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or .ectional association, shouid not handle th, ,f '^, \^™ f J^:," ^t,': ,Xing toward apply Iron, pig and bloom 21,2TM.848 2.38 



and other matters in tho.r own interest, hu that n aU the , ^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^_^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^._^ .^.,, .,^^ 



practieallv every timber section is in more or his estimates ot cost, on ^^^^^^^ 137.621,443 15.41 



less direct competition with ™H-.v "tber section^ pr.ce. ^^^^ ^^.^^^ .^ _^^^ Merchandise 34,71.S,487 3,89 



and if costly restrictions or 1"'- »" .f^^^^ .....t^r suited for something else, under a growins Miscel.-other commodities 44.824.123 5.02 



upon the lumber raanutacturers of one state the """";'' ,,^ ^.^„^^,a „f taxation. 



r • """^''' r^o^ ir':"^i::' :""^e^; t" "he,: ^ ': Z reason why a timber crop Orand total 803,184.972 100.00 



"wasThol'ith'sebv he board of governors to should be taxed fifty times a-'^S 't^^/^-^ „ in the published proceedings you should see 

 estlbHsI, as I referred to above, the conserva- period while other crops are t^^"" ';"'""='- this table you will notice that out of the forest 

 tion commUtee of the National Lumber Manu- Yet there are many dithcult questions in^lvea m ^^^_^,^^^. ^,^^^ ,^„u-ibniea more to the 

 Lc°ureiT Association, the chairman of which. this matter, like the needs ot ^■■■■'^"t _"™ -^ '" ^,,^„d total of railroad freight bosiness of the 

 [apt T B White is also chairman of the ex- some taxation districts, winch -"'^"^u.l Country than any other subclass, except anthra- 

 ecutive council of the National Conservation method would have no revenue at » ' ■ « ^^'' ^ ,ite coal, bituminous coal and ores. 

 Con^Iess has handled this subject in the most of such laws by speculators who w 11 ^^^P^^ I„ ^,,^, „, these facts we should receive 

 smFuI manner, and who is fast placing before low their adult timber to d;"'""-^'^,; '^;\;,;, marked consideration from the railroads. Lum- 

 t e Teadir^ c mservation men of the United ing for a higher price. '^'^^^'^'^"^ ,^ bermen never have sympathized with the general 

 S Ites the fact that the lumber manufacturers ot many others which will occur to ou wc dm^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ railroads, which were 

 rh's coin rv are as active conservationists as the to i--t'«-t<',-.''^°-"f '^^^ on durfn. its - 1-PUlar a few years ago. but we have had 

 professional foresters themselves, and are fur- ^™«"'« . '^''°'='"^"'".„''°t; J'' " ™ ^,t "on t s "ccasion to feel that the railroads have not al- 

 nishin.' the most practical suggestions for mak- convention, you will listen to an expat on thi, ^^^^^^ ,,ciprocated our friendliness. We forget 

 in" conservation practical and not entirely the- suhjecl. ^^^^^_ however, in calling their attention to some 

 oretical. The strongest illVistration of this, quot- Railuoai. Matteu.s ^^^.^^ ^.^ich will be to their advantage as well 

 ing an excerpt from a letter from that strongest ^j,^-^^ association does not deal directly with ^s ours. Conservation means saving as well as 

 of conservationists. Gifford Pinehot, to Mr. Bron- f,.ejght rates, for freight rates are sectional, and preserving. If we can put to profitable use 

 son our manager, is as follows : that which would be of advantage to one sec- something that has been thrown awny we nave 

 Hut some things there can be no tion might strike a serious blow at another. ,H-complished as much as if we had grown a 

 • question about whatever, and one of But there are some phases of the general sub.iect j^ee. 

 them concerns the steady and earnest «hich I would like to call to your attention. ^^^ railroads have a very direct interest in 

 help I had as forester from the lumber- First, I may outline the importance of the ^,^.^ matter. There is a large part of the con- 

 men themselves. No one knows that so lumber business to the railroads. In the re- ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^, ^^.^^^ standing in the woods that 

 well as I or is more readv to acknowl- port of the Interstate Commerce Commission cov- ^^^^^ absolutely go to waste unless we are able 

 page it ering 1907, the last year of normal conditions ^^ ^^^ ^ market for it, and the market depends 

 Under the -uidance of our able chairman of for which statistics are available. I find that ,^^,„^,,y „p„„ the railroads. I remember 

 under th „uiaan ,_ country the products of the, forest furnished more ton- i Wisconsin a particular road was 

 this ™'"°";*7, *\; j"""^. '■^ °i: t i^ the rout nage to the railroads than all the products ot 'J „^ ^ ,,te from a certain territory, 

 will be placed n then '>;n'Y ''^l'' conserv.at on a-.-riculture. including products of animals. That ; ,. ^^,, ..,, ,,, don't get this tonnage 

 renli^hten d and ;ra ical 1 n^ and must be i.. all the farms of the country combined did not ,^^^ ^.^ ^^,„ ^^, ,, „,,t year or ten years from 

 on '^"•l-'^*™"^ "°° ''^ . i,„ ,o,p,, to be furnish as much tonnage as the forests. Ihe 1^ „„3, did get it. 

