Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-21
Ordered by Judge Howell 10 Clear
Up LOngstanding In
debtedneSs.
TIMBER FAMINE IMMINENT.
Forestry Instructor Thomas \. Mills
Addresses High School Students
Big Grain Elevator.

ogden, April 20.-Judge Howell has
rendered a decision in the case Of Emil
Roapp and others against the ogden
a. Northwestern Railroad company and
A. r. G.. Smith, and in which the sale
of the road Is ordered TO satisfy judy
mepts against Il and for the taking up
OF bonds. The court orders that the
sum OF $4,000 DO expended from the
receipts Of the s8le IN taking up an is
sue o. $4,000 worth OF bonds OF the
second issue and which were paid for
90 the rate Of 30 cents on the dollar.
s. judgment held against the company
by A. r. G.. Smith IS also ordered paid
and the remainder Of the proceeds 20
d. used in taking up other outstanding
b0lds In the decision the court states
that In the first issue Of bonds amount
ipa to $4,000 that there was nothing on
the books TO show that there was over
any consideration given for the same.
The ogden & Northwestern line eN-
tends from the city limits TO the Utah
Hot Springs and IS now known as the
ogden Rapid Transit company. 1t was
purchased in 1902 by David Ecgles from
w. a. Paxton for 500 600 which included
the Hot Springs and hotel Local capt.
falists organized two distinct companies,
one Tor the railroad and one for the
Hot Springs, 80 that the latter IS not
affected By the order 81 the court. The
formal sale OF the road will he made TO
clear the title and wipe out the indebt-
odness against the linz. which has been
electrified by the ogden Rapid Transit
company since IL obtained control.
TIMBER FAMINE IMMINENT.
Thomas A. Mills. forestry instructor
OF the United States forest service. with
headquarters at Washington, d. c., in
an address to the students OF the Og-
den high school, stated that within 90
years there win be a timber famine in
the United States al the present rate Of
Of usage OF the forests OF the country
The speaker gave these startling figures
On an address upon the benefits 20 be
derived from the forest service.
Mr.. Mills said IN part: No nation
had ear fallen from having too many
trees. but scores OF lands have been
depopulated and brought to ruin
through forest destruction. Most OF
The great nations Of which history gives
an account have been rich I'm natural
resources. and the one resource most
useful 20 and the most used by every
nation that has built itself to great
ness was the forest II is probable that
the forests Of the United states have
been the most important resource 90
those who have settled here When the
first settlers landed upon the Atlantic
coast they first cut down the trees and
used them TO build homes"
The speaker then referred TO the fact
that the FIRST settlers as well as the
pioneers Ga any state and territory used
wood freely for almost all purposes.
The development Of mines was made
possible by the use OF timber in tun-
uels and shafts While there have been
found many substitutes for wood. there
have been equally as many new uses
discovered which continually increases
the demand for lumber
Ia conclusion MT Mills stated. at
The present time approximately 100000
acres OF forest, are cut and used every
% hours Most of this timber is we'll
u-od ID is used 10 develop the country
ana sustain the industries. But the
unfortunate thing iu connection with
timber or thc forestry question a
present Is that al the present rate OF
usage the forests OF the United states
win be exhausted In less than 20 years.
100 other words, timber famine Us
near, ana "a timber famine viii have
.tamating eject upon those industries
that are dependent upon regular sup
piles OF wood. and as wood S 50 gem
orally and 20 largely used this timber
famine will probably mean almost a
calamity for the entire people of The
nation. To meet this serious situation,
fIrestry ought 90 be- az once extensively
practiscd upon the woodlands Of the
United states
DISTRICT COURT BUSINESS.
Mary Elizabeth Murray has filed o
petition for letters OF guardianship iu
flD matter eft the estate of her hus-
band Daniel Murray au incompetent
no is confined in the state mental
hospital al Provo. Tho estate Is VALUE
ed az $1,000 which consists az a homo
uu Grant avenue valued az $4,000 and
o. half interest in the Elephant
saloon valued at $4,000.
Tho case oi the state of ltah against
Walter Barnes. charged with the
failure 20 support "a minor child. which
Was called for ulal before Judge