The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-19

having large areas on the delinquent
tax list"
Professor 81. II. Chapman of Yale,
the last speaker, declared that as
long as there is wood there will be
found uses for wood. He told of the
remarkable growth of timber in
tract of the Minnesota National For
est, completely swept by fire 55
years ago, asserting that today this
new timber is So years old and has
big commercial value. and can
produce annually 100000 cords of
wood equal to so million feet, which
is twice as much as is needed to
keep two cities the size of Cloquet
in operation.
"What has been done in that gov
ernmental tract can be done in other
sections of Northern Minnesota"
Professor Chapman said,
There is enough cut-over land in
Northern Minnesota to produce more
than double the timber now pro-
duced, and this yield en- be made
to last forever.
TAll that is needed to bring this
about is an elimination of the fire
hazard and an awakened public
sentiment for an adequate refor-
estation program"
The talk of the evening was made
by Supervisor Hamel who gave an
elegant insight into thu scope of the
Superior National Forest. He said
that the total area within it's boun-
diaries equals 1,653,223 acres, of
which 241, 232 acres is state and
603,215 acres is private land, leav-
ing net of 808,775 acres.
A tract of 384,685 acres was
added to the forest last spring, and
on this there has been no estimate
of the timber stands. Exclusive of
this, however, the stand is estimated
at 554 600, 900 board l. easure feet
of 10 inch diameter, beast high and
up, and $4,000 cords of five to
nine inch diameter, breast high pulp
wood. This composed approximately
of so per cent jack zine, Is per
cent aspen, II per cent spruce, 6
per cent birch, 3 per cent white
pine, per cent Norwsy pine, 2 per
cent balsam, and small quantity of
cedar. The rotation of saw timber
is estimated on a basis of from ITO
to $50 years, and that on pulpwood
from 40 to 80 years.
The outstanding problem with
which the service has to deal in the
administration of the forest, Super
visor Hamel said, is protection from
fire, and the second phase Of the
problem is diversification of own
ership. Last year there were only
six fires, burning seven acres of
--4nent land, he said, and this
year there have been five fires with
no loss on government land, but
loss of about ten acres on private
land. He explained the advantage
of consolidating government hold
ings, asserting that under such an
arrangement the forest could be adj
ministered more effectually and
with reduced costs. The two pur-
poses of the national forest, he said,
are to grow timber and preserve
recreation ground. /,
After the meeting at the Com
munity Center and at which it was
stated the commission would hold
other sessions and that everyone
would be given chance to express
their opinions and make suggestions,
the committee and their guests went
to Burnside Lodge to spend the
night. Yesterday morning at 8
o'clock, cars of local citizens started
with the guests for trip over the
Superior Forest via the Ely-Finland
road. Several stops were made in
the forest and work at present be-
ing experimental with was looked
over. The local cars were volun-
teered after it was ascertained that
the heavy coach in which the COM
mission was making the trip could
not in safety negotiate the Ely-Fin-
land road.
Last night the party spent at
Grand Marais and today the party
is returning to Duluth in time for
the banquet at the Hotel Duluth
this evening. The banquet and q