Medf ord's Lumber Boom
Forest Supervisor Sm Need of Curb
To Guarantee Sustained Timber Yield
(An explanation of the current lumbering boom here and dis
cussion of the prospects for continuation of the timber supply in
the area tributary to Jackson county industrial centers has been
prepared by Karl L. Janouch, supervisor of the Rogue River
National Forest. The second and final installment of Supervisor
Janouch's summation appears herewith.)
, By Karl X Janouch
' As of January 1, 1944, the
operable timber stand of the Up
per Rogue River production unit
by ownerships and the rate it
is being depleted on a 8-year
(1039-1943) average, In million
board feet, is as follows:
National forest, 10,077 mil
lion board feet. Annual deple
tion, 33 million board feet
Other ownershlus, 8,417 mil
lion board feet Annual deple
tion 144 million board feet
the sustained yield cut of such
lands that are feasibly accessi
ble. Public timber must be sold
at the highest price attainable
and in appraising the value, the
transportation costs to the saw
mill are allowed for in arriving
at a stumpage value. The trans
portation cost of hauling timber
to beyond the logical manufact
uring center must be borne by
the purchaser and this cost is so
great that he cannot without fl-
Total. 18,494 million board, loss, secure timber out
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feet Annual depletion 177 mil
lion board feet
The estimated allowable or
subtalned yield cut Is 100 million
board feetfor national forests
and 118 million board feet for
other ownerships.
It will be noted that national
forest timber has not been over
cut and that the cut on other
ownerships has been excessive
by 26 million boad feet annual
ly during the last five years.
The analysis brings out that If
cutting on private lands is con
tinued at the present rate, this
timber probably would be com
pletely harvested in around 25
years and it will take much long
er than 23 years to grow mer
chantable trees to replace these
forests. In fact, it will be near
er 150 years years before the
seedlings of today will grow
to what the loggers now call
"saw-log" size. The Industry will
become more and more depend
ent on public timber for a sup-
sire his limited zone. This fact'
alone makes it Impossible for
certain plants to remain in com
munities removed from sources
of supply.
Privately owned timber Is
rapidly purchased by certain
sawmill companies and is not
available for lumber manufac
ture to others than the pur-
basis which assures a stable and
permament livelihood for many
people, which protects and as
sures ou water supply, recrea
tion resources, fish and wild
life and the esthetic values for
which this area is noted?
This briefly Is the local tim
ber situation. The discussion has
been briefed to save newspaper
snace. However, the topic has
chaser: Public timber provides; Been explored suuiciemiy to pro-
n 1 m tori nmniint nf t mher each viae we dhsis lur aiuua
year. The annual demand at
puresent Is over 260 million
board feet and the allowable cut
for both public and private tim
ber on a sustained yield plan Is
42 million board feet less than
this present cut. This means that
the manufacture of lumber will
be curtailed and decreased as
private timber is cut out or is
held for future supply by certain
sawmill operators who Intend
to keep operating although at
less than present output. There
is no possibility of maintaining
the present cut beyond a reason
ply. In fact, there are a number' able period after the war, and
of Industries that get all or a
greater portion of their logs from
public lands at this date. -
The question may be raised
as to why a greater cut Is not
contemplated on national for
ests, since there is more timber
in this ownership than in all
others and the estimated annual
cut is 18 million board feet less.
The answer is, other ownerships
have timber lands at lower al
titudes which are more accessi
ble. Generally speaking, these
are better timber producing
lands and should grow timber
at a faster rate than for the na
tional forest lands.
The timber area of the unit Is
divided into four working cir
cles, namely: Rogue River, Med-
fordo, Applegate and Evans
Creek. These working circles are
based on drainages and transpor
tation routes. The timber from
each working circle ordinarily
should move to the nearest man
nfaeturlna center with first con
sideration given economical and
stable plants within the bound
aries of the working circle which
are depended upon by people of
established settlements for in
comes. On this basis, the cities
and settlements of this country
having sawmills affecting their
economy, can expect a supply of
timber from public lands up to
eratlon by the readers and to
point the way to a program of
study, discussion and action
among our service clubs and
other organizations. A pro'gram
for the orderly harvesting of our
timber resources must have the
support of the public. Compla
cency supports a program of de
pletion resulting in economic and
other losses. Other forest reg
ions learned this, but only when
It was too late. We have time to
take remedial action, but that
time la now.
