Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-11-08
The Destruction of Forests.


Ellsworth Is given the doubtful credit of
furnishing about seven-eightbs of the slaves
which supply the New York market. We
say doubtful. for L Is doubtful If II IS any
credit to a locality TO gain reputation
which involves the destruction of It's Young
timber to the extent required bv any consid-
cr,hle m,ruf,c, mo of s,a,os HAVING
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timber along the streams tributary 10 our
river the >tave mill is set up and a vigorous
a,.,o. i n,d. an IN. yoppo trees which If
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pay another han some proit.
Much Of our umber lands are worthless
fir f,rmi,., purno>e, and Whom J.nud.d If
wa
Whatever.
/; j. time our lumbermen were consider
ina, mis- .,,hiec, unless they have da...rr,irsd
.r.
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mat IL i the want oi proper tonsidera-
iiol for the future welfare of the commani-
-, rather ,b,u g, ,yiilG,l and ,,ran,ali,a,od
va ''i'N '''' "'-'
result. Nor are our own citizens more at
fault than those in other parts of the coun-
Try In th-. .,,, ..,,io,, s,,,,. eJ;,,,r;.l san,
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2tN-''"N ~ ''e -'''f"e WI Ao' "e "'"4'eT-
estlng. II saN> Some caieid! estimates
recent! made by The A"rhHHee Sentinel
indicate that the entire supply OF white pne
and spruce III the Northwest "lA be eX-
hauSteG within seven wears. Nhie thlS
may be too siroE- statement. there Is no
doubt that our lumber supplies are dis
appearing "Ith great rapldity and unless
some ettlcient measures are taken 70 pre-
serve or replace our forests, their total de-
sruction Is only question OF few wears.
Inc apathy OF the American people at
the wanton destruction Of their magnificent
forests has been shameful. rot to say Grim
NAL Practically nothing mas been done 70
check the greed ! .umoer-men or the lSno-
rant wasteiulne-~ OF settlers. Every one
appears to have gone on the superstition
that the forests were IneXhausib.e. That
trees are practically crop, Ike gram, and
That IN their own way they need Jlst as
much lntelilgent care to be productive. seems
not TO nave entered the heads OF Americans,
IN spite OF the teachings OF Professor I. ).
Sargent and Others. who have for years
beeh urging ana demonstrating the vital
importance OF forest culture. The usual
pracuce appears to nave been to cut down
AL Inc uee> 'A section, except the
young shoots ID leave the brush and
branches to dry, and most likely catch lire
the next year Ana thus what the axe may
have left, the ire consumes, SO that II really
looks as though every precaAtion mad been
taken 70 destroy our forests as rapidly a>
possible. 1t Is the custom OF Americans to
speak rather patronizlEgly OF the Canadians
but IN this matter they are wiser than We.
There Is law III the Province OF Quebec
which torhIds the cutting OF pine trees IN
less they are twelve inches or over IN diam
are charged upon tile small logs as upon the
large ones "hicIi mas had me sanitary ei,
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There is no doubt that something should
have been done here in this direction many
Years ago but'I' is not too late even now
ps" wins, nun tne slr.la, use 81 WIZ
terra Gotta and straw in buijding il is nroh.
ohlc tba, the demand for nine lumber will
co an Increasing in the fl,urp as # bas 1ona
in the mast TP,, demand mus, h.. mot \,
home Alaska 70 he snro has an ahund-
apca NJ .imhar Ian, !. i ,n,raiIobla |,
you'll ran,,ire ,ba caroh;nod .on,,aa. or
the world 10 transnort il 10 this conn,ry
Nor is the yellow Mich nine of the south a,
al available fnr hnildipo nrrnoseS II i
lard. resinous. and about the same weight
as white oak. or nearly double that Of white
nine The only nlan Is TO protect our forests
ok rigid law. and to encourage the culture
Of trees on all land which is useless for any
other purpose. America has much to learn
in this respect from the nations of Eurooe
in nearly all of which under The insnira;io,,
of their excellent schools Of forestry. ar
Horticulture has become science"
The transfer Of the command of the
.,,v of m. Tn;,.d States fro,, 70, Sb.r-
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ma" ~ '',-'' "'''''i ''Oh
place IN Washington thursday, Nov. /, and
tie simplicity which attended the ceremony
i described by the Washington corresnond-
s.h p...o -,
e"' u ''iV DoN''" oo"' "0' DIS 'oi'o"S
"Do you .eei Il you were an oia horse
turned our v uN' saiu an oid iiieha 10
GENERA cherhah' ih,heuiatel! after the
transfer u tne .oiinanu u 'he army 10 zen
era. ohef,a an ', Is NOR morning oh no. no,
'ia', saiu .ne oau "I az ~ ~ no. ieei
a. .isoiou S a. e,T Sc u,u nefe are sieal
M.n: III -, -. nj Hope !