The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1888-01-06
GheBetnnrrat-S Star
TIMBER FAMINE.
Pensacola Commercial.

Pensacola Commercial
The Commercial, ever alive 10 the
interests of its section, aud with -
view to the welfare 0f future genrr.
atiOns, begS leave 10 offer the iOl.
lowing pertinent remarks from the
Tsmberm0n
"a prominent lnmbrrman OF Chi
cagO, after reHding letter which
contained liberal offer for scrAg
rs lot OF pine in section of Wis
Consin, difficult 10 get ut, laid il
down AZ The writer approached him
aud said: In twenty-five years
from this time pine tree in the
Northwest will be as much of en-.
rioslty rs an elephant is nov, and
the people who will occupy the
benches In Barnum's circus in the
Summer of 1922 will as gladlv give
their twenty five cents 10 look npon
a thoroughbred, we'll developed,
healthy looking log from the virgin
forests OF Wisconsin or Michigan,
and listen 10 the crowns ritlicule of
the extravagance of The past [preS-
ent century, as are the prominent
lumbermen Of to-day, Who, at every
opportunity, under the guise of Civ.
ing their children chauce to see
the animals, 20 TO the Show 10 sat.
lSfy their curiosity as to The ele.
phant's mission on earth.' Aud he
was as sober as u judge when he
said IT. Though apparently con.
scious that re had done as much
toward denuding the forest as any.
body, aud finding kind of Jay
Gould-liko satisfaction at having
gathered INTO himself about as
much of the worlds wealth as he
had coveted, 1t was sad thought
TO him that time should come, in
the Northwest, when the axe must
DO exchanged for the plOwshare,
and the hand.saws he replaced with
harvesterS and reapeIs.
"AnOther gentleman-a mauufac.
turer OF long-leafed yellow pine
said few days ago, while in the
office OF the Tim6erDaan, alter nn
article from these columns, entitled
The Rising Tide being q setting
iorth of The present and prospect.
i've trade in yellow pine timber aud
lumber aud kindred wood: THAT
is faithful picture of the situation
IN regard TO the timber of our be.
loved South, and gives q cue to The
possibilities OF the future; bnt those
OF US who are situated there, haI .
ing struggled through the adversl.
ties which the South has patiently
endured, are not little bit Jealous
when We see capitalists coming in.
to our pa isbPs aud picking out the
choicest timber property. We want
them 10 come, and vet il calls us to
see our wealth go SO rapidly into
the hands of strangers.
We heed help in tho develop.
ment OF the South, yet l could wish,
and 1t would be justice itself, il
those of us who have borne the
burden of these times of dppress
ion in the South, could hold OH to
enough OF our natural wealth "a
make us independent of this in.
coming tide of investors. And
again, general estimates az to the
quantity of yellow pine and Other
timber IN the South have been ex.
aggerated, and a canvass OF the
timber facts will show Il lesser
number of feet 10 the acre than
has been universally reported.
believe those people who have got
ten into their heads the idea thai
the supply will be unlimited for the
coming generations, will arrive al
Il wiser conclusion in proportion a,
the days and years of their liver
como on apace."
The latter gentleman's remarks
are peculiarly. pertinent. In the
wooded lands of the South there il
wealth incalculable for the patient
owner: II is not we'll that those
who have borne the effects of TWEEN.
ty years depression should s; cri6ce
their belongings, now that specula.
tors have seen the value that will
accrue TO Southern timbeTcd lands
npon the completion of tue denu-
hatiOu of the Western country ;
and it we're better, far better, that
Southern owners should wait lit.
tie while longer, aud keep the pro-
ceeds OF their timber sales at home,
than 10 sell to some Northern
money king, who will invest his
Southern profits in Northern in.
dustries.
On top Of the foregoing there
comes with added force the asser.
tion IN the telegrapbic news reports
that there is on foot move to con.
troll the whole timber supply of the
United States ON basis of monOp-
oily similar to that upon which the
Standard Oil Company is operating,
aud tue individual interests of eve.
~ timber in the South, not to speak
of the universal interests of the
whole country, demand patience
iu ownership aud 10 little further
depression, il the latter Le engen-
dered by any cause, that will pre-
vent the naturalization Ot this
scheme fraught with 20 much dan
ger to the people of the South.
Don NJ. Dickinson is a man
whose bump Of perseverance, is
very large. Some years ago he
had charge Ot q lawsuit iu which