The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-03

AT rccen meeting Of the Chamber
OF Commerce of the City o.. =, Paul.
Mimi. an elaborate rvpvrt was SUBMIT
ted setting forth 'hs necessity IN this
country 81 an institutions ~ sst. -hs,s~-
ter. The popular ignorance p~r.SaisL:
- tai the worth o! our timbcr-lznds. a.
cell - the DISASTROUS consequences Al
tending the present wsnLon destruction
Of the forests 81 the cucrtrv. .srd 'n
make the ~t.O,euisnt fr the rrzttish-
mcnt Of \ school O. forestry both .!nstls
and important. Such schools. 10 NAV
net b generally known. ars in flourish
lag .AtstelCs & t-rcpe and arr nos
regarded no longer A. experiments. Ult
have proved themselves 10 b. Of i'm
mems public utility. ThrouSh them
has come An impulse IN the growing Of
timber on Waste lands. as well ~ n
rurr -ccroTnicsl piansgeu,ani IT forests.
.utlcien. 70 Tiriics'a y erondair n
their foundation.
These school, are found in Neus:.cs
Ebersyalie. hear Berlin; AZ ThAraGdi,
in the vicinity o. Dresden: NJ Eiseuach.
Stockholm. Zurich, Aschaffrnbcrg. aud
other places and the testimony, after
yesr. IF practical working. !. that
through their Influence !Yre-.s hs'-
been grown upon once barren and
sterile lands. while ~ s:stnatic efforts
have been successfully made for the
preserfatiQu q woodlands cr the u
grcw,h 80 ti'alsr ~hkrk srcs Svt ~
The instruction furnished in thcsc
schools embraces mathematics. pure
and mixed, 80 that. according In the
report in question. 1.-The forester may
reckon interest on capital invested, de-
tcrmine the value Of 4 given piece. If
fores,-land, cas- distances. compute
the cubic contents Of a group Of trees.
and ascertain the average annual iu-
crease Of the Same by growth" Fur
therefore the ecurss ~ s'lds 'r-iudrs
physics, chemistry. physiology. the hst-
ural sciences, with particular attention
To ORTHODOXY and entomology. To
which may be added civil and criminal
law in it, bearings on forestry aud on
the economical advantages Ia the Ma
ton Of the latter. Besides the above.
instruction is given in forest history.
wood-planting, protection Of timber
land-, methods Of fostering the growth
of trees, and their general uses.
Such = school in this courtr,i With j.,
full yet practical curriculum of study,
world furnish Us with men who a. eN-
amlners and managers Of our forests
would be Of great value; and through
such the timber interests of the North
west. and the various mechanical and
industrial pursuits depending thereon,
could be protected and promoted.
The public need Of al Institution ~
this kind no one will deny who knows
aught about our forests. or If their
reckless destruction. entailing wide
reaching damage. According Ia the
estimate Of the United States Surveyor
General, there are in Northern Mime
sofa alone thirteen millions of acres un.
surveyed. The Government has been
robbed Of millions of acres of timber
land. ~ the report Of the Commissioner
Of the Land Office declarc-. ny 1.-The
fraudulent use Of Homestead laws. sol
diers' additional homestead and half
breed scrip" Whole townships, once
covered with luxurious pine forests.
have been entirely denuded Of the same.
and are now ~unoccupied wastes. Some
thing should be done To arrest at once
this wanton destruction Of our Northern
forests, and efforts made Ia diflusc a
more correct sentiment in reference Ia
their worth, and how they may be- eco
nomically consumed. or, where already
destroyed. be reproduced. The present
Secretary of the Interior. in his report
for 1873. SAYS: The disastrous conse-
quences which always follow the
destruction of the forests Of a
country are known 10 every we'll
informed man. These consequences
will inevitably come upon us in a com
paratively short time. considering the
rapidity with which the timber growth
Of this country is being swept away.
unless legislation be adopted systemat-
ically TO arrest this indiscriminate spoil |
iation.' To no county would a school
of forestry be of greater utility than To
ours. while European experience in the
premises is sufficient to show Us the
economical advantages of the same.
Such a school woIld become a bureau
of information in reference TO the cul-
ture of forests and their sanitary and
material benefits. Ii would supply us
men competent 10 explore them and re-
port the best methods of preserving or
regrOwing them.
Our Understands NAV be so cared for
as to become sources Of permanent sup
ply. and not. as by present practice, be
reduced To desert wastes. From such
a school would naturally come those
whose knowledge of the science of
forestry would make them available To
railroad and lumber companies and
those industries dependent upon the
use of wood.-Rec. NJ. ". q. Dana. IN
Y. Independent.