Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-02-06


average yield per acre.
We grow one-ffth of the world IS
wheat crop, three-ffths of its cotton
crop and fourth ffths of its corn crop.
We plant nearly 50,000,000 acres of
wheat annually, with an average yield
of about IA bushels per acre; 100000
600 acres of corn, yielding an average
of 25 bushels per acre; and 30,000,000
acres of cotton, yielding about 12,000,
900 bales.
Good business sense demands that q
definite land policy be formulated. The
national conserV luion commission be-
lieves that the following will serve
as basis therefor:
Livery part of the public lands
should be devoted to the use which will
best subserve the interests of the whole
people.
2-The classification Of all public
lands is necessary for their administra-
ton in the interests of the people.
3-The timber, the minerals and the
surface of the public lands should be
disposed of separately.
4-Public lands more valuable for
conserving water supply, timber and
natural beauties or wonders than for
agriculture should be held for the use
of the people from all except mineral
entry.
5-Title to the surface of the remain
ing nonmineral public lands should be
granted only TO actual home makers.
6-Pending the transfer of title to
the remaining public lands they should
be administered by the government and
their use should be allowed in a way to
prevent or control waste and monopoly.
The present public land laws as a
whole do not subserve the best inter
ests Of the nation. They should be
modified SO far as may be required TO
bring them into conformity with the
foregoing outline of policy.
Next to our need Of food and water
comes our need Of timber
Our industries which subsist wholly
or mainly upon wood pay the wages of
more than 100000 men and women.
Our forests now cover 550,00O,00O
acres, or about one-fourth Of the United
States. The original forests covered not
less than s50,OO0,OO0 acres.
Since 1870 forest fires have destroyed
yearly average Of so lives and $780,
100000 worth Of timber. Not less than
50,00O,000 acres Of forest is burned
over yearly. The young growth de
stroyed by fire is worth far more than
the merchantable timber burned.
One-fourth Of the standing timber is
lost in logging. The boxing Of long
leaf pine for turpentne has destroyed
one-hfth Of the forests worked. The
loss in the mill is from one-third TO
two-thirds Of the timber sawed, The
loss of mill product in seasoning and
fitting for use is from 0no-seventh 10
One-fOurth.
We take from our forests each year,
not counting the loss by FIRE, three and
a half times their yearly growth We
take 40 cubic feet per acre for each ~
cubic feet grown we take 200 cubic
feet per capita, while Germany uses 81
and France 20 cubic feer.
We tax our forests under the general
property tax, a method abandoned long
ago by every othor great nation Pres
emit tax laws prevent Tef0restatlOn Of
eng over land and the perpetuaton Of
existipg forests by use.
Tho conservative use Of The forest
and of timber by American citizens
viii NOT be generai until they learn hoW
to practice forestry. Through "a Yig0r.
ons national campaign in education, Tor
osiry has taken root |n the great body
foady exists upon which ~ build
structure uf forest conservation which
slll endure.
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