The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-09-14
STATE TIMBER FAST
BEING LOGGED OFF
Forests Being Depleted At Rate Of
100000 Feet Annually, Forest
Service Figures Show
Treasure State News In
Tabloid Review


Montana's 81 billion feet of timber,
38 billion of which is under the con-
troll of the federal forest service, are
being depleted at the rate of two
thirds OF a billion feet annually, with
the choice commercial timber compos-
ing the largest part of this cutting.
according to Forest Service figures
recently compiled.
One hundred and eighty-eight mil
lion feet, or almost twice what is cut,
is destroyed every year by forest fires,
and 720O0,0O0 feet is destroyed by. in
sects.
The state forest service controls
about two billion feet of this timber
and private timber owners have about
one-fourth of the 81 billion.
There are 951, 100000 feet of white
pine, nine and a half billion feet OF
yellow pine, and % billion feet Of fir
and larch. A survey of the states tim
Der area shows that the government
has 6,O25,000 acres of merchantabie
LlInOCl, piIfdtc OWnClS l3CCC3VOO cNA~S
and the state 247,000 acres. Non
commercial timber lands amount to
more than 100000 acres, of which
3,385,0OO are on national forests. The
cut over and burned off lands total
214,OO0 acres.
Statements issued by Attorney W. ID.
Rankin and State Secretary Of Agri-
culture G. G. Davis declare that grain
elevators In the state licensed as pub
lie warehouses must accept grain for
storage under the terms of the Mon
tana law or the owners face prosecu-
tion. 1t was stated that 165 elevators
in Montana have refused ta ,eept for
storage grain for which receipts must
be given, agreeing to deliver to the
shippers on demand grain of similar
quality at the terminals such as Du-
luth and Minneapolis.
Prompt action of passerby whose
name was not learned probably saved
Charles McGibben, farmer near Me
hart from being cut to death by the
sickle knives of mower. The team
he was driving became frightened and
bolted. He was thrown onto the sickle
and could not extricate himself.
passerby saw his predicament and
stopped the team McGibben is in the
Deaconess hospital In Great Falls and
may lose both feet as the result of the
accident
The entire business section of the
town of Nashua, fifteen miles east
of Glasgow, was threatened with de-
struction when fire of unknown origin |
destroyed the Occident elevator at
that place. The fire was not discov-
cred until it had made some headway
and the volunteer fire fighters were
handicapped by lack of water. the
town having no water supply suitable
for fire protection.
Two old-time residents of the Bitter
Root valley, of closely related families,
died within a few hours of each other
on August 20. They were John A.
Wood, aged 80 years, of Victor, and
Miss Susie Afford, his sister-in-law.
aged 72 years, also of Victor. They
were pioneer residents of the com
munity where they had made fiieir
home for forty years.
Charging that his wife threw her
wedding ring in his face at least a
dozen times during the last year and
called him a "cur" a white livered
skunk and other even stronger names
and finally gave him stronger hint
that she desired her freedom by lGHk-
ing him out of the house, Henry r z.
Foreman, of Great Falls, has applied
for divorce.
Probably the most interesting con-
gressional medal of honor In Montana
is that of William Leonard, of White Z
Sulphur Springs. which was awarded
him for galIantry in battle during The
battle of Muddy Greek In 1877. The :
medal is almost the same, and carries
the same distinction as congressional :
medals awarded heroes of the late !
World war \
The 1e-months- child of Mr. and t
Mrs j. C. York, of near Ekalaka. vas \
severely burned recently when II In a
some manner got hold Of can or con-
centrated lye. The burns were con- a
fined to the face and arms. The child b
will recover. 7
A. J. Hedrix of Great Falls was :
elected President of the Montana State
Poultry Breeders association at The
official mail ballot of that organiza-
lion held recently. J. P. Danson, OF !,
is the retiring president.
The biennial state convention of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians and the
aides auxiliary of the order will be !
held in Great Falls September IL !,
Estimates made by the county agent =
If Prairie county indicate that at least r.
fifty carloads of hogs will be shipped .
rom that countx-this fall and winter.