Evening star., 1923-05-22
RAILROADS TO TAP
t: RICH FARM LANDS
U. S. Forest Service Limits
i Yearly Cutting in Big
Timber Regions.
BY j. c. ROYLE.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, May 22.--The United
States forest service. through trans
actions just. completed. has assured
two new railroads to the northwest
which will open magnificent agricul-
turaf and timber regions, and have
preserved to the nation a timber sup
ply and reserve which can never be-
come depleted
These results have been obtained
through the sale of 0000,0 900 board
feet of timber in the Matheur national
d'Alene National Park of the pan
handle of Idaho. The timber on the
Matheur forest tract was sold to Fred
Herrick of St Marys. Idaho, who pur-
chased the S90,000,000 feet of timber
under contract which calls for the
payment of $3.50 a thousand feet.
About 81 per cent of this timber is in
western yellow pine.
-. Yearly Output Limited.
The Ohio Match Company of Spo-
kane secured 100000 feet in the
Occur d'Alene district, of which 80 per
cent is in white pine. at the top-notch
price of ,$11.49 per thousand feet.
Herrick, ~ the terms of his con-
tract not only must pay SO, 100000 for
the ti1Eoer, but must build railroad
sevedty five miles long to open up the
tpdct. He is restricted to cutting 3d.
, 100000 feet per year The Ohio Match
Company can cut but 100000 feet
in the Idaho tract and must also build
a railroad ten miles long. The Her
rick road will cost approximately the
same amount that he will pay for the
timber.
Under the restrictions imposed, for
est officials declared TODAY, neither
buyer can possibly denude these tracts
of timber. Choppers must spare the
seedlings and young trees and nurn
the brush. The new timber which
Will replace that cut VIII assure a
permanent source of lumber supply
The railroads must be common car
riers. While the ss0,o00,0oo feet sold
in the Matheur forest comprises but
a portion of the total in that reserve.
lunbermen expressed the belief today
that the railroad and present con-
tract would probably aid in bringing
all of the 100000, 600 feet under the
same control: If that is the case,
would assure running Of a mill for,
ever, with cut of $4,000 900 board
feet annually.
Farmers TO Use Railroads.
Each railroad is expected to mean
much to the agricultural development
of the northwest. Hundreds or men
will be employed Immediately. and
ers of rich region. now suffering
from a severe depression, will be pro-
vided. with a cheap and conVenlent
means of transporting their products
to market.
Forest service officials predicted to-
day that in brief space of time prac-
tically all the lumber used In the
United States must come from the
forests of the west. Northern ldaho
now has practically all the white
nj Iaf IN
The service is now advertising for
bids for 100000 feet of timber In
the. Cascade National Park of ore
goh, 90 per cent of which is Douglas
fir. Not less than s225 thousand
feet will be accepted
Canada is increasing lumber pro-
duction rapidly in British Coluubia,
and the reserve in the Frazer valley
is estimated at 100000. 900 feet. The
cutin that section will approach 10O.-
100000 feet this season. The reserve
in the Coquitfam district is estimated
at half a billion feet; and the cut this
year will exceed 25,ooO,000 feet. while
750,000,000 feet is a conservative es-
tiinate of stumpage in the forests
north of Mission and Dewdney.
Await Chester Concession Plans.
Oil men and government officials
are watching intently for announce
ment of the plans for financing and
development of the concession Sc
cured by Admiral Chester in Turkey.
These plans are expected TO nave a
widespread effect on the development
of the oil industry both in this coun-
try and abroad, especially in view OF
the development by other American
oil men in the near east and soviet
Russia
VIII Refuse Wage Demands.
CHICAGO, May 22.-Traction Off
cials here have decided to notify the
leaders of the street car men who are
asking an increase in pay of 10 cents
an hour, beginning June !, that their
demands cannot be granted, as city
and state authorities have given no
encouragement to a plea by the street
car lines. that the fare be raised from
z TO cents. 1t is said that some of
the union men are strongly opposed
to the strike threatened for June l
If the wage demand is not granted.
/, Advances in wages In seventeen Of
the building trades are expected
June l.
Bread Wheat Acreage Reduceda
ST. PAUL, May 22.-The acreage OF
bread wheat and durum in the north
west is considerably less than last
year. according to official reports just
made public today. Grain in the
southern districts is showing a good
stand and moisture has generally
been sufficient, but continued warm
weather is needed. The potato acre
age of the northwest has been great