The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-15
SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST
MAKES BIG TIMBER SALE
Northwest Paper Co. of Coquet Purchases $1,000 Acre
Tract in the Superior National Forest ST. Louis Lake
and Cook Counties
Cutting be Done Circle Insure Permanent Pro-
duction. Twelve Years Will be Required in the
Removal.

Sale of the timber on $1,000 acre
tract in the Superior National Forest
to the Northwest Paper Company of
Cloquet will net SIPS, 900 to st. Louis,
Lake and Cook counties in lieu of
taxes, vii provide $4,000 for roads
in the three counties and will bring
about an expenditure of about $780,
600 for labor in the cutting, transport
alton and manufacturing of the pulp
wood and logs
The transaction, announced at Mil
waukee the latter part OF the week by
E. w. Tinker, chief forester in the
Great Lakes district, according to an
Associated Press dispatch, is the first
large one of its kind under government
control of the forest. As the Federal
ownership totals some $4,000 acres,
the possibility for developing gigan-
tic industry, which will bring ellor-
NOUS returns to the counties, can read
lily be seen, according TO Supervisor
Hamel of the Superior National Forest.
Mr.. Hamel was in Duluth Saturday
following a tour of the north shore,
and conferred with Fred D. Vlbert,
head of the newly created industrial
and AGRICULTURAL bureau of the Min
nesota Power & Light Company, who
prepared figures on the possible returns
from the timber sale Mr.. Hamel con-
CURED in the summary made by Mr..
Vibert.
The counties are to receive Is per-
cent of the gross receipts in lieu OF
taxes. The acreage Of the forest is
divided as follows 343,4 acres, Lake
County; 265, Ala, Cook and 200,19 st.
Louis. In addition, 10 per cent of the
Weld must be spent on roads in the
three counties, the government last
year having appropriated $4,000 for
roads in Lake County, SIP 900 in Cook
and $1,000 in st. Louis County.
In addition to the SITS, 100 that will
accrue to the three counties, Mr.. Vi
bert estimated that 5000 GOO viii be
spent by the Northwest Paper Com
pany in labor for cutting, Transports
ton and manufacturing Of the pulp
wood and about $500, 900 for the labor
in handling the logs.
Cut in Circle.
Mr.. Hamel pointed out that the cut
ting will be done in a circle, so that
there will be permanent production
He expects WORK TO get under way in
the spring.
H. C. Hornby of Duluth, president
of the paper company, confirmed the
deal with the government and indi-
Gated that survey will be started at
once and that twelve-mile logging
road will be built to connect with the
company's line ii northeastern Mime
sofa The logging operations will take
about twelve years, it is estimated.
Mr.. Tinker estimates the sale OF the
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$500, OO0 It comprises 42,5C0 060 feet
of saw timber and 100000 cords OF
pulpwood.
VIII Benefit Many.
Payrolls of about $4,000. 600 to men
employed in the woods, on railroads
and in factorits, about sl25,O to be
paid TO st. Louis, Cook and Lake
counties in lieu of taxes, a minimum
of $4,000 to be spent for roads. and
perpetual supply of logs and Iulpwood
sufficient to supply paper mills, saw
mills and other woodworking induSt-
ries forever, these are some Of the i'm
mediate direct results of the recent
sale of timber IN the Superior National
Forest says an authority.
Another result will be the doubling
of the capacity Of several OF the Clio
quet industries. Improvements at the
Northwest Paper Company's mill will
cost in excess of 81, 100000. The Bal
sam Wool factory also is being en-
slarged. Other Cloquet industries are
expected to follow with increased cap
acities.
Sold for S5Oe,000.
The government timber was sold for
Oh a ha Il
years in which to cut it. This will
make upwards of $4,000 year income
to the government. OF this, IS per
cent will be paid to the counties in
which the Superior Forest is located
It is divided according to the area Of
federal forest in each county. This
viii vary from year to year as addit-
ional lands are bought by the govern
ment from private owners and, per-
haps. eventually. from the state. The