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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-27
THE FORESTS OF ALASKA

forests Of Alaska is about $4,000, 1000
board feet, almost entirely spruce, as
hemlock Is but little used, a large part
of this output, probably one third be-
ing used for salmon cases, and much
Of the best lumber is used in this way.
The southern and southeastern coast
having a much larger timber supply
than will be needed locally for a long
time to come, much of the hemlocl
should be cut and the spruce be given
an opportunity to increase. The cut
ting that has so far taken place on
the coast of Alaska has had but small
effect upon the forest, the bulk is yet
untouched and as it is now over-ma-
ture, utilization for other purposes than
lumber should be encouraged as much
as possible. Both spruce and hemlock
are good pulpwood and taken together
they comprise almost the entire forests
There is faint prospect that, so far
as the coast lumber is concerned it
will ever be needed for use in Alaska
The permanent industries of the coast
region are fishing and mining, the
mountainous character of the country
will forever prevent agricultural OPP
erations and the natural barriers pre-
vent this lumber from being Of pres
ent benefit to the interior where the
need is greatest and the price high.
Besides the timber itself is not suit
able for the structural work that will
be needed in the interior when that
region is more fully developed and
made accessible by railroads. The an
nual growth of the coast forests is in
excess of the local needs, and unless
methods of utilization which will re-
suit in expectation are developed, these
products cannot be rightly handled OF
properly conserved.
But the interior conditions tell 9
different story. There the forest stand
varies from practically nothing. IN
areas OF scrubby black spruce &c
twenty or more cords per acre in this
birch aspen type. and several thou.
sand board feet per acre in the best
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attended, but the interest was very
good.
s. r. Cox Of Arcola. Ill. delivered an
aDle ADDRESS on Method of Making
6ooo ROADS. Mr.. Cox is good road"
enthusiast and the town in Illinois over
which he has superintendent entoys
the reputation Of having the best dirt
roads In the state. AS the soil condI-
tons are practically the same in the
Red river valley Of North Dakota and
Minnesota as those OF Illinois. the prin-
ciples applied there would serve the
purpose in the Red river valley. No
foreign material is used; only prairie
dirt.
II. II. Gross, the road expert OF Chi
cago, ILL., addressed the convention on
Thursday on the subjects Social and
Educational Advantages of Good Roads
and also What Legislation Is Neces-
sary to Make Good Roads Building
Upon Large Scale Practical. In both
addresses Mr.. Gross condemned the
present system in vogue and urged the
payment of road taxes in cash to be
expended upon the roads by some one
who understands road making, as d
blacksmith understands horse shoeing.
or as tailor understands making 4
suit Of clothes.
The convention was also addressed
by s. Johnson, director Of library com
mission, Bismarck, N. D., on the sub
ject Good Roads Legislation; Some
Hints from the Experience Of Other
States.
Geo. w. Cooley. state engineer, ST.
Paul. Mimi, delivered an address on
The Construction and Maintenance OF
a Primary System of Highways. He
agreed fully with Messrs. Cox and
Gross OF Illinois and urged change
of law which would enable the road tax
money to be expended under the direc-
tion of competent road maker.
Excellent addresses were also deliv-
cred by Prof. Dolve of the Agricultural
college on Good Roads from North Da-
kota SOIL j. r., voshell, highway en- :
gineer. good roads department, Wash
ington. D. c., on Advantages of Inn
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On the coast Of southeastern Alaska
the average annual precipitation is
about ninety inches and trees grow to
a large size; in the central plateau, the
precipitation is less than fifteen IN
ches. including the melted snow, and
the average size of timber is small;
while on the Arctic slope, north of the
Rocky mountains and the region ada
cent to the Bearing sea, climatic con-
ditions make forest growth altogether
impossible, and those vast tundras are
covered chiefly with moss, sedges, and
a few small shrubs; hence, the discus
sion of Alaska forests in forest service
bulletin 81, recently issued by the Uni
ted States department of agriculture, is
necessarily confined to the southeastern
coast region and to the central plateau,
lying between the Pacific mountain
system on the south and the Rocky
mountain system on the north and east,
and drained principally by the Yukon
and the Kuskokwim rivers.
1t is estimated that the total forest
and woodland area of Alaska is APP
proximately 100, 900, 900 acres, or about
27 per cent of the land area Of the
territory. OF these about 20,0OO,000
acres may possibly bear timber Of suf-
ficient size and density to be used as
saw timber, while the other $4,000 900
acres Is woodland which bears some
saw timber, but mostly only firewood
The coast region has mild climate,
not colder than the northern part of
Puget Sound or of Scotland The
stand of trees is dense, raging for
considerable areas $4,000 feet per acre;
Sitlxa spruce forming about 20 per cent
Of the stand and western hemlock
about rs per cent. Although by far the
most abundant species, western hem
lock does not produce as large individ-
ual trees ais the spruce or western red
cedar--the former occasionally show
ing diameter of six feet with height
OF $50 feet, and the cedar attaining d.
ameters of from 3 TO feet.
The usual lumber cut In the coast
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white spruce forests. The best tim
Der of spruce, birch, and poplar grows
in the valleys, particularly along the
Tanana in the Fairbanks district Black
spruce predominates in the more poor
ly drained situations. The average of
timber is small, white spruce rarely,
balsam poplar sometimes attaining IS
to "a inches in diameter; the white
birch and aspen average inches in
diameter, though maximum of Is inches
on unusually favorable sites are noted,
and black spruce rarely attains a diam
eter of inches; while the heights of
the different species run from 20 feet
for the black spruce to rs feet for the
best white spruce. Naturally 1t is i'm
possible for timber to grow rapidly or
to large size in soil permanently
frozen. Unlike the coast forests, those
of the interior have suffered much
from fires; in some cases ten times as
much timber has been killed by fire
as has been cut for fuel or lumber.
The bulk of the timber cut in the
forests of the central plateau is for
flrewood, several times as much being
used for that purpose as for lumber
MOI Is IIllS surprising, as the interior
of Alaska depends entirely upon wood
for heat, light and power. Wood is
burned by the Tanana Valley railroad,
which has forty Ave miles Of track out
from Fairbanks; the river steamers,
except three large boats on the, Yukon
which use oil. burn wood; and the Sc
we're weather of the eight months win
ter, when the thermometer sometimes
goes down to 80 degrees below zero,
makes the consumption for fuel in do
mestic affairs much larger than the
population-about 30.000--would use
under conditions existing elsewhere.
The present sparce population will
undoubtedly be greatly Augmented, and
its need for timber will be large. there
fore, its timber supply would be con-
served to lessen as far as possible the
heavy expense which importation will
entail, as transportation is slow, ex-
pensive and uncertain, and by boats
which operate only few months OF
the year
Obviously all the forests Of Alaska
should be protected and made Of the
| utmost permanent use. They should
be managed SO as to increase the stand
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Ell zAGAL STANDS
tenth ON list
FARGO TEMPLE WELL UP in LIST
OF sHRINEs FURNISHING I'M.
PERIAL OFFICERS - BIG PRE-.
PARTITIONS FOR RECEPTION OF
IMPERIAL PoTENTATE.

