TTOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Philippine Forest Consessions
The B ureau o f In su lar A ffa irs at
H IL E th ere are 200,000,000,000
board fe e t or m erchantable lum W ashington has general descriptions and
ber stan d in g on the 60,000 square maps showing tho location o f a num
m iles of P hilippine public forests, in ber o f the tra c ts av ailab le, w hich will
1913 thero were milled th e small total furnish prelim in ary d a ta to those who
of 80,000,000 feet, of w hich less than may be in a position to be in terested in
one-eighth w as exported. M ajor AJicrn, developing th is m ost prom ising field for
th e insular directo r of fo restry , believes hardw ood lumber.
th ere is an export m arket aw aitin g the
estab lish m en t of m illing enterprises,
w hich would tak e 300,000,000 feet year
ly, m ainly o f four woods—lauan, api I
tong, gnipo and yaeal. These trees grow
iHTLE com m unity in terest in p re
to a very larg e size, a large num ber are
v en tin g loss of lives and resources
found on a lim ited area and th eir e x
through fo rest fires has been
tra c tio n a ffo rd s an a ttra c tiv e enterprise p re tty well ta u g h t iu recent years, and
fo r a modern logging and m illing opera most people also know th a t fire s iu the
tion.
P acific N o rth w est have been g reatly
These public forest lands in the P h ilip reduced by organized patrol systems,
pines are n o t sold, b u t are developed few realize th e e x te n t of the m achinery
u n d er a license system. Y early licenses m ain tain ed every Summer by the v a
are ord in arily given small operators for rious p ro tectiv e agencies. An arm y of
lim ited areas. Tho larg er tra c ts are o f fully 2000 tra in e d forest firem en is
fered in th e form of 2d y ear exclusive employed in Oregon, W ashington, Idaho
licenses, which provide fo r the removal and M ontana thro u g h o u t the most d an
o f tim b er and m inor fo rest products gerous m onths, besides many men serv
w ith o u t a ffectin g the title to th e land. ing v o lu n tarily in connection w ith other
A t present 11 such exclusive licenses, duties and em ergency labor hired on
popularly called concessions, are in large fires.
operation, rep resen tin g A m erican. B rit
O f th is reg u lar patro l force, th e m a
ish, Chinese, G erm an, Spanish and F ili jo rity is employed by tim b er o w ners'
pino cap ital. A recent* tim b er conces patrol associations and by th e G overn
sion was g ran ted to a Chinese company m ent on the n atio n al forests. The Gov-
th a t will find no d iffic u lty in disposing
o f its products through its connections
in China, w ilde tho B ritish and German
in te re sts find th eir m ark ets for P h ilip
pine woods in In d ia and Europe, as well
as in Chinn.
Tho U nited S tates Forest Rureau now
has av ailab le a num ber of tracts, ra n g
in g in size from 35 to 300 squares miles,
w ith one or tw o of much larg er size,
a w a itin g applications.
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Protecting the Forests
W
ernm ent also co n trib u tes about $30,000
a y ear to the states m entioned to assist
in pro tectin g th e headw aters of n av i
gable stream s outside the n ational for
ests, which, w ith th e sta te ap p ro p ria
tions, provides n early 200 men under
sta te control.
In the beginning of this m ovem ent a
few y ears ago, patrol and fire fighting
wero th e only considerations. I t soon
became ap p aren t th a t here, as in any
business, proper equipm ent and system
add to both economy and efficiency.
R apid developm ent is being mado of
facilities for fin d in g and handling fires.
Thousands of miles of tra il and tele
phone lines have been constructed, spe
cial tools invented, and men tra in e d as
sp ecialists in d iffe re n t lines of fire pre
v en tin g and control. F or exam ple the
burn in g of logging slashings, to remove
hazard later, is largely en tru sted to
men w ith p a rticu lar experience in this
line.
