Show hs HUG TIMBERED RANKS ELEVENTH BUT FORESTS ARE FAR REMOVED FROM RAIL CARRIERS utilization of the hugo huge timber aroa area in athley ashley and uintah forests in the tha uintah mountains mountain depend on developments development ogden while utah ranks eleventh in the list of the states in the amount of national forest timber the st at ind nd of timber in als state Is rather far removed from rom railroads to make utilization of it an industrial gitein it ft la Is shown by it a compilation of the forest service here utah has board foet feet of national nation nl orest forest timber which constitutes to 95 per rent cent ot of all the timber in the state most of this la Is found in the he ashley powell and ulilah national forests with the he powell forest liming the greatest timber stand with 1544 i board feet the ashley and uintah forests liine have each more than board fret feet utilization of taw huge timber area in the he ashley and uintah forests tit in the uintah mountains depends largely upon the railroad developments into inlo the uintah basin forest service officials point out tho the timber on the powell forest la is also a long distance from a railroad point Marya la Is the closest station and la is miles front from the heart of the ilia timber region on the aquarius plateau this Is exceptionally good timber the forest service says |