 r^nW conse va o^i'ls" " ' tonnage of "^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^"f^.^^^':^^ The lumberman is in business permanently. It 

 The matters that would naturally come under iron, steel, castings, ^^l^^f.flll^^l^'ZT.i ^^ bis life work and furnishes his living. He is 

 the head of forest conservation are such things brick and lime exceeded he tonnage o o ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^.^ ^.,j ,^,^^^3, ^ 

 as the treatment of cutover lands, requirements products by °^'\'fXt:\^t\-oZ[o vo , e not have everything, his own way. but he will 

 as to cutting diameter limits of cutting, and porate herewith, but shall not '''td to ^ou the ^^ conditions, and under certain 

 replant nglTopositions have been seriously report by the Interstate Commerce «- -; '^::^^,,„,, ^e is able to market only the better 

 made in some states which are utterly imprac- with the P^'-ntages of he whole oUgmal ton ^^^^^ ^^ ^^.^ ^._^^^^. ^^^ _^,^,y ^^^ better part of 

 ticable. In some kinds of timber what is called nage furnished by each class and subclass. ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^.^^^ ^^^ ^^^ Tl,e ^j^r- 

 "selective cutting" is not only desirable but es- freight trafkic movement for keting of low grade lumber is the difiieult part 

 sential if the forest is to be perpetuated. In " '™^"^ 1^^^ ^^^^^ JANUARY 30, 1907, .,f the iumberman-s work as a merchant With 

 others kinds of timber "eleau cutting" must be • higher ave.-age prices the poor end of the lum- 

 done. J„tof ber prod.ut has been marketed to a greater 

 Many lumbermen might like to have all these rn,n,„„e orhnnnt- ,n,ni-l "tent, but still we are today wasting a large 

 subjects dismissed, but it is my conviction that " " ' „t„l amount of material which might be used it we 

 the conservation movement has gone so far that Commodity. ^,won,o.nl. iu,,i. ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ stumpage and actual 

 it can not be stopped, but its direction can be i.i;odi:cts of forests ; expense back, to say nothing about a profit. The 



controlled somewhat and practical ideas and Lumber 63.91li.4:!S 7.38 railroads can help us in this matter if they will. 



methods can be insisted upon by us. i„l„.t. pr,„]ucts ot forests 35,701.286 4.00 ^„d the Interstate Commerce Commission also, it 



Another factor in this same conservation id<'a it ^jn consent, by amending its classification, 



which t have touched upon before is the reform Totals 101,617,724 11.38 ,„ gj^g a lower rate on low grade lumber. By 



of taxing methods. Our whole taxing system is products of AGRici-i.Tt.:RE : doing so they will enable us to log and saw more 



anticjuated and unjust. In some states sub- ^^.^^jj^ 30,715,384 4.11 closely and save the large amount now wasted or 



stantial reforms have been made, but in most Flour 7.880.527 .88 g^jng jnto the burner and. tlierefore, they will 



the tax is unjustly apportioned and is applied ^^^^. .=i,847.S28 .65 '^^^ "the larger product off of a given acreage, 



without regard to' the real interests at stake. Fruits and vegetables.., 9,719,117 1.09 increase their tonnage with. I think, no decrease 



Any tax has a powerful influence on development ju ^et revenue, and assure themselves of a 



of territory, on tlie promotion of industry and Totals 77.030.071 8.62 longer life for the lumber part of their tonnage. 



commerce, "and on individual enterprises. One animai s • This is a subject which deserves and will 



great (rouble with present methods of timber i'>''>bi li.s oi- n -o- sso 131 receive the most careful consideration by the 



land taxation is that most states make no dis- Live Stock i'o-o'-'os 'no board of governors and your manager, and I 



tlnclion between the different classes of propel- Dressed meats i..j.,..o-a .^ cannot emphasize too strongly the importance 



ty. their value to the community, or the effect on 4-^ 4sr ■> 00 of every manufacturer's supporting such sug- 



of taxation upon them. The timber owner can Totals .o.-iid.*o _.- ,_,,.j,tions' and remedies as may be advanced in the 



not be a timber grower under present conditions. i.uoducts OF MINES : lulure by your manager for assisting in this 

 He is at the mercy of local assessors or of fan- Anthracite coal 68 785.259 7.70 particular work. We believe this is a matter 

 tastic ideas of the state legislatures, and the bituminous coal 227,354,349 25.45 which should be plainly and forcibly placed be- 

 taxation methods so lack uniformity that an ' " .^^^^^-^r^ .. gg j,,,.^ jhe railroad traffic managers in such a man- 

 owner in one township may be put out ot compe- ^o e TO 813.940 7.93 ner as to show them the justice of this claim 



tition with his competitor in the next township. ^J^^^ 'sand etc 63 789617 7.14 and the enormous tonnage this plan would de- 



or the next county, or next state. Other products of' mines. 10,359,900 1.18 ,elop or save to them. Such a plan ^ould hurt 



T>v TO Follow TiiF Saw no individual association or body ot lumbirmen, 



r..xTOl.o,o« .1,1. SA« .... 470,S99,6.'!8 53.39 but would help all association and lumbermen m 

 So far your committee on conservation and j oiai., ,.,^, , 



