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14 . THE MOKXIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1907. TO Forest Official Presents Some Interesting Facts. ROOSEVELT POLICY HELPS Government Reserves Will Act as ; Regulator of Timber Prices and Compel Fair Prices for Private Stumpagc. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. July 5. The forestry policy of TJ National Government, more popularly known as President Roosevelt's forestry policy, is all that stands in the way of ultimate annihilation of the American forests, according to the arguments pre sented by Assistant Forester Sherrard, in an article which will appear in the Agricultural Yearbook for 1906, soon to be Issued. The forestry question has been argued pro and con for such a long time that its main features are well understood, but the subject has never been discussed from a practical business standpoint more clearly than In the article in ques tion. In his paper entitled "National Forests and the Lumber Supply," Mr. Sherrard reviews briefly the history of Eastern forests, showing that Maine and New York, once the great lumber cen ters of the United States, long ago drop ped out of sight as lumber producers when their forests were all but destroyed, and now produce lumber for little else than wood pulp. The lumbermen moved over to the Great Lakes region and there wrought the same havoc that marked their progress in the virgin for ests of New England and New York. Finally the forests of the lake region Were ripnnriori nf oil tfeali riaolfDhta tim ber and the manufacturers scattered, some to the South, which had been but little exploited 15 years ago, and others to the Pacific Coast. It was not until they reached the Coast that they encoun tered the Government's forestry policy, and It has only been within the last year or so that the lumber manufacturers have found it necessary to go into re serves and buy up timber at a fair stumpage value. Yet the time Is coming when the demand for reserved timber will assume large proportions. Reserves Will Regulate. But even before that time, it is argued by the writer that the reserves, or Na tional forests, as they are now called, will act as a regulator of the price of timber In the forest, in that they -will compel the payment of a fair price for private stumpage during the present days of plenty on the Coast, and will act as a restraint against exorbitant prices when the timber in private ownership has largely disappeared. All In all, the article presents a number of forceful arguments. The following extracts present the salient features: "The old process of exhausting the sup ply of timber In a region and then seek ing new fields is very nearly over. Al ready the industry is turning back on its tracks. A quality of timber is eagerly sought In the Lake States which a few years ago was. passed over as utterly worthless, and certain sawmills have de pended for a part of their supply upon the recovery of logs which have sunk In the waterways In process of transporta tion. In the South the whole pine region is being gone over In close search of the old field pine. This inferior and once de spised growth of timber is now bought up at prices greatly in excess of those once paid for the magnificent timber of the virgin forests. Improvement in Logging. "Great improvement in logging and sawmill machinery, signal success in re ducing the waste In manufacture, wonder ful railroad extension, concentration, and systematic organization of producers to reach the consumer most effectively through the markets, have all combined to cheapen the cost of production and In crease the profit In the lumber business. Tet the price of lumber has never before been as high as in the year 1306. This Increased price Is In spite of an increased production which it taxes the railroads to transport. "The price of stumpage is far more stable than that of lumber, and responds very tardily to fluctuations In the lumber market. The usual policy of disposing of Federal and State timber for practi cally nothing has acted powerfully, par ticularly In the West, to keep the selling price of stumpage far below its legiti mate value. It Is not surprising that It has always been Impossible for the bulk of the owners of timber to have a broad vfpw nf the lumber industry and close acquaintance with the lumber market, for most of the cost of producing lumber lies in logging and manufacture, and the ..margin of profit has varied widely. The price of stumpage has always been arti ficially depressed, and has lagged far be hind the constantly Increasing value of lumber. "The timber and stone act provides for the purchase of public tlmberland at the pose of Congress in enacting this law was to make It possible for settlers, mln 'ers, and other actual users of timber to satisfy their needs. Records of the Gen eral Land Office show that In 1904 over 65,000 entries had been made under this act, covering an area of nearly 8,000,000 acres. Probably 10,000,000 acres of care fully selected public tlmberland has by