The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-19
YELLOW PINE TIMBER
BILLION FEET SOLD FROM KAL
eAe NATIONAL FOREST.
IN Order to Get Timber Out II Will Be
Necessary to Build Railroad
200 Miles Long.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington. Secretary OF Agricul.
ture Houston has approved the dis
posai OF one billion feet OF western
yellow pine timber from the KaIbah
national forest In northern Arizona.
In order TO get this timber out it viii
be necessary to build a railroad an
proximately 200 miles long. Such a
railroad win connect Colorado and
Utah with the woridfamous Grand
canyon OF the Colorado which hitler
TO has been accessible only from the
south.
For several years the construction
OF such railroad has been considered
by various capitalists but II has been
stated that the lack Of assured imme-
date traffic was an effectual barrier.
IL Is pointed out, however, that a con.
tract for billion feet OF timber will
overcome this difficulty by providing
a commodity for transportation which.
together with tourist and local traffic,
win place the project on paving
basis practically from the outset.
Chief Forester Henry 8. Graves
made a personal examination on the
ground, and this examination supple,
monted by the reports OF mis- forest
engineers, induced him 70 recommend
the sale of such n large, body OF tim.
Der In order that the country might
be developed through the supplying OF
this resource. Mr.. Graves, saya, how
ever. that the Kaihab forest In one OF
the most beautiful In America, and
gives assurance that the marketing OF
the mature crop OF timber will not be
allowed to mar the scenic beauty OF
the region,
In accordance with the timber sale
policy Of the government the stump
age will be disposed OF 20 the highest
bidder. In order to attract a suffi,
Client investment to assure the build
ing OF the railroad and OF the neces.
sary lumber mills at least billion
feet OF timber had TO be offered. The
investment necessary to make this
timber accessible will amount to more
than 100000. by placing this guam
tity OF timber before the lumbermen
OF the country the officials of the for
est service believe that the develop
ment OF extensive areas In southern
Utah may be looked for, because tbs
necessary railway win render access
ible resources which have heretofore
been undeveloped. The whole region
IA rich IA agricultural land. in cattl,
and shep range. and In coal AMI cop
per deposits. rs well M In timber.
Bids for the timber will be receives
up TO the middle OF June. 1914. an,
three years will be allowed for tn
building OF the railroad and mills, an,
twenty-five years for the cutting O
the timber. The stumpage rates, how
ever. win be readjusted at the end o
each five.year period OF the contract
the Establishments being based on tn
then current lumber prices.
BY the end OF the contract period
the forest officers say. the young tree
left on the area first cut over vii
be ready for cutting, so that by tn
system Of numbering which the gov
eminent win require. operations cal
continue permanently IN this lumbe
belt. The annual cut win be not les
than forty million feet. most OF whicl
will be readily sold In the large con
Stunning lumber markets IN Utah AM
Colorado
The Kaibab forest IL one OF th
most heavily timbered In the South
west, the stand Of timber being brokel
only occasionally by beautiful mead
ows or openings locally known a
parks. Lumbermen who have yisite
II consider the country ideally adapi
I'D 10 logging There are. altogether
two billion feet OF timber, OF whicl
more than one billion feet are matur
and ready for cutting.