The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-01-18
MUST CONSERVE
IDAHO'S TIMBER
G. B. MAIN, OF EMMETT, TALKS TO
BUSINESS MEN-CHAS. STONE
BRAKER TALKS FARM BUREAU

One of the interesting talks made
Wednesday before the Moscow cham
Der of commerce at the weekly lunch
con was that by G. 3. Mains of En-
NETT, deputy forestry inspector of the
Payette national forest. Mr.. Mains,
who is spending the week in Moscow,
delivering a series of lectures before
the school OF forestry at the univer-
sity, was introduced by Dean f. G.
Miller. Those present were Impress
ed with his plea for conservation of
the forests of the state. He called at
tention to the fact that 80 per cent
of the white pine in the United States
/ is in the state of Idaho, and said that
with the rapid diminishing of the
timber resources of the east and
south, there is certain to be a rush on
the part of operators to Idaho and
other northwest states, with their
great bodies of timber. Here, he said,
is there the great danger lies. There
is certain to be great demand for
the products of the sawmill within
the next few years end the operators
will want to supply this demand. The
timber will either be torn off without
regard to the future welfare of the
country, in a few xears-perhaps 20
Systematically, the operations being
limited to a point where the indus
try may live through generations. If
the first plan is followed Mr. Main
said, there will be most serious
waste, and communities which de-
pend entirely or partly on the timber
industry, will find themselves with
out resources. He urged that Latah
county withstand any effort on the
part of foreign concerns toward the
devastation of it's forests in order to
supply the immediate demand for
timber products.
Mr.. Main said that forestry is now
based on scientific data like farming
and is no longer a hit and miss prop
osition. He complimented Dean Mil
Ter and the excellent school of forest
ry here and said that this was his
first opportunity to know first hand
the big things that the University of
Idaho is accomplishing.
Farmers Would Buy Cut-OVer Land
O. S. Fletcher, Latah county farm
agent, stated that he was in communi-
cation with a number of farmers who
had met with heavy reverses in Doug
las county, Washington, during the
dry -yeaHsaand We're seeking a location
in some district where crops are
more certain. He said that they had
in mind the cut-over district near
Deary and that a colony of some 25
families were interested. He said that
he had advised them to send one of
their number in and investigate con-
ditions in Latah county for them
selves.
Mr.. Fletcher introduced Charles
Stonebraker of Iowa, representa-
tive of the American Farm Bureau
federation, who is in Latah county for
a few weeks interesting the farmers
in the national organizations Mr..
Stonebraker said that the object Of
the farm bureau is to place the farm
er's business on business basis and
to create a spirit of harmony and CO.
operation between the farmer and the
business man, each OF whom is essen
tial to the welfare of the other He
said that the business men as a rule
are behind the farm bureau and Civ
ing all the encouragement possible,
and asked the support Of both farm
ers and business men in Latah county.
The refusal of labor to give a days
work for a days pay, Mr. Stone
braker. said has much to do with the
high price Of manufactured articles
Just now. but this e predicted, will
bloc in the United States senate and
said that it was strange that all kinds
of blocs had existed for years. hut
none had come to the attention of the
public until a bloc was formed to
look after the interests Of the farmer.
President c. A. Hagan assured Mr.
StOnebraker that the Moscow cham
ber of commerce is solidly behind the
Latah county farm bureau and the in
terests of the farmers.
c. D. VOgleson. proprietor of the
"Oriole Nest" the neat little confec-
tionery and lunch room opened near
the university at the opening of school
last fall, was present and said that
he wished to be identified with the
work of Moscows commercial or
ganization
Robert Whittier president of the
Moscow State bank. expressed his in
terest in the talks which had been
made and said he was pleased to be
present al the meeting
ButterfieId Represents Moscow
Secretary B. G. Rowe read a tele-
gram from Ralston Butterfield. in
which he stated that, on request OF the
secretary, he had represented Moscow
at the annual banquet of the Spokane
chamber of commerce Tuesday night
He said the affair was carried on in
the usual Spokane style and was we'll
worth attending
The secretary read the monthly re-
port of the chamber, showing receipts
of $35616 and disbursements of $685.
90 leaving balance in the treasury
of S90.96 on January 16.
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