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
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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
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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
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Heat
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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.
Oil Cooh-Siove
if not at your aeaiers,
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v ( THE J ) y ?
iti .u ;new f , V
OIL STOVE U
mm
took place toaai
Kae ScaUUaf 's Besti we pay hie