rrrn bee: omatta. Wednesday. February is. 1011.
Nebraska
EOT DIED JR01I ACCIDENT
Corner! 2 try Xtttunu Verdict on
Dctti of Watorunan.
CARDXBATE3 TOa LEfCOLN OITICE
km San Ma LUp4 rrlaaary
fw city rwwaei nwyi.
Will Haa ImImI riaae-
' (Tram ft fctsff Correspondent.)
UNOOLM, Feb, 14. (Special -The coro
aer'a Jury In Riant rame to the conclusion
that Philip Bushy, the stats bouse watch
ia, cam to his death accidentally and
a blame la attached to anyone.
CtlJUatrt twr VttT El-ti.
Three new mm ara now listed on tha
Primary ballot for tha city council. They
ara E. O. Maggl, Fourth ward; J. C. Pent
ser. Seventh ward, and K. II. Schroeder,
Fifth ward. Pr. Ixwihardt, present council
man from the Fourth ward, has not yet
stated whether he will run again or not. hut
says that Maggl will not be without op
position. Thorn J. Poyle haa been tinted
a a candidate, for cltv attorney by petition
t run against C, O. Flanaburg.
Geae Bay WIm,
Another spirited class election was held
Tuesday at tha state University In memorial
hall, Henry B. Pearae of Genoa defeating:
Dale Boylea by a vote of 187 to 144.
Pearae had the solid support of the en
glnecrlng school and a majority of the
academtta, while Boylea waa supported by
tha law students and the remaining acad
emic voters. Pearse had nearly enough votes
vn tha first ballot to elect him over the
other two candidates. Pearae received 157,
Boylea 10 and Rogers 7. D. M. Rogers of
Randolph, tha third candidate, withdraw on
the first ballot.
FAST MAIL KILLS FARMER
Jaa.ee atlaaler Itrack by Valoa
Paella Trala Hear Silver
Creek.
IVER CRKEK, Neb., Feb. 14. (Special
Telegram.) James Stlngley, a veteran of
the civil war, about 80 years of age, waa
Inatantty killed by Union Pacific eastbound
fast mall train three miles west of Silver
Creek about 1:S8 p. m. today. He waa com
lng to town In a buggy, driving a single
horse. At tha crossing near tha Wooster
farm, tha train struck tha buggy near the
front wheals, killed tha horse and demol
ished tha buggy. Mr. gtlnbley waa thrown
about seventy feet and hla head struck the
rail of tha opposite track, killing him In
etantly.
Mr. Stlngley haa lived In this community
for over twenty years and waa highly re
spected, being a member of tha local Grand
Army post.
rilbCht heads f.spkh aktists
V O aaBsaBBBa
Tartar Mas fcleeted Nebraska Seer
ay ( fjalteel States Aeaoelatloa.
K1RKVILUE Mo., Feb. 14. Special.)
R. O. Hufburt, who came here a short time
ago from Taylor, Neb., haa received notice
of his election aa Nebraska state secretary
of tha United State Esperanto associa
tion.
Tha only International language which
haa been put to practical use by physicians.
educators, scientists and others is Ea
parante,- whose adherents held their sixth
tnteraatlonat onvanUon) In Washington, D.
C. last August.
Considerably lesa than three years ago
Mr Hulburt began giving a little of hla
apara time to tha study of this language
and in a short time began correspondence
with its tisera In other lands. At this time
ha had a collection of post cards sent him
by Kaperantlsts In Europe, Asia, Africa,
North and South America and Austral!
very few of whom know any English. He
also haa an extensive collection of period
ica! devoted to different lines of every
day work.
Mr. Hulburt has contributed numerous
article to the press and made a number
of converta among hla acquaintance. He
Is 4 member of the Esperanto Association
of North America and was one of the first
membera ef the Nebraska atate association.
Nebraska
rill make their future home at Falls
They
City.
NEBRASKA CITY Mrs Rhoda Kerns
haa filed a suit In the dlBtrlct court praying
for a divorce from her h'ibsnd, r red J.
Kerns. Thy were married at 8eward,
April 7 l'W. She charges nonsupport.
