, 1873-08-29

Legislation III Frauco having In Wow tho pfBsOr-
vatlon Of forosts, chiefly daloa from TIL, or1t-
| cutting Of fosoBtH belonging tO tho Stnte. Tho
0 n,lso WIN fnHe'tol by tho HtatcHman Colhott;
',1hat, In nl tho forcata OF tho State. oasa
rroapor another thirty years." The pruHont
Fronrh fnre1t-eotln War establfAhetl Iii 1897.
It ntrnBts tho euro Of public foroatn 70,
| tho Minntry Of Financo, u,thr Uisoctot-Grn-s
eral. assntoa by two Administrations, ono
charged will, tho management Ut foroAtn and tho
sale of products, aud lilo Other with tho police OF
tho forest and tho forcst laws. In tlc dor art
charge Of ono or moro departments, accor,ling to
tho extent Of forest n oaoll. Tho i,nmodt tsto Bu-
porvteion iB intraalod to gardos gouoroa,t1, who
personally snporintond tho work OF Forest
llco over certain rango., They personally OBJ
serve the operations, and report nil infraotons
OF tho law. No timbor Is cut until marked. aud
most Of the aaw-mls aro owned by tho Govorn-
syhtom has boon oxtonlod to Algeria
added to July and August BY forcst-c,,lturo.
Thoso details might DO oxtonded, but thoy
would not hayo practical application with us.
because our stntoD, at q geuornl rule, own no
| lhrge forcsta, aud nc baVo, no Atrong central
organization Or mcans Of enforcing lilo stringent
rogulationR which mako tllolr aystam 4 suoeoss.
evils tesulting from the losa of foroHB arc liable
| to be first mud u,ust uoYeroly folt. has already
passed. Into the hands Of Individuals; md, from
tlo theory Of our own systcm Of government,
| OWLS must begin with the pooplo, mid not
omanase from a contsal source. With US tl,ore
aro no groat ostatea entailod on future gouern-
tio1's to keep together. and promising roason-
| Investment IT. :hoir improvement; nor is thoro
| unreasonable p1onpect that tho lan1od eatato
Of . wealthy ccitizon will paBs unimpairoa
and undivided through ono generation Of His
I ES1 oJr~ Tvs .1.aNa.
that from tho peculiar nature Of foreat-cnlt1,ra,
| ono generation lnust plant for auothor to roap
"a tho ago Of q full-grown treo worry much OK
ccada that Of lunnn lifo. The nrostmont for
| with intorest into another century, and for the
bonoat Of q generation unborn. Those con-
| sidoratiors proBent a problem, difficult, It may
be, for solution but hava confidence In tho
practical HyEtern adaptod to our social orgauiza-
tiotl aud our gencru! theory Of law. Wo must
begin at tho centro Of power, aud Tint contro Ia
o circumference; Wo ., mnst make tho people
Necessities Of. the casa. 1t must cqnle 10
be understood that a treo or forest
Re.ea Rnereasnr is in an v.v INVESTMENT Of capital
my time what 1t hug cost, including tho expense
| Of planting, md the interaat whieh this money
would have enrnod at The given datc; The ereat
MASSES s; Of our rural population and landowners
Importance OF planting aud rreserving treos.
and taught Tho profits tint mny be. terivod from
planting waste spota with ti,nber wliaro
nothing else would grow to .navant&go.
