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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10
NAMES FORESTS.
Commissioner Ring Submits
His First Report.
Future Supply Of Timber for Lumber
andPuIp Is Assured.
Spruce Now Standing Aggregates
Twenty -one Billion Feet.

Hon. f. f. Ring, State forest COM
missioner, has submitted his first re-
port to the Governor and Couhcli,
which is the fourth report since the
position was created by the Leglsla-
ture of 1891 In his report Mr.. King
shows that there is now standing IN the
State of Maine more than twenty-one
billion feet of spruce, sufficient to sup
ply the pulp and lumber mills OF the
State with raw material for an in
definite period.
The report is one of the most extern
sive and comprehensive ever issued by
the department.. 1t numbers $50 pages
of printed matter, and is embellshed
with nearly SO half-tone engravlngs
showing the woods, the numbering
camps. the yards, the trees of spruce
and other views of practical use in
describing the vast timber resources of
the State.
Mr.. Ring begins his valuable report
bv saving that in its preparation he
sought with diligent care to secure
sucb Il information concerning the
araSAnt al standing timber in the
Mskksfofests. al might sbe depended
upbn for its reliability and its ac-
cufacy; apd he Npresehts .tie =
made theefronL with faith ana conf
dehce thai they will meet the appro-
baton of those interested in the vital
and important. question OF forest
preservation in our State. he theh
says:
ITO obtain a reasonably accurate
estimate of the standing timber ana
particularly the merchantabie spruce,
for either pulp or saw logs, throughout
the State, was task of no small mag
nitude. BY merchantable timber
mean trees that are nine lnches III
Diameter breast high. Realizing that
mere guess work would be OF little
value to the timberland or mil own
ers of Maine. employed expert scat
ers and explorers early in the season
to aid in the work of securing reliable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10

ones that may be put in from time to
time.
white birch is used largely by the
hardwood novelty mills of the State
yet it's greatest utilization is in the
manufacture of Spools. The spool fac
tories of Maine annually produce about
S0O,000,000 sDools, value at more than
$1,000,00O. Besides being used in the
production of soools much white birch
is cut into spool bars for shipment to
Europe. Other hard woods are used
to greater or less extent in the manu-
facture of small articles, but the con-
sumption of white birch leads the
field in this particular line.
A valuable feature of the report is
the article on the Greatest Enemies
of the Forest" in which has been col
lected important references to forest
fires, wind storms, wasteful cutting
and other dangers likely to deplete
and perhaps destroy our valuable
timber resources. Another important
Fart is the article treating of the
principles OF Practical Forestry.
This portion of the report comprises a
resume of what is being done in many
states. by the government of the
United States and by foreign cOun-
tries, looking to the advancement OF
| forestry in it's practical as well as in
| it's scientific character.
One of the most interesting parts OF
the report is the chapter devoted to I,
practical description of the river sys-
TENS of the State, giving their terri
torial area. volume of water power
and other facts relative to their value
as timber producing sections. Mr..
Ring says:
1.-The st. John river system in Maine
comprises all the territory lying north
of Chamberlain lake and extending
from the east to thezwest line of the
State. 1t includes the greater portion
of Aroostook county and small portions
of the upper parts of Piscataquis and
Somerset counties. 1t is SO designated
because the st. John river is the
natural outlet for all the timber cut in
down the Allagash and Fish rivers into
the ST. John and thence into the
province of New Brunswick where it
is manufactured into lumber or ground
into pulp. In this system there are
about 7400 square miles of territory and
in the western portion, especially that
part bordering upon the upper ST. John
and the Allagash rivers there are
great tracts of virgin spruce that have
never known the woodsman's axe.
Careful estimates made during the
past season, taking each town by it.
self. from recent explorations, show
that there are standing today on the
land in the townships which drain into
the st. John river system in Maine,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10

