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AMOUNT OF TIMBER USED IS THREE TIMES GROWTH Consumption of Timber, In This i Country Far Exceeds Growth i of Standing Trees. ESTIMATES GIVEN OUT BY FOREST INSPECTOR "...;; s;. i, ....... -j ir.i ? e!logg Says . Only Frerentlra of I Timber Famine It Intelligent Ad ' ministration of forestry Leuoiu 'r" Taught by Germany and France. rwifhlnctni RmH et ie Imt.) ; Washington, ; May l. "Every parson In the United States consumes six times mora timber a year than the average in Europe.. .Each1. year the United States consumes three" times as much timber as the yearly growth of the standing: 'trees,"';- rC'4:-,v!'".i. ..:; v r, j R. S. Kellogg, forest Inspector, makes these astonishing statements, after spending man? weeks In gathering data en the subject, and off era his asser tions as the consensus of opinion among : instructed lumbermen and statisticians. "All such estimates, in -the nature af the case, are merely estimated and arc not offered as mathematical accura cies,?' Mr. Kellogg said. "But as near as It is possible to reach correct con clusions, I believe I hare ; presented them In this statement.". . Mr. Kellogg is a well educated young man, versed In the science of forestry. mm Tte Best Sccsrhg Soap lUdt A Scouring Sost A Metal Polish A Glass Cleaner " - - ' Ha has "hoofed It" along the trails ef the western mountains for years. He oame east from his native region the Pacific coast Some of the facts whloh he presents officially are: Wooded areas of Paolflo coast states: Oregon, 14,751,000 acres; Washington, 80,688,000 seres; Montana, 10,880 aores; Idaho,.. 11,400,000 aores; Wyoming, 1,000,000 aores; California, w 28,888.000 acres;. Utah, 1,400,000 acres; ,Arlxons, 10,000,000 aores; Hevada, t.MO.000 aores; total for Pacing coast, 1TT.744.000 aores of forests. Texas has the largest forest area, 40, (0,000, acres; Oregon comes next, Minne sota next with 88.000,000 sores; Wash ington follows with 80,000,000, and the total wooded area for the United States is 700.460.000 acres. The Paolflo states. therefore, hare one fourth of that of the enure country. , , Arriving at the wooded areas was easy: estimating the Quantity of stand' ing timber was not as nearly ss was possible, Mr. Kellogg has ascertained It as follows i Oregon, 118,000,000,000 feet board .measure! . Washington, ls,ooo, 000,000;, : California... .. 180,000,000,000s British Columbia 150.000,000,000; Idaho and Montana. 100,000.000.000. s," w Many Pacific coast authorities will tmestlon the accuracy of these figures. and if they do Mr. KeUogg will not take violent Issue with them, although he la disposed to believe that his figures are approximately correct '.' . prarlous -government . gunreyi have credited standing timber . as follows: Oregon, 115,000,000,000 feet; Washing ton, 116,000,000,000; California, 110,000,- 000,000! t Idaho and Montana, lss.oow,- 000,000. '"'.: : '.5;k;-,4, vs. "What Is to prevent a timber famine In this i oountryn Mr. KeUogg asks. He ? answered : "Forestry t Intelligent y ZA inn l .11 .-,V" administered, framed so as to profit by the experience of Franca ana uermany, where for 150 years -the governments have been engaged in perfecting the science." - s 1 ' Mr. Kellogg tells about the expert ence of France and Germany. The former permitted absolute denudation of - the forests; disastrous floods la spring and drouths In winter came. Ag riculture waned, .Husbandry languished. Conditions were deplorable. Forestry was established and work begun to re forest the timber lands. - , ' Germany did the same. Her people faced disaster. National forestry was resorted to and further disaster - was averted. ;.:.".' About one fifth of the nation's forest area Is now smbraosd within national forests. The remain four fifths have already or soon will have passed Into private hands. The northeastern states and the Lake states have already passed their maximum of annual out of lum ber; the-southern states will soon reach their maximum. The other two groups, the Rocky mountain and Pacific coast sUtes. within a short time will be vir tually the sole source of supply for the nation, besides exporting Immense quan tities to foreign countries: v Washington exceeds all other states In annual out i-, - Quantities and varieties In ' the .far west are thus given by Mr. KeUogg: Douglas, fir, 874.064.000,000 feet, board. measure;-western and yellow pine, it o, 586,000,000 feet; red cedar, 78,961,000, 000; redwood, 76,000,000,000; hemlock, 60.848,000.000; sugar pine, 80,000,000,000; spruce, 25,410,000,000; laroh, (.078,000, 000; miscellaneous and hardwood, 6, 700,000,000; total. 