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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1927)
THURSDAY, VERNONIA EAGLE STATE POLICIES FAV OR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP In the adoption of permanent forest land ownership, and land management most of the states are far behind the federal govern ment. Of the state-owned forest lands a little more than 5,500,000 acres, or 63 per cent, is under administration for public purposes, while nearly 5,000,000 acres more are either subject to private acq uisition or being held without fin al determination of policy. All told, 29 states have either state forests or state parks, or both but as yet only 8 states have as much as 100,000 acres so reserv ed, and 15 have less than 10,000 acres each. State activities in forestry, have with a few notable exceptions, de veloped with other ends primarily in view than the administration of public forest properties. Usually state foresters have at first been appointed to serve as agencies of information, education, and advice to private owners. Through the enactment of the Weeks law in 1911, provided for federal cooperation with the states for this purpose, the protective work was greatly stimulated and enlarged. But the time has come for the states to grapple in earnest with that part of their problem which can only be met through public forest ownership. The public interest in forestry must be taken care of not as prim arily a federal matter, nor as prim arily a state matter, but through a working partnership. This is in accordance with one of the basic principles which the forest service has a. ways sought to apply, of avoidir., undue centralization and of de "eloping localized activities under a unified program. The states have obtained their present forest lands partly through federal grant, partly through tax default, partly through purchase and gift. A formidable obstacle to putting all their present hold ings and additional lands revert ing through tax default under per manent administration is the scat tered location of a large part of these lands. In some states consti tutional provisions also stand in the way. Forest Policies of Individuals Inadequate Unstable private ownership of forest land needs to be thoroughly studied. Present knowledge of its extent, the specific reasons for it and what can and should be done to lessen it are inadequate. Econo mic conditions are tending to re place unstable ownership with stable, and both from this and from other causes the situation is changing—possibly faster than is recognized. Public policies can hasten or retard the rate of change Unquestionably also privately- owned timberlands do not always afford sufficient prospects of fin ancial return under permanent management to constitute a prom ising investment, at least under present conditions. The hazards arising from inadequate protection from fire or taxation systems ill adapted to timber culture are not infrequently genuine deterrents. On the other hand, failure to appre ciate the economic trend of tim ber supply and timber values is GASCO BRICQUETS For a steady hot fire at a price you can afford to bum them. $17.50 Per Ton With Rebate of 10c Per Sack. If its anything- in the FEED LINE—WE HAVE IT. Vernonia Trading Co. Commission authorized lumber industry is now drawng gions or barely touched by the ervntion most heavily upon the national skirmish line of settlement. To a purchases totaling 141,645 acres, forests. Timber receipts tend to very large degr e the wilderness with a valuation of $687,409 57. rise, but fluctuate from year to has been pressed back. Farms have or $4.85 per acre. This is 9 cents year in response to market de multiplied, roads have been built, below the average for all lands mands for lumber and other pro frontier hamlets have grown into hitherto approved. ducts. The total for last year reach villages and towns, industries have ed a new peak. It was clearly 11 found foothold and expanded Al -Protection Fr°m Fir, per cent greater than in 1924 the though the forests are still in an The number of fires in 1925 early stage of • economic develop previous high record. The decrease in grazing receipts ment, their resources are import was practically the same as in was due almost entirely to the ant factors in present prosperity. 1924, but the acreage of national forest land burned over was 42 wavier of grazing fees in the per cent less, the damage to the drought-stricken regions of the National Forest Propertie, national forest resources 49.2 per southwest under special authority cent less, and the total cost of of congress. Conditions in the At the close of the fiscal year fighting the fires, exclusive of the southwest improved to such an ex the net area of the national forests time of forest officers, 54 per tent in the spring and summer of was 158,759 210 acres, and the cent less. There was a large pre 1926 that the payment of all graz Program of Action gross area, which includes all pri ponderance of lighting fires and ing fees was resumed on October Calls For Cooperation 1, 1926, and a substantial increase vate and state-owned land within a marked reduction in man-caused. the boundaries, 184,123,951 acres. The national forests of California in grazing receipts is looked for Oregon, Wshington, Idaho and in 1927. A few years ago it was a moot Progress In Land Purchases Montana had 69.5 per cent of question whether a sound pub ic In the east, title was taken un all the fires of the year, and policy of forestry did not require National Foreat Administration der the Weeks Law to 174 711.14 83.2 per cent of the lightening the immediate adoption of mei s- The national forests are no long acres, at an average cost of $3.69 fires. ures to regulate forest utilization er primeval solitudes remote from per acre, or a total cost of $641,- The vigorous campaign of pre- on private lands. That something the economic life of developing re 338.97. The National Forest Res- needed to be done to substitv te (Concluded on Page 6) timber growing for destructive ex- ploitation was widely recognizid. Legislation was proposed looking to regulate by federal authority. An alternative plan was also propos ed for state regulation, to be stim ulated by limiting federal aid in fire protection to states which should adopt and apply adequi te regulatory measures. After prolong ____________________ ed deliberation, Congress chose neither course but laid down in the Clark-McNary law, a federal policy of liberal aid to states pro tection and the promotion of fai m forestry and of enlarged natior al forests. Thus was definitely laid down a course which relies on voluntary individual action under public in ducements and assistance along co operative lines as the most pri c- tical means for advancing private