The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-21
Greater Libby
Ass FdvOrs
FOrestPIdn

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eff the ne0posed cooperative q
greenent between the J. Neils Lum
Der Co. and ne United States
Forest ,SsEyiee Is . npnopoly.
think it ID a. most peculiar ogsa
stated Axal LsIneh. Chief Of TIMBER
Mauagem@ua fsE Region Oiae of skaA
U.sF.S. 1Fozp Masssala. in a. 4aIA
at the eaA ! aRsks Association
meeting uasAnsasa a. Ahe
J,trlor kna0slsaih. Consin-
uing Mr. @ xlaAinea .beemse
the Cot Asses ne pFieaa ~
lie tim brent Coz
time r - mesed u esm 81
timber c. GnAnV Eaads:: the Cow
ernmef1s reaasfres q costly forestry
programs % be carried out en- Coas-
pany lan@s such a. planting, ina@es
control IRE control, etc."
The meeting was called for the
purpose Of discussing the sustained
yield agreement and its importance
to the community. Chairman A. ].
Agather made a brief explanation
of the scope of the Association and
the 'need for cooperation from every
one in order TO complete a program
for community betterment. The
minutes of the last meeting of the
Association and brief review of
the work of the Executive Com
mittee were read and approved
Thomas Robertson gave a short
report on work that has been done
by the City of Libby on the streets. /
There have been several improve /
ments and more are planned.
Paul Church, in his review of the |
Community Hospital plans to date, /
stated that the Drive would take
place in the fall and that the com
r1ittee has had to revise some of
their figures and find that the build
ing will cost nearly double what was
anticipated.
The balance of the evening was
devoted to the sustained yield CO.
operative agreement and MIR. A
gather presented MIR. Lindh who
gave history of the sustained
yield movement including the cong
gresSional hearings in 1888 which
eliminated in the passage of the
law in 1914 which made cooperative
agreements permissible
g
Service wants everyone to Under ]
stand the agreement because it has j
such far-reaching effect ont the :
lives Of the people of this district. \
a baby born here this year would
live almost its entire existence dur Z
ng the 6O-year term of the contract !,
1 It is concluded.-Communities in /
The Rocky Mountains based on
economy of any kind are 4
.ew. Forest communities with such T
ire entirely lacking. Libby in this z
aspect is unique
The lands of the Neils Company II,
ire essential to be managed with .
he national forest timber because r
hey have winter logging and with !;
'Ut them there could be just season.
i logging Also, pine, of which c,
here Is majority on Neils land o.
las high market value and by hav- 4
ng large quantity of it the less a
-aluable USES. timber species .,
an be more consistently marketed" r
At the conclusion Of his talk MIR. q,
.indh answered number of ques- ii
ions concerning the matter. The
uestions asked were intelligent
nd showed that those asking them
we're sincerely interested in the 4
ituation, In answering them MIR.
india explained the method OF price
king IND appraisal, the availability =
, small buyers of the remaining r
mber not under the agreement. V
II responsibility of building and
roads of both the Com ~
any and the Government, the
alue of the agreement in main
lining stable tax roll, the pro- 4
sions for reforestation and other =
'restry requirements.
At the end of the meeting a
otion was made and carried that
lie Association 60 on record as op
Ipporting the agreement and the sill
slegates and other interested per- m,
ms were requested to take the op
formation and explanations back 10:
tneir groups for their opinion and To-
Ippors. in