The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-02-20
Large Sum
Spent Hereby
FOreStSeryiCe
Total Expenditures in 1895
was $578, 900 in Lincoln
County.
PART TIME WORK
GIVEN TO 626 MEN

Tic hOoteHal national forest IN 1850
reached the large sum of approximately
$578000? Or that 626 men, in addition
to the regular force Of 20 employees,
had been given work during the year?
These were figures given out by
Supervisor C. S. Webb while speaking
before the Libby Lions club at its
meeting Monday night.
Also, how many people would realize
that 10000 Christmas trees had been
cut out of the forest last year, making
a carload shipment of from Is to 30
cars; this in addition to the other
thousands that were cut from private
lands? These figures are only slight
indication of other interesting informa-
ton given by George Stoltz, assistant
forester in charge of timber sales,
speaking at the same meeting.
Forest Service Night.
1t was forest service night at the
Lions dinner last Monday. And the
force from the local forestry head
quarters proved themselves first class
entertainers.
The obliging foresters were called in
by President Krall at the last minute
to fill perplexing gap in The program
caused by situation that could not
be foreseen. Arrangements had been
made for guest speaker for this meet
ing in the person of F. ". Graham Of
Seattle, agricultural development agent
of the Great Northern, but at the last
moment Mr.. Graham was prevented
from coming by death in his family.
Hence the need for calling on the forest
office personnel to step in as pinch
hitters.
After dining and transacting little
business, the meeting was turned over
to Supervisor c. S. Webb :. HA called
on three local high school boys for
music, Keith Webb, John Harmon, Jr.,
and Dick Richards, these young men
having dubbed themselves or being
dubbed by someone-the Home Town
Hicks. The boys responded generously,
playing several trio numbers during the
evening ON the guitar, the accordian
and the jew's-harp or jews trumpet;
also duet numbers on the saxaphone
and clarinet and solo by Harmon on
the accordian. The boys were roundly
applauded
An Important Industry.
Supervisor Webb, as his part of the
program, gave figures that would be
eye-openers for a lot of people One
statement contained much significance.
Mr.. Webb said that total expenditures
by the forest service in Lincoln county
in 1885 were approximately S578,000.
That's large sum of money to be
turned into county and it cxerts
powerful influence on the general
prosperity of the district Mr. Webb
also stated that $49, 500 had been paid
last year to CCC enrollees and to all
other employees of the forest service
there had been paid $3.50, 300 If the
county had an industry that paid into
the county $4,000 year, it would be
considered highly important industry
The forest service is certainly entitled
to that classification.
Mr.. Webb gave other statistics of
interest. He said that the Kootenai
lO1cSL cAl6iluS ONCI i1luIli III LAAalCOiIi
county and into F1athead county on the
east and Boundary county, Ida, on the
west. 1t covers 60 miles from east to
west in an air line and rs miles from
north to south Within its boundaries,
there are 38,034 acres of state owned
land, 281 ,691 acres of privately owned
land and 1,744,000 acres of government
owned land
There are 3,277 miles of forest trails,
said Mr.. Webb, 1,185 miles of telephone
lines, sos miles of forest development
roads, 86 improved lookout stations and
ITS telephones including subscribers.
The number Of regular permanent en-
ployees is 20, while last year temporary
employees numbered 626 This number
included relief workers but not the
Gees. There were rs trucks used dur
ing 1885.
Speaks Humorously.
H. r. Richards spoke, briefly in a
jocular vein, much to the entertain