New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-01
ttention 10 regnlations for govern

next Turns his attention TO regulations for govern
ing them. And here is richness-forelgn richness,
evidently, rather than our sordid American type.
For Mr.. Scburz provides in Section That for the
purpose of carrying into effect the provisions OF this
act the office of Forester is hereby created"
Mr.. Teller treats this bill with evity which the
pulpit cannot too severely condemn. He does not
even consider it worthy of definite article
He calls it irreverently "a proposition He does
not give it n local habitation. 1t is only lying
around "somewhere" Does Mr.. Teller think ii
becoming and decorous to have the net result of SO
much "untlring industry and great ability
cramined with twenty other pamphlets into some
chairman'S desk-drawer or perhaps tp-tllted INTO
the wase-basket, or, maybe, shut in between the
leaves of the United States Statutes ut Large! Does
not Mr.. Teller know that Il Forester" Is royal
appendagc, not TO be lightly spoken of! Nebsters
Unabridged defines Forester "ln England an
officer appointed to watch "a forest, preserve the
game and institute suit for trespass.' Worcester
gives his shy at him as "An officer appointed to
watch forest chase and preserve the game
Another, to the manner born, OntstIps our
lagCaTd Democrats and paints him full length as
An officer appended to royalty for the care, pres
ervation and protection of royal parks, and the en-
forcement of the game lawsM" We have plenty OF
sovereigns and plenty of parks. What doth hinder
that we should not also lay in a supply of Foreters
Nothing but the meagrcness of Mr.. Tellcrs con-
tracted Imagination, which can only stretch to the
limits of twenty five specimens OF that useful ana
ornamental article But Mr.. SchurZ stOops to no
such narrow ways. Having ordained the ONCE
of Forester, he generously ordains that we Shall
have enough of them. Mr.. Schurz evidently thinks
of Foresters The old lady thought of medicne-f
little was good good deal would be betcr-and thus
starts them fullarmed and countless from his fertile
brain. For thus reads his bill
"And the President of the United States (which
i'll this means. of course, the Secretary OF the
INTERIOR is empowered to appoint. by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, such number OF
Foresters. at a compensation of twenty five &undred
dollars per annum each as he may deem
necessary for the proper care custody preservation
and ADVERTISEMENT of the timber the public
lands
Thus we have provided ourselves with an innu-
merable multitude of gay gallantS-Eobin Hood,
Little John, Friar Tuck and all perhaps Mr. Clarke
might be induced to take that chaplaincy, and so
aid Mr. Schurz in his noble effort at resisting rob
bers' Secretary SchuTz has not yet prescribed then
uniform, but no doubt it will be Lincoln green.
with bow in hand, for to withstand
Their enemies, If need be-
He has however, mapped out their duties with
bold stroke-with so bold stroke. indeed. that II
would be utterly impossible for any single forreS-
ter to attend TO more than the area of good
sized county of twenty miles square. He provides
in this extraordinary bill that 1t shall he the duty
of such Forresters to carefully guard all timber on
the public lands against waste by tTespass or by
fire" True, the Montana settlers had taken the
matter of guarding against fire into therOwn hands
and with such success that the lands have not only
supplied them with all the timber they wanted. but
hold more timber now than before the settlers came
But this is the miserable independent, seil-reliant
American way of doing things and leaves no
loop-holc for glory and Mr.. Schurz. What shall
we do for Foresers at 50 800 year salary if the set
tiers are going to take care of their woods for
nothugl Wherefore. hands of, MessrS. Settlers,
and make way for the FOrestcrs marching along
ffty-score strong grcathearted gentlemen, singing
this song:
yet take good heed. for dry woe,
e must lodge on the plain
And us above none other roof
But a brake bush or twain
"Therc shall TO meat for us be gete.
Nor dTlnk-DcCr. ale LOr vine
None other house but Leaves and b0ughs
10 cover your head aud mine"
Among the most remarkable Of the duties i'm
posed upon these rOvers Of the greenwood is that
prescribed by Mr.. Schurz in Section z, " that all
timber sold from the public lands may be estimated
and appraised by the Forester Of the proper
district either by the acre or by the
thousand feet, board measure, by the
cnbic foot, by the linear feet Of
trees of given dameters, or by the cord-c prices 10
be fired by the Secretary Of The INTERIOR" Mr. Schurz
for some inscrutablc reason has omitted fagots by