Khe allrgea that the defendant la worth
some .i)U, and wants him restrained from
disposing of hla property and aeks that
she be restored to her maiden name, Khoda
Abels.
POUT H AUBURN Will 8. Russell, near
Bracken, has a cow which Is considered a
good milker, but which recently bexan to
tail off In her supply In the most un
accountable manner. Will began to In
vestigate, and. going to the pasture one
day, he discovered the thriftiest pig in tne
lot sucking the cow like a calf. He took
the pig awav and shut It In another lot.
The cow bawled worse for the pig than
she did for her own offspring.
HOfTH AUBURN Three Important ac
tions were taken hv the Auburn school
board last week. The first one waa the
re-election of Suoerlntendent J. A. lo
remits for another year, and, compli
mentary to his work for the last two
years, the board granted him leave of ab
sence and expenses while he goea to Mo
bile. Ala., to attend the national superin
tendents' annual association. The board
also voted unanimously for a new high
school building to cost about PO.H'I. The
matter of the bonds for such building will
be brought before the voters soon.
FAIR BURY Jefferson county farmers
are all rejoicing over the splendid rain
that visited this section of the country
Mondav night and Tuesday morning. This
is the first rain since last October. Little
snow has fallen here this winter. There
la quite a diversity of opinion among the
farmers aa to the amount of damage done
to the winter wheat by reason of the pro
longed dry spell. Fome of the farmers
estimate that about -0 per cent of the
winter wheat has been ruined by the long
drouth. The wheat went Into winter In
bad shape last October by reaaon of the
dry weather.
FA 1.1 .8 CITY Rev. P. Cooper Bailey of
me r irst -i'reshyterian church haa in
augurated a scries of meetings to be held
nabbath evenings Tor the purpose of get
ting Ideas of "how to make the cltv bet
ter." What he desires Is to get the people
in different vocations of life to give an
expression of what they think. The first
meeting was held two weeks ago. when
the mayor was "called for his views. The
second meeting was addressed by Prof.
Wood, superintendent of the city schools,
and Is to be followed by a banker, lawyer,
Physician, merchant and a member of the
state senate.
NEBRASKA CITY The old Thomas
I nomas barn, a monster cottonwood af
fair erected here In the early days and
built entirely of home sawed lumber. Is
being taken down because It has become
dangerous. This waa among the first feed
and livery barna erected In this city years
ago and for year its proprietor and owner,
Thomas Thomas, waa town marshal and
the chief thief taker of this section. In
back in one of tha receseea were found
cards and newspaper advertisements dated
away back In the 60s and 70a offering re
wards for horse and cattle thlevea an giv
ing a description of some of them.
j STANDING TIMBER MONOPOLY
Larger Tart of Available Supply Con
trolled by Few Interest.
HOLDINGS LAKOjuLY SPECULATIVE
nr. Jeaklaa at Crete.
CRETE. Neb., Feb. 14. (Special.) Yester
day Lincoln' birthday waa appropriately
celebrated under the auspices of Doana
college and th Crete public schools. Ex
ercise were held In th Congregational
church. rr. James Alexander Jenklna of
Omaha delivered an address on "Abraham
Lincoln, American." There waa . fitting
music
Owaere of Hlasrr.t Trawl. Gettlaaj
Eaarmaasly Hick Wlthoat tattla
a Tree Herbert K. SraltS'e
Report on the Sltaatlaau
Plenty of Water at Creataa.
CRESTON. la., Feb. 14. Special.) A
heavy rain, coming last night and falling
nearly all night, combined with the r.w
of tha past few days, haa relieved the
threatened water famine here. Up to yes
terday morning Engineer Jackson of the
water works plant calculated that the city
had but water enough to last until the
first of March. Thta morning ha reports
nearly 20 Inchea more water at the lake
than there waa yesterday morning. The
railroad company haa been hauling water
for five weeks from Corning and Villlsca,
being shut off from tha water works here
entirely, but with the present outlook it
la expected they 'will be connected again
with the city water worka today, thus
ending the running of water trains for a
time, which haa been a big expense and
a source of much annoyance to tha company.