this time passed into the control of pri vate owners under this law alone. "It Is well known that most of the en tries under this law have been made, Indirectly, by nonresidents for specula tion. -And the great bulk of the entries have almost Immediately passed Into the hands of timber syndicates, with profit to the original entryman amounting to no more than bare wages. Thus the law has reacted greatly to the disadvan tage of the very classes whom it was in tended to help, and the bona fide settler and miner and the small sawmill man have seen the public timber rapidly with drawn and pass into the hands of specu lative syndicates. Land Laws Criticized. The land laws, while they .have pre vlded for the rapid disposal of public timberlands, have tended strongly to the segregation of large holdings of timber land for speculative purposes. "Money receipts from the sale of tim ber for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1005, were $50,000. During the present fis cal year receipts from timber sold will probably exceed J500.000, and contracts for the sale of timber, extending from one to five years, will reach a value of over $1,500,000. "The money return which the Govern ment realizes from these sales is In strik ing contrast to that received from the sale of timberland under the land laws. T'nder the timber and stone act timber land could be bought for $2.50 per acre, and under the lieu land law it could be acquired in exchange for denuded and worthless land without money payment. Timber from the forests is now pur chased by the thousand board feet, and payment ts made upon the actual scale of tho logs when cut. The cut varies from 6000 to 20.A00 feet per acre, so that, at 'the comparatively low stumpage rate of 2.50 per thousand feet, the Govern-, MONOPOLY ment receives from five, to 20 times as much for the timber as It received under the timber and stone act and retains the land. To cite a single example: A sale of 12,000,000 feet of timber was recently made on a National forest in Wyoming, at a rate of $5 per thousand feet. The proceeds from the sale of the timber alone will be $60,000. The timber averages 800C feet per acre and covers 1500 acres. Had the sale been made under the tim ber and stone law it would have yielded but $3750 for both timber and land. "It might be argued that the Govern ment is not In the lumber business and that it should dispose of its remaining timberlands as rapidly as possible, leav ing it to private enterprise to exploit them. But public opinion is emphatically in favor of a more conservative use of what remains of the National forests than would be possible were they turned ovci to lumber companies, whose sole concern would be their quick conversion Into cash. The Government has been forced into the lumber business solely that a supply of forest products may be guaranteed to future generations. Private Supply Vanishing. "Probably 65 per cent of the total stand of merchantable timber within the for ests Is located on the Pacific Coast, where for a long time the enormous sup ply of privately-owned timber will sat isfy most of the demand. This more ac cessible private timber surrounded the forests as the meat of an apple surrounds the core. But this belt of private timber has been entirely eaten away in many rlaces, while in others it Is locked up for purposes of speculation. The thing NEW VESSEL FOR P0RTLAND-C00S BAY RUN pllillillllillli . , ' JLM'' i.. v.-. ...V. : . W.v, to remember, then. Is that this immense body of public timber is there as a great reserve against the time when private timberlands will be depleted, and for use as a weapon against monopoly. Already, even on the Pacific Coast, actual oper ators, who are not speculating In timber, but who. If they are to meet the demands of commerce, must have logs to supply their mills, are turning to the National forests. "The advantages In the purchase of timber from the National forests to the actual operator, and especially to the sawmill man of small means, are many. There Is no large initial in vestment required In acquiring timber lands and no possibility of annoying litigation over defective title to lands. The purchaser Is entirely relieved of taxes and the cost of protection. The Government assumes the entire risk of loss by fire or other causes. "The first effect of National forests upon prices, particularly where there is still a great deal of available tim ber. Is to raise the price of stumpage toward its Intrinsic value by withdraw ing the excess supply of low-priced timber from the market. On the other hand, as the supply of timber dwindles and values are forced upward by hold ing for speculation, the effect of the forests will be to check advance in prices and make them lower. "In the Rocky Mountain states and territories the major part of the small remaining supply of timber is in the National forests, and here their ben eficial effect upon the lumber supply may be more plainly seen than on the Pacific Coat. The demand for timber from the forests throughout this re gion has