Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-27
SEEKING CAUSE
Of DIMINISHING
LUMBER SUPPLY
Waste Recognized as Serious
Problem Forest Service Is
Conducting Minute lngesti-
CATION.

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Washington. July ~ Tho plans
now being perfected for the forest
service part ~ the inquiry ~ BE- made
Jointly ~ me departments NJ conn
n"rce sind agriculture lnto timber and
lumber trade conditions in fhe United
stateg provide for covering entirely
new ground
Lumbefmcn are now admittedly
conducting their operations with Is
large percentage ~ waste said 10 b.
largely die ~ market conditions
which make close utilization unrr0fit-
able There ~ mo- general agreement
~ 70 the actual CAUSES ~ existing
conditions and the responsibility fer
preFcut nnd0Hhied eyils with rapid
81 diminishing suppliea # timber 81
draw upon. Wastefui numbering has
come 90 BE- recognized az matter ~
serious public concern ana an inquiry
T. Discover the causes and seek for
possible remedies b. REGARDED b. Tor
eHi service officials az an urgent need
n b. believed That fhe lumher Industry
ltseif recognize tlle need and will
welcome an inquiry conducted along
constructive fines
Private capital invested in timber
bands. mills. logging railroads. and
other forms II equipment reach 40
enormous aggregate and the humber
Industry. which employs 71a. 06n per
sons and has am annual output valued
~ one and onc-fixih million dollars.
IS lire third largest ip the country IN
sfrkIng 10 realize conditions which
wlll safeguard the public against
waHieful methods ~ timber apecula-
ton possible timber monopoly, and
B. /
surfing healthy conditions and fair
understanding OF the basic facts Is in
dlspenaabie These facis. however
nave never been ascertained IN their
entirety II Il the purpose Of the for
tiH aervifs ta obtain and interpret (
them impariiailN in operation with
the other bureaus assigned 70 the
study
Lumbermcn complain that the ear
nne charges created by interest on T
leug-term Investments. taxes, and cost
~ fro protection whore such protee-
ton f. given compel them 10 operate (
even whefh lumber prizes viii not re-
pay them the costs involved The nee (
easitR of operating under these con
diiipna rs advanced ~ the principal .
90 nHa Of waste since the market ~
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pet,tian nny reutit in destruction Of
timber resource with no commen-
Au,tta advantage "a tho consumer but 4
Xth ihe ceffsiptt ~ uuneceasafily
hteh p,teea iafer Vet resurrection Of
,.n,onstlttan ~ The p4ri ~ lumber
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