The Oregon daily journal., April 21, 1912, Page 64, Image 64

THE OnnCO?J SUNDAY JOURMAU POKTL' AND, SUKDAY HOR'tlNO. AVZlh II. Hit
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THK national fora(a hva bra a
taMtah4 from lima la aim by
prealdantlat proclamation to pr
aarva a perpetual aupply of tim
ber for homa Induatrlca. to pravanl
doatructlon of tha fureat cover which
raculalaa tha flow of atraama, and to
protect local rcaldenta from nnfair
competition In tha ua of foraat and
range. They ara patrolled and pro
tected by covernmrnt expenaa for tlia
benaflt of the community and tha liome
bulldar. In order to effectively carry
out thie policy tha secretary of agri
culture has taiued certain regulations
for occupancy and ua of the foreata
to secure tbelr greateat uae and devel
opment for the benefit of the people
as a whole. I'nder these regulations.
Bales) great n;. landa. products, .sad.,
for proper protection of the fortata
aralnat the tire, the destruction of
ruada, trails, telephone llnea, etc., and
tha of fir uf operation. With thla brief
review of the organisation of the ser
vice, it Is possible to get sn Intelli
gent Idea of what work has been dona.
Timber Safes.
Aa previously stated, tha mature tim
ber on the national forests la not locked
up or reserved from use. In fact. lum
bering la Inseparable from foreatry. It
being the bualness of the forester to
raise treea for tha harvest In the same
way that the farmer raises his annual
crop. On tha nations! forests of Wash
ington. Oregon and Alaska, la an estl- reforestation of city watersheds
SECTION- Oy
SISKIYOU
It Is Just as desirous thst valuable gon, Washington, I4aho, Montana and
timbered landa or other natural re- Alaska.
souroea shall not pass from the poesea- The Portlsnd office of tha branch of
slon of the government In order to if- products has been established for three
ford Individuals an opportunity for years, .during which time It has been
speculation. engaged In tbe Investigation of many
The following statistics Indicate the problems of utilisation of northwest
miles of the former and S7f mites of
the latter were constructed on the na
tional forests In district t. These.
So should be avervbodv's Business Is no- arideA to thm elrAeAv Hullt In fnrmmr .AtlM. wa-l, a Aa.. Kv tn woods which are nt creat ImnAHaiiM tn
which sre based upon specific act of mated atand of 2S.O00.0OO.000 feet of saw far tittle Planting with seedllnars hss Krwtv'a K,.in... veara nki tntai e em mii f . ... .v.. e.... Knn... the timber unit nr inmK mmnfi-.
congress, mature t mber la sold, grasing timber. Including a great amount of been done but during the last flscsl It u not 0 wlthin th, national for- rll nl H78 mllea of telephone line, stead act and the practical effective- "" and consumer of northwest lum-
or stock Is permitted, and the occu- mature timber which should ba out. and year ..over "00 acres were sown with Here lt u d.tinctly tbe business This does not take into account hun- ness of the law in Its primary purpose er products. , . .
" ' J1, i.n'n,n"Uh- ,h'.J,?r,"t :rv,'ce '"lad to"'U y9 . . ot foreBt officers rangers and amards J"-1 of miles of miners', prospectors' of bona fide home building: More than . One of tha earliest effort tha
occupancy is not antagonistic to the rapidly aa funda will allow, the timber To aid la formulating the. working to gee tnat flrM ao 'not and lf and settlers' trails, and a large mileage 20,000 applications hsve been received Portland office of the branch was an
P?7?!i r- , .? fore'ts "ere on the forests Is being- cruised and plana for the national forests lt Is nec- they do get startedto suppress and of commercial telephone lines, to which In all the national forests since the """curate determination of tha waste
,if i I"jnln,atloni' Vr a, ,mail mapped. Every season parties are sent essary to have knowledge of the rate extinguish them. The forest service nearly all of the lines built on the na- psssage of the Isw. The number re- dua to the manufacture of even lengths
. ...t.Vr h?..!t,.; ,r "Ifi lnt0 th "eld fr thl" PurP- V" of Towth f the different species. The WOrks upon the common truth that pre- Uonal forests are connected either dl- celved in district Is 4i. Since the only In planing mill product. Thla ln-
ind Vh6?. .uch l.nd I. lt f"1 ye"r h1" ' "X.t0 fh?! h" conducted studies of ventlon Is better than curs and accord-' ctly or Indirectly. pssssge of the act. In this district alone "" local aaw.