come very generally from small sawmills which supply towns and ranches located off the railroads and from mines which use the timber for their own development. Use of Timber. "From the forester's standpoint, ma ture timber should be cut in order to give the small trees more light and a chance to grow and to make way for reproduction. From the standpoint of National economy, the mature tim ber on- the forests should be utilized as needed for the development of the West, provided the local supply is not reduced, below the point of safety. The whole weight of the movement in favor of National forests is squarely against a reckless use of the timber resources, but It is emphatically in favor ot the legitimate use of timber. The points of vital importance are that the remaining supply of timber must be used with the utmost economy and that In every case reproduction must be absolutely assured. "Far beyond the present Influence of the National forests upon the lumber supply will be their importance in the future. The United States Is now fac ing a serious decrease in the available supply of timber. That from the Na tional forests will aid greatly to bridge ever the period of inevitable lack of mature timber which will last from the time the old trees are gone until the young trees are large enough to take their places. The definite result, therefore, of the sale of timber from the forests will be to sustain the lum ber business, to maintain a steady range of timber values, and thus to lessen speculation, and far more im portant still, to render possible the uninterrupted development of the great industries dependent upon wood." Taken In a Literal Sense. Success Magazine. It Is told of the late Chauncey Shafer who bears the same relation to New York's "anecdotage" that Syd ney Smith does to London's, that he employed in his law office a stunted youth of very tractable temperament. One day Mr. Shafer returned from lunch in a lively mood, and by token of the Mederla he had consumed, sum moned Billy Into his prlvte office. "Boy," he said, carelessly, "go over to the Special Terra and see what In h they're up to there." The late Judge Brady was presiding: over the trial of an action involving many interesting questions of sub stantive law. Hence, the courtroom was empty save for the litigants, their counsel, and the necessary witnesses. Judge Brady's kindness toward women and children waa proverbial, and when Billy stood against the railing of the lnclosure, his face barely reaching over the balustrade, the Judge noticed him Immediately. He Interrupted the arguments of counsel and turned to Billy. "Well, my lad," he said, in suave, judicial accents, "what can I do for you?" "I'm from Mr. Shafer's office," Billy replied, "and he wants to know what in h you're up to over here.'" ENGINEER'S REPORT Colonel S. W. Roessler Com pletes Annual Statement. DREDGE CHINOOK NEEDED Business Has Increased Greatly Dur ing the Fiscal Year Just Closed. Columbia Bar Tndergoing a Natural Scouring. Colonel S. W. Roessler, in charge of the Northwest District of the United States Engineers, has completed his an nual report for the fiscal year ending June 30. Colonel Roessler's report shows the Increased business of the port and the great amount of tonnage which has entered and left the Columbia and been carried by river steamers. The mZ-:$Yzr. r grand total reaches 3,532,094 tons of pro ducts, with a valuation of $60,785,631. The Government works at the mouth of the Columbia, the river between Port land and Astoria, the Willamette river above Portland, the Columbia between the mouth of the Willamette and "Van couver, the Upper Columbia and Snake rivers, the Coquille river. Coos Bay en trance. Coos river, the Sluslaw, Yaquina and the Tillamook Bay bars are all dealt with under separate heads and detail the history of each, together with the money expenditures and appropriations. The location of four new ship chan nels to the southward and the recent sur vey of the bar are dealt with at consider able length. Colonel Roessler strongly recommends the appropriation of between $SO,000 and $90,000 for new boilers for the dredge Chinook and the placing of her in commission at the earliest pos sible date. The natural scour, which has resulted In the deepening of the southward channel, would be greatly aided by the dredge. At present the boil ers of the steamer are In such shape that she is unsafe to , operate. The report shows the results of the Jetty at various stages of its construc tion. In 1895 there was a channel show ing 31 feet in the shoalest place at low est low water. This kept gradually fill ing In until four years ago it had re duced to 21 feet. This progressive de terioration continued until last year, when a scouring process began south of the old channel, which has resulted In a deepening of the channel. The Willamette and Columbia rivers be low Portland have received attention dur ing the year. The Government has been greatly aided in this work by the Port of Portland, which has operated dredges at Its own expense for