Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-03-13

WOOD: the cement tie or OUner possible
substitutes against the wooden tie;
steel, cement, brick and other non-in-
hamable building materials against
lumber what do the forestry faddists
in Wisconsin figure the returns would
be in any given number Of years?
This is strictly a business PROPOSE
tion, and if the people Tor the tax
payers, rather,) are going to invest
their money they should have some
sort OF prospectus showing estimate
ed costs and returns.
Who among the forest reserve crowd
will be kind enough to come forward
with the facts?
AS stated before, we have a little
information furnished us by Forester
Graves with reference to the national
forests. Why not give us more? We
certainly would welcome some reports
that give better return than three
cents per acre. Possibly our own state
Forester, Mr.. Griffith, can show us
where we can do better than that? If
so let's have it. We want to be shown.
We have some farmers up in this neck
of the woods who originally came from
Missouri. We do know that the 600
600 to 800, 600 acres within the pro-
posed state forest reserve if developed
along agricultural lines and basing,0ur
figures on the U S. census of 1919 will
eventually make homes for 200 900 to
100000 people, and produce yearly a
wealth of $40, 900, 600 to $4,000 900 be-
sides placing a taxable value of $780,
000, 600 or whereabouts upon the tax
rolls of the several counties affected.
And these estimates do not take into
consideration the fact that during the
time of development several cities
and towns would be growing up to add
to the taxable wealth Of the Commune
nifty.
Chapter $40 of the laws of 1913, or
better known as the StevenS-W bite
side Bill, prevents the further pur-
chase Of lands for forest reserve pur-
poses until after July 1st 19l5. The
committee appointed under this bill
are to make thorough investigation
OF the lands and conditions within
the proposed forest reserve area. They
are to determine whether the lands
therein are better adapte d TO agricul-
ture than to forestry purposes, and
whether the best interests of all per-
sons concerned, and especially the tax
payers of the state, would not be bet
Ter promoted by deyoting said lands
to other than reforestation purposes.
This gives us all a breathing spell UNI
til the legislature meets next winter
and regardless of what report the
committee makes the fight will again
be on and this time to the finish.
/ do not believe the taxpayers OF
the state wish to be committed to
this plan involving many millions Of
dollars without the mosb careful de-
liberation and investigation. They
would not as good business men, why
should they as taxpayers and indi.
VidualS. The time to consider this
subject is now and not after the laws
have been passed and fevies hayeI
been made committing the state toI
this great and expensive undertaking.
Involving the payment OF millions OIL
dollars. 1t will be useless then and al
waste of wind to stand on the street,
corners or rush into print damning|
the administration for the high taxes.
Why not have at this time Wide-op-
en- discussion of the whole proposal
ton? Why not let the forestry fadr
distS produce some tangible figures
showing their side Of the project?
Give us chance to meet them on
CQOdI SIOlAt1A GtAlNA Leu Ol1C OCSU Hull
WIN" Then the people and the tax
payers would become educated as to
the practicability of the wholescheme
and would be in a position to instruct
their representative in the legislature
how to vote.
70 start the proposition on it's way
let me give you q resume Of the pres
eHb plans for reforestation and a per-
IN ~
about what it will cost. Such as we
are able TO get in so far as the forestry
crowd have shown their hand.
The legislature Of 1908 made ;sn an
IpJ1ioorr1rlatlon Ct ~ 800 per year Tor sala
~ Of a State Forester, ana 5000 for
Forest Reserve purposes Chapter 451l
laws OF 1909. In 1868 an assistant 1"'or-
ester was provided for at q salary Of
81, 500 per year, the appr priatlonin-
creased to $3.50 per annum. and all
state lands north of township 33 were
turned over and constitute eel the State
forest Reserve. Chapter 2o4 laws OF
1869 Ia 1907 an additional appropri-
alton of S10,uOU per year was made
with which to purchase lanQS at tax
safes for reforestation purr chap
Ter 49l laws OF 1901 n 18Th tie sala-
~ oil the state forester Wa Increased
TO $1,000 per annum; that oIhlS assiS-
tant TO 81, or, per ann, nj; tlle annual
appropriation increaseu TO S35,Uu0
tIhapter 63o laws u 1917 aha d fur
lIltI annual APPROPRIATION q S0U zoe
ii ACE Chapter 6Y9 laws u .9ii.) In
aoulilon 10 lie above ali moneys re-
Ceived for the sale OF WOOD timber,
minerals, or other prOQuctS, and from
Lhe sale vi State crest Reserve iands
are to be paid into tie STAT Treasur-
er to constitute fOreSt reserve f~nu.
Chapter 438, laws OF 1911. Lie APP
preparations already mate then, aside
If1M Ille proceeds ol Sd rs OF lands
elc., total SS5,0O0. beICle the pas
sage OF the SlevenS-M Illleside bill, or
chapter btU Ct the Jaws O1 1918 the
eMpIesstd ntentIOno1 tie Slate tor-
ester Was about as follows: 1he pas
sage O1 a Joint resolution. liking the
ZEE To All lalltlS low owned or IIereal-
I'll luIrts ft.,Ntstx If1rt4Vhr m fhkA stare.