There is little chance, however, that
any considerable portion of our wild
lands will ever become deforested I'M
less as Il result of large forest fires, be-
cause comparatively little of it is suit
able for agricultural purposes. Very
little land is being stripped to such an
extent that it will not furnish another
crop OF lumber from the understood
trees of the present stand in COM
paratively few years.
Actual deforestation, except from
forest fires, as | have stated, can never
take place to any considerable extent
in Maine, as the agricultural lands are
very largely occupied. On the other
hand. there is likely to be a constant
increase in our lumber producing areas,
on account of there being so little pro-
fit in cultivating dry, stony ground for
farm crops, and more or less of such
lands are reverting to forest growth
each season. On the whole, it is safe
to reckon that there will be from eleven
to twelve million acres of land in this
State that will be lumber producing for
all time.
very nearly all the lumber of Maine
which has been used in the manufac-
ture of pulp and paper has been taken
from the drainage of the Androscoggin
Kennebec and Penobscot rivers. The
proportion has been AZ per cent from
the Androscoggin; % per cent from the
kennebec, and 25 per cent from the
penobscot. Practically there has been
none taken from the st. Johns drain
age or from the southeastern portion
of the State in Washington and Han
cock counties, both being large wild
land regions.
In the Kennebec section large guam
titles of poplar valuable in the pro-
ducrion of the best grades of paper, are
found. Sapling pine and even pine of
older growth may still be found in
many sections of the State. Other
varieties of soft wood grow upon our
hills and in our3valleys and all must be
considered lin determining the total
value of the forest resources of our
State.
mo small amount of Names timber
wealth is found in its forests of white
birch. Little is said or written of the
white birch growth in the State but
one has only to look into the matter a
little to learn that upwards of $4,000, 900
feet of white birch timber are taken an
nually from our forests. The white
birch area is wide belt that extends
entirely across the State. No esti-
mate has ever been made of the
amount of this wood now standing, but
it is safe to say that the quantity now
available and the future growth will
undoubtedly be sufficient to keep run
ming for many years all the hard wood
mills now in existence and all the new
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6.942. 000.0 600 feet of spruce; 42a0o0,ooo
feet of pine, and 1880, 100000 feet OF
cedar. This is exclusive of about 200,-
100000 feet located on the headWaters
of the Allagash which will be turned
into the East Branch of the Penobscot
by company now operating on those
waters.
The spruce was estimated at size
of nine inches and upwards, breast
high. 1t was impossible to get am ac-
curate estimate of the hard woods in
this system, but it is enough to say
that there are immense quantities
waiting for transportation facilities to
make them valuable.
Il have given much space to the st.
John river system in Maine, from the
fact that comparatively few realize the
great value to the State of the forests
in Northern Maine, which can only be
utilized by the construction of rail-
roads which each year are stretching
out into the wilderness and opening
new avenues of wealth.
THE Penobscot river system is al
most wholly situated in the geographic
cal centre of Maine. Beginning at the
southern extremity of the st. John
river system in Maine it extends for
quite a distance from the eastern to
the western boundaries of the State,
and then reaches down through the
central portion of Maine, taking prac-
tically the whole of Penobscot county,
portions of Aroostook, the greater part
of Pscataquis, some of the western
parts of Washington and Ham
cock and most of Waldo county. This
territory is drained by the Penobscot
river from Chesuncook lake, near it's
northern border. to Penobscot bay
where the waters of the river join the
great Atlantic ocean.
1.-The total area of the Penobscot sec
ton is 5000 square miles. 1t is, there
fore. the largest river district located
wholly within the State. More than
800 miles discharge their surplus water
into the main river below it's lowest
water power at Bangor.
n"The timber now standing in this
section consists mainly of spruce, al
though the amount of cedar to be
found in ali parts is quite large. In
the Piscataquis valley, as we'll as in
the lower West Branch region, large
quantities of white birch are to be
found. From the most careful esti-
that in the Penobscot system there is
now standing 5,166, 10000 900 feet of spruce;
43S, 100000 feet of cedar. and 153, 900 900
feet of pine.
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THE results of these explorations are
very satisfactory and show that there
are standing in the forests of Maine at
this time. twenty-one billion, two hun
dred and thirty-nine million (21 ,239, 900, :
000> feet of spruce. besides large guam
titles of pine. cedar hemlock, poplar
and various species of hardwoods.
From deductions made by Ralph S.
Hosmer, field assistant of the United
States bureau of forestry, who has
been making experiments in this State
during the past summer, and whose
excellent report is published herewith,
it is learned that the annual growth is
sufficient to warrant the cutting of six
hundred and thirty-seven million (637,
600. 000) feet of spruce timber in the
State of Maine each year without de-
pleting the supply.
1T is clearly apparent, therefore.
that the forests of the State are amply
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and authentic information concerning
the location, quality and the amount
of standing timber ready for the
WCodsmans axe or saw.
1.-The work was divided according to
the State water sheds, more attention
being paid to the four great river sys-
tens, the st. John, Penobscot, Kenne-
bee and Androscoggin, than to the
minor systems near the coast. Certain
territory was assigned to each ex-
plorer. The explorers travelled many
miles. personally looked over some of
the townships and interviewed sur
veyors who had made actual surveys,
and obtained figures from the owners
of the land. With the understanding
that the estimates furnished were to
be used in getting at an aggregate of
the standing timber in the State and
not separate townships, the owners of
the land have invariably assisted in the
search for information on the subject
To them and to all others who have
aided in this work 1 feel greatly in
debted.
In many cases the estimates of the
growth on townships have been verified
Wy llS iioiit iIlOIc tiittil
one explorer familiar with the terri
tory and then perhaps getting the
owners figures to aid in basing the
actual stand. This method meant a
much more accurate estimate than
could otherwise be obtained.
"As It is well understood it would be
an almost endless undertaking and
mean an outlay of many thousands of
dollars to get an actual survey and eX-
ploration of the whole State, but by the
method employed l believe the esti-
mates obtained to be as nearly correct
as it is possible. by any means outside
of an actual survey and much nearer
than any estimate ever obtained in the
past.
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A CARD.