a large portion of the year. At the end of the fiscal year the shoalest place was 22 feet at zero. Money has been appropriated and the contract let for the building of a steamer for the Upper Columbia river. She will be used to remove obstructions to navigation at points above Celilo. The vessel In service In this capacity has proved a success. A detailed statement of the expendi tures ton river and harbor improvements for the Willamette river and for the Co lumbia river below the mouth of the Willamette and tributaries to these rivers follows: , Willamette above Portland and Yamhill River $ 23,909.95 Colombia and Lower Willamette River below Portland 70,916.30 Mouth Columbia River, ceneral Im provement 702,404.60 Clatskanle River 4.95 Cowlitz River 1.285.03 Lewis River - 2,862.25 Causing waters of Columbia Hlver. . 2B0.04 For lock and dam, Yamhill River... 1.656.14 Total $802,799-26 BREAKWATER ARRIVES IN PORT New Steamer for Coos Bay Run Will Make Initial Trip Monday. The steamship Breakwater, which will operate between Portland and Coos Bay for the Southern Pacific Company, arrived up yesterday and berthed at Oak-street dock. The vessel is fresh from the dry dock and is In fine shape for the run. She has been newly painted and thor oughly cleaned throughout. On the up trip from San Francisco the Breakwater made a fast passage. She stopped at Coos Bay and brought North a fair number of passengers. She is booked full for the down trip. The Breakwater is capable of making 12 knots easily and on the Coos Bay run will make a trip a week, sailing from Port land every Monday night. She has cabin accommodations for 91 passengers. C. J. Mlliis, formerly of the Southern Pacific Company, will act as general manager of the Portland and Coos Bay Steamship Company, of which he Is vice-president. His headquarters will be Marshfield, and he will go to that city on the first trip of the Breakwater. The Breakwater is commanded by Cap tain T. J. McGenn. Harry Young is in charge of the engine room. Other offi cers of the ship are: Mate, L. Fitzmorris; second mate, Mr. Owens; third mate, E. Simpson; purser, H. McCuIlum; first as sistant engineer, W. H. Driver; second assistant engineer, Robert Moore. DEPARTS FOR . PUGET SOTJVD Steamer Redondo Carries Fair Cargo on First Trip From Portland. The steamer Redondo, of the new Portland-Puget Sound line, sailed last night on her Initial trip In this service. She left the Couch-street dock with 300 tons of freight and no passengers. The man agement decided several days ago not to engage in the passenger business for some time yet. The Redondo was formerly In the lum- the coast.- Recently she was chartered to Schubach & Hamilton, of Seattle, for the run between this city and four cities on Puget Sound. The Portland end of the business is being looked after by F. P. Baumgartner. The Redondo docks at Couch street. Seattle Shipping Notes. SEATTLE, Wash., July 5. The steam ship City of Seattle is due in port to morrow at 11 o'clock with 1000 cases of Alaska salmon, the first of the Alaskan pack. The run is reported to be good in Northern waters. The steamship Arlzonart arrived today from San Francisco. The Arizonan, July 2. passed the steamer Francis H. Leggett, broken down off the Oregon coast. The Leggett's captain asked to be reported, but did not signal for assistance, and of- STEAMER INTELLIGENCE. Due to Arrive. Name. Breakwater.. . Alliance Coata Rica. . . . Geo. W. Elder. Columbia Johan Poulsen Redondo Alesia. ....... Roanoke Nlcomedia. . . . Numantla. Arabia From San Fran. . .. Coos Bay. .San Fran. . . . .San Pedro. . . San Fran. . . . San Fran. . . . Puget Sound. Date. .In port .July 8 .July S . July 9 .July 10 July 12 July 12 July 15 . July 16 .July 28 . Aug. 10 , .Sept. 17 Los Anjreles. Hongkong. . . Hongkong. . . Hongkong. . . Scheduled to Depart. Name. . For Date. Breakwater... Coos Bay July 8 Alliance Coos Bay July 10 Costa Rica San Fran. ... July 10 Geo. W. Elder. Los Angeles.. July Columbia San Fran . July Redondo...... Pusret Sound. Julv 11 15 15 Johan Poulsen. San Fran.. .. July 16 Roanoke .Los Angeles. . July IS Alesia Hongkong. .. .July 22 Nlcomedia. ... .Hongkong. . . Aug. 3 Numantla Hongkong... Aug. 18 Arabia. ....... Hongkong. . . .Sept. 25 Cleared Friday. Redondo, Am. steamship CBene garde), with general cargo for Puget -Sound. Kallbla. Br. steamship (Walker), with 3.626,099 feet of lumber for Shanghai. fleers of the Arizonan do not believe the vessel's condition was precarious. The Leggett, when passed, had a large tow of logs and was headed north. The Arizonan will carry about 2000 tons of grain and feed from Seattle, and after loading here will proceed to Tacoma to load 1000 additional tons of cargo. Marine Notes. The steamship Columbia sailed yester day with a full cabin and 1800 tons of freight The oil tank schooner Monterey arrived up yesterday. She Is discharging at Linn ton. The Japanese steamship Manshu Maru shifted from the Albina dock to the Flour Mill yesterday. The steamship Kallbla, with lumber for Shanghai, sailed yesterday. She had on board 3.626,089 feet. The British bark Jordanhin will leave down this morning at daylight. She has a full crew. The Jordanhlll Is lumber laden for Callao. Arrivals and Departures. PORTLAND, July 6. Arrived Steamship Breakwater, from San Francisco; schooner Monterey, from San Francisco. Balled Steam ship Columbia, for San Francisco; British steamship Kallbla. for Shanghai; steamship Redondo, for Puget Sound. Astoria, July 5. