The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-02-25
est land-holding companies of the

SJdl6S, the one representative OI Tie
lumber, the other of the railroad in
terests of that country, should have
called on the bureau of forestry for
expert advice in managing their lands.
The main timber supply of the United
States is contained in the northwest
ern states, and the great advances
which forestry has made in that part
Of the country must be regarded ev-
erywhere as of general benefit.
In letter to the chief of the bu-
reau of forestry, Mr.. Howard Elliott,
president of the Northern Pacific rail-
way, writes these significant words:
THE Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany is large holder Of timber lands
in the northwestern states, which are
now being logged from in more or
less irregular methods.
Realizing the increasing scarcity
of timber, and the probability OF a
more economical use of forest tracts
which we have, and understanding
that your foresters lend assistance to
land-holders in the way of making
surveys and plans for economical for
est management, would ask whether
it would be possible for the bureau of
forestry to make surveys and plans
for this company, looking toward the
forest management of its tracts"
The work for the Weyerhaeuser
Timber company is not the first un-
dertaken by the bureau for that con-
Germ. Last summer party of forest
ers made study Of the Norway pine
on the company's lands near Cloquet,
Mimi, and working plan for these
lands Is now in preparation.
The following is the text Of the
agreement under which the bureau of
forestry is to prepare working plans
for the Weyerhaeuser company:
The department of agriculture of
the United States, and Weyt haeuser
Timber company of st. Paul, county
of Ramsey, state of Minnesota, mu-
tually agree together as follows:
l. The department Of agriculture,
in pursuance OF investigations In for
estry, and in order to disseminate a
knowledge of improved ways of han
ding forest lands, shall, after per-
sonal study on the ground by It's
agent or agents, prepare a plan for
harvesting the forest crop and repro
duclng the forest on the land Of The
said Weyerhaeuser Timber company,
situated and described as follows: H.
100000 acres, more or less, state OF
Washington.
2. The said plan shall be prepared
for the purpose Of promoting and in
creasing the present value and useful
ness Of the said land to its owner,
and to perpetuate and improve the
forest upon it.
g. Upon the completion of the said
plan and its acceptance by the said
Weyerhaeuser Timber company, the
department Of agriculture shall super
wise the execution thereof so far as
may be necessary.
A. The cost Of executing the pro-
visions of this agreement shall be paid
as follows:
(a) The salaries of all the employees
of the department of agriculture en-
gagged in fulfilling this agreemen. shall
be paid by the department.
(b) A preliminary visit of inspec-
ton, if required, shall be wholly at
the charge of the department.
(c) Actual and necessary expenses
for travelling and subsistence OF the
agent or agents of the department
working under this agreement, except
as provided in the foregoing para
graph (b), shall be paid by the said
Weyerhaeuser Timber company. What
are actual and necessary expenses"
shall be determined by the printed
regulations of the department. Ex-
penses under this paragraph (c) are
estimated, for the preparation of this
working plan, at five thousand $4,000
dollars.
td) Necessary assistants shall be |
by the said Weyerhaeuser
Timber company without cost to the
department. IL Is estimated that -
such assistants will be required for |
- to prepare this working plan.
(e) The department shall not par |
ticipate In any degree In the receipts |
and expenses arising from said land,
except as above provided
). The department or agriculture
shall have the right TO publish and
the said plan and Its results
Tor the information OF lumbermen.
'orest owners. and others whom Ii
nay concern.