The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
BRILLIANT WORK ON PART OF UNCLE SAM.

BRILLIANT WORK ON PART OF UNCLE SAM.
When Clifford Pnchot the frenzied forester OF the
United States in the administration of President Roose-
ve forestry OF the western states were bot
tied up the of future generations The conserva
ton" policy adopted which applied, means that
timber suffers destruction by fire and rot rather than by
the hand in his work Of converting it to profitable
and beneficial 1t must be kept in mind that forests
are at all times growing, maturing and rotting The ma
tured timber which is utilized wasted Pnchot told
the people of United States that their forests were
worth hundreds of millions of dollars He said that these
be conserved else the timber trust would
them The heritage of the whole people was about
to be dsspaed unless the federal got busy
In response to demands President Roosevelt entered
upon the conservation policy which has since been call
ed "Plnchousm." Pinchotism indiscriminate with
public lands that waste by the forces OF nature
may take place of intelligent utilization by society.
The United States government is the greatest CON
server natural in the world There are in
eleven western states in forest reserves
In addition to this there in Alaska and
smaller areas South Dakota Arkansas Florida, Mime
sota Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma Michigan, North Da-
kota and Porto Rico The total forestry
which mean idleness and federal CONTROL is unknown
to The Tribune. Two hundred million acres are con-
servave estimate This of nearly $4,000 square
miles-an 90 per larger than the German en-
pire
The forests of the United States worth hundreds OF
millions dollars We have the word of President Roose-
PlnchOt dozens
case No of the value of the standing timber in
forest reserves is available however Mr. Pinchot est
mates the loss from forest fires year exceeded
$SOOOOOOO 1900 the lumber industry of this country
paid out in wages $S8OO226o0 These figures simply in
the value of the standing timber in this country AS
2OOOOOOOO acres in forest this tract sup
posed to be timber land If the timber worth FIVE dol
lars per have in forest estate worth
one billion dollars We dare say that man will place
the value of this estate at less than thousand million
dollars. - -
If the people of the United States have an estate of such
value behooves them inquire into what is being
done with Fortunately the Forestry Service Depart
ment of Agriculture United States is great believer in
publicity 1t furnishes the facts and hgures with gusto
even with great pride. The forest farms of the UNITED
States hundred million of them, valued at
thousand million dollars produced all told in revenue from
sale of timber grazing and other of the forest the
magnificent of 48 46935 in 1914 If the revenue de-
rived million and half it would amount to one
fourth per the investment However from this
magnificent must be deducted the cost OF admins
tration Here the forestry bureau is not explicit
states that of the $48 4693s $85OOOO will be divided
among the make up for local taxes lost by rea
son of existence of the forest reserves We venture
the assertion that practically all of the remainder goes
pay the cost of administration The net return from the
forests to the people of the country will not exceed
million dollars.
The forest of Idaho consist of H7244 acres
This is 1920 per cent of the entire of the state Tit
forestry bureau will this state the sum OF $loS
ol6l which is considerably less than Ada county con
tributes toward government without mentioning
local government In 1913 the total tax levied in the sta
of Idaho amounted to $86l96372 In other words ooS
per cent of the land of the state paid $S6l9o37| ant
1920 per Gland in forest reserves) paid $lOo9lol
AS matter of fact 81 cent of the state paid the egh
million six hundred thousand and 40 per cent paid tn
one hundred thousand because all told 40 cent OF tn
land area of Idaho still in public ownership in one torn
another.
This condition prevails to or less extent through
out the states of Idaho Arizona, California Colorado
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washing
ton and Wyoming The following table showing the ian
area public lands unreserved and Inappropriate cen
national forest and per cent is taken from al
interview given the Portland Oregonan by State Senate
l. ~ Day of Portland who has made exhaustive stud
of the public land situation and will be presented at tn
water power conference which will be held at Portland
September 21st Senator Day shows that ol per cent
the total area of the named above is tied up by en-
federal government and pay practically no taxes In
table referred to above follows:
Table Showing Areas Under Federal and Private Contre
in Eleven Western States.