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind, northwest, 2 miles; weather, clear. . Left up at 5:30 A. M. Schooner Alumna. Sailed at 6:40 A. M. Steamer Roanoke, for San Pedro and way ports. Left up at 7 A. M. Schooner Monte rey, In tow of tug Defiance. Arrived down at 2:05 and sailed at S P. M. Steamer Colum bia, for San Francisco. San Francisco. July 5. Arrived Steamer Casco, from Portland. Sailed at 12 noon- Steamer Costa Rica, for Portland. Butte Lewes, July 6. Passed yesterdays British ship "Walden Abbey, from Newcastle for Portland. Tides at Astoria Saturday. High. Low. 10:44 A. M 6.4 feet 4:40 A. M... .0.7 feet 10:20 P. M 8.5 fet!10:22 P. M 8.0 feet DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. JENSON-At Portland, June 23. to the wife of Jens Jenson, a son. JOHNSON At 213 Twenty-third street. June SO, to the wife ot Albert E. Johnson, twin sons. ' JAMES At Good Samaritan Hospital, July 8. to the wife ot Emraett James, a daughter. PEARSON At Good Samaritan Hospital. July 1, to the wife of Fred Pearson, a daughter. RHOADS At 687 Qulmby street, June 29 the wife of 'William Rhoads. a d&ugnter. FIT7.SERALD At 505 Tillamook street. Twelve Good Breakfasts for 12 Cents lie sr S Shredded Wheat : I 5 Biscuit for a quarter you have I i i delicious, breakfast for a s penny more man is to De rouna in any n other food in the world for the H same money. It contains all the g body-building elements of the S whole wheat made digestible U by steam-cooking, sheddding 5 and baking. jj For breakfast heat the Biscuit in oven to U restore crispness, pour hot milk over it, add a Z little cream and a little salt; or, sweeten to g S taste. Shredded Wheat is also delicious and wholesome for any meal in combination with l fresh or preserved fruits. At your grocers. Sijjqjijmcaiian baj mis8 1 i uS June 26. to the wife of M. 8. Fitzgerald, a daughter. BROMBERG At 586 Second street. July 2. to the wife of Jacob Bromberg, a daugh ter. MUN OORFP At 152 North Fourteenth street, July 3. to the wife of Albert H. Mundorff, a daughter. HOEHLEN At 706 First street, June 29, to the wis of G-. Hoehlen. a daughter. ELWELL At 727 "Clinton street July 2, to the wife of William Elwell, a daughter. CARMACK At 4 East Third street, July 1, to the wife ot James E. Carmack. a son. HJEWINS At 530 East Fifteenth street. June 7, to the wife of Henry Hewlns, a son. HENSERLING At 175 Fargo street, June 5, to the wife of Henry Henserling, a son. JOHNSON At North Pacific Sanatorium, June 14, to the wife of Andrew Johnson, a son. PARKER At 809 Cook street. June 28, to the wife of Arthur Parker, a son. CHRISTIANSON At 290 Ivy street. June 25, to the wife of William D. Christianson, a son. T A MB R ELLA At 181 Mill street, June 8, to the wife of Fausto Tambrella, a son. ERICKSON At 408 North Nineteenth street. June 2, to the wife of U. Erickson, a son. FELDMETH At B40 Frederick street. July 3. to the wife of Rev. Carl Feldmeth. a son. PHELPS At North Pacific Sanatorium. June 30, to the wife of E. V. Phelps, a daughter. BURTON At 22 Cherry street, July. 5. to the wife of C. L. Burton, a son. Marriage Lloensea. ROTN TON-WARD H. H. Boynton, The Dalles. Or., 38; J. C. Ward. 36. CHARTERS-SMITH Harold Fessenden Charters. Humboldt, Cal.( 29; Madeline Searcy Smith, 23. JUSSTJLI-KARINEN Edward Jusaull, 144 Alder street, 42; Mary Karinen. 27. OWEN'S-HANET George Owens, 294 Co lumbia street. 38; Johanna Haney, 3 McMAIN'-SCHLEM Frederic McMaln, To ronto, t anaaa, Z4; eelma Schlem.. 23. HARVET-DEMPSY Thomas H. Harvey, , an., o I , iNora i uempsy, SB. Deaths. 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CHAMBERLAIN To alter and re pair a two-story frame dwelling on East Twenty-fifth street, near Powell, $600. BRESKE To erect a four-story brick dwelling on Park street, near Oak, $30,000. MAGGIE E. ALLEN To erect a two-story frame dwelling on East Thirteenth street, near East Yamhill. J27O0. PHILIP DUIER To alter and repair a iwo-siory name dwelling on tlarrlson street, near Sixth. $1200. E. HANSEN To alter and repair a one and one-half story frame dwelling on Knott street, near isortnwlck, $00. NEUNERT To alter and repair a one. story frame dwelUng on First street, near Arthur. $30. GUSTAV SCHTTLZ To erect a two-story frame dwelling on Commercial street, near Falling. $500. LOVE ESTATE To erect a two-story irame store on iirat street, near Madison, $500. H. JASPER To erect a two-story frame dwelling on Schuyler street, near Grand avenue, $2000. WILLIAM ANDERSON To erect a one and one-half story frame dwelling on Com. merclal street, near 8kldmore. S1T00. 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