Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17
HAVE
VAST FORESTS OF
FINE TIMBER
First Big Scale, Offering 0p-
portunitIes for American
Lumber Men Announced by.
Insular Bureau.

tsrtoAe coHersroanaHt. W MORNING ysYassu
! Washington, Nov 1g.-The first
hig sale of Philippine timber offering
opportunities for lumbermen in the
United states has just been an
nounced by the bureau Of insular az
airs of the war department
While there are American firms
Operating IN the Philippines. 1t is
pointed out by the officials of the
bureau that the Philippine islands Of
ler 10 progressive lumbermen chances
IIor profit not exeelled by any other
hela IN the world. The forest officers
OF the Philippines state that the
islands contain 200. O.000. coo. O0O feet
] OF merchantahle timber for which
there is a large present demand and
that practically an Of IL Is owned by
/ the government and is available un-
I der very favorable terms In almost
ali cases the forests can be easily
T lussed by the most improved ma
chinery and methods.
The timber itself 1t Is pointed out.
f inciudcs 81 uetufui material Of greut
value In addition TO many fine hard
woods particularly suited 10 cabinet
work ln this latter class some of the
most plentiful woods may be sold in
competition with mahogany, such rs
their beauty and richness OF color
Manila IS only two days distance from
Hong Kong, and China, which has
largely exhausted It's timber furnishes
"a ready market Japan, Australia, and
even the United states, viii take
Philippine lumber. which is admitted
free to this country. one of the COM
monest Philippine timbers. red lauan.
which works and finishes well. has
been sold on the Pacific coast where
It serves the same purpose as the fn-
est redwood, which il somewhat re-
esemhles, as high as $50 per thousand
board feet.
Government timber in the Philip
pines Is offered az a very low rate
and It is stated that the labor prob
tem is in no sense difficult. Invest
ments by Americans are not only in
vitod. but are encouraged.
The Philippine bureau OF forestry |
in this first sale which is being called |
to the attention Of American timber |
operators is offering a twenty-year |
concession which gives exclusive rights |
20 "a tract comprising about $4,000 /
acres, which contains nearly 2,000,- /
600, GOO board feet OF timber. IL Is
required that the successful bidder
shah keep up a certain minimum out.
put which starts with $1,000, goo /
board feet during the first two years
and increases 10 an ultimate output of
Al least 21,O00,000 per year. A mod
srn sawmil and logging equipment
must be established and also a patrol
iystem for the prevention of fires and
rcspass
A complete report on this body Of
timber. which can be had at the Of
lice Of the director of forests In Ma
ALA or 1t the bureau of insular af-
airs IN Washington, shows that the
'egion occupied by the main body of
he tract presents ideal logging CON
litions. This report shows that rail-
'oads can be built easily and cheapy
nd that the entire timber belt can
ie logged at "a minimum of expense {
md trouble. The amount OF timber
Ier acre varies from l2,500 up TO 30-
90 board feet and more. In the four
rincpal types of forest embraced in
he area, much valuable material can
e secured from even the least de-
irable type, aud the most valuable :
ypes Will, according to figures Of the
ureau. provide a handsome profit {
or an outlay comparatively small In {
alation to the value of the timber
hich is to be exploited. =
The principal kinds Of wood are
he lauans, excellent construction tim
ers and somewhat comparable in
echanical properties, to the Pacific
last redwoods yacaL one Of the
ost valuable because of i;s great
rength, and It's resistance to destruc-
on by white ants spitong, quite
,mparable 10 the hand pines of the
sfa.tHa Il l.