PUBLICITY HEAD HELD
New York, Nov. 21 (U.PJ
Carl Byolr, head of the publicity
firm of Carl Byolr Associates,
was arrested today on a com
plaint of the anti-trust division
of the department of justice for
removal to Danville, 111., to
plead to an Information charging
him. his client the Great Atlan
tic and Pacific Tea company, and
others with anti-trust violation.
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MEETS PARENTS
Eagle Point, Nov. 21 The
teaching staff for the Eagle
Point schools was presented to
the parents and patrons of the
district who gathered in the high
school auditorium here last Fri
day night The reception was
the largest of its kind ever held
here, and was attended by 'par
ents from all parts of the newly
consolidated school district.
Teachers presented to the
group included Glenn Hole, serv
ing his first year here as prin
cipal; Victor Hay, Yetta Olson,
and Mrs. Broadbeck, other high
school instructors. Those present
ed from the elementary grades
were: Cecil Chase, eighth grade;
Mrs. Eva McKee, seventh grade;
Mrs. Jean Aftring, sixth grade;
Mrs. Lula- Thurston, fifth grade;
Mrs. Hazel Chase, fourth grade;
Hulda Rose, third grade; Mrs.
Helen Beckker, second grade;
and Georgiana Hussong, first
grade.
During the evening the group
was entertained by a program of
varied numbers. Vocal solos
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little children were heard in
special numbers. Kay McCorkle
and Dudley Lang sang "I Don't
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Billle Caldwell, Dudley Long,
Sandra Caldwell, Kay McCorkle
and Linda Lange showed adults
how group singing should be
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The program was opened with
group singing of a quality and
volume this community has nev
er known. An increase in new
settlers has added many new
and excellent voices to the com
munity.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram coffee and cake wasserved
by the ladies of the Home Dem
onstration unit. The visitors then
looked over the new rooms that
growing out of the district con
solidation.
The committee In charge of
William Lang, Mrs. Doris Cald
well, and Mrs. Freda Greb.
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even that will be done at the
expense of the cut immediately
thereafter. Consequently, there
Is no room for more sawmills
Many of the present sawmills
will have to decrease their pres
ent output and some others, will
have to shut down
The curtailment of lumber Is
not necessarily a predicament so
far as community economics are
concerned. It Is possible to main
tain our payrolls and financial
returns and, In fact, increase
them through closer utilization
and remanufacturlng of forest
products.
. The need In this area Is to de
crease depletion rate of 260 mil
lion .board feet per year to a
sustained yield of 218 million
board feet or in effect, to cut 42
million feet of timber less per
year. This would seem to In
volve reduction In Income affect
ing around 2000 people now de
pendent on the lumber industry
However, closer utilization in
logging and local remanufactur
lng of lumber can' more than
compensate for the. reduction in
the acreage of timber cut each
year. Rather than suffer ulti
mate depletion of our timber re
sources through overcutting, we
should reduce our cut to the sus
tained vleld of 218 million board
feet per year, plus what logging
and milling waste we can sal
vage, and supplant our resultant
payrolls through remanuiactur-tog.
One-fifth of the lumber cut
under a sustained yield limita
tion Is suitable for remanufact
lng Into cabinet work and will
provide a living for 967S peo
ple or we could take this lum
ber and manufacture it Into sash
and doors which would provide
a living for 4816 people. One
half of the locally produced lum
ber Is suitable for boxes and
could provide, through such a
remanufacture, a living for 7074
people. Therefore, If we take
one-fifth of our lumber and re
manufacture It into cabinets, we
will provide a living for 9675
people and thus provide for
7673 additional people after tak
ing care of the 2000 people who
were deprived of livelihood
through reduction in the lumber
output to a sustained yield cut
of 218 million board feet Other
possibilities can be figured out
through consideration of other
types of remanufacturlng. It Is
proven that a reductlbr in finan
cial income through a reduction
In lumber output can be more
than compensated by remanu
facturlng. Under such conditions,
the question has often been
asked, why is our lumber ship
ped to other communities for re-
manufacturing when wastage of
transportation, labor and possi
ble financial return to our com
munity results?
