The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-03-25
Discuss Forest
Agreement At
KdIiSpeII Meet

Kalispell Inter Lake March II:
A meeting to discuss the sustain
ed yield plan of operation in ma
tlonal forests, which is proposed in
Lincoln county, was held in the
Elk's gym last evening, under the
auspices of the Kalispell Chamber
of Commerce.
Seeks Information
T. J. Landry presided. and said
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose OF getting as much information
on the sustained yield plan as pos
Sible. For this reason representa-
tiveS of the U. S. Forest Service as
we'll as opponents of the plan had
been requested to give their views.
He then called upon A. c. Lindh,
regional forester in charge of forest
management who said that the con-
troversy does not involve forest
service operations in Flathead coun-
~, and interest centers more on
what might be done in Lincoln
county He said that forest lands
comprise about 81 per cent of the
area Of Lincoln county, and as only
about 10 per cent of all timber in
the U. S. remains uncut. the Forest
Service is interested in the timber
resources Of Lincoln county
Passed By Congress
Mr.. Lindh said the sustained yield
law was passed by congress in 1914
and the u. S. Forest Service has
proceeded to develop co-operatives
under this plan, the purpose being
to make the best possible use of the
forests. The Tobacco Valley. Flat
head county and Pleasant Valley
are not included In the proposed CO.
operative with the No'l Lunbe
company, but only timber in the
Nootenai National forest
r. T Titus, secretary If the For
'st Industries Of Portland was the
next speaker He said this is not a
ocal problem, but one of national
scope. He said that the Troy Devel
)pment association. reur Sented by
Left Erickson, had assisted them in
J fight they We're making n Oregon
md they, in turn wer giving what
assistance they could Ia Montana
Mr. Titus said the cooperative
agreements are rather new operat-
ng under law passed in 1914 Only
)ne has been put into operation 50
ar on the west coast which in
'ludes Ill 900 acres of Forest Serv-
&C land to about $4,000 in private
ownership A similar agreement is
nder consideration in northern
'alifornia.
reversal of Policy
Mr. Titus referred to Clifford Pin
hot as the father Of national forests
. the United States and said that
. a book he had written he had
aid that the purpose was TO pre-
cnt monopoly That was less than
D years ago, Mr. Titus said Now
lcre is a complete reversal of that
olcy Under the cooperative plan,
ne co-operator is given monopoly
n national forest timber for so or
years. We have been fighting
Iainst these co-operatives for over
year, and will keep on We have
;surances that congress will hold
earrings on the subject some time
MS summer, and think that at these
earrings facts will be brought out
AT will be helpful
Mr. Titus closed by offering TO
Get with loggers and lumbermeR
further discuss the problem
Sugar Coated Pill
Judge Lief Erickson was the next
eaker and said that the Lincoln
unity cooperative has been under
for some time The
)rest Service he said, has de
1ed that Lincoln county is sick.
I'd has prepared a pill to cure all
s AS this pill is rather bitter, Il
IS been sugar coated, so you viii
It detect it, but am going TO ten
"a what is inside the pill
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