Nebraska It.vra otee.
PEATRICE Elmer Nofsinger left yes
terday for Turner Mo., with a pair of the
Fulton bloodhounds to enlist toe officer
In a robbery case.
BEATRICE Nina Johnson died Monday
at th homo of her uncle. O. L. lavage.
Tha body waa taken to Blue Springs to
day for interment.
KEBRAFKA C1TY-J. W. Armstrong, one
of the pioneers of this section. I lying dan
geroutly 111 at hla home In this city. He
is W year of age and came to this state In
1&4 and ha sine made It hi home. .
BEATRICE Susie E. Slmmonds "wa
granted a divorce yesterday from her hus
band. William C. .Mmmonds, and also the
custody of th children. The plaintiff al
leged cruelty and nonsuppurt in her pe ti
ll oa.
BEATRICE William E. Jones yeoterdav
filed a croes-petition in th district court
asking that a dvcrve of divorce be given
to him and not his wife. Plura Jones,
a ho Instituted divorce Proceedings against
aim about a month ago.
BEATRICE Charle I Breeder, cap
tain of Comny C of this city, haa ten
dered hi resignation to Adjutant Ucneral
Phelps. He give aa hi reason for re
signing thai llur U too much gratuitous
ork connected with th guard In an
official capacity.
FALIjs flTY-On Sabbath morning, at
tk new Christian church In tin city the
services wer given over to the Wrand
Armv of th Republic and the Woman a
Relief corps lo the dedication and un
veiling ef the memorial windows that the
taa societies had given to the new church.
TANTN-Th cicert recital given by
E. M. Hakl at the Haabe opera
hnu Friday evening for the benefit of the
Btanton library was a drclu.d success,
both financially and as an entertainment.
The proceeds amounted to about lioo, which
will be used to purchase ne book for the
library.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Joseph Prltch
ard. who on of the beat known women
or southwestern owa. died at her home
near Star school house Monday, aged 64
)' one or trie pioneer rest
nent oi mat part or the country. 8n
leatea a husband and several groan
cnnoren. .
HARVAIU-Jo-ph Megrua died at hi
home in this cltv after several month of
stcsaes. mr. aiegrue spent the summer on
hi ranch in i,ar field count. Nebraska,
but owing to poor health, tame to Harvard
in lait or ctoner and anon after was
takea III. Iteceaaed leave three son and
a brother and sister In Harvard.
NEBRASKA t 1TY-N. 8. Harding, th
rtnneer Insurance man of this state, who
recently n.ff.rl a stroke of paralx la
lowly recovering and esterdav celebrated
d'a rlihtteth birthday anniversary, at
which time he aad a number of his friends
h- wer entertained at a dinner at the
boat of hla on W. S. Harding.
NEBRASKA OTY-Jese t oonev of this
Jtv ass uniltd In marrlaae last ex ruing at
Falls City to Mis Minnie Albright at the
home ef th bride's parents. Mr. Conney
a aa exareaa meeaenger running between
thia cliy and Kalis i lty. and tne bride la
l U kwncltig reuAjj Ladiea of Uval city.
New Theater far Fart Dodge.
FORT DODGE, la., Feb. 14. (Special.)
The Prlncesa Theater company, organised
today with 40,0u0 capital, promise to re
lieve the unusual situation which has made
Fort Dodge theaterless for two year since
the burning of the Midland. The company
will build a 140,000 playhouse, seating 800,
the house being designed for a vaudeville
house. It will undoubtedly serve as a
regular until a larer one can be built.
George GUlman Is president. Joseph Wald-
burger, vice president, and P. F. Nugent,
secretary of the new comany, and they
have purchased sixty feet frontage a half
block from the main thoroughfare for th
consideration ' of 12,7;0. Work will begin
at once on the new structure, which Is to
be a small place, with ornate whit front.
New Park for Fertile.
FERTILE, la,, Feb. 14-(Speclal.)-Wil
liam Rhodes, a civil war veteran and one of
the most esteemed' cltlxcns, who baa made
his home here nearly half a century, has
deeded to the town one of the most beau
tiful parka extant. Mr. Rhodes Is getting
along well in years and one of hla great
ambitions has been to build up the town
of his adoption and It Is quite probable that
he will live to see an electric Una running
through it.
