The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-02-28

present themselves. We do not init
mate that clean, able men have not
presented themselves in the past
but quite frequently we did not know
what they were. In this respect
| south Idaho man is under the same
disadvantage in the north that north
Idaho man is in the south.
Assistance Must be Provided.
Within the next few years state or
federal aid must be provided for the
clearing of loggod-off timber land;
Some of the finest agricultural land
in the world is the logged-off timber
land of Idaho and Washington. The
financial help of the government is
needed to subdue this land. Senator
Defenbach OF Bonner county has ask
ed the state legislature for an appro-.
priation. The state legislature of
Washington also has in mind an i'm
mense appropriation for this purpose.
Financial aid is as much needed in the
north for this purpose at 1t IS IN the
south for reclamation by irrigation.
Governor Haines has given the sub
iect consideration. He recommends
that the legislature provide for
a commission which will study the
problem and recommend practical
measures at subsequent session o.
the legislature. The people of Idaho,
as a whole, have given the question
little or no consideration. 1t v III
probably be found necessary to show
them the necessity for state and fed
eral help. We apprehend that once
the problem md necessity for AID Is
thoroughly understood by the people
that enthu siastic support will some
from every section of the state. While
not really understanding the situation
the people of arid Idaho realize that
those IN the ground best know the
solution and will be found willing to
do anything to promote the develop
ment of the state.
The forestry department of the
State University has given the pro.
blem of clearing loggod-off timber land
some considerable thought. Profes,
sor c. H. Shattuck at meeting held
at Moscow gave an interesting talk
on the by-products that can be pro-
duced from the stumps that remain.
According to Professor Shattuck, as
he is quoted in the Moscow Star-Mir-
ror, these by-products can be made
to reduce the expense of clearing one
half or more These by-products in
clude charcoal, tar, turpentine, pitch,
pine oil, alcohol, rosin, acetic acid and
creosote The value of these products
in a single yellow pine stump often
runs as high as $50. At present we
are importing these products in large
quantities from beyond the Rockies
and even from beyond the Atlantic.
Their production in the United States
heretofore, has been limited to the
southern states. There are but two OF
the southern states that are able to
increase their production Of these pro-
ducts. The demand for them is con-
stantly increasing and prices have ad-
vanced in the last ten years steadily.
With an increasing demand and de-
creasing supply it is only necessary
to interest capital and convert the
stumps into a source of profit instead
of discouraging expense.
The Cost of State Government.
Whatever the intentions may have
been the legislature has found it i'm
possible to make any saving in the
cost of the maintenance of the de-
partments and institutions of the
state. The appropriations made at
the present session are higher than
ever before in the history of the state.
Of course Idaho is growing rapidly
and with the greatest economy it may
be impossible to reduce appropria-
tons. At any rate the leg
islature coult not find pro-
per place in which economy
could be practised. For a while it
looked as though the bureau of i'm
migration, labor and statistics would
be done away with, but after mature
deliberation it was decided to keep
the department. The joint appropria-
ton committee has agreed upon ap-
preparations for the state Offices as
follows:
Governor, $22,SOO.
Secretary of State, $36,275.
State Auditors department, $24,5 800
Attorney general, 5000.
State treasurer, $4,000.
State department of public instruc-
ton, $l7,ooO.
AHoPSNtoi VI lHuSS, PAO,OOO.
Commissioner of immigration, la
Dor and statistics, $4,000.
State engineer, 2l,700.
Insurance commission, $l7,o07.
State veterinarian, $4O,472.
State board of land commissioners,
SIS, 4O5.
State land commissioner depart
ment, $l22,595.
State bank examiner, $26,6OO.
Supreme court, SIS, 1900.
Supreme court and library, Lewis
ton, 5000.
|. District courts, $l7l, 246.53.
Law library at Boise, $500.
The state institutions were given
the following appropriations:
Educational, charitable, reforma-
tory and penal
ty of Idaho, $l44,lOO; College OF
Agriculture, $54,7OO; Lewiston State
normal. $l3l $3.50; Academy of Ida
no, 500, 500; Albion State normal. $50
zoo; Idaho Soldiers home, $57, 100;
Blackfoot Insane asylum, $4,000;
North Insane asylum, $4,000; Idaho
Industrial Training school SLY 600;
Idaho State Penitentiary, 100000;
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