GOVERMENT MAKES LARGEST OFFERING 



OF TIMBER 



WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.- 

 Secretary of agriculture, 

 Houston has today ap- 

 proved the disposal of one 

 billion feet of western yellow pine timber 

 from the Kaibab national forest in 

 northern Arizona. In order to get this 

 timber out it will be necessary to build 

 a railroad approximately 200 miles 

 long. Such a railroad will connect 

 Colorado and Utah with the world- 

 famous Grand Canyon of the Colorado, 

 which hitherto has been accessible only 

 from the south. 



For several years the construction of 

 such a railroad has been considered by 

 various capitalists, but it has been 

 stated that the lack of assured im- 

 mediate traffic was an effectual barrier. 

 It is pointed out, however, that a con- 

 tract for a billion feet of timber will 

 overcome this difficulty by providing 

 a commodity for transportation which, 

 together with tourist and local traffic, 

 will place the project on a paying basis 

 practically from the outset. 



Chief forester Henry S. Graves made 

 a personal examination on the ground, 

 and this examination supplemented by 

 the reports of his forest engineers, in- 

 duced him to recommend the sale of 



such a large body of timber in order that 

 the country might be developed through 

 the supplying of this resource. Mr. 

 Graves says, however, that the Kaibab 

 forest is one of the most beautiful in 

 America, and gives assurance that the 

 marketing of the mature crop of timber 

 will not be allowed to mar the scenic 

 beauty of the region. 



In accordance with the timber sale 

 policy of the government the stumpage 

 will be disposed of to the highest bidder. 

 In order to attract a sufficient invest- 

 ment to assure the building of the rail- 

 road and of the necessary lumber mills 

 at least a billion feet of timber had to 

 be offered. The investment necessary 

 to make this timber accessible will 

 amount to more than $3,000,000. By 

 placing this quantity of timber before 

 the lumbermen of the country the 

 officials of the forest service believe that 

 the development of extensive areas in 

 southern Utah may be looked for, 

 because the necessary railway will 

 render accessible resources which have 

 heretofore been undeveloped. The 

 whole region is rich in agricultural 

 land, in cattle and sheep range, and in 

 coal and copper deposits, as well as 

 in timber. 



What a Forester Should Be 



This definition by Dr. C. A. Schenck 

 of what a forester should be well de- 

 serves reproduction. He says: 



"A forester should stand the life in 

 the woods like a tree ; and should stand 

 the knocks in the mill like a log; lest 

 he go to waste with the culls." 



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