The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-24
S|LV|CULTURE
IS CONSIDERED
BY F0RESTERS
New Scenic Railway Into
Grand Canyon Enters Into
the Kaibab Forest
Proposition.
MANY EXPERTS HERE
AT GREAT MEETING
They Discuss Many Subjects
Attaching to Regulation of
Lumber Cutting in Ma
tional Forests.

| new scenic railway line TO the Crane
canyon of the Colorado from the north
through great virgin forest of yellow
pine. will probably result from the sale
of lumber in the kaibab national forest
which skirts the northern rim of the
! Grand canyon. This is tho opinion oil
Assistant Forester w. 3. Greeley OF
Washington, D. c., who is hero attending
the national conference OF the district
foresters of the United States, which is
being held at the Hotel Utah.
Mr. Greeley said that the purchase OF
the timber would undoubtedly operate a
line to the Grand canyon and feature
this northern route 10 the canyon. To
take out the timber a line about 200
miles In length will have to be built,
connecting the forest with railway lines
now in existence, Such a line can easily
be made to extend to the rim of the can
yon at Bright Angel Point or some other
place OF scenic vantage on the canyon.
With reference to the sale of this tim
Der, Mr.. Greeley said.
This is the largest tract OF timber
ever offered for sale by the govern
ment. Heretofore the largest sale
ever made was OF SOC. o.00o,00O feet.
The amount now offered for sale ex-
ceeds billion feet. This is little
less than half Of the matured timber
In the forest.
Valued at S2,000,000.
For several months prior 10 ad
vertising for bids on the timber in
this forest we were receiving in
quiries from a number Of different
sources as to this timber, We then
felt we were justified in calling for
bids. The government cruising ex~
perts have fixed the minimum value
OF this timber at approximately
$4,000, 900. No bids for less than that
amount will be considered.
The sale of this timber Is to be
made on a twenty -five-year contract,
which provides for a valuation OF the
stumpage every five years. with an
advance in the price in the event
that the price of lumber advances
Only those trees which are marked
by the government will be cut. We
will be particularly careful In limit
ing the cutting area In order to pro-
tect the scenic features of the dis
trict.
An interesting feature in connec-
tion with the proposed sale is the
fact that the opening of a railway
into the forest TO provide an outlet
for the timber cut in the forest will
open northern route to the Grand
canyon OF the Colorado, and this
fact will doubtless be taken into ac-
count by the purchasers Of the tim
Der and the transportation companies
with which they cooperate.
Must Have Money.
II is possible that the government
will be unable to get satisfactory bids
that Will conform in all respects to
the conditions imposed by the gov
ernment In this event, of course
there will be no gale. The govern
ment Will undoubtedly make tho sale
10 the highest bidder in case the
financial stability OF the bidders.
While the projected sale necessi-
tates q large expenditure by the pur-
chasers. II Is a good proposition for
a well financed company.
Among those in attendance at the ma
tional conference OF foresters, in Hddi-
ton to Assistant Forester Greeley, are
Earl II Clspp. assistant to Mr.. Greeley
Austin Carey OF the forestry headquar-
tors at Washington; District Forester +.
A. Silcox. u, f, Mason and Dorr Skeels
Of district No L. With hSadauerters RS, a, at
Riley and c. NJ. Granger of district No.