Show 1916 LUMBER TO BE TAKEN special to tile tho Pro progress gross ogdon ogden utah nov 2 23 the con cen BUR ot of tho the amter product production lon of the country for or 1916 1016 will be undertaken by tile the fore st service tn in operation cooperation co with national lumber manufacturers er 11 tho the information tu to bo be obtained by this work it la Is stated will vo lo 10 of immense to th the lutu lor industry tho the forest service anil and other branches bra of the th a government I 1 it la Is catlina estlina ted by tho forest service that there arn am more than sawmills ilithe in the country and it Is planned to have the investigation reach every in operation each of these sawmills tills will bo be asked to maho mahe u detailed report of its production ingot la Is sous sought pt as aa to tho the total quantity ot of each kind of wood sawed the number 0 of lath and shingles manufactured and the average mill value tor for each species prin ted schedules designed fo for use in fit diX different erent regions of tho the country will simplify the collection of iho th figures and make t easy tor for each mill man iuan to send in a complete report t the work it la Is stated willbe will be conducted by the ot of industrial investigations of the I forest orest S in washington but the western part of tho the country wll bo be coverd coverd d by the district dinces of tho the forest fores tS service ervice located in All missoula asoula mont denver colo al N M ogden utah san francisco calif oud and at portland ore tho the racers in charge of theo districts being nearer and thoroughly fa familiar Willar with the scene of operations are able to secure returns and complin campt to results in less time than it tho the work were all handled front from washington it la Is intended that preliminary statements showing the production ot of the principal species such as yellow pine al alc fi K pine and aal oak nd also so tho the production of the tha leading states will bo be issued as soon as the figures are available the importance of theao cheso annual statistics forest officials say bay Is alpar L not fully realized by all of the BaW sawmill faill men since past attempts to gather similar data show a largo number often tall fall to reply promptly 0 or r neglect to make any report A bettor better response has been received from the lumber trade in late years and tho the officials in charge ot of tho the work believe that with co tion alon on oil the part of the lumbermen final figures showing the total prodoc tion can be announced by juno june 1 1917 |