The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-14
AUDITOR CHASE SAYS SOMETHING
Statement Made by State Auditor Has Called Off the Dogs OF
War In the Superior National Forest Park Controversy
STATEMENT CLEAR AND CONCISE.

and location OF the forest area Is
Ny COMPARISON WIN COUNTIES. InS
LvLal area OF OOk county Is l,OIo,-
4o4 acres, Or Wnlcn l4,U44.ii eA-
elusive Oh .---, .S.cnL acquisitions,
are wltnln the Superior NaIional
IoreSr. Inc area Oh Lake county IL
l,ooL,Sol acres anu OF TINS ozo.-
ooo.I1, exclusive OF any late acqul-
slLlons, Is wILnin the IortSC Douno-
arles. Ine forest area In Sr. LOUIS
county, asluS Ironi any recent puf-
cnases, JoGalS oI1,4UI.l4 acres.
Another common error IS rne
DeheI mat tne forest Is ali govern
1870. owned. ILLS Is not the case
Inc area belonging 70 Lne Ieuefei
sos,4n.enC Is ovS,vSo acres, less
man nail the Local Oh I,oJ0,NAo
acres. ne S.aLs OWLS now ZlZ,oIo
acres Win several Thousand acres
more selected DuL not patented. Inc
rest ueIongS 10 private individuals
and corpoIaUiolI~.
IA tnlra common mlSconceprlon
Is Inc Ioea LiiaC the entire lofSSl
area Is coyereu Win virgin TIMBER.
WlJnln the Unree tracts are some
agricultural lands and much cut
over land.
Announcer confusing angle to the
maJIer Is that a STATE forest is SUI
permpOSeu over the national Tor
est. CnapCer 44S, session laws lSlI
SET aSlue o39, 4zo.51 acres OF state
Iand IN COOK. Lake and st. Louis
counties as state forest. Two
years later, by Chapter SO, session.
Jaws 1919, the legislature eliminated
A4,4oZ.o6 acres from the state Tor
est leaving It's present area 5l4,-
5uS.oI acres. Mucn of this hes
WITHIN the BOUNDARIES of Superior
lSaCIonaI forest ana thus the two
overlap.
.1No discussion of the problem
presented by your representatives
can be practical which tails to take
cogniZalce OF the location, area,
ownership and character OF the SUI
perIor National forest and none can
be worthwhile which does not con-
sIder the purpose u the congress
slonal act authorizing and the presi-
oenulal proclamation which set
apart tins territory.
Set Aside for Forestry.
'lne superior National forest was
set apart by President Roosevelt
primarily for forestry purposes, not
TO hamper our timber industry but
to promote it; not to prevent proper
logging operations, but to permit
them. Clearly the object was to
maintain a timber supply for COM
merclal purposes by applying to pub
lie lands scientific forestry prlnci-
pies, protecting the young growth,
guarding against forest fires and
supervising we care. sale and cut
ting of mature, diseased, fire-killed
and blown down timber. The first
paragraph of the presidents procla-
nation of Feb. Ii. 1909, says:
'Wereas, The rublic lands in the
state of Minnesota, which are here
matter indicated, are in part COW
cred with timber, and it appears
that the public good would be pro-
NOTED by utilizing said lands as
the state forest is exactly in point.
It says in part: Said lands are
hereby placed under the jurisdiction
and control the state forestry
board, to be managed, as the other
state forests are managed by the
said board, ON forestry principles
for timber production, and for such
other uses as are not inconsistent
Herewith
'Thus, it is too obvious to per-
nit controversy that while there is
nothing in the creative acts of the
Superior National forest or the state
forest preudicial to their use for
recreational purposes, Cney primarily
were set apart to permit, promote
and perpetuate production and pro-
lection of timber for commercial
purposes.
Sat the conference mentioned
above, your representatives re-
quested me to withhold the leases,
to prevent the company from reach
ing its land and harvesting its tim
Der. The declared themselves OPP
posed to further logging operations
in the Superior National forest
area or adjacent thereto for any
purpose or by any agency. They
so expressed themselves, vigorously.
and were unanimous on that point.
They seek the most effective method
of obtaining their objective.
Change Laws or Create Park.
1.-TWO ways at once suggest them
selves: IL Amend federal and state
timber laws to forbid all logging
operations within the prescribed
area. ~ Set aside the prescribed
area as a national park.
'"The first method demands i'm
mediate and exact designation of
the territory wherein you desire
timber operations to cease. You
can never set aside the entire Su-
perior National forest area for rec
reation only. Public interest will
not permit it and public opinion
will not tolerate it.
"For many years Minnesota has
sought to revive its timber indus
try, to establish it on a sound SUBJ
stantial basis, free from the extraya-
CANT, wasteful methods of the past;
to establish it on permanent
basis, timber mining being re-
placed by scientific forestation and
reforestation, two growir~ trees
replacing every one cut, an ever
increasing supply of mature tim
Der guaranteeing the future of one
of Minnesota's geratest occupations.
Some of the best thought of the
state and nation has been devoted
to saving and expanding the lum-
Der industry of this state. For this
industry to live and grow there
must be source of supply. Wood
working plants require raw material
if they are to operate. There is
no article that enters more into our
everyday life than wood We use
it at all times and for all purposes.
lAn of this wood came at some
time from growing timber. To sup
rftu If trooS xyo1,o re-
TO supply it more trees must be cut.
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