SCbllc nuroo.es it is llSt.d wfth thl if 'ne"ath1 haT8 , wored, on n,n '7 m0,st "Portant species-Doug- ingly ,8 completing; as rapidly tl poi- D , . . . 4 113.184 acres, consisting of nearly 1250 mill, and furnished conclusive data
sretarv IT the interior fo7 ittta dl.er"n naUo"aI 'ore"U "d "V if ttir " - ;"ow jln. and alao of bl. a .,mpl( yet e.tenslre system of Retion of Grazing to Forestry. separate tracta have been listed, which 'fM," mon ' waste due to
secretary or the interior for settle- .red a large territory. The ultimate weatern red cedar. These studies show trials, rosds end teleohona lines which The six vesr. of a-ov.rnman r..... means thst over 1100 families have been thl tabllshed custom. These were
mnt and entry under the public land object of this cruising work and th. how much timber can be expected to .drt.o?th.ore.; to in- M.WCto oegon Povlaed wUh "homes. "thentlo flgurs. ever ob.
, . , . - . M dat co'letel I" connection with it ! grow on. reforeated cut-over lands In able the rangers -to quickly and easily and Washington has shown that the The most difficult problem Is still 'I'"1 on the subject in thla region.
The forest service, aside from the ad- to formulate Plan- of cutting for the Afferent period, of years the ammeter, reach or repVrt any f?r. whicn may get presence of cattle? hor.ee end sheep that of the level agricultural land, of fine that Urn. the office ha. ad. a
ministration of the forests, carries on forests without which the practice of height, and volume of trees of dlf- started. The national forests sr. sub- mav be of decided han.fit t .reii- value supporting a very heavy stand thorough study of all line Of lndoe-
lnvestlgatlons Into the life history of 'mP'8'h'"' .PLf? A "uuL 6t?' The ,dat collected is divided Into district, or beat., each one protection. Sheep have been accuaed of of timber. As rapidly as possible, such Pacific northwest whloh -
LJie ruw
Us value
The work
itself naturally
' -" , r " ,"K.. i -ULi r...i "s visn an part, or it aa or ten a. possible, a rives were made from camp
" - " -"""-'' --. :L, "L r"v " Aside from the assurance of a per- " e rlr" oanger is particularly bad til summer long in order to be the first years, ana as a consequence, pr-cucmi? i.r"," . ' i"
forests are divided, these lines of work and for which there is demand. . " " ,or " 14 w . -v. - . . . : 1 !- i.h h. nn.noi tn or Industries operatlna-, In this milnn
are recognised by the placing of each The following Is the stand of saw Pwal euppiy or timber produced on the nrtMt Muta onea everv dav If not m m.. T.. 5 , k. entrv under certain foreata have been Early In the fall of 1011 the Port,
under the direction of an expert In that timber on the national forests of dls- national forests, for further need, of por J Xc. oTtwIcf a week ria.'.nd heaTy dJl ? result"! S .W '"J."1 of th branch X".
particulur line. Thus there are the of- Wet I with the amount which can be the people, the Insurance against do- 3. Id, 2 only to th forest production m ?h. The foTest service I. anxious that .11 into cooperation with the Unl-
. ui "'"i;Uhui vuitiuuiiig: urauer viuymeu uu tui ,Hiiu-.iijr va cavn. airucuon oy lire 01 me mature timber a. .ia i. .i vlrtnlt nf tha ham- .ni nnaalhln water Dower developments be "Muiujion Ior general
and young growth already existing I, Tre onrtructed t ! cenvTleni to"Vhe rang. Itself; ' " made and that such a use of national SmwVte-
one of the duties of the forest serv- points where a broad view can be had of Government control has ehsnged all forest land be put on a practical busi- section T of rhTeiLt "Sr
Ice. - the surrounding country. The.se look- this and has not only protected the ness basis whereby a company under- iVlllSti it wt iTSSlai!!?