Thoy shonld learn tho Increased value Of farsns
which have. tho roalsidos linod with hveildcs Of
| trecs, mud Should uadoratat,d the worth Of tho
Shelter WHICH 1elta Of ,tilnter s-froE1 hes's, and
the tho general increase of wealth and beauty wlic,
| tho country would realize from tho united and
woll-dlreeted effor.e Of tho owners of land in
thus onrlching and bcautifyug ti,oir eatates.
a n'eaaaro Of public utility .thus colnn,entsoa to
their notice by this Assoojnttoo would doubtless
receive thuie' respectful a.tention. It's reasons
would 10 brought up for discussion, and the
probabilities for thu future, drawn from tho his
tory Of tho !'aat m.ght e presented before the
shonll embrace tho draft Of bill as tho forna
Of law. which should bo carefully cunsitl-
cred in its: yarlous aspecta Of public in.ag-
' "a ptyae seseo Fs e 'qs Saey eS 0'@ ad2;
IN this grant work OF popular cducaYio,, agri-
cultural nocetiss mud kindred associations. may
| do much by promoting apiit Of ocWlatsoa,
results. Ia q recent !'remium last at tha 11t{h-
lind Agricultural Socioty. OF 6rotlu,d noEco
fourteen prizes otfelod, a,uouuting to no SOW
ersgns In in MEDALS Cd; ana coi' for approved re-
various relations. Tho. example, is wurk!,y Of
imitation. Tho ncccHsitos of Eurapxln Gov
orllmonts lend to the establishment ct scEaooln
Of forestry, for instruction in Tho saiolnos that
aud removal Of timber. Xbont'a dosoa ta,l, snel,
schools cSiat. Tho neeossits for s3eelal
education in this department. is; sire
to arise u our own country. Our
considorntion: Sonle ollislnouel Lcnoflctn1
could mako hB nanlo fa1nouA by inu1,.ru,utinq
sach movement. However much tie public
may favor, there will still atit'o tho need. OF h.wt
management Of roada, NC, Let us co,,sldoI
sumo of tho measures whicha State might niop
for tho promotion of this end, without antor-
fheF;n;g hn;I;gu with %l al, ,priyata 1is,ts: py viii
bor, aud by astablialiug laws .y which tho statt
might realize the profit fros. necessary thinnlng
out: 2, by oSe,nptsug from taSasion fo
limited time lands rlautod for timber. Q
individuals for tho greatest number Of tree,
planted aud mado to thrive. 1. BY re
quiring rail and. other roads to plan
Ireos " thGr ,wsystles. r, t: By imposing tree
money to be expended in .plautiug trees til,
might DO under loes! supnryiHion. 6. BY pro
tectiug trnos by the waysilc by adequate pbnal
t,ss; H., Z. by requiring tho olonena Of sefenct
echooa; sreeint schools might ultimately bs
founded. With rospect to tho failure Of Hatel
Tor hydraulic powor' or navigation, or city Use
nnan ean hs reStoyea wo tus
10 undor tho Aa.no control ay tho eulalA, DC.
themselves. but, where ncoded for hydshnIit
power only. taey should bc intruAtod to privaAe III
forests. md Government ahoutl ouly onaot tgen
ornl lave regarding then. Thclo .uay bo caH9a il
which a State would be iuatitsed in making res
ervoil1 for hydraulic power hut tho exl4ons
should ulGmately fall upon tho. i1toreHts cop
cornod. In tho State of Now York, n,eap,,res
navo already boon begun for tho Preservation Q
forosts. In 1s72,, tho Goulmiaslon Of stats
Parks was instituted, to guard lilo region of tht
Adironlaehs. Already tho first right stot, lla,
loen taken, in tho discontnuanco of. saIcu 70
n0l1-nnymGnk ID
no koapers, no orn4.nontation, viii bo allowed
Menus OF ncceas from various places viii b,
maintained, and in some places thera ssll hp CO
nails. ln,portant questions, involving tho SUI,
ply, for, State canals. ths restoration q
: hydraulic powor, mud -poesibg tho wttor
+; eupply Of Now York City, arc
at somo future ti,no, to bo dincuaeol
These questions nre not, limited to partieula
stato. but concern tho whole ration, aud wool,
! auggcBt thar this association might prokoyl
tako 1ncaanros for bringing thsm to tha Ilotiea
our several stato Goyornmopta mud Of Congrces
wit4 respect to tho Territories; aud thata spe