forestry. F.imarily, Skaggs-Safeway Stores is an organization of men, and our purpose Forest administration still f ir v..e Safeway Man to w the v..o public. — ___ through —. him, those we serve may get presenting the ls ^hat and away the leading activity of and the means by which we bring the necessities of a clearer conception of " our __ activities .. ... the forest service, nd always « il life into your home at the lowest possible cost. be. But if a true picture has be m Through the pictured activities painted in what has been said a- bove, an obvious conclusion is of the Safeway Man we will vis- that educational work to induce ualize the many and varied operat- landowners generally to take in timber growing where this is t ie ions that enter into the scientific best form of land use, resear :h to discover the best practices a id and economical assembling and dis- clear the path of removable < b- pensing of foods—the ■ Safe Way. stacles, a continued and widen id campaign to lessen the evil if forest fires, and general enlighten New, as a character, the Safe- ment on the facts basic to sou d is old in his contact state policies of forestry, eons ,i- service to the public, tute the most important iramc d- meet him every time you iate public need. Forestry is both a national a id come into contact with any part a local problem but even the n ,t- of this organization. ional problem requires for its si c- cessful working out, a localized He is in the stores and markets, as well as general attack. Each in the offices, on the trucks, in state must have a flourishing for the fields, factories and warehous estry movement of its own, based es. He is a man with a purpose, primarily on its individual needs and directed to the realization of an ideal and a realizable a highly trained, thoroughly capable, always courteous a program adequate to its spe H- individual, without whose zeal, loyalty and efficiency our extensive operations would be possible. You will find it interesting and profitable to follow his activities closely and fic situation. be guided in your food purihases by the recommendations he makes. Distribution "Without Watte Introducing The Safeway Man 4 With the States Saturday and Monday Features Forestry the hose provided. ,No lifting heavy buckets. No Hand Labor! Wash and Blue 10 j j lbs. of dry clothes, or equivalent, in L‘5 minutes or less. No Hand Labor! Rinse 'he whole load “Spirt-Rinsed" with scalding water direct from the faucet, in only minutes. No Hand Labor! 2 Dry the entire tubfr.l “Spin-Rinsed” for the line in 1 minute more, without wringing. No Hand Labor! Empty! The Savage Ejector Pump empties all water into sink or drain. Drain connection supplied —no lifting of heavy buckets. "No Hand Labor! A complete washing job, from clothes hamper to clothes line, in eighteen minutes per tubful, all without hand labor, without wringing or “set” tubs. That’s only part of the feednadng Savage story of “Spin-Rinse, Spin-Dry”. Write for all the facts. A demonstration is a revelation! I 4 •r O m «impie «witch cva- trola ad operation« of Forest. i Spin-Dry J Cooperation with the states u n- der the privisions of the Clarl e- McNary law, enacted in June, 192 4, became effective on July 1, 1925. This law followed the recommen dations ljpade to Congress by t ¡e Select Committee on reforestaticn, after its nation-wide survey of t ¡e timber situation. The law seeks to promote forest production on the 80 per cent of the total forest area of the country which is pri vately owned. Its obvious purpose is to link the nation and the states in a united effort to develop private timber-growing on the widest pos sible scale. Forty-one of the for;y- eight states and the territories cf Hawaii and Porto Rico, are cooperating with the federal ernment under one or more sect- ions of the law. Protection anj Gwarunud br SAVAGE ASMS CORPORATION, UTICA, N. T. J A touch oí the to« empties the tank Fcllcu t Ju« 20« A Cewtwrv Schesiwie 1 5 minutes to 2 1 FENNER RADIO 1927 6, often the reason why commerc al timber growing is not undertaken on a much broader scale. Open-minded lumbermen are coming to see that if they accept in good faith the idea of self- government in industry they mist not ignore a public responsibility to engage • in • the business of tim ber growing as a permanent com mitment against their will, nor a responsibility to sink money in un sound ventures, it does impose an obligation to weigh carefully, as business men the methods of for estry. And that the lumberman are increasingly ready to do. Cooperation [N the fewes possible words, here are the simple steps in a Savage “Spin-Ainse. Spin-Dr/* hand-laborless washday: Fill vour Savage wrir.gcrless with water through JANUARY State From and BUTTER Per pound .......... 53c Guaranteed per doz. 2 lbs................... $1.05 CANNED GOODS Large cans yellow Free, Peaches 3 for ................. 69c Pineapple large cans in med- 73 c medium syrup, 3 for ............ Peas, Com and String Beans 25c 2 tins for .—............................ Pineapple No. 2 cans broken, 55c slice, 3 for .................. ......... MILK— 98c 10 cans Private Fire The Clark-McNary law has mat erially increased the scope and ef fectiveness of the fire-control werk in many of the previously coopera ting states, and has stimulated new states to cooperate. Both the number of fires and the fire losses were materially low- er in 1925 than in 1924. This v.as due partly to a somewhat more favorable season, but chiefly to greater educational efforts and the increased effectiveness of the fire- control organizations. During 1925, ; 86,000 fires burned over nearly 26,000,000 acres of federal, state and private lands, and caused a loss of timber and improvemints to the value of $28,000,000. Slight ly in excess of 90 per cent of the total number of fires were man- caused. The increase in timber receipts was due mainly to a greater cut in the three Pacific Coast states and northern Idaho, where the EGGS FLOUR BIG “K 49 lb................ $1.98 HARDWHEAT Per— bbl. MISCELLANEOUS Rolled Oats, 9 lb.— bag Sperry pancake flour, No. 10 b; ag .............................. Prince Albert 1 lb.— tins ................. ................. Fels Naptha soap 10— bars ............................... Prunes dried- 10 pounds, ....... Catsup “Heinz”— 2 bottles ........... 49c 79c 95c 69c 89c 55c In Our Market Saturday 1 STEAKS Rib, Sirloin, T-Bone and, Round, .......................... Shoulder Pork for— Roasts.............................. Salt Pork.— sides .............................. Bacon— squares, ................. ........ Store No. 225 22c 24c 24c 24c Pork Steaks, 28c per lb....................................... Pork Chops 38c per lb...................................... JEWEL SHORTENING in the bulk—Bring yciur own pail. 6 pounds $100 V ernonia, Oregon