LARGE TIMBER DISPOSAL. 
GOVERNMENT TO SELL BILLion FEET 
OF PINE IN ARIZONA. 
Washington, Jan. 5—Secretary of 
Agriculture Houston today approved 
the disposal of one billion feet of 
western yellow pine timber from the 
Kiabab national forest in northern 
Arizona. In order to get this tim- 
ber 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 Colo- 
rado, which hitherto has been ac- 
cessible only from the south, 
For several years the construction 
of such a railroad has been consider- 
ed by various capitalists, but it has 
been stated that the lack of assured 
immediate traffic was an effectual 
barrier. It is pointed out, however, 
that a contract for a billion feet of 
timber will overcome this difficulty 
by providing a commodity for trans- 
portation which, together wtih tour- 
ist and local traffic, will place the 
project on a paying basis practically 
from the outset. 
Chief Forester Henry S. Graves 
‘wade a personal examination on the 
ground, and this examination  sup- 
plemented by the reports of his for- 
est engineers, induced him to rec- 
ommend the sale of a large body of 
tirber in order that the country 
might be developed through the sup- 
plying of this resource. Mr. Graves 
says, however, that the Kiabab for- 
est is one of the most beautiful in 
America, and gives assurance that the 
marketing of the mature crop of tim- 
ber will not be allowed to mar the 
scenic beauty of the region. 
In accordance with the timber sale 
policy of the government the stump- 
age will be disposed of to the highest 
bidder. In order to attract a suffi- 
cient investment to assure the build- 
ing of the railroad and of the neces- 
sary 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 $2,000,000. By placing this 
quantity of timber before the lum- 
bermen of the country the officials 
of the forest service believe that the 
development of extensive areas in 
southern Utah may be looked for. 
The whole region is-rich in agricul- 
tural land, in cattle and sheep range, 
and in coal and copper deposits, as 
well as in timber. 
Bids for the timber will be receiv- 
ed up to the middle of June, IQI4; 
three years will be allowed for the 
building of the railroad and mills, 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
and twenty-five years for the cutting 
of the timber. 
REAL ESTATE. 
The contract has just been award- 
ed for a small cottage at West Man- 
chester for the Lester Leland chauf- 
feur. It will be of six or seven 
rooms, the first story exterior of the 
stucco finish, the second story shin- 
gled. Ground will be broken shortly 
on the little lot of land on the east- 
erly side of Harbor st., adjoining the 
Henry Dennis property, and opposite 
the entrance to the H. L. Higginson 
estate. This little lot was recently 
sold to Mrs. Leland by Mr, Higgin- 
son. The old Lee estate on the op- 
-posite side of the street was sold the 
last fall to Mr, Leland, who in turn 
ets 
iS pringfield 
the Florida keys and in 
sold it to Mr, Higginson. 
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Harriet E. Allen of Gloucester 
conveys to Richard Lethbridge, land 
in Manchester, 28.75 by 48.35 feet. 
There are somewhat more than 
500 recognized tree species in the 
United States, of which about 100 
are commercially important for tim- 
ber. Of the 500 recognized species, 
300 are represented in the govern- 
ment’s newly acquired Appalachian 
forests. All American species, ex- 
cept a very few subtropical ones on 
southern Texas, are to be found in 
one or another of the national for- 
ests. 
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