Alleged Robber Is Escaped Coavlet.
MASON CITY. Ia., Feb. 14-Edward
Smith, who haa numerous aliases, wa ar
rested here last night by Iowa Central
railroad detectives, who say ha escaped
from tha Illinois penitentiary at Jollet a
short time ago. He ft held for depot rob
bery at Humboldt, Clarion and Dakota
City. Iowa.
The Weather.
Nebraska Cloudy : colder.
For Iowa Rain or snow.
Shippers' Bulletin Prepare forty-eight
hour shipments, north, for temperatures of
i to It) above lero. east and south for 30
to 2a above, west for 15 to ) above.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday
Hour.
ay?Tr
t.oral Heeard.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU
OMAHA. Feb. M.-Officlal record of tern
ptiature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding pvrlod of tne last thre
r: wii. is.14 isog.
II is best today 4.S oi 31
Lowest today SJ ;t a ii
Mean temperature &g 4; 4 ;
Precipitation u .OS 01
Temperature and precipitation departure
from the normal at Omaha since March 1,
anu comparer witn in last two year:
Normal temperature
Excess for the dav
Total excesa elnce March 1 ....
Normal precipitation
Exce.-s for the day
Total rainfall since March 1 ...
leficlency sine March 1
Exceaa for tor. peilixl. 1'.10
Deficiency for cor. period. 1J0
Hreorte frwaa Biallwas at
Station and
state of Weather.
C'hev cnite. clouov
I'avtnport. cloudy
Iener. pt. cioudv
lea Moines, pt couldy.
I lodge t'lty. cloudy
I .antler, snow
North Platte, clrar
tmaha. clear
I'vieblo. pt. cloudy
Kapld City, cloudy
111 Lake, cioudv
ianta re. pi. cloudy...
e)neiti1an. cioudv
F'oui "ity, clear
Cai'-tlne. pt cioudv...
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 1$. -Concentration
of the standing timber ii a few
hands, vast speculative holding "far In
advance of any use thereof," and an enor
mous Increase In the value "of this dimin
ishing natural resources, with great profit
to Its owner" and Incidentally an "equally
sinister land monopoly" and a "closjly con
nected railroad domination these are tha
findings reported to tha president by Her
bert Knox Smith, commissioner of corpora
tions. In the first Installment of hla long
awaited report on the lumber industry of
the United States. The report waa made
public today by the president sending It to
congress. Th report is effectively sum
marl led in the commissioner's letter of
submittal. Hla conclusion, In a forecast of
the future, partake of the sensational
"There are many great combinations In
other Industrie," says the commissioner.
"whose formation la complete. In the lum
ber industry, on the other hand, the bureau
now finds In the making a combination
caused, fundamentally, by a long standing
public policy. The concentration already
existing la sufficiently impressive. In
the last twenty years concentration ha
progressed so' that 1K holders, many In
terrelatcd, have practically one half of tha
privately owned timber In the Investigated
area (which contains 80 per cent of the
whole). This formidable process centainly
involves grave future possibilities of Im
pregnable monopolistic conditions, whose
far-reaching consequences It Is difficult to
anticipate fully or to overestimate.
The commissioner reserves for later re
port tha subject of conblnationa In tha
manufacture of sale of lumber (aa dlstln
gulshed from ownership of standing tiro
ber).
Following Is substantially the full text of
the letter, summarising tha report
Text of the Report.
"The foremost facta shown are:
(D The concentration of a dominating
control of our standing timber In a com
paratlvely few enormous holdings, steadily
tending toward a central control of tha
lumber Industry.
"(?) Vast speculative purchases and hold
ing of timber land far In advance of any
use thereof.
"(3) An enormous Increase In the value
of thla diminishing natural resource, with
great profits to Its owners. Thla value, by
the nature of standing timber, the holder
neither created nor substantially enhanced.
' "These are tho underlying facta of tre
mendous significance to the public welfare.
