PROCEEDINGS as a step in the development ment aims to induce the several, fundamental FOREST POLICY APPROVED -jj$SS§|jg state's resources.- states to practice forestry and thus of the While &Tr r. BY MINNESOTA BOARD one-eleven soils on increase timber prduction-gi^ a classilcafion of some practical if? If"jf In with the- -accordance policy of basis for determining their relative OF THE BOARD OFXOUNTT COMMISSIONERS At this time it is .of interest to consider en that the Federal government" and so .fitness for farm and forest crops OF KOOCHICHING is what has been and still the is important to forestry, it is often ^COUNTY, MINNESOTA. the state may enjoy the benefits^ offederal policy of the State Forestry Board. more important to agriculture. Those co-operation. state forest legislation There is much agitation regarding should establish general principals interested in agricultural development is (Official) an early timber shortage. There iiave been urged repeatedly to N. .. and procedure and vest in a. already a serious difficulty in obtainpulpwood Three Friendly Gentlemen properly constituted aad noif-politiral press for legislation that would result The board of county commissioners for the great paper mills, in ascertaining th# lands suitable for of Koochiching county, Minnesota, body, acting through technically so we can well afford to ponder over met at their office in the court farm crops and hence, by elimination qualified repesentatives the responsibility what the forestry Board has to say house, city' of International Falls, the forest lands also. for the fixing of regulations after studying our timber situation for Minnesota, on Tuesday, April 4th, Pending such legislation" the Forest and enforcing them. years. 1922, at 10 o'clock a. m. Raising trees is along time proposition Service has roughly outlined for more Roll call—'Present, Commissioners All soil should be miUle productive Linsten, Langaard, and Chairman and neither plans nor policies careful protection of the young timber, of the crop to which it is best, adapted Harrigan. Absent—Commissioners can be successfully carried out if the areas mainly suitable for timber or for w"hich there is the greatest public Slack and Munroe. there is a likelihood of a change in growing. The limited forest surveys need. On motion by Commissioner _T*angaard, personnel with each change of «distration. and research work carried on by Idle land is an economic waste and seconded by Commissioner VIRGINIA the Forest Service should be extended Linsten, the minutes of the Marcn .. should be made to produce some 7th meeting were approved as read. to furnish accurate, and complete The greatest consideration in any crop to which it is best suited and of Moved by Commissioner Langaard forest policy is the creation and maintenance data on the rate of growth of different which jcrop the country stands in that the depository bond of the Security species in various localities, volume, of effective means for the need. Ordinarily timber crops should State bank of Baudette, Minnesota, prevention and control of fire on all prouction and costs of the several in the sum of $6,000,00 with be produced only on lands ill-suited ihe National Surety Co. of New York forest lands,of- whatever ownership, phases of forest management. for annual crops, but occasionally it as surety, be accepted and approved. Forest lands should be equitably and that every owner of forest land may be desirable to raise certain kinds The motion was seconded by Commissioner shall be required to conduct operations taxed: of timber for special purposes on Linsten and carried. Foresters througout the country thereon in such a manner as to On motion, duly made, seconded valuable land. agree that there should be a nominal and carried, Commissioners Linsten avoid creating afire menace. The While agriculture and forestry are and Langaard were appointed as a tax on the land devoted to tree township and the county as well as the based upon soil production, the -methods to committe purchase a Ford automobile state should bear a fair proportion of growth, with an additional tax on the necessary in forestry and the for use of the county road engineer. the cost of fire protection. timber when cut. The fact is generally time involved are so different from recognized that an annual tax Our present laws covering slash Moved by Commissioner Langaard "those of agriculture that forestry demands that the petition for the construction disposal and burning under permit is on standing timber will eventually eat an entirely different form of of a bridge over creek on Jackfish In a new package that fits the pocket— a good step in* the right direction. up the capital investment, and that administration. bay be laid over. The motion was At a price that fits the pocket-book— the tax really should be based on the Some timber owners are beginning to Forest administration necessitates ei-onded by Commissioner Linsten The same unmatched blend of realize the value of this but most of annual^ growtlj. Such a tax is called the careful handling, protection and and carried. URKISH. IRGINIA URLEY Tobaccos them only consider the, present crop Upon motion, duly made, seconded perpetuation of the present timber. a yield tax. It is levied on the timber and and carried»_the following assessors that they are harvesting. Public sentiment when cut and its equity cannot be A good conservative forestry program A Guaanteed wiwrammi ujr by were appointed for the current year, can do much toward carrying successfully disputed. If private must be adhered to through a period in unorganized territory, as follows: out such laws. Forest fire protection owners are to be accorded" the privilege, of years before satisfactory results FIFTH AVE. Commissioner District No. 1—Oscar means protection to human lives and or required to practice forestry Hanson/ Greaney, Minn. h£W YORK CITY are obtained. Commissioner District No. 3 homes as well as standing timber and ry, the yield tax principal must be State forestry policies should be Clyde Johnson, Big Falls, Minn. forest products, and smaller organizations adopted for taxirig timber