Ell Zagal temple of the Shrine
stands tenth in the list of shrines that
have had imperial officers This record
was secured by Recorder saram Eli
son of Mecca temple New York. John
Frank Treat at present deputy i'm
perial potentate has represented the
local shrine in the imperial divan for
ten years. From the session of June
IL, 1889, when Mecca temple passed
from the imperial council line the
following temples have had imperial
officers: Aleppo % years; Syria, %
years; Ell Kahir, IA; Medinah, ~ Acca,
IL; Lu Lu. IL; Ell Zagal1 10; Hella, 9:
MoiIa, 9; Murat, g.; AL Malaikah, 9;
Syrian, 8; Tangier, g.; Ismailia, 8;
Rameses, 8; Boumie, 8; Kismet, Z;
Moolah, z; Osiris, z; Moslem, 6;
Islam, g.; Ararat, 6; Abdallah, 9; Omar,
g. Damascus, 6; Ell Jebel 5; Saladin,
s. Kora, 8; Cyprus, 4 Alhambra, A.
Sphinx, 4; Al Koran, 3; Isis, 8; Pyra-
mid, 3; Osman, 8; Palestine 8; Zurah.
8; Almas, 2; Ell Rad. 1; Kaaba, /;
India, l. Mecca, 0-with the accent on
the cipher.
FL Zagel is making great prepare
tions for reception here next Thurs
day to Imperial Potentate Hines, who
with the local shriners will attend the
Ringing circus, and have a big meet
ing in the evening. A whole section
has been reserved for the shriners for
the afternoon performance at the cir
Gus, and in the evening the imperial
potentate and the Ringing Brothers,
all Of whom are shriners will attend a
meeting and reception at Masonic
temple.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-27
CONCERT TOMORROW
orpheus Singing Society Will Give
Their Excellent Programme at
Stones Hall.

