FOREST NOTES 



New York City is far behind many County, Oregon, within the boundaries 



smaller cities of the country, in con- of the Siuslaw national forest, 



trolling the planting of trees in its Mr. Lindsey intends to transmit the 



streets and in the care of trees after power obtained from this hydro-electric 



planting. The Landscape Engineer of plant a distance of eighteen miles to 



The State College of Forestry at Syra- Reedsport, Oregon, where it will be 



cuse is making a very careful recon- used in the manufacture of pulp. There 



naissance survey of street in New York are now at Reedsport a fish cannery, a 



in cooperation with the Tree Planting cold storage creamery, and a warehouse, 



Association of the City for the purpose but when the Southern Pacific Rail- 



of securing material which may be used road completes the extension upon 



to stimulate interest in more and better which it is now at work, Lindsey and 



street trees. It is believed that the others who are associated with him in 



interest aroused will result in the forma- the development of Reedsport believe 



tion of a definite and unified system of that the town will become a valuable 



tree planting under the direction of a manufacturing and shipping center. 



Tree Planting Bureau headed by or Besides the power plant and pulp mill, 



made up of trained Foresters. other industries are contemplated by 



the men interested in the town. They 



claim to see possibilities of an excellent 



The rates of transportation into and future, based upon resources, power, 



through the Yellowstone National Park and transportation facilities. 



by way of the western entrance at 



Yellowstone, Montana, have been re- 

 duced 20 per cent by Secretary Lane. The largest remaining virgin stands 

 This means that one dollar a day has of white pine in the United States are 

 been taken off the rate which has here- found in Minnesota, according to a 

 tofore been charged to tourists in the State report recently published. These, 

 park coming through this entrance, in addition to the stands of Norway 

 This reduction is due to a contract for and jack pine, spruce, tamarack, and 

 carrying passengers in the park which balsam fir, add much to the State's tim- 

 has been awarded by the Department ber wealth and make it contain some of 

 of the Interior to Messrs. F. J. Haynes, the most valuable timber resources east 

 Robert Duff, and R. W. McTavish, a of the Rockies. 



corporation known as the Yellowstone The report which gives these facts 



Western State Company. This action deals with the wood-using industries of 



is greatly in the interest of the traveling the State and is the result of coopera- 



public, inasmuch as it will enable tion between the State and Federal 



persons to make the complete park authorities. The field investigations 



tour for $20 whereas the rate heretofore were conducted by members of the 



has been $25. Corresponding reduc- U. S. forest service. Certain statistics 



tions will be made in the 4-day, 2-day on present and future supplies of 



and other short trips in the park. Minnesota's timber were contributed by 



W. T. Cox, State Forester, who brings 



out the diminishing timber resources of 



Acting Secretary of Agriculture B. T. the State, and advocates measures for 



Galloway has just given a permit to conserving them. 



James Lindsey, of Portland, Oregon, Twenty different wood-using indus- 

 for the construction and operation of a tries are reported, not counting saw- 

 power plant on Mill Creek, Douglas mills, shingle mills, cooperage and pulp 



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