. American forestry. Forests and forestry. THE FORESTS OF ALASKA 33 the conditions that would exist without them and will exist if they are destroyed. Nor can the economic posi- tion of the forests be judged by their aggregate extent and total volume of wood and timber. In a country of vast distances, sparse population, high cost of labor, and. AI^ASKAN KISH CANNERY The fisheries constitute one of the most important industries in Alaksa. On the two National Forests there are seventy-five canneries, salteries and other fishing stations. These establishments use large quantities of material
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. THE FORESTS OF ALASKA 33 the conditions that would exist without them and will exist if they are destroyed. Nor can the economic posi- tion of the forests be judged by their aggregate extent and total volume of wood and timber. In a country of vast distances, sparse population, high cost of labor, and. AI^ASKAN KISH CANNERY The fisheries constitute one of the most important industries in Alaksa. On the two National Forests there are seventy-five canneries, salteries and other fishing stations. These establishments use large quantities of material furnished from the National Forests, lumber for packing boxes, piling for docks and traps, material for docks, plank walks, etc. meagre facilities for transporta- tion, it is the presence of forest supplies immediately at hana that may make the development of industry and the establish- ment of homes in a given local- ity possible. The interior forests of Alaska are being destroyed at an appall- ing rate by forest fires. Condi- tions existing in the western United States 25 years ago are repeating themselves in Alaska. The entrance of the white man brought the forest fire, and he has succeeded in a short period of less than 20 years in destroy- ing the forests to an average ex- tent of fully a million acres a year. The summer season, though short, is hot and dry, and except where a great deal of moisture is in the soil and moss, the forest will burn. Especially on the roots killed, and soon topple over. The past season was an unusually dry one in Alaska and an exceptionally large area of forest was destroyed. How extensive this area aggregates cannot be estimated with any degree of accu- racy, but without question several million acres were burned over. Tt is imperative that immediate steps be taken by the (jovernment to stop this un- necessary damage. rL'DLIC OWNERSHIP PROMOTES DEVELOPMENT The continuance of the Na- tional Forests and their efficient administration will have a
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