Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-05
HUGE TIMBER SALE
IS APPROVED BY
GOVERNMENT
Zone Billion Feet Of Western
yellow Pine To Be Cut From
KaIbab National Forest IN
Northern Arizona.

/ Washington Jan. 4.-secrctary ~
Agriculture Houston has approved the
disposal 81 one billion feet 10 western
yellow pine timber from the kaiba,
national forest In northern Arizona
In order 10 get this timber out il wiz
be necessary 20 build railroad APP
proxlmntely goo miles long such a
railroad Will connect Colorado and
Utah with the world famous Grand
Canyon II the Colorado. which hlther-
70 has been accessible only from the
south
For several years the construction
u such q railroad has been considered
by various capitalists. bur il has been
stated that the lack u assured immc-
dlatc traffic was an effectuai barrier
i Is pointed out, however that d.
contract for q billion feet ~ timber
Wiii overcome this difficulty ~ pro-
Nlding commodity for trBnsp0rtn-
ton which. t0gether with tourist and
local tfuffics VIII place the project CA
a paying husls practically from the
outset
CHIEF Forester Henry s. Graves
made "a personal examination on the
ground, and this examination supple
nented hy ihe reports 0f his forest
engineers induced him 10 recommend
the sale ~ such large body Of TIM
Der n order that the country might
f. developed through the supplying of
this resource Mr.. Graves says how
ever. that the kaibab forest rs one Of
the most beautiful In America. and
gives assurance that tht marketing 90
the mature crop Of timber Will not
De allowed 60 mar the scenic beauty
u the region
I'M accordance with the timber sale
policy 81 the government the stump
age VIII be disposed " 90 the highest
bidder IN order 10 attract q guffi-
Client investment 90 assure tho build
ing OF the railroad and 81 the neces-
sary lumber mills AZ least a billion
feet n lumber had TO ne offered. The
investment necessary to make this
timber accessible VIII amount TO more
than S3.0U0.n00, 1857 placing this guam
tity ~ timber before the iumbermen of
the country the officials of the forest
service believe that the development 81
extensive areas in southern Utah may
be- looked for. because the necessary
railway viii render accessible Tee
sources which have heretofore been
undeteinped The whole region Is rich
in agricultural land. In cattle and
sheep range, and in coni and copper
deposits Hs weil as in timber
BIDS for tire timber will be received
np 10 the middle Of June. 1914. and
three years Will he allowed for the
building uf tho railroad and mills and
twenty five Years for Che cutting ~
the timber The stumpage rates
however. viii he readiusted al the
end Of each five year period of the
contract. the Establishments being
based on the then current lumber
PRICES
rs tbs end ~ the contract period.
the forest officers siy the young irees
left on the area first cat over viii hc
readX fnr cutting. sb that hy the sys-
tenn ~ numbering which the govern
mont will require operations can
continue permanently ia this lumber
bolt The annual cut viii hc not less
than forty million feet. most 81
which VIII hc readily sold tn the large
consuming lumber markets in Utah
and Colorado
The kaihab forest IS one az the
mos, heavily iimbercd in the south
west the stand Of timber being bro
ken oniN occasionally rs beautiful
meadows ~ openings locally known
as parks Lumbcrmen whe have Sis-
tied 20 consider the country ideally
adapted 40 lossiug There are, alto
sether two billion feet ~ timber. 81
Which mure than One billion feet are
mature and ready for cutting.