The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-18

(By j. 5. Young, fnmsn -Pouisen Log
ging Co., Koiso, Wash.)
The Timberman: As the question O.
conserving our present forests and re
foresting our logged.o6 lands is NOV
= commanding - much attention, \ few
observations from one who has given
: the subjeet considerable thought may
not be out Of place.
. People who are dealing with statistics
? and theories tell Us that our forests will
\ be practically exhausted in fifty years.
st the present rate Of cutting; aud az
the fnte Of consumption will undoubt
eddy increase, II would seem that our
oniy hope Of = supply for future rensf.
atoms = In growing more trees
inc question Of conserving and pro
iechog our forests and raiaing another
crop or timber to take tho place OF the
one We are nov cutting and destroying
- purely an economic one, and not row
efned by academic theories. Hence we
WIN conserve and protsct our present
forests, pinnt aud raise new crop Of
Trees on our loafed.o lands lust ns
soon ~ We ind out that It pays to
do 70.
The writer remembers doing a lot Of |
hard work, IN carly life. along with
many Others, destroying our forests thar |
"e miEhf raise grain and garden truck
% cat and bay for onf stock and whyfI
i'ecanee these things 10 US had value.
and trees had none. We could not eat
hem hnd nobody wanted to buy them.
i'ns mark the change today. The freeI
nave values our forests are ut the
present limo one Of the chief sources OF
wealth to the states along the Pacific
Coast, and where the conditions for re-
fofestlhg arc 70 favorable, they can be-
made source Of wealth for all time toI
some but - approximately only col
per coat OF the standing timber OF the
country = In the hands Of the govern
wvat Hnd about 10 per cent under prI
'elh'ioh presents some serious difiicul. e
les. a
What IL the age Of our present for b
'sfsf What are the means TO be EN-. q
,loyed to Feiorest our logged-oif Iandsf T
y hat length Of time win II fakef What ~
lenehth can be derivedf And then II
ne great question, Win II payf
10 the hrst question, 1 would answer, an
FROM 100 to 400 years. The ma w
'onal government Is at the present time au
Aihefing the data to answer questions n.
NO and three. wi
Inc writer has made some obscrya Of
ons regarding the growth OF timber be
men lead him to believe that growing M
inner VIII pay. l have found trees l35 On
ears old 81 Inches ia diameter on the ca
Jump, that cut over SIX thousand feet 20
! understandable lumber The annual ri
fowth showed these treos were "a m,
lehes on The stump at 40 years and AT
bat time should cut 900 feet OF Lumbar
rom my observations, extending over
'Fefai sections Of timber. 100 trees Ia *
~ inches In diameter can be grown "a,
p each acre la 30 years and these win ~
'Ahe 10000 feet Of merelnntnble Ian, w
efi these same trees will cut rs 600 ~
'ei a. The end Of l25 yenrn The "l
nestion ~, What will be the value !, "a "a
~ $1,000 feet Of timber grown on an :"
'f' a. 20 years OF the $4,000 feet ="
'own on an acre IN 1926 ycarsf I viii
'fata "a guess that 10000 feet of ~
apeihk timber will be worth ss per ~
'os~and 10 40 years, aud that an acre ~
'Ahu planted to ir trees will earn AZ ~
year FOR the entire period, not s"'
uht'hs The small trees that can be- ~
zen out and utilized for wood, posts "
81 poles during the 40 years. we
90 not think there Is any use to
ekv. loggrl IA ,,,..l. Ne WI, 30
"nen wealth, though 10 the indi %
iuai 80 years is long time 10 wai, VIII
harvest, bi not long TO the state ~,
To my mind, tho phase Of the oncs ere
"a that presents the most serious sI,a sto
tiles ~ The problem OF taxation. ID"
We no hesitation In saying that on, the
'sent system of taxation. particularly !
.Afding growing timber, " all wrong sou
10 moi propose to discuss the matter act
20 whether the timber interests have Tor
% TOO much or Too little OF the taxes ing
me past or az the present time. bui ect
ystem that does not tax tho growing 'ng
~ OF the farmer, the gardener. or use
NUT grower, and taxes the growing pro.
7 OF lumber over aud over, and at AL
that viii conhscate the entire cron &
80 20 30 years. whom ID takes from Fer
70 100 years 20 raise this crop, is Ger man
ny open 20 valid objection. As star
shtnte FOR our present system of ppnl
INK umhcr, based on values. | Womb trac
oeatn cutting tax TO he paid whom new
lumber "a cut; a portion Of this tax The
be set aside to boar the expense OF arr
'r9s'eiion by the state; aud a nor rae
70 pay the expense Of protecting ,tru
present forests from ere and dcprc town
ou. he
shall not attempt In this articl. An fam'
n into the details OF Sueh a scheme tract
p tola on good authority that rails he
trees BY the state or national gov. mre'
nent pays In European countries II max
why not here on our western eoast quite
re- the conditions are almost ideai3 main
tcooel,,.,,.i ,...ul tie {