We, the undersigned. do hereby agree
to refund the money on so cent bottle
of Greenes Warranted Syrup of Tar if it
fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
f. X. Courtemanche, c. K Partridge
Arthur Tetrault, Temple Pharmacy.
John Coughlin, Augusta
J. c. Houlehan, e H. Beane,
Jackson Bros, Chas. Ward & Co.,
uov3d& w6moS Gardiner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10

.'The Kennebec river system lies
west Of the centre of the State, ex-
tending from Moosehead lake to the
sea. and including the whole of Kenne-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10
Hamburgs and Embroideries,
Samples Of Mercerized
and Silk Pettic0ats.

bought OF q
a
skrtsfr from
90 and$O
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All Wool Waists marked down
have marked our entire line a
ettas and Albatrosses. Also all fancy
Waists that were $500 and $2.25.
Waists that were $500 and $3.50
Waists that were $500 and $500.
We have also added to this lot all
Regular $3.9S quality. Sale price
Regular $29S quality. Sale price
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
BAKER BECK NOT DEAD,
BUT IN BALTIMORE JAIL
Imbibed Too Freely, Arrested, and Had
No Money to Pay Fine.

Henry Beck, the baker who disappear
ed from his home at 327 Tenth Stree;
southeast one week ago Monday, has
been located. and another mystery is
solved. This morning his wife received
letter purporting 10 be from Beck. bur
not in his handwriting. stating that lie
was IN Jail in Baltimore. and asking
that she send him IS to pay his fine and
come home. otherwise he would have TO
remain in jail for thirty days.
The fact that the letter was not in
Beck's handwriting made Mrs. Beck sus-
picious and she appealed to Captain
Bcardman TO ascertain the facts for her
Captain Boardman did so and found that
Beck had gone to Baltimore TO be pres
ent during the meeting OF the EIks, and
on Sunday imbihed little too freely,
in consequence of which he was arrest
ed and fined 81 and costs. in default OF
which he went TO jail.
Mrs. Beck left this afternoon for Bal
timore. 10 pay the fine and release her
husband,
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
PRESIDENT PARDONS
TWO FILIPINO REBELS
Executive Clemency Extended to Army
Deserter and Woman.

