The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-07-21

The United States standing second among ths
countries OF the world In forest areu and produc-
ing more than half Of the sawed lumber should
play more important part In the export trade
Of the world than II does now With proper safe
guards In the way OF maintaining the ma
terisis strong export trade should be encour-
aged. But the gains which we may make In the
markets OF the world be kept only IN so far
as they based a permanent supply OF tim
Der. If they 10 be based merely on cut
which. AS In the Of old growth southern pine.
viii not supply even our domestic needs for more
than the next ten or fifteen years. shall soon
be crowded out OF the foreign markets by coun-
tries which base their export trade continu-
Gus elfperpetuatlng resource"
Europe's emergency need for lumber above IT'S
consumption In normal times. Is put at about
7ooOOOOO0O feet OF lumber year FOR the near
future. a conservative estimate; and her own for
ests have been depleted by the war
Europe however needs cheap lumber above all.
aud our product viii not be attractive for the
principal needs OF reconstruction. according 10
Colonel Graves Nevertheless the world situa-
ton In lumber. no says. offers IAN undoubted op-
portunity for permanent export trade from this
county OF proportions that would seem 10 be
limited only by our own powers TO sustain the
production OF material"
Senator sherman presented to the senate the
other day a memorial from the Illinois legisla-
turs which was In part as follows:
~whereas the wood-uslng industries not de-
nendlns upon uncertain local forest supplies have
become conferred TO very large extent In the
thiekly populated districts east OF the Mississippi
river and are drawing their supplies from the
remaining forests In the eastern states. the gulf
states and the states adjacent TO the Great Lakes
A large number OF such industries are located In
the state OF Illinois, with the city OF Chicago the
center OF very large aud important group. Chi
caso has for many years been the chief lumber
snstribution point % the United States and the
greatest point Of lumber distribution IN the world
These important Industries. including the manu-
fae,ure Of railway cars. boxes ssshes and doors
farm machinery. furniture, pianos vehicles. and
many other articles are COW threatened by the
exhaustion % the forests FROM which their sup
plies have been drawn. Trtf now face the neces-
slty OF bringing timber trot the Pacific coast
Win heavy freight charges tided 10 the cost. To
me same Pacific coast supghy the country must
look for lumber Tor general construction purposes
m. TRANSFORMATION system % the country must I
.as 10 rs prevent burdens the transcontinental I
shipnssnt Of very large quantities of lumber. a
bnikv product upon which hgh frvsght rate !
greatly Increases the cos, 70 the consumer
-Rssolvcd That the Fffty-nrst general assembly /
Of the state q Illinois urges the attention Of the
president and the congress, q the United States
IN ,hs present tinbsr sitaafhn and recommends
that without delay. there be formulated such
national proxrsm % forestry win insure the
future timber supplies required BY the Industries
~ the country. As an example % What should be
aoae. this xensral assembly points 70 the wise
ecnr~s ~ the republic % France In 81 managing /
rs forests for more than century that they con-
,r,butsd Substantially 20 The wnnfng q the great
war
n, 4. farthee urged that the FEDERAL govern
meut acting Independently or m cooperation
with the states inauxurste action booking toward
such measure % pubic control % the remaining
e,.,,e< Of original tisubsr viii make SURE that
heir supplies WIN - available needed BY the
Industries.
1T Is Furthermore urged that comprehensive
plans hs put into effect for restoring the forest
"a eut-cver fsuds which nonsgricultursi in
,harsetr~ IN the eastern states. m the states
the Great Lakes. and In the South IN
,racr TIA timber supplies from these regions
nay 10 svafahle TO the established industries Of
~ esnsrxl and eastern states