, 1873-05-21
The Rapid Decrease Of Our Timber
Supply, and The Necessity Of
lis Rehabilitation.
An Association Formed for tho Purpose
Of Carrying Out an Extended
System Of Rorest"planting.
Soma Facts and Figures for tho Bonof! Of Rail.
roads in tho Far Nest.

IuAAo ~ WV TA HCats
Tho second part OF 1fr. Clovo1aula work on
landscape Architecture !" is givon to tho SUBJ
ject Of
"FonHsr-r1ANT1Na ON TIE GREAT rLA1Ns."
Nr. Cleveland believes that tile timo has como
beyond which It ia worse than folly to postpone
the rehabilitation of our rayagcd forests, and
tho adoption OF an extensive system OF trce-
planting on tho bare plains went Of tho MiBsiB-
sippi River, Tho single item Of
timber USED BIZ RAILWAYS IS ENORMOUS.
Upwards Of 900 miles Of railroad IN ncual
That their multiplication must go on iu constantly:
Increasing ratio certain y tint thu ors opu,n0n Of o{
rairoad rcqurca 2,7oo tics, which, In tho Wcst arc
mostly Of oak cedar, Or chestnut, md A. aro worth at
eay sss sas 4 fss se ses % as{
trees not more thai, or 10 Inches III ametcr rcqir
Ing only to 10 hown tlat on tho uplsr a9 under sur,
It 10 10 three Which II cannot exceed, VIC lind tho
railroads already constructed to 10 4s, ,0oo,ouo.
Estimating tho yield Of singo aero at ?uo trees-
i've woodsn! ~ vii 10 aee lint ths produce of 22eo
acres Will be required to furnish tes Tor she oxis n
eiELt years. 1t follows that tho aboyo nrea must 10
stripped as often aa TINT to furnish sps tao nass ar
70 nreyatl In aomo parte Of lilo West where raroa1
companies bare argc .rac,e o. ~ ,vn and
the wasteful necessity Of using only young timber
The fact Of the adoption Of such measure OF econo
Biiics which mpellod II. A confederation Of future
wants wil show TINT much moro efficient measures
es q orer oa 10 meet te eopons dosn Of Witch
Tho item have selected for Illustration Ia really ono OF
oro ueaef readily Expressed than most othors mo-
ments reflection will show that II conpr1scs but a
al portion Of what a required for railroad Vs. III
comparison with the dcmnld for bridges, buildings.
fcuces, md rolling stock And, when considered
that al! this enormous consumption is but small
variety Of to which II ia applied, IL dues not Seem
aurlstng that tho supply IL already approaching IN
eatmable period Of duration.
QUOTATIONS
aro given ut length from tho transactions of tho
Illinois Horticultural Society Col. J. ". Foa-
tors very valuable and interesting work on tho
Mississippi Valloy;" tic report Of tho Com
mitteo on Forest Culture of tho National Agri-
cultural Association; tie works Of Marsh Barth,
Bayignat, Doussugauit Il. s. Elliott's paper on
bis experiment. in cultivation the p]ains along
Tho limo Of tho Kansaa Pacific hallway; and
from other authorities, to show tho climatic aud
othor Objects Of tree-planting, and tho methods
by which it may be best accomplished.
