The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-11-29
Sustained Yield of
Forest Resources
BY Cooperation

equate to supply the j. Neils mill at
their normal level of cutting?
Answer 7. Yes, of all species.
The ]. Neils mill is cutting in excess
of 100000 board feet at present,
but it likely that the amount cut
will recede to about that level dur
the postwar period. Further re-
duction would throw many men
out of work.
Growth of timber within the unit
is about 100000 board feet ac-
cording to information released by
the forest survey Most of this,
about 81 percent is mixed species.
The remainder, 10 percent, is pine.
After allowing for a reasonable
factor of safety very little volume
would be left for another saWlog
mill.
Question 8. Can any more growth
be expected under the sustained
yield agreement?
IAioWCl y. oy Cuttl1l8
practices on private as well as on
government timberlands the growth
can be built up to at least 100. OOO-
600 board feet per year, thus per-
m hitting additional utilization
plants.
Question 8. Is it necessary to com
bine the Troy and Libby Working
Circles to supply sufficient timber
for the ]. Neils mill?
Answer 8. Yes. The Libby Work
ing Circle is able to supply only a.
bout S. percent Of the volume ne
cessary Some species, especially
white pine and spruce exist in the
Libby Working Circle in insuffic-
lent quantities to fill sales orders
over an extended period
Question 10. Will all of the timber
in the sustained yield unit be tiled
up" in the agreement?
Answer TO- No. 1t is planned that
just enough saWlog timber will be
covered in the agreement to sus-
tain the Libby mill and employ
ment at about the present level.
Smaller sawlog chances, the bulk
of the cedar poles. cedar posts,
hemloek and white fir pulpWood
as well as pulpwood from other
species available as Trimmings,
Christmas tree and tie cutting a.
reas and all lodgepole pine areas
and products will not be covered
by the agreement.
Question No. IL. What timber
chances will be available to other
operators?
Answer II. Sawlog chance not
needed to sustain the j. Neils mill
the bulk of the cedar poles, cedar
posts, lodge posts and poles and
other products that may be devel-
oped, and Christmas tree and tie
production will be available to 9TH
er operators.
Question IL. What other forest in
dustry could the community enter
tain under such plan?
Answer IL. Plywood plant, single
mill pole shaping and treating
plant, pole, post, and pulpWood
yards and possibly small pulp plant,
tie industry and Christmas tree
industry.
Question 13. What changes, if any,
would the Cooperative agreement eff
feet in the economy of the county?
Answer Is. (a) The bulk of the
sawlogs from the unit will be man
ufactured into lumber at Libby.
This is no different than it has been
for the past sixteen years.
(b) No other saWmills with capa-
cities exceeding 100000 board feet
annually could be established with
in the unit and become dependent
on local timber supplies.
(c) Cutover j. Neils timberlands
together with much that is now
Northern Pacific r. r. will be left
in productive growing condition.
I'D There will be steady utiliza-
ton of products in keeping with the
productive capacity of the forest.
Question IA. In what ways will the
community benefit from the sus-
tanned yield agreement?
Answer IA. (a) By continuous en-
ployment of large portion of the
population.
ib) BY more permanent improve
ments and better services as bus
mess men can forsee industrial
permanancy and unending payrolls.
(c) BY offering greater assurance
TO home and property owners that
their investments will not vanish
as in many other numbering COM
munities
I'D By stimulation of more dur
able organizational activities and
projects, better social facilities and
relations.
Question Is. When may support
for or objection to the cooperative
agreement for sustained yield be
voiced?
Answer Is. At the public hearing
which is planned to be held on the
proposed agreement in the spring
of 1946.--A. b. Bowman, Forester
EDUCATION is OBTAINED
WHILE IN TODAY'S ARMY