Among the most in te re stin g develop
m ents is th a t of lookout statio n s on
high peaks, w here men have no other
d u ty th an to locate tho firs t signs o f
fire by means of special instrum ents
and telephone the ex act bearing to
h ead q u arters from w hich instructions
are sent for its control. Cross bearings
reported from d iffe re n t lookouts are in
tersected on th e map so the fire can
be located with g reat exactness, how
ever d istan t.
T his y ear experim ents
are being made w ith fo recasts of d an
gerous dry winds, telegraphed forest of
ficials by the W eath er Bureau, so every
precaution may bo ta k e n before th e ij
arrival.
These perfections in the modern sci
ence of forest fire prevention are sav
ing tho people of the N orthw estern
states m illions of dollars annually in
resources, property and lives, and I heir
cost is in sig n ifican t when regarded xu
insurance. They are, however, leas im
p o rtan t than care wot to s ta rt fire s is
the first place and the g reatest roa-
trib u tio n is made by th e s e ttle r who is
careful in burning slash, th e camper
who puts out liis fire before I earing,
the sm oker who never drops burning
m atches o r tobacco, »nd the logger or
railroad who keeps spark screens in
good repair.
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Aid to Investigators.
A person considering such an in v e st
m ent is affo rd ed every o p p o rtu n ity for
in v estig atio n . The Bureau of Forestry
desires each ap p lican t or his authorized
re p re sen tativ e to v isit the tra c t person
ally in com pany w ith one of the fores
ters, or th a t ho have an experienced
lum berm an do so, in order th a t be may
see the stand of tim ber, th e facilities
fo r haulage and tran sp o rtatio n , the loea
tion of mill sites, and ascertain for him
se lf th e local labor supply.
The concessions them selves cost noth
in g ; the charges being in th e form of
stum page fees, payable upon removal
o f tho p ro d je t, and running from $1 to
$5 |>er thousand feet. W hen an appli
cation, com plying a t least w ith the
minim um requirem ents as to the size of
th e mill and th e annual outp u t, lias been
received, th e tra c t is advertised fo r a
period o f four m onths. In aw arding the
concession p reference is given to the
b id d er o fferin g to inRtall th e most com
p lete and effe c tiv e p lan t and giving the
best secu rity fo r perform ance.
C ap acity of Mills.
The concessions are given for tra c ts
largo in proportion to the cap acity of
tho mills installed , in order th a t the
fu tu re condition o f tho fo rest will not
su ffe r. The am ount of th e annual pro
duction stip u lated tak es in to considera
tion both th e present am ount of over
m atu re tim b er and the am ount annually
m aturin g , and in o th er w ays th e regu
la tio n s seek to conserve th e forest
w ealth while rendering av ailab le the
m atu re tim b er w ith the few est possible
restrictio n s.
O ne of the im p o rtan t elem enta is su f
fic ie n t capital to install m achinery capa
ble of h andling th e larg e hardwood
logs, fo r w hich some o f th e earlier
p la n ts proved hard ly adequate, and to
p erm it a proper seasoning of th e product.
The P hilippine G overnm ent requires th at
th e concessionaire give a v ery modest
se c u rity in proportion to th e am ount o f
raw m aterial placed a t his disposition.
C ertified Check Required.
W hen a bid is subm itted, a deposit of
a certified cheek, usually fo r »5,000, is
req n 'red , and then a fte r th e aw ard is
m ade, th e equipm ent on th e ground and
th e concessionaire ab o u t to begin opera-
lio n s , th e ce rtifie d check may be re
placed by • satisfa c to ry f o r a o f bond.
One of th e im p o rtan t functions of the
in su la r B ureau of F o restry ia th a t of
m aking av ailab le to in v esto rs th e fullest
inform atio n , and lum ber men v isiting
th e islands will not only seeure general
d a ta from its h ead q u arters a t M anila,
b u t w ill supplem ent th is in th e various
lo calities by th e co o p eratio n of the for
as try men in th e field.
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