The way has been pointed out
to have and enjoy our timber
resources for all time without
suffering a financial loss either
now or in the future. Does the
public demand that the timber
shall be cut on a sustained yieia
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Monarch Seed & Feed Co.
Sixth and Bartlott Phone 3460
1 Before the war, the people of Europe consumed 30
gallons of petroleum products per capita each year. How
much do you think the American people consumed?
2 The largest single oil company in the Oudk Om
U. S. does less than 13 of the nation's oil 87
business. How many oil companies would 946
you guess there are in this country alto- 8,267
gether?
3 Last year, Union Oil Company made aueUOnt v
a net profit of $7,269,199-6.6 on business $ 231.69
done for the year. How much did this av- $ 2,356.22
erage per stockholder-owner? ; $15,632.41 .
I1 Everyone who works at Union Oil
has to have"tools"-a desk, a tank truck
or perhaps even a $6,000,000 refining
unit How much do you think equip
ment costs will average per employee?
eve0i7
$ 946 Q
$ 4,251 j
$39,504 '
5 It costs anywhere from $95,000 to aeh Om
$230,000 to prospect for oil fa a single 1 in 2
unproved area. What are your chances lln 3
of actually getting oil after all this? 1 in 12
6 In Rome before the war gasoline cost 81c a
gallon. In Berlin it was 59c; In London 31c; In War
saw 40c World average was 33.7c. U. S. averag
18c What caused the difference?
ChtchOn$
Foreign Govt i-i
Regulation I I
U.S.Gort ri
Regulation
Competition between pi
U.S. Companies I '
. Last year Union Oil took In $110,000,000 from
the sale of its products. $4,500,000 went to the stock
holders as dividends. How much went to the employ
ees as wages?
6 million
Chid On
154 million 24H million .
ANSWERS
1 427 tattont per capita, per year. The daily life of the areragt
American Is Just about 14 times as mechanised as the average Euro
pean's. Even during peacetime, It takes mora than a million Amer
icana working full time in tha oil Industry to keep the machines of
the other 129 million fueled and lubricated
2 Then art 867 individual oH companies In the V. S. Tot their
work ol finding, drilling, proceaaing and transporting petroleum prod
ucts to you they average about 810tha of a cent profit per gallon.
3 (7,269,199 looks Itke a lot of money, but It was divided among
a lot of peopl-3U7S- So net profit averaged Just $231.69 per stock-bolder-owner.
4 t39,50-Thafs why, la some Industries today, you have to pool
the money of a lot of people under legal agreementa known as cor
porations. Very few individuals could finance the "tools" of heavy
industry.
5 I In 12-ffut by dividing this risk among a lot of people, as
Union does (S230.0003U7S stockholders -S7.33 per owner), we
have enough capital to keep going until wa find oft
6 Competition. No nation In tha world has had as many eO com.
panics (8,267) competing for the business. No nation has had less
governmental control of the Industry. As a result, the cost of "reg
ular" gasoline ta you (exclusive of taxea) dropped from 29.7c per
gallon In 1920 to 1354c in 1939. And the quality climbed from 52 e
tane to 78.
7 2M million -Union Oil employees got approximately $121 la
wages for every $1.00 that went to the stockholders,
copyaioHT, i44. uwok oit company or California
onion om gompaitv
OF C All FOR II I A
This seriss, sponsored by thepeoplt of Union Oil Company, is dedicated to
a discussion of how and why A merican business functions. W$ hope you'll
feel free to send in any suggestions or criticisms you have to offer. Write:
The President, Union Oil Co., Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles 14, Calif.
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