File:Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 40-45 (1923) (20475101146).jpg

Title: Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 40-45
Identifier: bulletinpennsylv4045penn (find matches)
Year: 1923 (1920s)
Authors: Pennsylvania. Dept. of Forests and Waters
Subjects: Forests and forestry
Publisher: Harrisburg, Pa. : The Department
Contributing Library: Penn State University
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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40 can be cut from the land at one time. On a very conservative esti mate, the average acre of natural reproduction will cut one car load of mine timber per acre on a thirty year rotation, furnishing one ton per acre per year of revenue freight. J)uring the year 1osts with an average weight of 30^ tons per ear The rate averaging )2i cents per liun.lied shows that each acre'of torest land produced .f2.5() jier year in freight revenue from this class of material. This would be line were it not for the fact that some localities were penalized very heavily in the matte>- of rales while others received very luvorable rates to bring about tliis average. We believe that each ton of forest products freight moving one mile should show a reasonable profit to the carrier and that the great body of Idle lan.l in Pennsylvania will not be put to work growing trees until a rate structure covering forest products is established on a basis of so much per ton per mile. Individuals and corporations will practice orestry when it pays. If the market.s, as far as rates are concerns, are op,.,, to all on a mileage and ton basis, the favorable lands near markets will be developed to intensive forestry on the same general principal that the Lancaster County farmer intensifies his farm operations on high priced laud near consuming centers The lands more distant from market will have less value requiring less carrying charges, less taxes and being further from the industrial centers, a lower production cost at time of cutting or harvest as forestry is timber farming. "aivesi, as The abundame of lumber in Pennsylvania has helped put her In he position she holds in industry. Pntting her lands to work grow ⢠ug forest ,.rodiicts will lu'Ip ke..p her in the front rank He belMwe that any purchase, sale, trade or freight rates should share the results with all concerned and that a ton per m le freilht rate on forest pro,l,â.ts is good for all. Further, we beMe e thT, business ,n this state that has furnished ;2..-0 , er vear â fr^Hit revenue on a low grade product for each acre of land devote7 â forestry is worth fostering and care by the railroa.ls WhT ., pn.duots of the forest can be shifted to t^ie near^ ::;^;,tlTr;';: m proportion to the value of the product we will «->. T â â¢nterest in forestry and timber Ln,:^^: T^Z^^^^^ Stat.. «,;; pvosp,.,. from the wood chopper in the nmnl/ ? steel mill worker. Upplau.se). n>ounta,ns to the -v.-.nent, is a ^^^<-^o..f:^L^^:^:'Z:'TZ^'il'^T^' Forests and Waters we pride ourselves nnnn , â '^1"'^'"** of n.odest men. 1 beneve. ,â\.e fouri:; "w r;^^^^ stration. Xevertheless. he is one of the most iuvl'li^S Ind thi's 41
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