They ara primarily the results of our public
land policy, long continued. The laws that
represent that policy are still largely opera
tlve. The past history and present status
of our standing timber drove home upon
us tha Imperative necessity of revising our
public policy for the future management
of all our remaining natural resources.
"Only forty years ago at least three
fourths of the timber now standing was
(It is estimated) public-owned. Now about
four-fifths of It Is privately owned. Tha
great bulk of It passed from government to
private hands through (a) enormous rail
road, canal and wagon road grants by th
federal government; (b) direct government
sales in unlimited quantities at 11.25 an
acre; (c) certain public land laws, great
tracts being assembled In spite of the legal
requirement for small holding.
Laws laadeajaate.
"Such lav. a were wholly Inappropriate
to forest regions; but, though vigorously
condemned by several public representa
tive, they are still largely In force. In
theory they were intended to distribute the
land In small tracts for freeholders; In fact,
they, actually furthered timber concentra
tion In vast holdings.
"The 1.802 largest holders of timber now
own SS, 679,000 acres of land as compared
with a vastly wider distribution of public
lands In nontlmbered. agricultural sections.
"During this Interval, and chiefly the lat
ter half thereof, the value of standing tim
ber has Increased tenfold, twentyfold and
even flftyfold, according to local condi
tions. The present annual growth la only
about 1 per cent of the annual cut. Re
placement by new growth Is slow.
"What did the government get for th
timber? Of the southern timber, sold for
11.26 an acre, much la now worth $60 an
acre. Large amount of douglaa fir In
western Washington and Oregon, which
the government gave away or aold at 12.50
an acre, now range from 1100 to $200 per
acre.
"The great Redwood bed In California
wa alienated on similar terms and It Is
now worth hundreds of dollars an acre.
Practically none of the great forests In th
public land atates was sold by the govern
ment for more than 2S4 an acre. The
great increase of value give grave Impor
tance to the concentration of ownership.
"Whatever power over prices may arise
from combinations In manufacture and dis
tribution (as distinguished from timber
owning) such power Is Insignificant and
transitory compared to the control of the
standing timber Itself or a dominating part
thereof.
Flfty-FlT Tear' Sap-ply.
"Thr I now left In continental United
State about 1200,000.000.000 board feet of
privately owned standing timber, of which
1.7-17.000. 000. 0o0 In the Investigation covered
32 in great detail by the bureau. Thla dlatrtct
2 Include th northwest, the southern pin
region, the Lake state and contain per
-tt cent of all tha private timber In the
M country.
"In addition ther are about 639.000. 00,000
44 j feet in the national forests and about 90,
44 ; uuO.OOO.'iOO feet on other non-private land
jThua, th total amount of standing timber
; In continental United States Is about 2.S00,-
p. m 41 OOO.OOO.Ooo board feet. Th present annual
drain upon the supply of saw timber la
about &O.000.0O0 ouo feet. At thla rate the
timber now standing, without allowance for
growth, would last only about fifty-five
years.
"The present commercial value of th
privately owned atandlng timber, not In
cluding the value of the land, I estimated
(though such an estimate must be rough)
as at least Iti.OUO.OuO.OnO. Ultimately the
consuming public will have to pay such
prices for lumber aa will give this timber
a far greater value."
latrreata that Cow t ml.
Proceeding next to consider th concen
tration of timber ownership, Mr. Smith
:
"Three vast holding alon. the greatest
In the country, thoae of the Southern Pa-ilfk-
company, the Weyerhauaer Timber
company and the Kortheri. Pacific Rail
way company (Inrlullng their aubaldlury
companies) together have St8.OnO.tXiO.000 feet,
or nearly 11 per rent of all our privately
owned timber. They hav 14 per cent of
that In the 'investigation area.'
"With tha five next largest they hava
over la per cent of the privately owned
' 1 timber and over 1 per cent of that within
th investigation area. Finally, nearly one
half per cent) of tha private timber In
that area la held by only 196 great holder.
