Lumber 



In the Development of Timber Pro- 

 ducts of the Highest Quality, This 

 State Takes Front Rank — Fabulous 

 Wealth to Be Reaped From Mon- 

 tana's Millions of Acres of Virgin 

 Forests. 



By B. J. BOORMAN. 

 Prom.inent Lumber Manufacturer. 



How many people there are in the east who have a misapprehension as 

 to the resources of the west. Many of our eastern neighbors do not realize 

 'the resources of Montana, "The Treasure State." They are prone to think 

 of bad lands, worked over placer diggings, mines, plateaus. bar- 

 Forests ren mountains and eveny'thing of that character, which is mis- 

 That Cover leading when compared with Montana's broad expanse of 

 a Vast fertile and alluvial plains, her fertile valleys, rich deposits of 

 Empire. minerals, her orchards and her forests. The intent of this 

 article is primarily to deal more specifically with the forests, 

 their extent, care, uses and value. 



The Divine Architect of the imiverse, about six centuries ago, from 

 the hollow of His hand sowed the seeds which germinated and became the 

 parents of our forests today, yet, from the best authorities, it can be reliably 

 estimated that the average age of the matured trees of our forests is about 

 three hundred years. 



This primeval forest extends to the western slope of the Rockies, cov- 

 ering an area of approximately 19,605,100 acres, or 3,315 square miles — an 

 area larger than Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts. Rhode Island and 



— It is easy to be a booster for Montana. 