lands. initiated and carried out in co-operation Commissioner District No. 4 The state should encourage and assist and communities should share with the national government and Griff Searles^ Frontier, Minn. FIELD AND GARDEN in such expense with the state. municipalities and private owners with private owners wherever and Commissioner District No. 5—Axel Provision should be made for forest of forest lands, woodlots and shelterbelts O. Dahl, Gemmell, Minn. to the fullest extent possible. On motion by Commissioner Langaard, surveys, land classification, forest research to make the continuously productive Some states which produce little or SEEDS seconded by Commissioner and forest education. through the preparation of no timber use a great deal._Therefore Linsten and carried, the following working plans, supplying or planting From its inception the Forest service the whole country is interested in a applications for reduction of assessments material and supervision of sylvicultural has recognized land classification on personal and real property timber supply. The U. S. Govern- operations. were rejected, to-wit: J. F. Landeen, At present these lands are poorly .Toe Bolgv. HUBAM CLOVER AND SEED CORN cared for, and do not produce anything E. G. Robie, Ike what they should. This is Our stock of Northern Grown dependable high-testing, E W. Gosline. by so, largely because of the lack of On motion Commissioner Langaard. by hardy, recleaned Seed is complete in gvery detail. Our seed seconded Commissioner knowledge regarding tree growth. On Linsten and carried, the following many farms the woodlots produce or Corn is all grown north of Pine river. You save one-half applications for reduction of assessments might be made to produce a substantial on personal and real property by buying your garden seeds in bulk. part of the farm income. were recommended, to-wit: The state should be empowered to Peter B. Hay, M. J. McHugo, OUR MOTTO take over at a fair valuation and administer CHiMs, as part of the system of R. G. Dahlberg, QUALITY SERVICE SATISFACTION public forests any land on lake shores 1 a Goring, or elsewhere classified as chiefly valuable Abraham Olson. Write for Price List or Call and On motion, the board adjourned for timber growth or scenic Look over Our Stock ntil 1:30 p. m. purposes in case the owner refuses Pine River Seed House to avail himself of the opportunities The board' reconverted at 1:30 p. m. and assistance provided for the public Roll call—Present, Commissioners to encourage forestry upon private PINE RIVER, MINNESOTA. Linsten, Langaard and Chairman lands. Page (Continued on 3.) The lake regions of Minnesota have become the Mecca qf thousands of tourists. No tourist desires to visit a country that is bleak and burned over. It is essential that the State acquire suitable lands for forest purposes by any of the following, means—purchase, gift, condemnation and delinquent tax. Satisfies the sweet tooth Larger areas of poorer lands are not and aids appetite and digestion* sought by private owners and niust be developed as forests by the public Cleanses mouth and teeth. if at all. The state of Michigan has obtained 600*000 acres thru the operation A great boon to smokers, of the delinquent tax law. All state owned land bearing forest relieving hot, dry mouth* and particularly pulpwood forest should be put under conservative forest Combines pleasure and management and properly utilized, the better soils beng determined and benefit. later sold for farming purposes, and the poorer soils not suitable for agriculture Don't miss the joy of the retained for continuous timber new WSIGLEY'S P-K-the sugarcoated production,# both for direct returns in forest products and indirect peppermint tid bit! returns in protection, game and recreation. Mnonsvor Minnesota has some two million acres of state owned an ds, much of which is unfit for agriculture and is either well timbered or cut over. That HE house you build will tell the world, in so many words, just what you are bearing timber should be carefully —and in the end it will be either an asset—or a liability. cut and managed for a permanent stand and the cut over areas should be replanted. Much good agricultural It is the decisions* you make now, as to materials which go into that Save land has. valuable stands of timber, but should be managed as* forest lands the house, that will determine whether or not expenses begin or end, after it until such times as it is needed for wrappers agricutural purposes. The state owns has been lived in a year. large areas of pulpwood forests which Good for are on peat lands largely. The possibilities valuable of such lands for agriculture In offering our services to you, we'feel we are placing concrete assets premiums are still uncertain and until theftstatus at your desposal, because our experience with all kind of building materials is more definitely determined and the lands needed for farming, they qualifies us to advise you judiciously. be placed under management should for continuous pulpwood production. That all state owned property THE DR. BURKILL DENTISTS shall be capitalized upon the records of the administrative body so" that a!L expenses in connection with the Successors to Dr. E. Vf. Bunce development thereof^ and returns LUMBER SHINGLES therefrom may be accounted for on 311 Third Street Tel 474 es International FaDa LIME MILL WORK a business basis to the people of the state who furnish the'funds for the NOW IS THE TIME TO STOP PAYING HIGH PRICES ^CEMENT INSULITE undertaking and enjoy its results. ROOFINGS 5ASHES -With.reference to forest lands-these FOR YOUR DENTISTRY records should show how much the Dont Fail to Get Our Prices First It Pays property is producing, where and how expenditures are being made and the Falls Lumber & Coal Co. ALL OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED FOR 10 YEARS amount of the returns. 1 Baudette Region.-?- Upn't make a Examinations Free Eztractioias 59 cents DR. W COVEY, RM. human medicine chest oat ^f yourself these days.*. /The best way to doublecross •r-Jr- the, germs is to takethemout ES for a two-mile walk. wjiss?® v.