Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-18

len fabrics. l remember when IN my bOy-
hood meu went on NUMBERING expeditions
TO the Per obScot region Of Maine a. though
il were the ultima thule. aud babe their
f'niics a sort Of final farewell. Yet they
cut only q few trees cOmparatiycly, and
those mostly for local Use. "a the local sup
ply OF lumber was sufficient everywhere.
Now the lumber business his become
vast interest. The primevll forest, OF the
Northwest have enriched that region and
whole country. and the work undertaken
by this ASSOCIATION hasibccome one OF the
most difficult and importaG, before the
American people.
A GREAT PROBLEM.
How 10 cut. preserve, restore. and Wise
w lr-i,iatc for our forest interest Is the |
problem. II We have not some efficient !
system Of preservation. even in the West !
and south, our land will De stripped 81 |
timber In hall century, and in Michigan |
and Minnesota IL will last hardly ten years.
In Maine the pine has already been cut and |
there is only the spruce and hemlocS left. !
Forest destruction ha, been slow in TcNts.
Arkansas, and other southern States, but
the axe i reaching there nj last, and they,
too. Will go swiftly. The power Of forestry
association, IN the States has been under
c,tImaicd. II depends upon the people
e. save cur timber lands, and they must
hc educated To BEGIN at home 10 compel
state action. rs the General Government
can protect only the uu0cculied lands in
the Tidly.diminishng public domain.
Legislation 10y the states on this subject
should De- swift, comprehensive, and i'm
icIai!ye. Ohio has been the foremost safe
j.. cDmrrcb,ndirr mi, fact. and she ma, dc.
riycd rrcat boncGt from il. Forestry i,
,..ro:t in schools, and trec-plantng sy,-
t.,,,tio,i., ui,r.ucd. c.prrially alou., Inc
',f.sci "A. Lv.,v. ana railroads. They are
,,...,,vir., choir re,noiuir., forests. aud OK.
i',...i,,,, tj,c,n over waste and unocr,lnj.1
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4ur r,rvrn's INTEREST.
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ua.ie a. th'f Nh''-HeIuN' ileIi tti'' vi
nv .' u way encoura.ad. and the Lrsi.Ia.
urc, should respond promptly to their
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STATE RlGuS.
put II Won >ugce>t to the LEGISLATURE ~
New York. FOR instance. that it is part OF
r., du,v 20 look after the forest, and t. pre-
,.rt fb.ir waste and II anroint commits
.;,n.r. for thi, purpose. there arises at
C-cc an outcry about the inviolabiiity OF
rriva'c properly. the taking Oi private pro-
! ,-,,y for uubbr usc. and the limit, Of The
| .,,,rcpt domain. until the public mind be-
| comes confused. We have watched all
| l,si,l.ti,u rcltiur 10 the proposed Adj
r'rd,ck PARK. TO unin,tructtd outsider,
| tie duty seems clear to preserve those for
c,ts, to suI ply the great riIer' WAlca thefr
| have Their source, anu 10 MAINTAIN 'hrn ~
| q reserve lor me pthehi oI lht Er'fI ON
| m.nwcaiih. he power 10 90 lhi' must oc
| concentrated somewhere, anu we n''u I1iN
! 81 icci TO such system. "' Wh''hrI 'h,7
| forests Ice preserved uhdeI tn' iililr oi
| PARK or for the BENEFIT oi agllrulture ana
! commerce, the whole country Is Interested
init.
I a. ,>rvrT,pre t.s,-r
! II : a Struggle tH'Ie Drought 10 Issue
which every state has GOT 10 meel. In
A','aehu''',, l"r ''IllDeI, ''il'' aI' coi.'i't'
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iAte Is 81 thc uiHio'l IHlP 'Itah't' IN
abandoned hciG' forests are coming ~, POI OF
themselves ana t"'l should 'e ~ 'areI.llI!
ithctd ~ "Il! /? pI"' 81 'uc 'o, ga, '@',.''
d'ih'Nllc aiilli'"> a"u ,.'! I'M, ,rn
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lion. hut Mi are Interested IN It. We are
| AL watching New York and hope it will
ref an example ,o Gear and emphatic that
every state viii follow il. | hope We shall
see state otter state encouraging farmers
20 rc,'ocG their forest, for thcmsclyc, and
for THE future.
CONGRESSIONAL. AID 1NsrrFIcryyr.
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"r'".,' 90 ,'';i,', nd ,,,,.t amount ~
VIZ, j., ls....d o-d t,c ,,Irn ~ that in.
80 ,I..,lv b,.a,,'-Li bei,rr tbr ueo-
u.''' ". !. ,..,I ,,ri,t.i,rJ ia Con,re.,
H., 49,. C.,,r,i..innr,. oi Agr,cultur, had
'''. -. ,,,,to. tho >t,tns without the
" 80, - tbc,r cvcrlfjye authority. even
~ '.,,Io to Stor, the I,l,',,,r without
Ia, t.tft 4, i,. owners There Mt
,..,'.i ,-,rn,.. ,,l,,lt t5c Federal power
tlir., ,v,,tod in III. Statr.. lust ~ there j.,
Ion ,nnrr,s, intcrfrring with state !cgi,-
..inn ~ ,vh,n senator EdmundS iEtrc-
dr,od ms lin Z, set ap1Tt 1O,CDD acres Of
,'.,,I.a,.lord IN Nouta,iato project the head
waters Of great rivers IL WAS coA'ldeTrI
perfectly legitimate.
NATIoNAIIZg THE FORESTS.
T., our ,,,I.1;, land. honc Congrr., will
ro,ai, ri tba title "a the forest, and preserve
L,'n TT tLo f,rm land. and the prairie,
In r,'tcrrd ond The forests held. There is
,,C ,"o.or ia Iov, mr. common sens, i'm these
I',. n.h, anvLolv should be permitted II
In timLrr .iinply 70 clear the land
sor .,ri,1,Iture The timber land,
'Lo,ld Lac hrld for General purpo,r,
Nv 'l.i,, ',l,',,oI :, io tbinnnI ONT and
. ~ o'''! .,iJ ,''.oJ,,c. moro revenue than
T'a ,,lo ., tha lind =. ai nrc.eut con-
T,',.,,i Co,,,rs-s vii cr,ct such LEGISLATION
, ,"%'n tbn St,fe, .rt ~, eximpl, con-
rcIniu@ the land win which they are m'ce
directly and immcdiltcl, Interested. TIE
,.l,ie ~ tinhpr was unknown in orr car. =
history. Forests are also lihpoH 'h' a., ,''
ihcir health ana ciitlit'lc ihnu'Hor'' ",
rainfall !, iroll thc clouds 10 Dt sur u'i
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