The Idaho recorder., 1921-09-16

coast. Already the Pacific coast lumber with
1000 or 300O mile haul. Is to he found In the
inrger cities of the East. So the lumber Industry
has made It's last jump. The United states Blu.
reau Of Corporations gives us sixty years TO use
up NIL the log lumber at the present rate of con-
sumption.
When the Pacific coast lumber begins TO run
short. we can import lumber or we can do without
II. II We don't like either Of these alternatives
We can grow some more timber and pulp wood and
coopernge and box stun and trees to yield turpen.
tine and resin and fannie and acetic acid and wood
alcohol and airplane propeers and lead pencils
ana clothes pins and AK handles and such things
which come from tho forests and nowhere else
Whenever we got ready we can grow all the
timber We want Growing timber Is a simple af.
fair--if we 30 at II right.
We can put II another way and say that origi-
nnlly there were S0O,000000 acres Of virgin for
eats In the United States There are now only
2o0.o0000o acres. OF IS per cent OF this left The
0UpoOoO acres that are gone were depleted In
the last seventy years.
Unless something Is done about II, the United
Ssntcs Will some time he treeless land--its vast
original forests laid low those Of Its Industries
which depend upon timber for their existence
crippled or broken.
There are healthy signs that good many peo
Pile are of the opinion that something should be
done about II. And one OF the things to be done
about II would seem TO be practical and com
prehens.ve policy OF reforestntion. All interests
seem Ia agree ON the necessity Of reforestation
There are now two reforestntion bills before
congress tine Of these IL the Capper bill and the
other IL the Smell h The former aims nj federal
encouragement OF state action. The latter provides
federal regulation of forestry In the states ana
proposes for the next Ave years To Increase the
governments appropriation for forestry to si0,.
COCOON year.
Another indication OF the general feeling that
something should be done about II is the hearings
HaAfA kFte4x.k
forestry policy committee. appointed by the
United States Chamber of Commerce This COM
mittee hegnn operations In New York. II then
went IN Succession Ia Chicago, Minneapolis. Spo-
kane. Seattle. Portland aud san Francisco.
David l.. Gondwiie. 4 Chicago box manufae-
turer is chairman. The other members OF the
commlttec nre Charles :. Keith, president Central
Coal & Coke company. Kansas cis. Mo. +, &.
Knapp, president rennsular Lumber company.
Portland. Oregon. George l.. Curtis. Curtis Com.
ranies Inc. Clinton Iowa. John Fletcher. Vice.
president Fort Dearborn National bank Chicago
Ill; Charles h. Quincy, president q. aud G.
pany New York city; Dr Henry :. prinker.
Merton Stntien Pa Dr. Hugh T.. Baker. secretary
and treasurer American Paper & Pulp association.
New York city Harvey \. Shepart attorney. hos,
ton. Mass. Julius II. browne. ucerresident Pa.
cifc Lumber company, New York city. Dr. w. II.
iieinemann. president Il, Heinemann Lumber
pany. wansau Wis w Duh Brooklngs secrc-
tnry Of the committee. Chamber of Commerce OF
the United States washngtnn H. G,
This committee has gone into the subject In
broad way seeking Ia get every viewpoint before
making report on Witch II Is hoped policy
BE- formulated The chairman appointed several
sn'comniiiees of the original committee To deal
with specific subjects coming under the general
heading of forestry Some of these subjects are
government regulation. private holdings. indlvd,
na versus pnhlie right. nre protection aud TX.
pendltufes acquisition OF land national forest sur
Ney, fsxes aud taxation. utilization ot wood aud
forrest conservation. reforesiaton aud national
forests
"A an example of hew serious problem our
forestry problem il. et me point to the we'll known
fae' tina, in seven wears S0 per cent ot the saw
mills of the South will he out OF business" says
Nr. Gossi~iiiie What this means is better rea.
ized when We consider that the sawmiiis Of the
ssan,h now produce 10 per cent of all the lumber
used IN the country
These meetings ARE simply to get Mt all the
facts TO give MS a thorough grasp Of the problem
La inform us fully 81 It's scope When we have
finished We VIII make report and recommenaa.
u"ns I" the hoard of director. Of the chamber and
uley Will consider what action is necessary