Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-07
Bill Calls For Expenditure OF
$1,000, 900 For Prote,c.
tion Of Forests; Ten NIL
lion OF Thi. Proposed Fsr
Purchase OF Timber Land
For Government.

Washington. Jan. Hearings on
which calls for the expenditure Of
$1l.000,000 year for the protection
and development OF forests. were
again begun today peiorcs the subcom-
nl!ttee ON appropriations of which
Representative Anderson is chairman: i
Newspaper publishers, paper manu-
facturers, lumber men. tin1ber land
owners, wood-usins industries. the
United States forest service and the
American Forestry association are in
terested.
One million dollars a year for COS
operating with the states in protect
ing the forests from fire and $l0,-
100000 a year for securing additional
forest land for the government, lis be-
ing asked as q forward step in the
endeavor to secure sufficient lumber
and paper pulp for future needs.
+ importance of the proposed legisla-
ton to the industries Of the, country
cannot be over-estimated, according
to II. S. kellogg. chairman Of the ma
tional forest program committee. made
up of men represe ntins many indus-
tries
More Paper Used.
This is a paper age" said Chair
man kellogg. who is also secretary
OF the newspaper service bureau.
From an annual consumption Of
three pounds of news print paper per-
pounds in 1920. The news print paper
produced in the Cpited States and
Canada this year. if frput in the form
OF a standard roll 73 inches wide. such
as is used by many Di the largest
newspapers, would unwind l3,Ooo,OoO
miles. Our daily papers have a cir
culation in excess of 2s,000.000 copies
| and there are mora than 90 dailiea
/ between the Atlantic and the Pacifi.
| whose circulation exceeds 100000
| copies and some of them have several
times that number.
] IF paper is ind srcnsab bile our for.
I, ests are still more Indispensable, fo..
terial for all the print paper and most
of the material for AL other kinds Of
paper, except the highest grades, our
dependence upon, forest products for
countless articles Of necessity and con-
venience is equally evident. The sup.
ply OF standing timber in the United
States is only about 40 per cent OF
that it was 100 years ago. and this
remaining stand is being drawn upon
at a more rapid&rate than it is being
reproduced Unlike for other basic
fsraw materials, however such as coal,
foil and metals. timber need not be
mined and exhausted but can and
J; sh o uld be harvested and reproduced
J, like other products Of the soil.
i Support Necessary.
For this reason. it is especially
encouraging to note the recent agree
Z ment Of the great lumber n1anufac-
turing and wood using industries OF
the country with the American For
estry association and the American
Newspaper Publishers associa ton
upon a plan for an adequate and per
| m ant ,s,1>
t the recomm andations of the United
: States forest service. This marks the
most constructive step Yet taken to
! bring about the continuous production
OF timber on all land suited for tnai
purpose throughout the country. and
legislation to accomplish this, which
will be introduced into the next session
OF congress will receive hearty and
widespread support from professional
forestcrs, business interests and cit!- :
zens everywhere, who are alive to the
vital Importance of maintaining tbs
I supply of ono of our most necessary
raw Materials
? The proposed legislation has heel
indorsed by the National Lumber
Manufacturers association. the -Amci'.
lean Forestry association. America"
Newspapers Publishers association
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers
= association. Southern Pine association
Western Forestry and Conservation
association. American Paper and Put;
associa ton. United States ForeSt,,
Service, Society for the Projection o
New Hampshire Forests. Nationa
Forest Fire Protection committee.
d Washington, Jan. An unanifrg
: Gus Favorable report was ordered 10
= day by the senate military commit
G tee on the resolution Of Senator New
!. Republican. Indiana. directing IN
o secretary of war to stop army enlist
r ments until the total number OF en-
i listed men is reduced 10 $4,000.
I. Washington. Jan. 1.-HearinEs G,
C bills proposing to regulate futur
y trading on grain and cotton cx
Is changes will be closed January II
i the house agricultural conmittee de
L. cided today.
= f. A. Calvin Of Houston, Texas
representing cotton growers. told tn
10 committee. the exchanges were neces
!, sary for the business of selling cot
! ton and cited conditions in 1914 whe
> the cotton exchanges were closed t
,t support his statement.
Want Early Action.
j. Washington. Jan. 1.-Plans Of sen
'e ate supporters of the house emerg
~ =. ency tariff bill to press for early &C
as tion were manifest today when tn
er senate finance committee resume
st hearings on the farmers relief pro
A. gran.
George D. Briggs. representing til
national sheep and wool bureau. ties
tifed the wool industry was dyin
:, out. Adding to the number Of farm
Y ers and farm workers deserting III
land for life in the city.
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