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Chairs of Grace and
Comfort
Among nil master dosipnors, llepplowhitp wn. thft
prontt'st in shaping chair arms and backs. Liffhtnos,
grace ami daintiness were words which guided him
in his work. His chair arm was brought down from
the back with a graceful and simple curve, mooting
another piece of wood which stated on the front lesr,
turning naturally inward to meet the arm. In creat
ing chairs today, designers study Heppelwhite pat
terns, trying to get the style of his backs, their grace
ful oval shield, lyre or heart shapes. "With thesn
models the modern cabinet makers have combined
more case, comfort and strength than wore supplied
by their predecessors. But these chairs still possess
the atmosphere of those gracious (toorgian days
davs of glorious knighthood, when chivalry and ro
mance were everywhere. The historical connection of these designs, makes them most desirable furni
ture for the modern Lome. Chairs that follow the patterns of llopplewhite are shown in our store at
JffiL w
V " & 2 H
Bolld Mahogany IWker Up
holstered with green denim,
comfortable round-about chair $31.00
Solid Mahogany Winged Chair
Upholstered with beautiful
blue denim, vry comfortable $02. OO
Over-Staffed Arm Chair Up
holstered In brown denim, ex
tremely comfortable, durable $45.00
Imitation Mahogany Reception
Chair Seat upholstered In
green denim, graceful legs. . .$12.00
(olden Oak Rocker Spacious
seat, high back, excellent qual
ity, attractive pattern $5.25.
Golden Oak Arm Chair Gen
uine leather seat and back,
fireside chair of charm and
comfort $14.00
Solid Oak Rocker Genuine
leather seat, broad high back,
heavy runners, saddle seat.. $12. OO
Solid Mahogany Wing Chair
Decorated upholstery, broad
back, comfortable seat, pretty
model $50.00
Mahogany Finish Rocker Gen
uine leather seat, broad arm,
strong, comfortable $12.00
Elizbetbian Arm Chair Cathe
dral oak, deep seat, high back,
upholstered with gren figure
denim $42.00
Hepplewhite Mahogany Rocker
Graceful, dainty arms, saddle
seat, roomy, durable $30.00
Dull Mahogany Rocker Shaped
back, broad arms, comfortable, .
strong, heavy runners $11.75
Colonial Arm Chair, Solid
mahogany, upholstered with
green denim, comfortable
lounging chair $43.00
Platform Turkish Rocker
rpholstored with blue denim,
tufted, deep seat $30.00
Sheraton Reception Chair
Solid mahogany, inlaid with
satlnwood, upholstered with
green denim $1G.00
Chillingworth Chippendale
Arm t.tialr Upholstered In
fcreen dlnlm, deep seat, high
back $30.00
Queen Anne Arm Chair Solid
mahogany, graceful line, artis
tic carvings, desirable, roomy $00.00
Morris Chair Imitation ma
hogany frame, tapestry or Imi
tation leather cushion. . $0.50
Golden Oak Rocker Durable
construction, solid runners,
shaped bark, deep seat $2.50
Golden Oak Rocker Genuine
leather seat, high back, massive
runners, excellent quality $7.85
Cane Reception Chair Solid ma
hogany frame, strong high legs,
comfortable seat $8.50
Genuine Morocco Arm Chair
Liberally stuffed, one of most
comfortable chairs made ...... $55.00
Solid Mahogany Stralghtback
' Chair Green denim upholstery,
built along graceful lines $17.00
Adam Odd Chair Solid maple,
green denim upholstery, built on
dainty and graceful lines $40.00
- '
Morris Chair Fumed oak
frame, upholstered In Telour
or Imitation leather, comfort
able, strong $20.00
Imitation Mahogany Arm
Chair Shaped back, English
pattern, durable construction. $7.00
.Mahogany Finish Rocker
Ancient model, roomy, excel
lent quality, broad runners...
Imitation Mahogany Rocker
Spoon-shaped bark, comfort
able, solid, rather massive
runners
Hull Mahogany Rocker High
back, spacious seat, strong
runners, attractive pattern, '
strong $10.00
Oieen Anne Arm Chair
Winged sides, high back, solid
mshogany frame, blue denim
upholstering $42.00
$7.50
$5.00
Remember! Good furniture may be cheap, but "cfwap" furniture
cannot be good.
