Show tw W wh 1 tia acci A man 0 itkis city 03 il topic of vital interest ii iho farmer and alie community generally alio llio planting and cultivation of limber a object which has already receded attention several times nt the hands ot TUB at his request and as seasonable information on the matter MO an editorial which ap pt ared in these columns early last spring the encouragement held out by the statute referred to hare met with a more hearty repp tingo than aa ar corded it burink pasta year ava believe the fait lias now passed beyond alm stage of argument bat no part of the land the fanner cultivates can be biado to yield so profitably as that part devoted to good timber but because the latter is a crop kiich requires a term of years to mature the state steps bornard nith a bonus to ade delay in returns aside from the financial cf the question there are considerations tt and duty to lie community ought to themselves to tho man of foresight and public spirit it the of can bo aroused to an appreciation of aliis and each will perform po much of the labor as hi circuit stances wilt permit and it alie beginning once made bw followed up with diligence and earnestness eacle succeeding ear it will bo only a alma before one of the great v ante of this inter mountain connary will he fully supplied ami of thousands ol 01 dollars paved annually for ci cu lation at gioino the legislature passed a law to the growth of timber in the territory of lutali which has not been generally understood and alien advantage of for the benefit of those who have inquired about ita provisions and are interested in he subject the following synopsis ii given section 1 videa that each taxpayer shall have exempt from taxation the bum of annually for five arg t provided lie plant and cultivate one or more acres of forest trees for timber this amount is exempt for each aero BO planted provided the trees BO planted shall not le to exceed ten fuet apart and shall be kept in a healthy aud growing condition alio above section is a good provision and it should be taken advantage of by the land owners of the territory A barmer who owns say 50 or acres of land could w phout feeling the loan plant from one to ten acres in trees and thus get hid taxes secured eccli year for file years this exemption would nearly pay the expenses of planting and at the end of live years lie would have a grove of timber that he would not dispose of tor many times its original cost lt seems to alx lx a practical nay to pay taxes and to make money the second ee tion provides aliat a lile to tie amount of 50 shall be granted to each taxpayer for each forest trees he may plant protect cultivate and keep in a good rowing condition uon auy highway street or stream in tins territory II 11 also gives the county court the to regulate lie such trees which must b complied by the person planting if lie cobit BO desire it ia generally regretted that alie territory liaa no arbor day but it the people are desirous the noble work of tree planting need not be tu elected or go if thiis ait were complied with and advantage taken of its appearance of alie chui coui try broadd and highways would ha materially teri ally improved and beautified and at alie same lime financial benefit would accrue to all concerned the third section provides that any person tho beneat of exemption ahall when the annual assessment is made be entitled to have deducted from the valuation of liis property by the the amount us provided in the first and atie assessor is enjoined to report to tha county the name of cacti person claiming clai minK exemption alie quantity of land pl anted to timber the number of trees planted upon highways streets and irrigating streams and the amount deducted from alie value of property pro petty suction four provided that if any person shall feel aggrieved by the decision of alie a in the dutli person may apply to the county court n lien it ineeta as a lioard of equalization to have the matter corrected in the same manner as oilier erroneous are this law came in force on ita PAS sago march 1018 SG it haa therefore leen a law now fur mure than to years and it any one hia taken of its provisions it has not yet come to our notice the subject is one that should bo considered by the land owner carriell Carri eil into deflect alie law would serve a purpose after the senate iad confirmed marshal iowla of montana president sent in another nomination for the same ohiko ad cirera of lament are chuckling chuc kline over alund |