The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-22
EIGHTY PER CENT OF LUMBER
USED IN NEW MEXICO IS NOW
SHIPPED FROM OTHER REGION!
Forest Service Making Detailed Study of Situation With End
in View of Keeping Annual Outlay of Six Million Dollars
by Two Southwestern States at Home; Railroads and
Practical Wagon Roads the First Essential to Develop
ment of Vast Timber Resources.

location OF the markets In relation 10
the standing timber. and the dlstri-
button and extent Of the resources
aside from timber. 80 that routes for
railroads may be suggested. Work
has already been started along these
lines. Recently the counties In
which much of this standing timber
In situated have been asked to supply
Information In regard to the resour-
ces. stock Interests and agricultural
products within their boundaries For
Instance, -. Johns Agricultural and
Commercial association at 81. Johns,
Ariz, II now preparing such data FOR
Apache county. When this. together
with the estimates Of the other re-
sources OF the various counties Of
Arizona and New Mexico. In compiled.
complete reports will be prepai ed.
From these. railroad companies and
others In the two states may he given
an idea Of the resources and oppor-
tunities for new development work,
and IL will also be possible To furnish
prospective timber purchasers with
estimates OF the traffic that may be
expected aside from the timber. ~
new railroad development is under
taken. u is. Of course. impossible for
the forest service to construct these
roads from its own funds, but by car
rying out Investigations along those
lines II can furnish prospective build
crs with Information OF great value
To the development 81 transportation
facilities to regions now remote from
railroads.
The forest service is e~ndeavoring to
bring about the complete utilization
OF as great "a quantity OF forest prod
ucts as Is consistent with the main
tenance and Improvement OF the ma
tionai forests. by proper cutting Il
Is possible MT only To maintain these
forests. but TO improve them con-
s%tantly.
me Of the largest undeveloped re-
! gions Is In east central Arizona. II
T. planned first 10 FORK out data for
this region, and. Il successful in
showing sufficient business 60 war
rant railroad building the possibilities
~ construction viii be taken up with
existing railroads and WITH others in
terestcd IN railroad building. A north
and south road 'u . this region will
furnish transportation facilities to
communities like -. Johns. springer
vile, Snowflake and other growing
towns In eastern Arizona.
presented the poultry industry with
great enthusiasm. The people seemed
to be very much Interested and FOR
the man OF limited capital who viii
take from 10 90 20 acres, put IN "a
small pumping plant ana a nice
bunch 81 chickens and take care of
them there Is a splendid future.
"Est"uciu valley II just like any
other farming district. Il takes work
To make Il good, and lots OF II. % Is
not 90 paradise for a loafer. nor Is IL
particularly attractive To The man
without M capital ! should say
that the settler should have rom
s., GOO to $4,000. depending upon
what ne wants 20 do and how willing
ne Is Co begin pretty modestly on
whatever ne does. II u, eds thrifty.
active, Woodworking men and wom-
en-. There will be good seasons and
there will be bad seasons. In the
good years wen without pumping
, plants people will prosper; In the bad
years, I mean the drouthy years. the
man who has a pumping plant will
prosper anyway,
~ do not hesitate TO recommend
the Estancia valley to such of your
readers rs may be looking Tor such a
Geld, ana I prophecy that land values
In that section Of the state will ad-
vance steadily II the people whu are
there and who come there are dcvel-
opers. II the land b. simply held for
speculation Of curse that will inter
fcrc with the progress of the COM
munity very seriously.
The general feeling seems to be
In favor of cooperation with the ag-
|ricultural college in procuring a farm
demonstration for that country.
The oldest apple trees In America
are said To he on the Manzino grant.
II they get a good live man as dem
%onstrator Co pilot the way there Will
he some OF che youngest apple trees
In America In that valley, and, after
an, the hope of the future il rather
In the young trees than TN the old
ones. The foothills furnish a Won
dorful opportunity IN fruit raising.
No better apples ran be produced In
this state and with good shipping Ia
%cilities there ought to he a large de.
Nclopmeut along this line. By care
ful, conservative, but no less earnest
and enthusiastic development. mi.
valley can be made "a wonder. and
with is advancement viii como the
advancement OF the New Mexico Gem
| trail railroad"