Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-16

Groat bodies Of mature but naoccgs-
'hI' thinner can lc put on tho market
uuly Do sale contracts arc Def uu
uoms which viii iusut, ycrl heavy
initial Investment boo transportation
facilities. in entering into such con
tracts, however special i,UuurdH go
protect tho public against monopoly
aud Go prevent un uudu. speculative
prutit Geo the purchaser are employed.
"Tho national forests contain. IN all
the equivalent ct nearly coo billion
feet ct timber now OF mcrchlntable
size, besides young growth for future
harvest Because ol its rcinotoucss
from market ana tho Wild mountain
Gus country without transportation
facilities, in which most OF lt lies.
only small percentage can now be-
sold on any terms Most ut 20 would
cost more Co get % out than 10 would
bring Tho sale OF less than ouc-fifth
ot ] per cent of our total supply o.
one company leaves plenty oi room
for competition by other companies.
Tho timber which has been sold Co
Tho california company. lies we'll
back boz the Sierra Nvycda mountains
AID will require tho construction OF
seventy miles OF standard gauge rail.
road Co open up the area. Since this
road will also open mp other national
forest timber and viii be- a common
carrier b creates another safeguard
against monopoly. Tho company ~
given % cutting period of twenty-five
years To- remove the timbe. besides
uu additional two years Tor the con
stiuctiun ot logging ana manufacture.
Ing facilities The sale was publicly
advertised for six months IN order to
give an opportunity tor all who wish.
ed Co compel" Tor the contract to
make bids Ja D. doi u all large
national forest sales
$50 business organization would
uudrttak, the heavy Investment
necessary IN such eases unless the
handling of large body OF timber
ana O. sufficient period iu which to
Remove IL under practicable logging
conditions are assured The great
difficulty iu making such long term
sale, is tu establish price which win
b, fair Geo both sides 80 one can
forcsco rutur" conditions well enough
Goo know what stumpagr viii boz worth
TN, ur'ru or twenty years hence.
"Couscqu.Et the terms Of sale
provide fur the roadius,mcni Of stuni-
pas" prices every tive years Tn, hl-
e.s for FIXING the PRICES will bc. u
"u'h case, ca" prices ut manufactured
lumber boz thr markets. whore IA, tim.
hDr Is solid iU uE no preceding TWO
vents
"I"r several YEAR the forest sop.
,., Doc. H,ru settling loo tuu u,i gnurr.
hood Do. H million dull1ts worth 90. uu.
..uuHl forrest stumu1pr per gur. hll
.hs combined with what o. ,ut fur
roc uso ls uulN about uur-,irhth IF
what might Do. 600, vlthuu, reducing
'hr permanent stock ut th, Forests
Tho supply v'1 Dee Kept W through
growth bv making long torn sulos
b. VIII Do" possible greatly tu n,r. sc
the amount available Tor present
needs ul the timber consuming public
without oudpngcriug future supplies
through uy'I,u'iing u NI always
remain true, however. that vastly the
greater part uf our timber sales w'n
h' O." small purchasers, who arc fuy-
1rrd wherever possible Monopoly o.
impossible 1p long ua tho door is kept
open tor such purchasers. Dut uf
over $500 sales made iu the fiscal
year lHll about forty V,rc for over
$4,000 worth ol timber Co single
pure huser