Music lovers of the city are awaiting
with interest the programme which
will be given tomorrow evening at
Stones hall by the Orpheus society.
The prOgramne for the concert is
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proved Earth Roads; T. r. Atkinson,
state engineer Bismarck, N D., on
Road Making as an Engineering Prop
osition, and a most practical paper
on Road Materials and Methods in
North Dakota by Prof. e. J. Babcock.
University Of North Dakota. Gov
ernor Burke also addressed the con-
vention,
The convention decided to effect
permanent organization with a fee ri
SO cents per annum as condition OF
membership. 1t was decided to hold
the next convention at Bismarck some
time next winter.
For the ensuing year Dean J. H.
Shepherd. of the Agricultural college
was elected president. Hon. Geo. Welsh
Bismarck, vice president, Edward Lit
ton of Larimore, secretary treasurer
On June "a the Good Roads conven-
ton was continued by the Grain Grow
ers Department of the Society Of Equl-
ty of North Dakota, South Dakota and
Minnesota. Matters pertaining to the
terminal elevator, better prices for DUR
UNI wheat and the handling of the 1910
crop was discussed by able speakers.
Two hundred are taking the course
in gasoline and steam engineering.
The first annual meeting Of the sec
retaries and registrars Of the land
grant colleges will be held at Detroit,
Mich, Aug. 16 and II. w. A. Yoder,
secretary Of the North Dakota agri-
cultural college, has felt the need OF
more uniform systems of accounting
and granting credits so with Al. III.
Parrott, registrar of the N. D. A. c.,
has begun this organization which will
be completed at Detroit on Aug. is and
II Most Of the secretaries and regis
trars will be present as they have ex-
pressed the need of such organization.
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~" CAMPAIGN Is
NEARING The end
RUNNING TRACK FUND REACHES
$500 MARK AND IT IS HOPED
THAT 1T WILL SOON REACH
s12oo-HoW THE FUNDS HAVE
BEEN CONTRIBUTED.

The fund for the running track Tor
the Y. M. C. A. passed the $500 marx
Saturday and If the committee has the
time to see the members 1t is sure 10
reach the sum of $1,000 on or before
July /. This was the amount aimed
at when the project was first starred
During the week final specifications
will be made and contracts awarded
for work covered by the funds sub
scribed. 1t is hoped by the associa-
tion that a number Of the boys who
are out of the city will not wait 10
be seen by the committee, but VIII
send in their subscription at once.
An analysis Of the subscriptions
shows the following interesting facts:
Tota1 Ayera ge
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-27
NOTES FROM THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Food bulletin No. "a takes UP the
subject of milling durum wheat. The
results show that 1t costs ga cents
more for power to grind a bushel of
durum than fife or blue stem, while at
the present time there is a difference
in price of 26 cents per bushel. 1t also
shows that the mixing of Is per cent
of durum -four with the hard wheat
flour improves the bread. At the pres
ent prices it costs $4.28 to produce a
barrel OF durum wheat -four and $3.50
to produce a barrel of fife or blue stem
wheat flour, showing that quite saw
ing can be made by combining the two
kinds of wheats and at the same time
improve the quality of the product
The cost for grinding 100 barrels of
durum wheat was STAB for grinding
100 barrels of fife or blue stem wheat
81. The bulletin also contains an an
aIysis OF whiskies and many articles
of general interest. 1t can be had by
writing to the Agricultural college at
Fargo.
Supt. T. A. Hoverstad and w. C.
Palmer conducted an institute at
Rhame on Tuesday of this week.
G.. L. Tibert went to Dickinson on
Tuesday to see about the erection Of
a seed house at the sub-station there;
$4,000 having been set aside for this.
From there he goes to Hettinger to see
about the erection Of house on that
SUBJ station.
The Good Roads convention, schedul-
ed for June 90 and 20 was not largely
Of the best timber-spruce- de-
crease that Of the less desirable hem
lock. Utilization Of the present over
mature timber Of the coast should be
encouraged, while the insufficient sup
ply in the forests Of the interior should
be given the best of care for IL Is not
likely with most intelligent manage
ment, to be able to furnish more than
part Of the home demand. as the
high grade timber which may be need
ed will always have to be imported.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-27

Supt T. A. Hoverstad and w. C.
Palmer conducted an institute at
Rhame on Tuesday Of this week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-27
SCAN. W. c. T. U. RECEPTION.
Pleasant Farewell Affair for Mrs.
Romsdahl,