To mahv who ara anaiiatnmed 't.n the out 'may be either simple roueh Ion uaers of the range, but also Increased taking water power development is as-
sight of repeated forest flr-a vear ftr cahlns built near the pinnacle of a bar- the amount of forage yearly available ""red of a form of permit or -urnciaM- th b,ema' - " --
- ' . er iAAlrif Mae Ua... a. .
a .in ivvatnuuii, ana """"" -"'- "y or which con Ulna an area which can doing untold damage to the range and 'ands are being ciassinea ana timber "-7 "u.Mior, ueir pro.
for various commercial uses, of national forests In Oregon, Washing- partment of agriculture and has been h eonnni.ntiv.m.tn.j h n tn ra. rm.h n-. .v.. J?.. .. aniicitad in order that timber mav duct, and has gathered data showinr
of the service thus divide, ton and Alaska is a considerable one found of much Interest by lumbermen, either on foot oVhrahk- Tha. man- rtHntii rr,.ihM e .... he removed and the lands opened to 'he. amount of each specie used In the
into more or less well un "m,!5"? ZXJfll r- t v ti u who la in charge of a fire beat must tlcdlarly In handling sheep, continual settlement. The forest homestead act f of manufacture and the
In tha rr a a 11 i mm 1 1 tn a eat HArV Il'.a alma fO Conrin lta Cllttlnira I armor fnp Fthne MlmKa . . . . . . a w,.k.Uuw . . 1 PrODertlea AT the l rfaivnt wnn .
to camD na" now oeen m operanon ncany eia. - - - - - -' "v. "
DOUOLAS FIR FORESTS.
Name Supervisors' j Arat of standing
of Names and timber
Forest. Addresses. M. ft. B. M.
Cliugucli W. G. Welgle. Ketchikan, Alaska. 4,000,000
Tongass W. G. Welgle, Ketchikan, Alaska.. '7,000,000
Cascade C. R. Belts, Eugene, Or... 23.484,000
Crater M. L. Erickson, Medford, Or....... 8.600,000
Oregon T. H. Sherrard, Portland. Or.. .... . 12,600,000
rfantiam in. r. muuuuii, Aioaiiy, ur ii.jeu.uuu
Blsklyou rR. L. Fromme, Grants Pass, Or.. .13.000,000
Bluslaw A. JB. cotioon, jsugene. err l,4s,ooo
Umpqua 3. C. Bartrum, Roseburg, Or. . . 18,500,000
Columbia H. O- Stabler. Portland, Or t.- f ,600,000.
Olympic "P. 8. Lovejoy, Olympla, Wash... . 24.660,000
Rainier G. F. Allen. Tacoraa, Wash 6,607,000
Bnoqualmie B. P. Kirkland. Seattle. Wash. ... , 11,000,000
Washington C. H. Park. Bellinpham, Wash. 10,736,000
YELLOW P1NBJ FORESTS.
Amt of standing
timber -
M. ft. B. M.
Name
of
Forest.
Supervisors Names
ana Addresses.
