The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-12
ONE-TENTH
RESERVED
LARGE Part of Timbered Area of
Montana
INCLUDED IN FOREST RESERVES
LAUNDERING Industry of the Treasure
State-Value of the Product Dur
inc the Census Year Was Nearly
Three Million Dollars.

From the special report of the lum-
Der industry in the United States by
the census bureau for the census
year, which is completed, it is shown
that during the year the value of the
lumber product in this state was ST.
949,992.
The number of numbering estab
lishments in Montana in the census
year was 1879, with a capital of ST.
590,224; the number of all employees,
1,191; wages, $37,924, and in 1890
there were but 81 establishments,
capital sS22,94S; employees, 600; wa
ges, $307,617, and the value of the
product amounted to $1,182,500 The
woodland of Montana is estimated at
$4,000 square miles, or 29 per cent of
its area. A large part of this area,
however, has been burned over, with
a greater or less destruction of the
timber and is in various stages of re-
growth. Within this state, the United
States has reserved for forest pur-
poses areas amounting to 1875
square miles, containing, it is esti-
mated, 4,517 million feet of timber.
This reserved area is somewhat more
than one-tenth of the wooded area of
the state. The principal timber cut
of the state is yellow pine, with less
quantities of red fir and tamarack.
The report shows the five leading
lumber producing states to be Wis
consin, with 10 per cent of the pro-
duct of the country; Michigan, with
9.6 per cent; Minnesota, with TT per
cent; Pennsylvania, with 5.3 per cent
and Washington, with 5.3 per cent
Those five states collectively cut al
most two-fifths of all the lumber pro-
duct of the country. The three states
on the Pacific coast, Washington, Ore
gon and California, contain at least
one-third of the standing timber of
the country. Measured in quantity of
product, Wisconsin is the leading
state in the logging industry, with
2,412,S33 900 feet; Michigan is second
in rank, and Washington is third, fol-
vania. Measured by amount of CAPT
tai, Wisconsin is still in the lead, fol
lowed by Michigan, Minnesota, Penn
sylvania, California and Washington
Measured by number of wage earn
ers. Michigan takes the first place
with Wisconsin second, then Mime
sofa, then Washington.
The number of establishments in
Montana's neighboring state, Idaho
in the census year 1900 was III, with
a capital of $913,952; the number OF
all wage earners, 406; wages $3.50,
179. In the census year 1900 there
were "A establishments, capital $462,
$50, and the value of the product
$631,790. Concerning the timber il
this state, the report says:
THE northern part of Idaho is vel
timbered, the amount and density o
the forest diminishing southwark, 81
that in the Salmon River mountain
there is not much timber, while tn
great lava plateau occupying tn
southern part of the state is entirel,
devoid of anything larger than sag
brush. The timber consists entirel
of conifers, and mainly of wester
yellow pine, western white pine an
red fir, with little cedar. Four-fifth
of the cut in the census year COZ
sisted of yellow pine"
The area of woodland in Idaho
estimated at $4,000 square miles, c
AZ per cent of the area of the stat,
Much of this land, however, has bee
burned over, causing the partial {
complete destruction of the timbe
and is now covered with youn
growth. Within the state the Unite
States has reserved an area of Cit
square miles, estimated to contai
$500 million feet of timber.