| Show ASKS BIG c RAilROADS TO TOll n nN ll N A liON oi Of fORESTS Of WA NA l 1 WASHINGTON June 5 The The presidents dents of leadin leading railroads of the country have hae just received a letter from I Gifford Pinchot United States' States forester forester for for- ester calling upon them to practice forest forest for for- est conservation and better utilization In his letter the forester I says T I I am writing to call your attention a again ain to some phases of a subject to which I know you must already have I given iven much thought the thought the conservation of our forests The Tho report of the national national national na na- na- na conservation commission shows that we are arc cutting cuttin our forests three times faster than they are aro growing that much large and young youn growth are arc destroyed yearly by fire that as a nation we have us used tl d wood wastefully and extravagantly that the only way way we can got get et the timber we shall need in the future is to keep all our forest land constantly growing trees and that the longer we ve delay dela the action action ac tion the greater will be the pinch of ofa a timber shortage later on How Supply Is Owned One fifth of our remaining timber imber is in in public forests and on these forests forests for for- forests ests the nation and the states are practicing pt-ac- pt forestry Four-fifths Four of our timber is privately owned and it is being be be- in tog ing cut rut almost exclusively for present profit without regard to the future The problem of pro providing pro ding a time cannot b be solved bv by the nat 01 er alone by the states al alby by individuals alone all m inns mus gether II Since the railroads arc are am I largest consumers of l suffer heavily from the Ulu mu prices and the actual seat cit scarcity ber bet which will occur if it our not conserved Railroad can most advantageously ad or ill tul illI I both the growing of timber I economical utilization of th the They have a steady demand for foi forthe forthe I the extent of which can be lan lai and nd they need sma I of kinds that at ran an an be grown grown rown n short time smia M j Each ra railroad has baa its ow o m i timber problems which must b bout be 1 out to meet the given iven conditio the same Kame time there are c certa rt I of general policy which ch cant be ably adopted by many roads are 1 The use of ties wherever possible 2 of n The use IIse so called calle woods as for example blac s g loblolly pine for ties I hj J duce the drain on white oak an ae anis is entirely practicable if it t te thel 1 treated jj 3 The purchase and manot man of ot land bearin bearing mature timber can be used immediately and andi ond growth timber which it il ir needs of the tho future Such SUC a 3 properly mana managed ed will in ual nal supply of ties and lu lumber cost of production 4 The of planting tre trees n a agricultural land owned bath pany puny which doe does not noW young youn growth to prod a aber ber crop prole I 5 5 Co opera Co-opera opera ion ion ion with in in the adoption of s for ties tics and timber a and treatment of thorn them Co op Co-op tilL e timber land owners and tb at fire prevention pre and anti in m brin In conditions which will make mak h tice tico of forestry profitable H Recommended by Railways jl These are in substance e emendations of the sub sub sub-co ml slit forest supplies of 1 the he Amet way Engineering and Main n Way Vay association The a pt these recommendations and tJ t ij ment of tet sl sl HJ men to can a r rout rout out will ill it semis seems to me be hew wui w se H sefor for for any railroad The in uel their general adoption would reaching and most I I should be bo very erv glad to diSc dis matter more in detail wit your our convenience or to bee be ot of any other way was which show mu much b est eat are being received ed and andSt umed that definite action ale ala lines mentioned will result I RAILROAD NOTES It R. H E. Hunt html a assistant gene gener r.- r. of the Utah Light and C Cis Is tit vapidly re o rero from front 8 5 ai C IT for appendicitis h he recently went It Is expected tr that Mr fir be b. n able abla to l leava avO a athe the ho l Ii h part of next nr week k The passenger business of mI roads Is II h heavier a ai at the present presen ir irit It has been In over 01 a S vear veer T 1 TU the greatest business I tr f that they have hae ever vel had D. D E. E BurIes BurIes' general gt for the Oregon Short lAne Une If Ml hi Ing for where he hp will a t semi annual meeting of the T anS Passenger association Tin W Another pipe pip dream of th the Den ln pet pers on railroads has been he en nn d mast This mime limp II It Is Pr nt Ripley of tI the Au hlson I. I KP ie who ha has done Ih the alling ailing 0 short time ago agro one of or tile the De DC Den r er published a Ion long tor I story to th thO p the road was about to build I It Os 0 K ner Ie station In Chicago o. o r C says 11 tha the romps ompa to use the Park street dept depot windy city runs for eighteen es and that there Is no truth I th that the com company pl 11 IB is about to build station in Chicago of h i The Shriner special one on o I passenger trains ethis e 81 V f tills this city arrived tJ here her at 1 3 30 0 C afternoon over the Salt SaIl k The rhe train consists of nin nm cars ars arsana and andr r rj the Los Angeles f city to Ix Louisville K Ky- Ky Kyfor for tn tb i rl convention ve lo The train r remained J city for nearly an au hour during time a large number of local m men mem menthe i ithe the order took look occasion to shake alj with their brother fro tro city |
