The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-12-21
PLANS TO PERPETUATE
FORESTS OF THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AGREE
ON PROVISIONS OF FOR
ESTRY LAW.

tull agreement on details OF pro-
posed amendments to Iuano 5 forestry
laws was reached To-Day by SUD-
committee OF the general representa-
J tive committee studying the sltua-
ton, according TO report maze by
Is. q. Miller, dean OF the University o.
Idaho school OF forestry, who Is its
chairman. The committee has been
in session in Moscow Tor two days
and the innings VIII be submitted TO
the general committee at the ma
meeting, to be held in BOISE the nrsr
part OF January
The measure as finally agreed upon
is the result OF a series OF hve 2-day
sessions Of the general committee OF
10, held during the last two months
at Moscow, Boise and Spokane, ana
represents the united opinion of ali
Interests concerned in perpetuation of
the forest resources OF the state.
The personnel of the committee is
composed Of representatives of all in
terests vitality concerned in the use OF
the forests, including the state, fed
eral government, water users, irriga-
ton farmers, livestock interests, lum-
bering interests and general public.
Every phase Of the subject was ex-
haustively discussed before any sec
ton of the proposed new bill was
drafted.
Proposed Provisions.
The new measure proposes that the
state board of land commissioners,
aided by the land commissioner and
six non salaried representatives OF
the various interested agencies, shall
serve as a state board of forestry.
Under this phase of the bill the assist
ant state land commissioner will en-
large his field to include the duties of
state forester and be responsible for
the execution of terms of the law The
bill is drawn so that the constitutional
powers of the state land board over
acquisition, disposal and control of
the state timber land grant are not
impaired.
Idaho now controls nearly SOOOOO
acres of timber land carrying ten bill
lion board feet of merchantable tim
Der worth at least thirty million dol
lars
Disposal of SIashings.
4 second feature of the bill has to |
do with disposal Of the slash resulting !
from logging operations Under the
present law the general custom has
been to burn the slash broadcast; but |
such method, the committee agreed, |
destroys all young growth below mer- |
charitable size. It was conceded that |
IN old, mature or over ripe stands, |
where little or nothing in the way of 1
rec growth is left after all merchant |
lble timber has been cut. broadcast /
burning may be permissible. over
arge areas trees left would furnish a
second cut by the time the present |
supply is gone and would thus serve
o prolong by a number of years the
ife of the mills now in operation.
In the amendments proposed the
lash following logging in such stands
would be piled and burned in man
yer to protect all young growth.
Better Fire Protection.
The third essential of the proposed
ill seeks better fire protection for cut
,ver lands. of which there is an ag-
Tegate of several hundred thousand /
Icres in north Idaho. Nearly half Of
his is included within organized fire
districts where inadequate protection
S afforded, the committee found. while
he other half is in unorganized ter
itory without any protection. In
pite Of these adverse conditions 25 to
o per cent of the cut-Over lands are
eproducing young timber and much
more would be productive were the
nance given.
other amendments and new sections
f minor Importance. which, according >