The Scandinavian w. G. T. u. gave
a reception last Thursday evening at
the home of Mrs. ". j. Baldwin on
Tenth street south for Mrs. s. Roms-
dahl who will leave in July for Calu-
met, Mich. After an evening Of music
and games elaborate refreshments
were served. In behalf Of the union
Mrs. Nelson president of the w. c. I.
u, presented Mrs. Romsdahl with a
handsome silver cream ladle and berry
spoon as token of the esteem in
which Mrs. Romsdahl is held by the
members Of the union. Mrs. Roms-
dahl has been for number of years
recording secretary of the local work
ers and has also been superintendent
of the mothers meetings.
Rev. Romsdahl will preach his fare
well sermon on Sunday evening of
July 10, after which he, with his
family, leave for his new field Of labor
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NEW BATCH TO LAKE.
Second Consignment of Lads to 'FY"
Camp Friday.

Camp Friday.
When the younger boys leave the
7. M. G. A. next Friday morning. July
l, and take the O'Clock train for
Lake Cormorant for a stay until July
IL, there will be jolly crowd of per-
haps twenty. They will be accompanied
by a quartette of adults During the
stay at the lake there will be a two
days hike, an athletic meet, swimming
races, boat races, sailing trips around
the lake and explorations into other
lakes and undiscovered territory. The
date has been changed from that origi-
nally given to the one above, in order
to make the most economical super
vision and use of the camp equipment.
Boys should pay their fees and have
all baggage with initial marked plainly
on each article Of clothing at associa-
ton building by Wednesday evening.
An attractive programme for each day
has been prepared.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-27
Trio of Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued this
morning to the following couples:
George H. Lindsay and Ruby zuske,
both of Absaraka.
Herman l.. Brevik and Hannah g.
Nelson, both of Fargo.
Joseph G. Beaton OF Fargo and Flor
ence u. Showers of Wheatland.
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Table board by day, week or single
meals to women and family boarders.
Woman's Boarding Home, 100 Eighth
street south. a..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-08
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

To Morgan BilllnEsley. assignee Of J..
nj. Short, plaintiff. and Henry Good
night. Oliver Goodnight. r. NJ. Brook.
over. Golf Corbin. Elmhs ". Hamfl-
ton and William s. Raymond. trustee
defendants: -
In the Intermediate Coul: OF Marion
County. West Virginia. in chancery.
You and each of y,ou will take notice
that In pursuance of decree OF the
intermediate Court or Marion county,
West Virginia, entered on the 9Th day
OF January. 1910. In the 'chanccry
cause therein pending wherein you are
the parties complainant and defendant.
| have fixed upon Thursday, the 10th
lay of March. 1910. at my office in
the city of Fairmont, Marion county.
West Virginia. MS the time and place
for beginning the discharge of my tlu.
ties under said decree. an abstract OF
which is as follows:-
Upon consideration OF all which. 1t
Us hdiudged. ordered nnd hecreed, that
this cause be. and the came lis hereby
referred to A. l.. Lehman, one or the
commissioners In chancery Of this
Court to take. state and report an nc.
count showing f;
Flrst,-All the real estate owned by
the judgment debtor. Henry Goodnight,
where situated. its description and the
quantity thereof, a
tSecond.-The liens upon said real
estate, by whom held. their respective
amounts and priorlties.
Thirll.-IEhether said real estate
VIII In five t5) years rent for sufli-
Client sum to pay off and discharge
said liens and the costs OF this suit. 4
;FotFth.-And such other matters ms
any party In interest may require. the
same being pertinent. or such other
matters as said commissioner himself
may deem pertinent whether so re.
quired or not"
AT which time and place you are
required to be present.
Given under my hand this 9TH day
OF February. 1910.
A. l.. Lehman
Commissioner
William s. Raymond.
Counsel for plaintiff. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-08
M EHiBER.
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that George
II. Shoemaker and. ]. E. Morgan did on
the 18th day OF January. 1910. file with
the, City Clerk OF the City OF Fairmont.
West Virginia. their application for n
franchise granting them the right.
franchise and privilege OF putting and
placing under the streets, alleys. side
walks. whnrres. landings and public
grounds within the City Of Fairmont.
such pipes. mains, tubes. aprnrte-
nances and devices Us may he neces.
sary or useful for supplying the wants
Of all persons residing or doing bust
ness within said city with gas. either
natural or artificial. for fuel, heating.
lighting and manufacturing purposes:
together with the right and privilege
to make and collect reasonable tolls
or charges for supplying such gas to
their consumers or PATRONS
With the said application there Is
fled with the said City Clerk OF the
said CITY OF Fairmont q copy of the
ordinance asked for. granting 10 the
said George Fl. Shoemaker and J. Z.
Morgan. their heirs and assigns. the
right and privilege. OF putting and
placing such pipes. mains, tubes, np-
pnrtennnces and devices under the
streets. alleys and other public
grounds within said City of Fairmont.
Said application Will be presented
to the Common Council OF the City
OF Fairmont ut its first meeting after
this notice shall have been published
for at least thirty days.
In compliance with Chapter 20 of
The Acts of the Legislature of West
Virginia.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of January. 1910.
L., B. CARsKADON.
Jan. 20-97 Feb. $40. City Clerk.
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SURPRISE Birthday Party.

