Michigan Inspects Christmas Trees Under New Law
The state enforces a law requiring inspection before shipping Christmas trees and evergreens. Violations carry fines up to 500 dollars or jail. inspectors plan year round checks and warnings across the peninsula. The aim is to curb disease spread and unlawful harvesting on state and tax-delinquent lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
W. R. Monfort
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Orchards and Nurseries
Commissioner of Agriculture
Monfort
Conservation Department
Marquette County
J. R. Walker
Ighpaming
Lower Peninsula
Straits of Mackinaw
Montfort
Timber on cutover lands offer escape from the problem
F W Nichols of Houghton argues in the Development Bureau News that growing timber on cutover lands is the viable solution to the upper peninsula cut over problem. He notes neglected lands burn, burden towns, and depress tax revenue, asking what should be done with them.
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F. W. Nichols
Houghton
The
Development Bureau News
Upper Peninsula
Tham
Reforestation as a Profitable Investment in Timber Lands
The author argues for planting timer on poor lands as a profitable long term investment. Loblolly pine on barren fields could yield around $110 per acre after 25 years, a strong return versus bond investments. Timber's value is expected to rise over time, with slower southern growth offset by higher prices, making reforestation a worthy effort.
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America
United States Department of Agriculture
Tunes To Soot The New Stove Pipe Horn
Invention turns stove pipes into musical horns. Frank Scheller designs the pipe horn and demonstrates its violin like sound with cello piano and flute accompaniment. Also features a miniature baseball game by L B Elliott of San Francisco for disabled veterans.
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Frank Scheller
L. B. Elliott
San Francisco
Rent Insurance and Rental Value Insurance Explained
A fire insurance policy covers rebuilding costs while rent income is lost until repairs finish. Rent Insurance pays rent income from the fire until restoration. Rental Value Insurance is for owner occupants, paying rent elsewhere until their premises are livable again.
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CG. E. Bennett
Times Bldg
Suffolk and Vaughn Sts
Ironwood, Mich
Houghton Man
Ryuaki Kawabata
George A. Curry Insurance Agency
American Express Co
Rothmoor Coats
Ironwood Times
de Vilbe
Pefume
Crane
Parker and Schaeffer
Kodaks
Cine-Kodaks
M. F. McCabe & CO
B. Hamacher
Rexall Drug Store
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