The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-06-19
TELLS HOW ]. S.
TIMBER IS SOLD
SECRETARY WILSON GIVES N.
FORMATION RELATIVE TO
HOMESTEAD ENTRIES. RANGER
STATIONS AND TIMER SOLD

10 compliance with a senate resolu-
tion calling for Information relative
10 homestead entries, ranger station,
and timber sold ON national forests.
Secretary Wilson OF the department
OF Agriculture. has made the follow.
ing response:
Number OF applications which have
been made for the listing OF lands for
homestead entries within national
forests under the act OF June H..
1906, and tn. number OF Applicant ions
which have been allowed. with the
number which have been disaiiowed
under said act from June II. 1905.
to May /. Igl2
Applications made. 26.2g7. appiica-
tlons allowed. 1885 applications
disallowod (including those voluntar-
lily withdrawn by applicant and those
embracing lands covered by entries
or Withdrawals OF record. 1891:
applications pending. 2.sil. number
oil ranger headquarters which have
been created In the national forests
since the passage Of the act OF June
II. 1906. $40.
Amount OF timber which has been
sold from the national forest within
the last three years and IN. price Of
the same. and whether or not said
timber has been sold AZ or below the
usual market price OF such timber
The prices charged for national for.
est timber are determined In accord
ance with the act OF June 4, 1897 (3O
Stat, IL. This Law requires that
timber be- sold for not less than its
appraised value. In other words. what
such timber is actually worth under
current market conditions. Prices
are. therefore. determined by a care
ful calculation OF the cost OF logging
and manufacture. and the average
selling price Of the manufactured pro-
duet In the locality. The cost Of log
ging and manufacture and a liberal
operating profit. ranging from 10 to
80 per cent. are deducted from the
average selling price OF lumber TO ar
rive at a fair market valuation OF the
standing timber.
The rates so determined are seldom |
u ever lower. and frequently are high /
eT than the prevailing prices for prl- !
Eately owned timber OF the same quail
ny and AT the same distance from \
In nearly every locality
where this is true. prices OF private
stumpage have been largely fixed by
rustom and are often controlled by
The lumber interests. In many OF the |
national forest regions there are still I
arge quantities OF timber on unper-
fected homesteads and timber and
stone claims. A. these claims are per-
'ected the timber In usually offered
'os sale. and often In purchased at
very low prices because OF the ignor-
ince OF the claimant az TO It's actual
market value and his inability TO
negotiate successfully with shrewd
business men. The amount Of timber
Iold under such conditions is enough
n many localities largely to influence
he prevailing stumpage prices.
In regions where private timber Ia
'wned by lumbermen or others who
lprpeciate Its value. national forest
,rices compare closely with those OBJ
aimed In private sales OF stumpage
n similar quality and accessibility.
The stumDage prices on national
orssts have not restricted the pur-
hase OF such timber In small quanti-
les by local operators who supply set
lers and industries In the region.
)urIng the last fiscal year 81 per cent
Il all sales made. san separate
were for amounts of
imber under $500 In value. During
he fiscal year 1910 5.194 such sales
'ere made. and during the fiscal year
500, 4.S54 sales Of this size. The
teady increase In the number Of
hese small purchases indicates more
eneral use OF national forest timber
y local operators.
The prices placed upon national
orest timber have not raised the cost
lumber manufactured by local
Hills to the settlers whom such mills
lpply. Such appraissls always per-