ssTho question: aays Mr. Cleveland, f4natu-
rally arises,
DY WHOM ANE THESE PLANTATIONS TO DE HrADE2
The United States Government Is obviously
The party most largoly Interested boing tho
inrgost proprietor. and the lands being at pros
ent almost yaiueloss for want Of timber, yot
susceptible Of attaining an enormous value
within twenty or thirty years, by iadicous sys-
tenn Of forost-plauting. company has recently
been organized in Kansas, which comprises the
names Of several very able and roliablo men,
who propose to commonco and carry out an
extended syatem Of forcst-planting, If thoy eau
get from Congress- grant Of land sufficient
to warrant tho undertaking. They ask grant
Of ono section Of land for every milo from
Fort Dodge, Ka1., to Pueblo, Col.,-270 miles,
and propose to plant so acres Of forest on
ercry section, and to mako an experimental sta
tion every few miles, for the purpose OF testing
every variety Of treo thai could be Of any prac-
tical value to the country for fruit, ornament,
fuel, timber, or shelter. Tho wisdom Of giving
liberal encouragement to aucl, enterprises is
manifest and, at tho outset, it ia essclltial that
Government aid should be extended. After tho
system is once fairly naugurated, it will prove
solf-supportng aud work itB own extension"
TIE FOLLOWING CIRCULAR
has been insnod by tho Association, md COM
priscs m Interesting statement of tho necessity
Of tho work, aud the means by which they pro-
pose to begin it:
The design Of tlo Association ia to settle. The grcat
QUESTION often nsked "What arc these barren 1aila
Tue experiment on such scale as viii, It successful,
4ncrnaac tho value Of 3Un 600 nHuaro lcs Of territory
vastly than the H,ian franchise asked from tho
goyernent IL worth for in Its present condition. It
le an nnpru1ablc and nnprotuctiys area Our Aasu-
sn cut dn nnSF M the sa o
eloseiy sntie,! with The subject Of reegrowng for
11n1IE 1f 11Ikn1nn 1pt1 1rrF
Kescy. Of Pomona, Knn., nro men Of cmiucnt ability
and experience III trce-growing, and have national
this hukincsB lifc.study.
Prof Kelsey has tho i1uraoate euper.jsion of all
tic experience s1. adSice of Dr.. Waron ct Ohc.
nnd Mr. DouglaBs, Ut Illinois, Tie lIon. Alfred Gray
apd a. H.: nso ef ~. wysnao'ts County, Ran both
With tho Hou "; II, smalwood, Secretary. Of state
sns arc Directors y TIC nna arc i'll expert
ron, Topeka i Bana r. naiiroad Every ,nunter of
posed ecrss and 2vnxrsss vii yse Se' 4 tn asd e- e
couragemcnt asked for, wa cxp.cs to make he solution
We are engaged HI Eeries Of experiments bo-
tween Topska sna Fort Dodge, on Tue landa Of tho
grcss will grant the aid asked for We proposu to
continue our work
Acuoss TIE PLANE,
prise, which viii odd, directly aud Indirectly, Mil.
s ct a9aIs h as to ts yaa o. or osssa-
esa and nleps tls requisite asaAtapcb Is rendered
prove tAeir cupacy Tor agricultural developments,
millions Of acres Of them must remain Of Yaluo
HhateYer. '
Our Association 10 composed of men who ,ayo fnith
III believing tAat their practical experience coupled
with their greIt iucrost eud sympathy with This sub
tect IN nll H lmarngs anl will f encouragement
Is Given us} giyo to these lantls value Thousand
tlcs linn the frnnCAoa asked for arc w1t4 10
tha General Government.
Vest Of tic hisBisappi
THERE lH NOT STATE
TINT has stick Of timber linn ~ needed for lila
own consumption III OWL generation. The Sierra
gorgca Aud largo aurfaco Of Oregon have good SUP
piles Of smber and some OF tho monna!1runges ara
E0ll covered With trees; but no Streams nro thoro
large enough to convoy tho log1 Of lumber to where It
ts needed can be made invaluable. Fiyo Of good
Timber, sclecteI aul cultivated where 1t Ia needed, Is
Of moro value than 600 away whora 1t canot le
nlnde available FOR CUR r,irpoHe. .....
This American Forests arlce he richest inheritance
TINT Divine Providence ever bestowed upon people.
hLFg been swept away hctoro tho onward lnarch Of
civilization, 10 such extent that 1t hss already be-
como a question Of serious import, Where
shall tho snpniy, for. futurn gonera-
bo given 10 this, other thnn to cutter Immediately
anon tho work Of This tnrora
lively necessary, l:h for protection IN exposed suh
tions. and for building mud mechanical rurroseH,
With the preaent and prospective Increase In tho
consumption pf rne, til TIC accessible plle tinlcr
eaat Of tho Rocky Mountains