s FARMIaGToN, Feb. "a very
pleasant surprise party was given Mr..
and Mrs. Dr. Johr M. Trach Monday
evening, the occasion being Mrs.
7 raeh's birthday. Mrs. Traeh was pre-
scented with very fine rug. Many
games were played after which re-
freshments were served consisting o,
fruit salad and cake which wer. very
tempting. Those present were. Mrs.
>. e. Murphy. Mrs. Blanche Murphy,
Miss Hattie Thompson, Mrs. w. =.
Hoffman, Mrs. Geo. FELTON,. Mrs. A. j..
Pyies, Miss Bertha Clayton. Mrs. o.
M. Beatty Mrs. Lawrence Hupp, Mrs.
jag. GrihbIe. Mrs. 6. @. Gray, Miss
Myrtle Gray, Mrs. Hannerrn, Mrs.
George Hamilton, Mrs. Elery Parrish.
Mrs. John Fettv, Mrs. Leila Martin,
Mrs. Belle Park, Mrs. Ida Toothnnan.
Mrs. Gould. Miss Myra Gould. All join
ed in saying they had . very pleasant
evening. ~
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d. A. n, MEETING.

An important business meeting oil
the Daughters of the Revolution was
held Saturday Afternoon at their chap.
ter house on Market street. Mrs. n.
II. Moss, the rennt Of the society wa-
appointed a delegate to the National
Congress of:the D. A. r., to be held In
Washington, D. c., In the carly
srrng. The Hlternatrs named were
MrE. William H. Smith and Mira Git.
bert L. Watson. II WAC also decided
that an elaborate entertainment will
he given February the twenty-second,
in celebration of Wsshinuton's birth.
day, arrangements to be made LATER
Sentinel. f' -
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SENSATIONAL
TRIAL BEGINS.
EARL Du DDlNG ACCUSED OF mt.
MACY WITH DAUGHTER OF
MAN HE KILLED.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Feb. a.
Earl e. budding. a wealthy local bust.
ness man, who last September shot and
killed his uncle, ira s. Chapman.
supervisor OF the Huntington division
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company. following QaurreI.i In Chap
mans Office, was placed on trial yes.
terday. There were no eye w.nenses
TO the murder, and Duddina's plea is
self defense. ei5iming that he was as
saulted by Chapman. who was fingered
by buildings lnfatuation for his dauah.
ter. Mrs. Carrie Carpenter. young
sr1ss.wIdow. who had been employed
in department store owned by Dud.
ding.
A sensational feature Of the days
testimony came when II. M. budding,
brother of the accused, was called to
the stand by the State and testlHcu
that the priRorer had admitted to him
that he was i, love with chaprn...
daughter. and that ne had been Illicit
fy intimate with her.
The defense fought tire admission of
this testimony. eontending that it did
not afford any motive for budding to
hilI Chapman.
The daughter of the murdered man
viii be called by the defense to testify
In favor of the slayer of her father,
snd her evidence, 1t Is anticipated, will
be the climax OF the sensational story
which illuminated in the tragedy.
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Valentine Day.

Next Monday, February the four
tenth, is st. Valentines Day ard a
number OF social affairs are being
planned 10 celebrate the day. The
Sophomore eIass OF the High School Is
arrangIny pretty affair'to be held In
the gymnasium of.th- building In hon
or Of the Senior class Of that instIta-
lion. Tine gymnasium WI be prrttiIy
decorated and the appointments will
no quito unique.
The shop windows are gay with
neutrality-suspicious. ranging from tbs
Beautiful to the ridiculous. During
the past few years Valentines day has
been more generally observed than for
rlany years previous and the nialle on
that day and the days preceding Val.
edtine's day will be crowded with the
dainty imisEfves. y. 90 ftif Gs5r 'if