The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-13

pose. Ths Adiruadae1 question had By 0his
time besh HiAAly dlscusssd, and Q vast
auuuut u inesgsst n the borests created In
tAel minds oR On publlc.spfrited aad int6li-
gent pssyouA u began 10 look - n sone-
thing might DO accomplished. Mr.. LAM
sINo saw his opportunity: he hurried
down TO New York 10 effect an ar
rangcment which should result In another
compromise between his bill and ths enc
introduced by tho men In the southern part
Of the State who had interested themselves
in this question. Mr.. LANSING was entirely
saocessful In his mission. A new bill was
prepared, 10 which all parties gave their
endorsement. Mr.. LANSING still showed bis
devotion 10 the cause Of forest protection by
his Willingness to adopt tho views Of per-
sons who could not possibly have known as
much rs he did upon the subject. because
they had never passed three weeks at
tho different Adirondack resorts or enjoyed
the elevated and Instructive oompanlonship
OF Mr.. TkLEMACHUs V. CoLvIN. Not only
did no adopt the views Of tho city men.
but he carried his abneRation to the pOint OF
declaring his unaltcrable determination to
introducs this nsw bill and fight for its pas
sage at any cost Several weeks passed BY
At last Mr.. LANSING reported bill for the
Finance Committee. It was not the compro-
mise bill. 1t contained no measure looking
to the preservation OF the forests, nor any
alusion to any Of the points to which Mr.
LANSING had agreed at the meeting In this
city. For the second time Mr.. LANsNa's
forests In most unfortunate predicament.
Nkn Ak,,- Ann n,,,
ing these three months the greatest
destruction to the forest ever known
In the North Woods has been going
on Mr.. LANsINa-aud how can fate DO
moro cruel or what can DO more unfortunate
for a guardian Of the forests ?--has earned In
the mean time the lasting gratitude and re-
spect OF all the timber thieves and land
sharks, OF all the men who are stripping the
bark from the treesgrowing upon State lands,
or who want to maintain or build dams to
flood and destroy property belonging to tho
State, and breed diphtheria and other deadly
diseases.
It will be interesting to notice how Mr..
LANsINa's neighbors and fellow citizens will
feel about all this Adirondack business. He
represents the city OF Watertown, where
numerous pulp mills and other manufactur-
ing establishments, consuming large Quanti-
ties Of water, are situated The manufac-
turers Of Watertown depend upon the Black
River for their supply Of water.
The Black River Is smaller stream during
the summer aud autumn months than IL was
formerly When Mr.. LANSING was o boy
and he Is still young man to have acquired
such an astonishing amount OF knowledge
about forests-at least one-third more water
flowed down the channel Of the Black River
than at present. The principal feeder Of the
Black River, now that its upper waters have
been turned southwark to feed the Erie
Canal, is the Moose River. A large number
OF men have been hard at work all winter In
cutting away the forest from theupper water
shed OF the Moose River. They have worked
with energy and entire success, and 1t Is very
evident that In the course OF few years the
pulp mills and many other important and
valuable commercial enterprises now flourish
ing at Watcrtown will have to DO abandoned
for want Of water. How will the proprietors
of such establishments feel about Mr.. LAM
SINGS unfortunate want Of memory? Prob
ably they will think with US that it has cost
the State what fifty years cannot repair.
Still. Mr.. LANSING knows all about tho forests.