Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-18

! whole. doubt IL the yearly production
, of spruce is yet oVarCut. Assuming the
/ yearly cut as 6in.ooo,u00 feet board meas
urc. that amounts to only 81 feet growth
| per acre on the gross area Of the state.
i or perhaps ca feet on what is actually
Spruce-5earirG land. The above is wha,
| Austin Cary said in 1896. The actual
I growth per acre on much Of the spruce
bearing land i 100 feet. We can perhaps
safely assume that the yearly growth
will average ~ feet for every acre Of fu.-
est land. That would give a littc NOR.
than 60n.cO0.mn feet yearly. ana il is tho
opinion Of intelligent manufacturers ANA
operators that this source Of prosperity
and wealth cam be maintained perml-
nently.
There are many dangers however
some of which we have indicated. The
reckless ana unnecessary waste, in leaV
ing so much OF the tree in the woods
should cease at once more care should
be taken IN yarding the logs ana in haul
and al unnecessary destruction Of sma
trees should be avoided. Timber land
owners should draw their contracts Tor
selling stumpagv most ri@idly. and m
SiSt on the carrying out of the terms.
faithfully. If Il hroad-mindcd pnllcN i
adopted by timber owners. ana due re
gard fnr the future prosperity ana We
fare of the State shall prevail! anon.
them thr forest ara nf the State will D.
mad" /" Yield 4 perpetual annual rev
rnur.
some 81 the great ColnlAtliitH tiiiIi'N
scientific fprcStrrs Ill the time ana are
adopting forestry methods III thrlr Work
that must tend Ia hnld the supply Many
Of the larger companies nave drrl"ru -
Cut nothing less ihan one f"tl III dl.tlh-
rtrr breast high. The attention is also
called Ia the fact that much that use
to br wasted in SiW mills Is being utilized
ana also that the railroads are p-.nS use
to get LOGS from Canada into Maine there
hein. no duty on them. Al>o that pin"
ana uther woods is being I" q great ~
tent introduced int" pulp manufacture.
In closing the conclusions why the IN
diIStr, should j.. carefully looked after
"a account nl its inrurtanc" and also TIA"
care tn tt should br taken not t. oNrrcut
the annual supply on account Of i;s "t-
feet on the States water supply. are very
good
MAINE. is Il State ut almost b,undles~
,.sour.,S II has tin. finest granite SLATE.
and lime in tin. world. These thr"r re
sources are found within our burdrrs 1T
practically ineXhdustihlt quantities. hut
III, three combined are NOT - Naluanl"
a. The spruce in our forests. ThrrC hun
bred million feet Of spruce rpauuiIcture
into pulp ara paper. is worth xlIWu.ru.
The prrduCt is almost wholly shipped uui
in money. TO this vast sum should l.
a .ded the value If 25u.'@AWn feet of
SpIucr manufactured into lumber. This
would add several million dollars to tnr
amount. making q revenue Of from SO
Wlu.0,r IL S2j.on.uuo derived from the am
nudl cut nt spruce. This revenue Can
and should b" permanent
lit il the opinion OF thoSt. best infprmc
in regard a. our timber Lands. that our
forests can furnish 6'o.0G0,u'u feet ri
spruce annually for an indciinIi" period.
provided the reckless and destrurtY"
methods Of cutting shall cease n ono <.
All aGrrt that We have come dangerously
near the extreme limit: that any further
stripping Of timber lands VII! b. simiIaf
to thu, cnCruachmcnt on his principal hy
Il man who has lust money enough in
vested to produce comfortable and per