The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-31
SayS0therS
Are EnviOuS
Of Libby
Is Because of Splendid
Progress Made in the
Forest Program
NEED BETTER LAWS FOR
STATE FOREST LANDS

SAN OSdAAAGy AAOQkGIIldn OF MlSSOul9
OF the Western Pine Association
while speaking at the forestry meet
ing OF the Libby Chamber of Com
merce Saturday night, land there
Is not a town or city in that terri
terry that doesn't feel a little en-.
vious of Libby for the record it has
made in sustained yield manage
ment." It is recognized by everyone
continued Mr.. Hodgeman, that
Libby has made more progress in
forest management than has any
other district and they recognize
this district as a leader in that inn
portant work"
i think it is time for Montana
to have a rejuvenated state forest
program" said L. A. Campbell.
another speaker at the meeting. Mr..
Campbell is from Missoula and is
assistant regional forester in charge
of information and education.
Another speaker on the program
was George Neils of the ]. Neils
Lumber Company of Libby. Mr..
Neils gave much information re-
garding the Tree Farm movement
that IS spreading rapidly through
out the nation.
The meeting was one prepared by
the forestry committee of the Lib
by Chamber of Commerce. The
program followed an excellent din
ner served by the PRESBYTERIAN
ladies at which about 1875 were ser
we'd. A. j. Agather, president of
the Chamber, called the meeting
to order and after a few remarks (
turned it over to K. A. Klehm, chair /
man of the forestry committee and
local forest supervision.
Is One of Education
In introducing Mr. Neils as the
first speaker, Mr. Xlehm spoke (
briefly. He remarked that the for
est program is largely one of edu-
cation and that there should be a
widespread knowledge of what the
forest service aims to do inasmuch /.
as from so to 30 per cent of the
people living in Lincoln county
make their living from the forests. !
Mr.. Neils told of attending
meeting at Missoula called in honor 4,
of and in dedication of the Tree I
Farms Of this area. The meeting I
was sponsored by the Western Pine !
association.
Mr.. Neils said that as of Jan. /. !
1916, there were 682,447 acres in +
Montana dedicated as Tree Farms. +
This is equal to 10000 square miles \
said Nells, or an area ii miles wide
and extending from Libby to Sand q
point. All of this large area is 7
dedicated to sustained yield manage
ment under plans that permit re-
year after wear. q
Of the Free Farm acreage in this 81
state, the A. c. NJ Co. has 100000 81
acres, the Northern Pacific and J p
Neils Lumber company have 10000 p
acres, there are 5000 acres in the u
Thompson Falls district, another U U
acreage in the Kalispell 3
district, and the remainder of the &C
otal is scattered throughout the u
tate, said Mr.. Neils. He said it is W
Hoped to have approximately one "
million acres of Tree Farms by the Id
md of 1896 w
To Study Forests Nv
Mr.. Neils said he had talked with ~
Jean Davis of the forestry school ne
f the State University while at IN
he meeting. In response to urging w
y Mr.. Neils, Dean Davis said that Sc
roups of his forestry students Sp
,ould be sent into this district dur N
lg summer vacations to make care an
ii studies of perplexing forest 90
roblems, and problems that are -
the lumber industry at /"
lis time.
In explaining just what a Tree wa
arm is, Mr.. Neils said it is land
rat is best adapted to forest crops
nd is set aside for forest handling
I'd cropping. Private owners of
rec Farms must submit to certain
ell defined practices, must retain
e land in the original ownership,
Id make very definite commit
ents for that land as to handling
the the forest and to harvesting Bu
e crop. Cat
for the J. Neils company lSI
e speaker said the Neils company Ch'
now and hopes to follow closely hlg
e forest service program for sus- Hot
med yield. This provides that 1ru
the first cutting a large percent
G of the trees are left standing 81
that after certain number of ask
arS there will be a good logging w.
ance, with a cut of about twice tier
NOIuIle OF the uISL cutting. exp
In the West there are 2,2270O agrt
res of Tree Farms, said Mr.. Neils; elias
the South 6,868,OOO acres; a total The
the United States of ll,l34,95O was
'es. He looks to see rapid ex- com
lsion in use of forest products
cause of remarkable chemistry M
of late years in use Tro,
WOOD products. LibE
dr. Klehm in introducing the next fore
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