Crater M. L. Erickson, Medford, Oregon... . . 487,000
Deschutes J. Roy Harvey. Bend, Oregon , i . . 4,43,000
Fremont u. I. Brown, ljaseview, uregon. . . . j.jiz.kuu
Malheur Cy. J. Bingham, John Day, Oregon. 6,766,000
Mlnam H. W. Hams, Wallowa, Oregon. .... "3,000,000
Oohoco Homer Ross, Prlneville, "Oregon . . .-. . , 4,000,000
Paulina W. W. Cryder, Crescent, Oregon..,. 6.720,000
Umatilla- H. B. Rankin, Heppner, Oregon. .V 2,828,000
Wallowa H. W. Harris, Wallowa Oregon. ) 8,000.000
Wenaha J. M. Schmits. Walla Walla, Wash., 1,440,000
Whitman Henry Ireland; Sumpter, Oregon. . S.663,000
Chelan G. W. Mllham. Chelan, Wash. ..... . 3,869,000
Colville C. C. Reid, Republic, Wash .... i ... , 8,808,000
Okanoean H. M. Hale, Okanogan. Wash. . . 8.169,000
Wenatchee A. H. Sylvester, Leavenworth. 4,031,000
Estimated annual
growth to be cut
annually M. ft. B. M,
40,000
670,000
224,840
86.000
126,000
113.400
120,000.
14.980
186,000
75,000
246,600
65,070
110.000
, 107,360
.
Estimated annual 1 ,
growth to be cut
annually M. ft. B. M.
2,435
" 23.215 " "
15,660
28,780
20,000
28,600
14,115
. 16,00ft
7,200
17,816
.- 16.846
19.040
. 40,845
20,166
rati fnolrit K e-e m. V . 1 fnm iia
seem almost Impossihle. The constant rick, built on a timbered ridge. As Forest Service's Land Policy,
carelessness of unthinking people, . in rapidly as possible these lookout points' It 1. the policy of the forest aervice
either, setting f ires Jor not doing any- are being equipped with telephones. A to put lands within national forests to
thing to stop' them after once' started, telephone set has recently been their highest economic use. Land,
has brought about a belief in mny perfected by the forest service which is which are unquestionably chiefly valu
places that forest fires, although de- admirably adapted fdr installation on able for agriculture, except tracts
plorableara to be expected the same high exposed points. This set I. mois- necessary for administrative purposes,
as storm, or any other natural phe- ture, cold, heat and storm proof, and are to be used for . occupation and de
nomena. Tet,1 as a matter of fact, for- can be left without harm the year velopment by home makers. Since, set
est firea. If taken in time, are one of around on mountain peaks. tlement within-as well a near the na-
the simplest and easiest of evils to It Is absolutely Impossible to ef- tlonal forests Js an aid to their pro
overcome.. In the ordinary timbered ' fectually protect any extensive timbered ' tectlon and development, there la everv
region, around- about the towns and area without at complete system .of reason to eneeupage use for agriculture .
fnrmlne KluiimiintNx a el. In V. i t.i: .. i.lnU.. Th.t. ne t. hlK - 1 , nominal
. . D w..u.H...v.VB, u .alo . t, uui liliif) 11 bum ,ci.iiivu 11 11c. .lien w- uufl T, 1 1 1 v. ii 1 1 l y UC V JJC lied
brush or old logging works Is too often strnctlon should go hand In hand- so for settlement- Although the forest p...,i, pvtitrt
looked unon ai nnhwlT'ii hirnlnaoa ,-.- fr aa nnnlhl nvrnA iinnltnn) th. uraln. I. mvlm,. that tk.u 1 BrUllCn OI rtocutw.
m- J V", M " j " - ' - . ' . ll'OI U D It A 11 Ue
tend to. It Is the usual case, that "what other; Purine? the past' summer 431 permanent settlers within the forests.
to tha proper
receiving the attention of expert chem
ists affiliated with tha
lv lona- life to warrant the investment -.li'Va"nuaI . M tn'
anH ntm keen this great resource in Mtry- ,
- - 1 n i'i v 1 ri rna arv.M.f.H
me ownersnip on an irujic. . . rfint with .
Th. national forests are the play- a""tea .w,th the forest service
grounds of the people and th. forest j1"8 JnituOon of tha north
service stands for their protection. Dur- . . f t ' . ' " - '
ing the last season 68,000 people in ( A JM nt " P'tland : ffflce of .
