Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-24
SHOULDBE
CLEARED AWAY
Mr.. Defenbach Devises a Method
For So Doing

had an interview with Mr., 0. T.. Barr
this morning regarding his late trip
10 Boise and he related to US a talk
trat he had with Mr. b. +. Defenbaeh
Of Standpoint. who was also a brother
delegate TO Boise, regarding the
matter Of method for clearing away
the large stumps on the many tracts
OF land in northern Idaho. that al the
present time was keeping 80 much OF
the land from being used for aEri-
cultural purposes. They conversed
over the matter for some time. and
the thought was introduced that &
should be an act OF congress to APP
point an expert TO look after the
clearing OF the land and to advance
some theory for so dolnk.
MIR. Defenbach is deeply interested
In the reclamation of stumpage lands
IN the northern part OF the state. and
in fact throughout the northwest
generally.
He has made study OF this sub
iect for several years and Is Of the
opinion that many thousands Of acres
OF splendid agricultural land might
be secured to the state II some rea.
sonably inexpensive method were de-
vised to clear on the stumps.
MIR. Defenbach said Thursday after.
noon: The greatest problem In my
mind now confronting the further de-
velopment Of the northwest ID thal
OF clearing on the stnmps on whai
has been timbered land In Is eoun
ties OF the state OF Washington ~
ing west of the Cascade mountains
there are over $4,000 acres o
high grade agricultural land tina
could be utilized II the stumps coul'
be removed economically.
over half the area OF Bonner an,
Kootenai counties could be reclaim
ed II this problem could be solved
have spent much time in inyestl
eating the several methods whicl
have been used and find none to b
practical.
Recently wrote to the depart
ment OF agriculture at Washington
for information In this respect,
learned that out of a total OF 81
states In which this question was
vital one there was but one ma
working on the problem. This wa
Harry Thompson OF Seattle. wen
o see him and together we resurreoi
ed records OF 60 different method
OF destroying these annoying stumpi
All OF them were expensive. I
Bonner county. where the stump
run close to Ave feet in diamter 0
he average. calculated the Is
pense of eradicating them to rn
from $40 to $109 an acre. whlc
OF course make II prohibitory IA
runs the price Of the land beyon
It's value.
The state university at Aoscol
has promised TO experiment on th
proposition with a tract which Ia
been granted TO II for the purpos
by Paul clagstone, speaker OF ia
! ouse Of representatives
In regard TO the method used ii
eommonest are FIRST. dyuamitinl
them on with a mechanical gasoiir
holes In the ground; second. burnin
; expensive. There are traditions |
: the use Of some chemical preparatio
which has been made effective !
J hey tell me. BY practical resui
from which ! have as yet failed
! find.
; 4 have interested the Commerce
) club in Standpoint In the matter ~
& is our object to get every Co
, gresham in the northwest to vol
: FOR the appointment OF some cap
Z bic scientist or other well qualih'
3 person to make experiments At q
! expense Of the government. a
anxious to see the question sow
as II would mean an addition OF
vast area to the already wide donna
OF farming lands In our inland Il
Dire."
A very good remedy and one tn
we can highly recommend in all cas-
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