Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-08-12
INTERESTING FACTS
OF FOREST PRODUCTS
Immense Value Of Forests
as Protective Covering
for Watersheds.
TO ENCOURAGE PRESERVATION

The annual value OF the forest pro.
ducts OF the United States, as 0numer.
ated la the twelfth census. n nearly
9575.0OO.0OO. n 20 this we're added
the value OF tho firowood, farm ma.
terials and other forest products for
which no returns are available, a very
much larger figure would be shown.
Thus. rs a direct source OF wealth.
the forests Of the country rank near.
~ with the mineral products and sec.
ond 20 the farms. Ia addition 20 mon.
etary value Inc forests OF the coun.
try have an immense, though not ex.
actly calculable, value. as a source OF
future supply and ~ a protective Gov
erluE for watersheds.
Forest products are Indispensable 10
mankind, and their steadily lncreas.
Ing price surely indicates that the de.
mand is encroaching upon the supply.
II - urgently important 10 the nation
that the yearly consumption OF forest
products and the amount % available
timber yet standing should be known.
In accordance with lie policy OF en-.
,ouraging the preservation and proper
use OF the forest. the forest service
Ia aiming 20 secure statistics for pub
LEGATION In 3 report IN the hope that
cooperation With the industries CON
corned will make possible an annual
report entitled. Forest Products OF
the United states" This proposed
report would give, by states, regi0ne
and species the cut and shipments
OF lumber, shInglas. iath. cooperago
stock, ties. posts and poles during the
year; the stock IN land az the close
Of the year ana nlaO the amount Of
wood used In the various industries
for which wood furnishes the raw ma.
terial, and the value OF the products
Il would also give Information con.
corning the amount OF stumpaEe In
the hands of lumhermen In various re-.
glons, how long Il will last az the pres.
ent rate OF cutting, the extent OF
damage by forest hres. and other I'M
pOrtant matters relating to the for.
ests OF the country.
In order that the expense OF col.
Letting the satisfies for this report
shall not b. excessive. nearly all tho
data Will BE- Obtained through cor
respondonce The names OF proprlc.
tors OF iogging camps, saw mills. pulp
mills, wood working plants and other
manufacturing establishments for
which wood Ia the raw material, will
be secured from the bureal Of the
census. Al the close Of the present
calendar year n question card will be-
sent 20 each proprietor 20 be filled out
with answers relating to his particular
line OF business. The replica will be
held strictly confidential and only
state totals will be published.
The work Is OF such Vita import
augo 70 the !umDarmen that the Ma
t.onal Lumhor Manufacturers asso.
citation, whose members produce APP
pIoXmately one.thlrd Of the entire
lumber output Of the United States,
will cooperate with the Forest Service
Ia 'hc collection and compilation OF
the tatistlcs In so Ear as they deal
With Iunber and shingles, az 20 cut,
shipments. and stocks on hand, and
for this purpose the association Will
open an assistant eecretary'a office In
Washns'on this autumn.
In announcing the plan 20 the mem
bers of ne afillated associations, Sec
Rotary Gooirge X. Smith says;
"The announcement Is made az this
time On order that all members OF az.
filiated associations may prepare
may prepare themselves 70 answer
these questions when asked, and that
they Vl.i AXE personal Interest IN see
Ing tina, heir friends and neighbors
who are manufacturing lumber and
shinglos. 10 not afiiliate with any man
ufactursrs' association. but support
this movement. and make x a pro-
nounced success. I feel sure that
every membeg will realize the Import
ance Of this cooperation and give II
his euthuslastlc support"