, 1881-03-20
PINE TIMBER.
Necessity Of Beginning the Re-
planting OF Cleared Lands.
The Lumbermen Think the Govern:
ment Should Take Some
Action.

Inc lQuOETWEu tutlI IEEuNr weekly
| meeting yesterday afternoon At the Tsemon
House. The lunch was given By tho Menom.
inee River Lumber Company, and, like its pre-
decessors, was q success, though the severe
snow-storm kept away good many members oi
the trade. Tho younger element Was more gen
orally represented
Mr. Skeele moved vote Of thanks to the
giyers of tho lunch, which was briefly responded
to by Mr.. Williston, Secretary of the Menomince
River Lumber Company.
MIR. L. G. Vun Schnck, President of the Ex-
change, called the meeting to order Immediately
after lunch.
Mr.. Houctltng, one OF the young members oi
the trndc, nnfe q neat speech, reularking that
tho classic orators Of the fraternity we're alb
sent. and quiet peacefulness seemed to reign.
But the lion and the lamb were together, and it
was difficult to distinguish theu,-tho manu-
a and f M be oa nade
Secretary iotchkfss rend letters received frofn
markets on the mississippi River, which re-
s % s. fee n II
feet and In Lyons about II, 600 600 fect with the
prospect good for business.
3lr. A. A. Carpenter remarked on what had
been accomplished In
GATHERING STATISTICS
since the plan Of making monthly reports bad
been instituted hero in 1915. The work had
saved tine trude hundreds Of thousands Of dol
lars. 1t was not i'll the interest OF dealer or
manufactured to bear Or bull the market. 1t
would be f,ettcr for tho trade to keep prices on
a Legitimate basis: The work of the Exchange
bud been highly advantageous.
MIR. Martin moved Mr.. A. G. Soper should be
thanked for furnishing cigars at Dir. Martins
lunch.
Mr. Soper explained that cigars came in then
BECAUSE most other things seemed to be ex-
hnuSted- ..
Mr. Tabor, OF Manistce, said there would not
he any TOO 1nany logs Ut that port tho coming
season. There were about three 1lnd Il half feet
Of snow in tho woods. and summer logging
had been sold there nt $50 per 1,o0o feet. some
stumpnge had been bought in the fall ut ; 80 to
S. per l,u00 that would have to he hauled IL long
distance. The mills would probably not be run
much nights this year. They had tne salt-well
bored, and it was flowing about an inch and
haif strearl, but has not been pumped much
They were building two Suw mills at NaHistce.
Ar. Eldrcd, Of MusRexou, thought they could
not handle any mort. logs in tho boom there
this year than lust. They might get in ii few
more logs, but would haruiy be nb]e TO saw them
Mr. Lowe had dreamed that In 1900 the large
manufacturers and pin,.-l land owners had the
bulk Of tho business, and retail dcalers cut an
insignificant figure.
Mr. ". d. Carpenter suggested that the young
mcn should take steps to have the Government
make IL rebate in 1A1es OH waste Lands to be
planted with
PINE TREES FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS
Mr, Houteliug said the subject of the timber
supply of Europe hAd received great attention
abroud and the matter WAS carefully studied in
all its phases. 1t is being agitAted now in
Scandinavia and England. In Scotland the
profits of the Duke Of Argyll in twenty-five
years on n few planted acres were ST., 900.
Planting the cut rine-ls.nds in the West. 1t had
been predicted, would make the young man OF
to-day millionaire. 1t this principle 0f grow
ing pine In the Northwest were tried it would
probably prove to be very important in few
years.
Mr. A. 4. Carpenter thought that In this Sec
ton Efforts should be made towards the preser-
Sution Of timber The Government should take
Some action In the nntter in order to make it
and trce-top5 we're left to waste, or burn up,
and fires resulting tleretrom frequently spread
over valuable tracts Of pine. II this were done
the increuse In growth would follow naturally
increase the cost of logging now and reduce it
III future. Exhausted pine lAnos usually grow
up to oak and other timber. Now more pine was
wasted than consumed, and something should
Wus HugmcntinE rs result OF the growing Scar
city OF trees. II Government would
LEGIsLATE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE
it would secure concerted action on the part Of
the rinlber-owners, and would bo practical In
surauce OF standing pine. ...-.-....--
Mr.. Hotchkis5 said the Government Bureau OF
Northwest should he attentive to this very ques-
ton. The Government IS ready and willing to
Cooperate.
The discussion Of the question OF timber pres
much interest The gentlemen present seemed
10 think it high time thnt some remedy be, pro-
sled for the rapid depletion OF our forests and
the matter will probably be agitated ngain ut
some future session.
rho meeting; Of tho Directors of the Exchange
sas postponed for luck Of quorum:
The next layout will be provided by the Kirby
Carpenter Lumber Company.