850,658,000,000. PATENT BEFORE TAX ON SILETZ INDIAN LANDS . ' (gpeettl DUpateh te 'Tk loerutl . , Salem, Or., May I. Replying to J. H. Lit, assessor of Ulneoln county, re questing an opinion as to whether or not allottd lands of Indians on the Bileta reservation are subject to taxation, the attorney-general- says unless - the gen eral government has finally patented the land in fee to the Indian or hfs heirs In accordance , with the aot of congress of 1887, It is not subject to assessment and taxation under '. the tata Inwsvi.V.V ,.,.:.. ' The query was made because Indian lands In the Puyallup Indian reserva tion are now subject to taxation. The 10 . years during whloh the alienation of the lands was forbidden by congress expired In 1008, and the Indians en that reservation being oltisens of the United States, their lands became subject to taxation. ' ' AGED WOMAN DROPS i; a DEAD AT BREAKFAST ' Special Dlspateft' teThe 'irBit) Haines, Or., May I. While Mra Bow en of Rock Creek, aged 70 years, was .i..c h famllv at bntikfaat " -7 .-, she complained suddenljr'thst her eyes were Hurting nex,- "wm cry fell ; hack In ' hsr -chair- dead. Mrs. Bowen. had been In good health. Phy sicians pronounced, neuralgia of the heart-the omasa af death,' i lbl funeral MARION FARMERS MAKE DEMANDS Chief Among Them 'for Cutting Out Fee Crabs and Re ' ducing Expenses. FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND ENOUGH FOR COUNTY Sharp Criticism of Tax Lery and . - Demand for Ies trlotlon School Book Change Opposod Detailed Demands on Road Mattavs. - 1 . (flpeettl Dltpatei te Thi Jeareal.V - lam fir UM Th Marion COUn- ty Pomona granga at a recent meeting at Macleay passed resoiuuona rnr'i eounty affairs and state matters, whloh In mm fnllnwat k. That proceedings should ha .taXen to oolleot from any state oinoar.reia.inmg fees In addition to the salary to whloh the law restricts all such officers, the amount of such fees so withheld., Thanking the exeoutive and : lagisla tlfa committee of the - atat grange 'nr .n mtfnr nut' fbrth to saas the law reducing the curtesy right one-half and making it just aqua o m oower right In Oregon," whloh movement was organised by Pomona granga four rears ago. ? : ; To request the state grange to sxsrt its influence to seoure at the Oregon Agricultural 'college a short course an nually1 In household science ;and do mestic, hygenlo and sanitary conditions in the home Ufa for women similar to the short courses r in agrloultura and dairying, now maintained. ' , '.ahool laattem That the stats granga use Its in fluence to have the inheritance tax put Into the school 'tandur.'t-','' mt an fit ftuvt books In any one year, nnless the people generally aemaaa eucn a bip lng opposition on ths improbability of mmttm kuba ittimmnmr Ih Vlmmt tit the great increase in material prices 'tea The English servc; tea and a icyr little cakes at ; four in the afternoon; it lhas nothing: to do'. with, hunger' or thirst , , . .Teergrecer rstarat xesr ateasr itm Seat. - mnA mrmm-m mnmilM ,nfl the OStlmatS that it will cost 118,000 per book to change nl.tfn that it is not ths people but a few instructors who da- sire a change. Requesting ths stats grange to "In dorse ths action of the national grange in taking a. stand in favor of equality of cttlsenship." " Requesting the state grange to ap point rrlday, September 10.