The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-09-15


soon as possible and the spruce, which
valuable than the hemlock, should Y
an opportunity to increase. Under
conditions, with the well-known ablltI
hemlock to reproduce under shade
decaying logs and debris, It has the a
of the spruce.
Since the Alaska coast forests DO
tain timber of either as high Quali.i
great variety as grows in Oregon aI
ington, there Is little likelihood thatI
from them will compete largely in The
market with lumber from those std
fact, some lumber used In southeasterI
Is imported from the Pacific coast sd
good management on the part Of thd
mills should enable them to supply d
demand for common kinds of lumbai
Alaska may eventually export cons
material of this sort, 1t must contlnuI
port timber like Douglas fir for bed
struction work. Utilization for other
than for lumber should be encourage
most promising of these Is for pulp
spruce and hemlock are undoubtedly q
woods, and, taken together, they 4
almost the entire forest.
The cutting which has so far taEa
on the coast of Alaska has had sma
upon the forest. The bulk of 1t Is
touched. Clearly, utilization should b
aged as much as possible. With rel
the coast forests, there Is little In Y
ment sometimes made, that the "
Alaska should be held for the sole use
kans 1t should be manufactured
most suitable forms and sold whereyel
can be marketed. Natural barriers
unsurmounted. prevent 1t from being q
to the interior, where the need is greal
the price highest. Moreover, the coaS|
are not capable of producing a great
the structural material that will be y
the Interior when the latter region
fully developed and made accessible
roads.
The annual growth of the coast \
far In excess Of the local needs ahl
methods of utilization are develope1
will result in the export of forest
these forests cannot be handled rlsn''
The forests of interior Alaska n
tically all included within the drama
of the Yukon and Kuskokwim river1
are chiefly OF the woodland type ana
mated to cover approximately SO,OOVvI
but probably not more than 4O,OVuVI
bear timber of sufficient size and o1
make 1t especially valuable for e"1
wood or saw logs
Several times as much timber Is "
year in the interior of Alaska for "
used for lumber. The interior OF Al
pends entirely upon wood for heat
power.
Obviously all the forests of AlaSA1
er on the coast or In the Interior y
protected and made of the utmost III
use, The coast forests, which lnclul
OF the saw timber of the territory aHI
the heaviest stands, are nearly all u
by national forests. They have not y
aged by fire and are but slightly n
cutting. They are overmature'
planned cutting should take place a.
possible, Every effort should be m"uY
them utilized for lumber, and espeVi
pulp. They should be so managed
crease the stand of spruce and deci'l
ol hemlock, In the interior fores'''
entirely upon public lands, unregua'e{
and devastating fires are going on
forests were reserved before they
paired. Those of the interior nav
oeen seriously damaged, Their pro.evL
not begin too soon. While the proau'I
coast forests need foreign marNeS
rlor forests with the best of treatm."
ilkely to supply more than part ol
demand, II protected they VIII oOl
furnish logs for cabins, low-grade iu
iuel indefinitely, Higher grade
CURED by the interior must always u