The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-11-13

to keep pace with the expenditures but to to the
government the entire cost of maintaining the forest
service. Private of grazing lands in the same
regions ask and receive much higher return per
head of stock for the of their lands than does the
forest service The national forests which contain one
fifth of the standing merchantable timber In the coun
try furnished year about 13 cent OF its lumber
cut resulting in the removal from the forests OF about
oneeghth Of one per cent. OF the stand Of this com
parativey insignificant cut onefourth not sold, but
given home-builders and communities; yet the
sales brought in nearly 100000 II the chief object OF
the forests were to produce immediate income, the
amount received could be multiplied several times.
There is actually going to waste In the woods each
year through decay and other natural causes from nve
to ten times the amount of timber now being cut
with an adequate force of forest officers available
much of this waste might be prevented Timber sales
involve for marking, scaling and supervising the work.
cost the of about 80 cents per Thousand
feet and the amount sold cannot be much increased
without an increased appropriation. There Is also the
waste of the productive of the Forest whch can
not be brought full play until the mature trees nave
been removed to make room for growing crop.
Most of the forest timber is beyond reach unless
heavy outlaws are made to obtain of ranspota-
ton. Such timber be sold only TO those VINO com
mand large resources OF capital and even .hen oy a.
relatively low price. On the other hand, where the
demand for the timber is good and competition for us
purchase fairly brisk, it is generally necessary 10 80
slowly because of the certainty OF tuture requirements.
In short the question of the timber that can saey OF
wisely no sold is local The fact that timber is
rotting in the woods in distant regions VIII not nep
communities which find their home supply exhausted.
are carefully guarded. The amount OF nationa lorest
timber sold during year slightly over oooooovoo
feet or not much over one-hird the amount SOLD the
nrevious wear The falling of directly due 10 tne
refusas to make large sales Under such sales the ac
taI emitting is allowed extend over several years Inc
amount of timber cut paid for during the year. now
ever more than doubled the cut OF the previous year.
with total of not quite 900 feet Inc receipcs
from timber sales were about $3.50 OO0 as against not
outs 100000 for the previous year In adduon mere
Vas cut under free 13o0oooOo feet OF TIMBER
valued at about $4,000
The timber lands of the west outside OF the nauona
sore.t. are mainly In strong hands Were the nauona
vcre.t tber offered on the market to every purchaser
~. main acene of western numbering would De quickly
h,sod - the pbic holdings 1t Is sometimes asserted
that the creation of the national forests mas played nto
the hands Of monoposts Of timber lands. II was on
~. contrary an eeventh-hour hating OF the process
vhich would have made the hold obtainape oy sucn
ronopolv complete To permit the owners OF s'anuns
her 10 preserve their stumpage intace wniie Supply
p their business through purchase from tne
svnment would simply invite the boarding OF prva.e
timber for further high prices. while the pubic supply
would be disposed Of without an adequate return
Under the timbersale policy now In force pom inc
r.srt ana the future interests of the consumer are
$500 IN mind The needs Of those dependent on the
sssts are supplied up the limit set by the power Oh
~ reeon to maintain steady Yield 10 recosn1sc'
40 that the removal of mature timber 70 make roc%
Tor new ana growing crop 10 the only way Dy wnlcn
1hs forests can be put to work Small sales are nov