Pliller, Stewart &
Established 1884. 413-15-17 South 16th St.
eaton Co., k
" i , , " " i J
IL . 1 ' t I
est. Individual, corporation or (roup, which
la ao united as U t Junderena control.
"Tha Pacific northwest flva-elevenths of
tha country's privately owned standing
Umber, la In tha Pacific northwest (Cali
fornia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana). 1.013.000,000,000 feet. One half of
this is now owned by thirty-aeven holders;
many of these are closely connected. The
three largest holders (named above) alone
have nearly one-quarter.
"This section now furnishes only one
sixth of the annual cut. Thus its timber
Is being largely held for the future, and
the large owners there will then be "the
dominating Influence In the Industry.
"The South Pacific company holding is
the rreatest in the United 8tates-106.000.000,-
000 feet. This is about 6 pr cent of the
private timber in the Investigation area,
and 10 per cent of that In the Pacific north
west. It is difficult to give an adequate
. . , . - imM .itv t. trth nrae-
laea ul us iiniu. i.-.w - i -
tlcally 6S0 mllea along that railroad be-i
tween Portland and Sacramento.
"The aecond largest holder Is the Weyer
hauser Timber company (Including Its sub
sidiary companies) with 94.000,000,000 feet.
Thla does not include further extensive
timber interests of tha Weyerhauser family
and close associates.
"The third largest the Northern Pacific
Railroad company haa 36,000,000,000 feet.
Tha holdings of tha two railroad companies
ara government grants and 80 per cent of
tha Weyerhauser Timber company was
bought from the Northern Pacific grant.
Many other large holdings (here and In
other regions) were mainly purchased from
soma land grant.
"Southern Pine Region In the southern
pine region there are 634,000,000,000 feet of
privately owned timber. Concentration in
total timber Is much less than In the Pacific
northwest.
"The Lake States In Minnesota. Wis
consin and Michigan there ara 100,000,000,000
feet of privately owned timber."
Increase still mora the real concentration.
Flrat, a further Interweaving of intereats,
corporate and personal, connects a great
many holdings which tha bureau has
treated as separate; second, there ara very
large totals of timber ao scattered In small
tracts through larger holdings that they
are substantially 'blocked In' or 'controlled'
by the larger holders; third, the concentra
tion Is much higher In the mora valuable
species.
"The largest holders are cutting little of
their timber. They thus reserve to them
selves these incalculable profits which are
still to accrue with the growth of the coun
try, the diminishing of timber supply, and
the further concentration and control
thereof. Many of the very men who are
protesting against conservations and the
national forest system, because of the
tying up' of natural resources are them
selves deliberately tying them up far more
ffectlvely for private gain.
Palate Ceatral Control.
Coming then to the question of probable
effect of thla concentration tha commis
sioner expresses his views aa follows:
"Such concentration In standing timber.
If permitted to continue and Increase,
makes probable a final central control of
I.aaA Monopoly Follows.
"Standing timber Is not the only ques
tion. When the. timber has been cut the
land remains. There has been created,
therefore, ngt only the frame work of an
enormous timber monopoly, but also an
equally sinister land concentration In ex
tensive sections. This Involves also a great
wealth In minerals.
"The Southern Pacific haa 4,318,000 acres
In northern California and western Oregon
and lth the Union Pacific, which controls
It, millions of acres elsewhere. (The gov
ernment, however. Is now sullng to annul
title to the Southern Pacific lands In Ore
gon for non-compliance with the terms of
the original grants). The Northern Pacific
owns 3,13T,ono acres of timber land and mil
lions more of non-timbered lands. The
Weyhauser Timber company owns 1.916,000
acres.
"Finally, to timber concentration and to
land concentration Is added In our most
Important timber section, a closely con
nected railroad domination. The formidable
possibilities of this combination on the
Pacific northwest and elsewhere are ot tha
gravest public Importance."
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Interests ultimately holding tha bulk of
tha timber can aet tha price.
"Certain factors, not exactly measurable.
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