- 1807, as Orange day at the Oregon state fair and to see that all necessary details are successfully carried out. . Harloa County Affairs. Demanding that the current expenses of Marion county, exclusive of roads and bridges, be kept.wlthln 145.000, on the basis of current expenses of the past flva years, which have averaged $45,000, and demanding that "the var ious departments of our county be ad Justed on such a basis of expenses as will accomplish this result." Viewing tha "rapid inersaae of our rent expenses with distrust aa an indi cation of encroachment by the office holding clasa" 1 - Condemning the tax levy of nine mills in Marlon county upon a valuation of 828,5,680 in 1907, as against ths tax levy of If 1-8 mills on a valuation of 19.824,77 in 1908, showing that while the valuation f property has increased over 800 per Sent, the levy was re duced but 100 per cent) and demanding that "next year there be no levy made for- county . purposes above actual pro portion of valuation to ths actual needs of the county and .state government." Reiterating the demand that road supervisors , be eleoted by th electors in the road district and that all taxes for highways, whether .labor or. cash, v, ..n. U tia iKatrtot where eol- W A,DIIUVU u . lected favorlnglor the road supervise ors a commission not ro excew tmr cent of funds expended under hisdU rectionr domafidlng that contracts on public highways be let to the lowest responsible bidder where such contracts amount to $50 or more: demanding that precinct assessors be elected by direct vote of the people. , i Commanding the county fruit inspector-in enforcing the ...law requiring orchards to.be cleaned and sprayed, ' LAWYERS HOLD PART OF I COLUMBIA ACT ILLEGAL . .i r Vl- r '?':t' (Special Dispatch to Ths Journal.) ' Astoria, May l.Attorneys Fulton, Taylor and Hamilton today filed a writ ten report with the county oosrt . de claring the Port of Columbia bill m constitutional and void in that it IS ah k. t,m Iirla1at1v ajiSAmhlv to ftiuaiiii. " - : delegate to ' the ' corporation. Port of Portland, all the legislative power and Jurisdiction possessed by ths stats of nreaotv over nllotage on the bar pilot age grounds.. . ,!;." Teachers to Meet at Echo. - v.v, n, Viv l.i'tMi)i'i' Insti tute will be held in Echo Saturday for tnS Wesieni ginnvt vi umuuw vvun- . iiMmii sf welMima wilLi be de livered byaMayor Esteb, and Attorney K. n. jonnnn wui uwiw w iuuitm ats. aa will also W. H Bleakney of Pendleton, ' - i-'j'r-: - Fred T; ltsrtUl Lfor councllmah-at BRYAN COMING TO IDAHO 111 SEPTEMBER Nebraskan , to Make a Short Visit. to Boise and May Make Speech. (Speelsl PUpatch te The JooraaL) Boise, Idaho, May I. During the last session of ths legislature a meet ing of representative Democraas of Idaho was held here and among other matters discussed was ths probability of securing William 3. Bryan to de liver one or mora addresses In this state this fall A committee on invitation, of which' Senator Ravenel Maobeth of Custer county was mads chairman, was Just the Mghtt Heat ..... . - . j, ; X Ko matter hit you nay wish to cook, h Kw ' Pitferrfriri Oil Store will ire you Just tie right deTee of heat instantlj.- No uncertaintT with this stoye. It the ptrfeettd oil store embodies new features, new principles. On washing and ironing days the Wicli Bluti Flame will cut the work In two. Gires quick results with out oyerheating the kitchen. Made in three sires. Erery .store warranted.: If not at your dealer s,. write our nearest agency for descriptive circular. Is the best lamp for all-round household use. Made of brsss throughout and beau-.. tifully nickeled. Perfectly constructed j absolutely safe; unexcelled in lieht-giring . power; an ornament to any room. Bvery ,..: up warranted, ; write to our nearest agency. annolnted to correspond with the dis tinguished Nebraskan with .a view Of scouring him for that' pupose. In re ply to the Invitation .Mr. Bryan saldt 1 appreciate very much, the Invita tion extended by yourself ; and Mr. Queries on. behalf of the Democrats of Idaho. ' "I hope to make a short visit to Boise in September and can probably ' arrange to speak at Boise and Pooatallo. Will correspond with you whent am able to fix the data. Very truly yours, ..; -W, J. BRTAK." Fire Burns Jap's Savings. (Special Diipsteh to The 'oaraal. Astoria, Or May I. Tha bunk house of ths Old Oregon mill at Warrenton was destroytd by firs laat night The fire hurnsd so quickly that little prop art wee saved. The loss is about 88,-. 000 with 81,000 Insurance. A number Of Japs who worked as mm nanas lost about 18.000 in currency that they kept with their streets. 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