Executive pardons were received to-
day at the Department of Justice In
three cases.
Two Filipinos. sentenced to serve
three years each on charges of kidnap-
ing a native policeman, robbery. and
assault and battery, at Pasay, p. l.. re-
ceive executive clemency. The case Is
che which had not been covered by the
amnesty proclamation.
John II. Kane, who deserted from JEFF
ferson Barracks, No, and was sentenced
to serve two years. was also pardoned.
Lucy Smith, convicted in the western
district of Virginia. and sentenced on
May to serve six months. and pay n
fine Of 800, has been granted a com
mutation OF sentence TO expire August
l. She was found guilty OF retailing
liquor without the payment OF the spe-
cial tax.
The President took action on the
ground that the woman was poor ana
unfortunate. and the mother CT 1--WE chill
dren. one paralytic-
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
WRECK DID MILLER
MIGHTY GOOD TURN
Released on Appeal Just Before
Virginia Sheriff Got Here.

The accident on the Southern Railway
yesterday near Springfield. Va. served
a good turn 20 d. Miller. who is wanted
in FauQuier county TO answer q charge
OF larceny. Miller was arrested in
Washington on Friday last and Justice
Pritchard directed that he should be
turned over to the Virginia authorities
Awaiting the arrival OF the sheriff Of
FGuquier county. who was speeding TO
the District on the train which was
wrecked near Springfield. Miller was
placed in the custody Of the United
States marshal. In the meantime Mil
ler's counsel. Ridout & Rosenberg, en-
deavored 10 obtain their clients release
through habeas corpus proceedings. The
application for the writ was fled about
g D. N. The writ, however, was net
ordered to issue.
Every moment was OF great value. for
the sheriff OF Fauquier county was eK-
pected to arrive AT the City Hall any
minute. In the event he arrived before
the writ was served on the marshal. and
took Miller into custody. all OF the coun-
sells trouble would have been useless.
Word was received. however. Of the ac-
cident on the Southern Railway and also
that the sheriff would not be able 10 ar
rive in Washington until after p. N.
About that time Justice Pritchard or
dered the writ to issue against the mar
shall to produce Miller in court. The mo-
tion OF Assistant District Attorney Cor
don to quash the writ was sustained and
Miller took an appeal to the Court OF
Appeals for the District. He was released
on $1,000 bond to await the result OF his
appeal
A few minutes after Miller was re-
leased from custody the sheriff OF Eau
quier county arrived at the marshals
Office He was too late. however. Miller
having already been released On bond.
All OF the parties to the buggy trans
action. wherein David Miller is accused
OF grand larceny, were in the city last
night and this morning. and from them
was learned some facts which did not
come out IN either the hearing on the
requisition papers or on the writ of
habeas corpus. Joseph Breedon. for
merly a furniture dealer in Remington.
a. was III evidence VIII receipt
signed by James A. McConchie, from
whom Miller obtained the buggy more
than a year ago. and which he failed TO
return The receipt reads for SIS. and
releases Miller from all obligations.
McConchie. who was also here. stated
that he gave Breedon. who was acting
as mediator. a receipt for SIS on &C
count. but denies absolutely that he
signed the receipt for SO or released
Miller from his Indebtedness for the
stolen horse and buggy. These men
came prepared TO present their respee-
tive sides of the matter. had their testi-
mony been required in court When it
was found that. for the time being at
least, Miller was out Of the reach OF
Sheriff Hamilton. ali except the sheriff
returned to Fauquier county.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
.POST0FFICE METHODS
IN MOVING PICTURES
Preparing for Government Exhibit al
st. Louis Fair

Work was begun this morning on the
preparation OF an extensive series OF
moving pictures which are to constitute
one of the most important features OF
the Postofhce Department exhibit at the
st. Louis Exposition. at the Buffalo
Exposition the Interior Department tried
the experiment OF having an exhibition
Of moving pictures TO show department
tai work and 1t was so successful that
the postal officials determined to follow
suit
This morning pictures were taken of
the clerks sorting incoming and out
going mail and putting il IN its proper
bags or racks. The carriers were shown
sorting the mail on their routes, ar
ranging it according to houses and then
putting 1t in their bags for delivery.
Other pictures were taken OF the car
riers coming into the building to report
for work and OF them going out with
their bags full.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
BEYOND THE REACH
OF DISTRICT JUSTICE
Samuel Kupperberg, Under Indictment,
in Canada, and Cannot Be Extradited.

