Show FINE TIMBER INTHE IN INTHE THE KAlB KAIBAB B FOREST Dispatches rece received ved in this thil city today toda say Slay that the government has hu been asked to po postpone the opening of bids bid for fo for feet of white whit pine au and aDd other timber in Kaibab national 1 forest forest fores in the c extreme reme southern part of ot Utah Ut-al and tho the nort northern ern part of ot Arizona until Au August Timber cruisers who T have hae been endeavoring endeavoring en en- ring since sine early spring sprin to penetrate p pene peno ne tr te t to the fl fastnesses of the f forest fores rest have hao b been en unable to make a a. survey ul b because cause of the great depth o of snow in the forest The s through h the winter months was 31 heavy heavy- bea bealor for lor that th t latitude a and d protected from the sun un by the density of the forest is slow to melt Th The timber is said to be e the finest in inthe inthe the world and one ODe of the largest stands stand in America The timber Umber is b tall taU am arid and straight of smooth grain and free from knots It is said to be the highest hig grade grad ads in existence and it is predicted ted that when this for forest t is Opened to the world b by railroad Utah Ufah timber from rom Kaibab forest will bo be exported to Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope in great eat quantities According to o local lo l officials of ot th the tho Denver Rio Grande Grando railroad that hat wal road has had bad under consideration for tor forthe tho the last fi five 6 e or six eix years the tho construe construe- tion of an an extension of the tho San Sanpete branch from Marysvale Utah to the forest orest This road if constructed wilbe will wil wille be e about miles in length There is no question as to the quantity or quality of the timber in that for forest st an official ft cial of the road said eaid today One lumber e expert who wh had iad ci cruised th the forest several years ears earsa a ago to told me that if over a railroad is id built into int the tb forest dorest it will open to commerce the greatest and finest fines body of timber in existence in this country I believe that as 31 soon soon as the government government govern govern- ment sells the timber the extension will will be built 1 t While a a. line oe miles in in length lenth would b be ba required to build to the heart of ot the forest forejt an extension of sixty miles from Marysvale would tap th the north north end of ot the forestT forest T Thus us far no survey urve has pe been n ordered ordered ordered or or- dered but as quickly as a a. definite decision decision decision deci deci- sion is i. reach reached d b by the government and disposition i is s made of the forest foresi I am sure the survey will be ho order ordered ed and that the work will rill be rushed The construction on of ot such a a. railroad will mean much to Salt Lake City It will give to this city another great reat natural resource upon which upon which to base its growth in tb the future While railroad officials J are not willing willingto to discuss the matter of f construction o of such a a. road at this time tho the strongest intimation is given that such a project is now under consideration a at this his time and that orders for construction may be issued at once upon the tho sale ale of the tho timber r. r |