, 1883-03-24
Something Worth Asking For.


the United States has been for some time (
T. regret for the present and concern |
for the future The breath Il the con- |
fAgraiion and the lumbermans Ak have |
sSept away millions upon millions ct acres |
and already We are beginning to question /
what will be done when the timbsf sup |
piy has been wholly exhausted From the f!
very urgency Of the national necessities,
present and future, the cause OF forestry |
has received a new impetus, aud universal |
interest is awakened by discussions which |
few years ago would have seemed TOO
dull snd too Little related 10 practical al
fairs 20 obtain an audience No one will
now deny that the adoption OF sc'entiilc
system FOR the preservation Of forests that
have so far escaped, and the creation Of
Of others by a jndioious plan OF tree cui-
ture IL intimately connected With the fu-
.ure prosperity Of this cOsntry, ard the
satisfaction Of the needs OF the whole
world The d tficulty which meets the
advocates OF forestry, however, IL the
same as th5: which perplexes the pulpit
people listen and assent, and 90 away TO
do for the sake Of handsome profit, e1-
a tly what they have been warned rot to
do upon pain Of ensuing irremediah!e loss.
Legislatures can do something toward the
encouragement Of tree culture by such
laws as are IN force IN several " the
states. They are practically po~eriess as
the case now stands to DO more than sp-
piY this s.ow cure uf the evil. the ounce
uf prevention beng without their province
To administer. As quickly as the de-
mands Of the market makes resort u less
Accessible tracts OF p.nr lands profitable,
they are obtained ty purchase 1t p'sslble,
by fraud ii necessary. and destruction be-
gins anew. IL Is clear that practical for
estry mist do something to preserve the
forests that are sal l,it standing. as we'll
as Ia replace those which have fallen, and
To crown t!,- prairie with al unaccustJmed
beauty and wealth of foliage.
For accomplishing this end 1t Is sug-
aested that the State government should
ask congress 10 turn over 10 II those gov
ernment pine lands within us limits which
may yet remain uhrayaged, GA condition
that the State IN return shall put ia cper
alton system cf scientific forestry for
the preservation of the timber. Il would
be required 10 enact laws in accordance
with the accepted principles of forestry,
regulating the cut Of timber IN such way
that a n,w grosth would be ready To- sup
Ply ;he place OF the CID AZ fast as It was
removed Th.t ilis is not III the least
impractiscble Is shOgn by the experience
OF European governments, which not only
maintain unImpaircd Immense tratcs 1t
forest land as a state measure, but secure
handsome revenue from the proceeds
The difference between woodland pre-
served under strict regulations and that
given over 10 the destroyer as has been
the case with us, IS the same a3 that be- |
tween Il small! sum OF money IN present
possession and perpetual annuity. Ii Is
n demonstrated fact state forestry can be
made most profitable IL ali concerned,
while securing to all future generations
the same benefits rs ale now enjoyed.
The contrast with our wasteful aud rrck-
less practice is one Ci eXtre mes. H. the
process Of telling trees, the younger
prcwth is crushed down aud ,rsmpled
under foot. Acres Of land we're lett coy
cred with pine tops AMI chips which, when
dlied 10y a summers heat burn like tind"r.
Bnth directly and indirectly the present
processes Of clearing ar- fatal TO the ex-
istance Of old or the rise OF new wooded
districts, with all the evil results upon eli
mate. the productive qualities Oi the soil,
and the world need for lumber which IN
rariably follos.
The proposed remedy would obviste all
this. II wouid transform forestry, to
winch all pay allegiance as theory, INFO
a most practical science, and give II all
that il asks-the material upon which to
L ,I ., ,nnr,ii ifa
will. The timber supply is beng reduced
IL minimum, while the demand increases
directly with the Increase Of PoInlstlon,
The timber isnds are OF little value TO
the genaral government. Great tracts
have been secured by spectators under
the public land laws, and the nation vii!
continue under the present regulations
TO be stripped Of lis public patrimony.
The transfer OF these lands by congress,
with the forestry stipulation, could not
fail TO he productAe of the happiest re-
suits. The nation would guard its b"unty
irnm abuse The state would not only bs
able TO ward of the evil that now mensces
i, in the shape Of complete !evel!ns of the
forests, but could not escape doing SO IT Il
would. Instead Of killing the goose ths,
lays the golden eggs. by ruling the lum-
Ter market for a short term Of Years at
the cost Of a subsequent decay Of a great
industry As fnsl as that of the whaling
business. n constant supply of lumber
would be assured without drawing draft
upon prosperity. Ia Us closing days the
lensls,ure can d. 10 better work for
Minnesota than the passage Of memcrlsl
asking such action from congress. II VIII
take little time 10 bring that body 10
sense If the merits OF the measure, and
this state would do well 10 secure the
credit Of setting the bsn in motion Viii
the legislature devote Some attention To
the subject before adjournment
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