samuel hupperberg, who is wanted in
Washington to answer a charge OF con-
spiracy 10 defraud, is in Canada. He
refuses TO return TO this Jurisdiction
and stand trial, ard cannot be extra
dited. He laughs at all efforts OF the
District authorities to induce him to
cross the Canadian line into the United
States.
Kupperberg jumped his bond and fed
from the District about two years ago
He was on trial in Criminal Court No
2. before Justice Barnard. on an in
dictment accusing him OF conspiring
with Louis Fink, alias Louis Finkel-
stein. to defraud the Metropolitan Rail-
road Company. On the second day of
the trial Kupperberg. who was on bail
failed to show up, and bench war
rant was issued against him.
Fink. or Finkelstein. was convicted
and sentenced TO six months imprison-
ment in the District jail
Since Kupperberg ran away he was
not heard of until few days ago. when
he was spotted" in Montreal, Canada
He refused TO come 70 the United States
and was released from custody. The
onense which Kupperberg is accused Of
committing comes under the head of mis-
demeanors. and for this reason he can
not be eXtradited.
Al the trial OF Fink, or Finkelstein.
who was indicted Jointly with Kupper-
berg, it was shown that they attempted
10 get money from the Metropolitan
Railroad on preteEse of having been
injured in an accident on that railroad
The scheme was that one of them would
tumble off Metropolitan car and the
other would be an eyewitness to testify
10 the circumstances under which the
other was hurt. The blame was TO be
placed on the railroad company on ac-
count OF its alleged negligence.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
CONYICTS DEBATED
DEATH OF HOSTAGES
Prisoners Finally Released by Cali
fornia DeSperadoes.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-Some-
where near Lotus, seven or eight miles
from Pilot Hill. are the convicts who
fought their way out of Folsom prison
Monday. Pursuing them and closing in
on all sides are several sheritfs' posses
from the surrounding counties, besides
Placerville military company and per-
haps fifty volunteer civilians. The cap
ture or determination Of the desperadoes
seems certain.
Governor Pardee has authorized the
Offering of 800 each for the arrest of
the convicts. and the State prison COM
missioners have a standing offer OF $50
each for the arrest of the escaped pris-
oners.
Late last night. the conyicts. after the
fight at Pilot Hill. stopped IN their wild
fight to consider the advisability OF dis
posing Of their prisoners. The debate
lasted long time and some were in
favor OF killing their hostages. but they
finally decided to let their captives go.
These were thereupon turned loose:
Bernard Schlottman, Joe" Foster. J. c.
McD0nough, J. E. JeIter, J. W. Dolan,
W. J. Hopton. and Thomas J. seavey.
They were released in the brush about
four miles south of Diels about o'clock
In the morning John Kiendorff. one Of
the guards. tumbled out of the wagon
during the firing at Pilot Hill and es-
capped unhurt This makes all the free
men accounted for and safe.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
SECRETARY ROOT AND PARTY
LEAVE FOR CAMP ORDwAY

Secretary Root returned TO Washing
ton from Southampton late last night
and was in his ONCE at the War Depart
ment for several hours this morning.
where he was engaged disposing OF
business which accumulated IN his alb
sence.
At o'clock Secretary Root left Wash
ington for Leesburg. Va. where he re-
viewed the District National Guard this
afternoon He was accompanied by
Major Greene, Major Goethals, Major
Beech. Captain March, and members of
the general staff. Representative Nc
Dermott, of New Jersey, and NJ. o.
Chance, Secretary Roots private secre-
tary. were also in the party.
The Southern Railroad ran a special
section of its 1 o'clock train for the
accommodation of the Secretary. A
special will also bring Secretary Root
and his party back to Washington at Q
o'clock this evening.
After the review Gen. George H Har-
ries will give a dinner at the camp IN
honor of the Secretary.