Washington, Oregon and Alaska turned Jten TtSlf1 ilLS?e!.5?,?tt,,,rji- " w,"-
to the national forest for. their recrea- "J ?" ?5dw nd consumption
tion. The forest 'service lays out camp Vifa &itoiSPtL Ph0duct tn th a-
sltes, protects them and charges nothing 11 mtUnPTt
for It. People who wish to build per- ?" " ln J0f f U,P m' with tnforma-
. " " htni regraraing the demands of nnn.
maneni campB, . - Umers and aldln- th.a t.i. 4 ".
toriums. or other legitimate recreation ,HW . -. r
sunu
SOME LONG SEA VOYAGES RECALLED
T
. - - rr- m Mi nifir umoer anrf rh.mlnl
or Dusiness ru. - problems. The problems f 11a i -JZ
wood to pulp are helng considered at
the pulp laboratories of the forest r- ,
vice -at- Wausaa-anir m.ji. -nr.- "
The branch of products confines its Furthermore, the service has under.' "
activities mostly to Investigations re- taken Investigations of the properties "
latlng to thek commercial use of forest and utlllaatlon of western red, cedar
products, practically all other branches with special reference to the shingle
of the service have. to do primarily with nnd pole industries; .studies - of the
the administration of national forest wood consuming Industrie ef Idaho
areas. an MonUna; and a, series of timber
The executive orrices or tne orasca on.au native woods to determine
From the Pall Mall, Gasette. rary abandonment hv her crew 'in 'dread -could be exoectad from tha ahtna ni
HE other, day the Italian ship of her - foundering. -she wa" forced to. their eauiDment
, Nlfa sauntered Into the channel , put Into the Falkland to refit and Among some extraordinary vovama . a i..tt at Madiann. their mechanioai . . .
with a change or wind and si g- -sailed again on her-Interrupted voyage made by deep sea. sailing craft within W1, .nd the work of the branch 1 rfi- cilitles of this office sr. eaual to 10M1
nailed off Prawle Point. 196 days on September 27. t From that time she recent years there may be mentioned rrtd from that point. There tha Unl- demands-and re-ufflclent to iiMmra
-. , u.,, .luivuv " .iiiwic. iic-.u iv sum Dwara nt, engagea on a versltv of Wisconsin naa erectea ior "" euiuuon or the problems of Immr.
once bstidi- , en reponw. to tne" smvea saieiy at ner oesnnauon on snort coastal trip between two Aus- t.t ..rvlce use of an elaborate build- oiste concern. As In all
.in full of February 2, 1811, J38 dayrout from her traltan porl&. After all hope of her inK tot housing the principal labors- work, the object Is purely to "aid tha
r their way original port of departure. safe- arrival had been abandoned she lories of the branch and providing of- public and diffusa a knowledge of tha "
eglon of al- The voyage of the Invernesshlr al- turned up at Talcahu ano' Chile, some ric. rooms for employes In eharge of results and practical application ef tha
Wherever possible-cutting on' na- sive, la., more likely to be successful,
..t la nn tn altrh a WAV linlafla rnriH 4 1 1 nn a n MMllnir'AM vaaH
a lO rPDIUQUC9 UIV iwim imii J i'" ivaw avivW BCCU . 1 VJI11
Sometimes thi cannot be done, how- cones gathered by He own employee. and nautical perception' the- sea In
.,, and artificial reforestation muBtvPurciiaaea from scftoei children and oth- suan loneiy crart pattering
v. irii to Aval n. on old burns, era who collect them. ' The cones ' are round the Horn through a. resrion
where the forest wa so completely de- then shipped to' a dry-kllh-at. Wyeth.m'ost perpetual-, galas, or idling In the most compare, with the performances 6000 mile, from her Intended destina- th. work. The forest service has equip- Investigation undertaken.
Stroyed tha no seeo irees wore urcjuu, wer tueem is extracted ui . - - w inmr - . .. . i.u.,. . wis iu utv hih- uia evnee- this laboratory ruiiy i?r mrrymg - , -
nature cannot be expected to bring the cleaned. During the past season about dispirited crewev who only find partial navigators; except no doubt that It was quently with no grip on the water, she on an InvesUgatlon concerning the The, Ant ir-an TrKK.
