Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-05-02

among the most important IL
the west approximately Is,
100000 acres, one-fifth Of the
state, is timberland, most Of which lies
in the highly elevated sections north
and east of line extending across the
state diagonally bisecting the opposite
northwestern and southeastern boun-
dairy corners.
Csnifers or cone-bearing trees are
the predominant growths. the bread
leafed species being few In number
and of minor Importance. The yellow
pine, the Arizona white pine, the linn
Der or Rocky mountain white pine the
bristle cone pine, the Englenann
spruce, the Douglas FIR, the red tir, the
white or silver fir, the pinyon, the red
cedar or juniper, the oak and the
aspen are the principal tree families
represented.
The ubiquitous yellow pine is by far
the most numerous and important eco
nomically, forming So per cent. of the
merchantable timber supply. 1t is by
nature a cliff dweller. fourishing best
on the high mountain slopes between
$500 and $500 feet above sea level. OF
Arizona's forest trees it is the noblest.
Viewed at Z ii maturity in its native
haunts 1t is good to look upon; its
flawless cylindrical trunk towering 15O
feet into the crystal blue, its out
spreading top tossing, dancing, signing
gleefully in the amber sunlight like a
thing intoxicated with the nectar of
heaven.
Indigenous to about the same soil
conditions and altitudinal limitations
as the yellow pine, and ranking next
in Importance for their timber In the
order named, are the Douglas FIR. En-.
glemann spruce and white FIR Their
scarcity, however, makes them unap-
preciable factors in the trade In Ari-
zona. BY reason Of the softness OF
their fiber or their desert or Alpine
characteristics the other trees named.
excepting the timber or Rocky noun
tain white pine and the oak, which are
utilized in some instances, are rela-
lively unimportant from the lumber
mans standpoint.
Billions Of Feet.
An accurate estimate Of the stand
ing timber in Arizona is very dim
cult matter to determine further than
.ffs fact that 1t reaches formidable pro-
portions, Running into billions Of feet.
board measure. worth in the various
manners In which 1t may be turned 70.
account hundreds Of millions Of doll
lars and constituting, in the aggreT
gate. a resource that in the fullnesss
Of time will contribute TO the welfare
OF the state beyond The most roseate
dreams Of the times.
title TO this sylvan Golconda Is
veated in the United States govern
ment which through the forest serv-
ice is proving . wise landlord in that
it's varied resources ere being admin
istered In a mannerfthat viii beneht
the largest number of users along AZ
lines whore no serious or irreparabls
injury 10 liable to result Where
there Is no danger Of determination.
or where no damage to streams or
pexetation may follow, the ripe timber
n effered for sale tO'-thbs highest
renStable bidder, under conditions de-
sirredSto prevent monopoly Of the
lumber supply and to maintain, the
continuity Of the Forests. on account
Of the lack Of adeauate transportation
facilities adjacent. to the best tim
bered sections sales have not been
Practical to anygTAat axtent. Mills at
Flagstaff and Rifhaais, and two or
three other places hsar at hand; have
been in operatiOk for 81 slIaSmhssr Of
wears and have. except p0sslbiy N one
Or two instances depended aaEgely on
Aesnatibnal forests 1oE theaFltimeer
subpig. ~,
I ssTheEes being no inavagable, streams
Sf an consequence In the. forests Of
gRfizg1a where the logs can Be hoated
down to- the mills at, comparatively
small expense, the lumber. concerns
must needs construct lines of.rail and
onerafe trains Of their own into the
sections to be logged, the daily capac
flies 81 the mills being such that less
substantial means Of transportation
as inadequate As rule these roads