. It is hoied th"t "".ry -e*ber of Hoo Hoo will do his best to bring along a kitten for the b;;-.;;;; of..!h.e evening. .Tickets-are gf.5O for this meetingl*niif, will be the last before the vacation season.

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You're Rightt ft's Profit From A Roof Job

Rooling is being sold, not just bought, there dlys. Acturlly we know rcorer of dealen who ue proliting fiom this condition. Thcy rlc not waiting for an invitation to bid. They ue out getting prospects lined up,. selling Wccver-Henry roofing, and then turning the jobs ovcr to their customer fiiends, the ccrpenten, rcolenrand contractois. There's more profat for dealen who handle Weaver-Henry Producb and work closely with their cu3tomers. $lesploveit. r r r r r r