SoVl into producing condition again. On 20.000 bushel, ot.-t, .npKpoUnr 1 11'. ial'lSl "iai "P7. utilisation of wood.---;- --.lokoB-,
aiicn areas the forest service plan to tens or seea. nave oeen. gauiereo. ana " . 1 ' ..... . .v. " - ....:Ul uc """i nor
thenew forest by sowing seed or most of It will be sown rfurlng the oom- cron out ; t,thaipwner pocket and a pepper from Malabar, of whloh the master ha, been compelled to square d,
, .- cerrnpgwuDf aaaiuon-; to weir ,own iinj-w bpmi owner, mi noTenp tsith ana max a lair wind or It n
Seedllnea for slanting ara raise at B "anwa nar- . - . . oer i?, uii urmire. onoir com- across me oroaa i-acino. and Portland. Or. The orrice at wasn- women is 10 nave an ant heap. Jn e' i- u
- - wfrni mm : inar al
nlanting young trees. - So far much of : Ing year.
th .work dona ha been of an expert'
leiU 9tmlWm UI K.1 ..v .. IM 1 . , ,
t. ar. maintained In Waahlngton, B 'i followed In Paris. wh,
C. Boulder. CoU San. Francisco. Cai tJl tet erase among faehlonai ia
Within the- experleoee Of the deep mand of Thomas Cavendish, a gentle- - Another large four masted bark, the inetmi annarvieee all of products work out of 10 salons a glass ease la k.rt
KUteenire, naa tne remantaDie expert- n the Atlantic coast states, ana tne er- wnn a
mental cmci-t i uei ea saltor such passages sre nothing man of Suffolk, set saU from the head- Buteshire, bad th remarkable expert- m tha Atlantic coast states, and th ef- with a colony ef ante.
oa appucauiv wmnw. v , - " , i.. ."''.!, ii a a jumsuai partlpulany on- the outward land or caiirornta ror the channel. .enee last year or circling around the fice at Madisoa . directs the work ef By one f those inpiini.Ta f--
, - '..' " n ""PV 1.M8.' WIW, w tin PmHIc, whin Cipt Horn At break of day on June of the windleas Gulf of Panama Ilk a clrcb th branch throughout the middle west- of fasblon th works of , -
Ra4;ort!bition-MeihodV---'v and it prevailing following year "she feU In sight of the horee until she was obliged to pot back, ern and plains States, vknown as the mologlst, J. II. rr-,. t
Seed may be sown broadcast or lBmIe nkUoMl rOTe"VU-'u she W days out and short of provision te central division., The'Boulder office become widely t"" t '
r. . 'nd orepared spots The form- " mny,-Mosl3r--ronaTlaai Br will be )arch 2. 11,: tha four fnaated bark crossed the Mne.Maad after holding the her port of departure. It fmar, how. has JurlsJictlon Over the Kociy Jtinn- t-very one 1 tntrt . i .
seieciea n y 4 k nf tt . raised. These two nurseries will pro- inverneashtre sailed -from Hamburg, brave trade winds to the limit of-e ever, be an exaggeration that the tain divialon; tbe Pan Francisco offr. its way, n-jt, e -
er takes more seea ana mucn or n is dues enough plants to reforest 136 bound for' Santa ' Rosalia hv the Gulf degrees nerth latitude Teeevered' Che Itghthoue keepers la the gulf fell Into the state of California, and ti l'ort. th-reli- r---
wasted by not falling in suitable' places. acres annually. '' -' ' ofi California, Daring a passage whlca long wished for port of Plymouth on the habit of regulating their calendars land office directs the affdi-i c th - r!"r if'rH if f
Planting seedling, s. hDe mors expen- Special attention, will be given to the lnelsded such Incident as bar tempo- September 7, It S3. Kot much better by her appearances. Borthwestrrn t: .: n, t-c. . . ? C -.- r- ; s 1