Telegram-herald., 1888-01-28

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iilssat isgissti8u add by disae.l ~ tas
is1oEaaee. suiea kevps our pSople ffoel
kiFing more sits1tlo1 - THIS srssi lelsFtsl.
II gGa have aore usoaey - spare fVs i9is
iatefsst there are eitnF NAYS Ia soiel y
csn es properly and sfrctiFe.y spplisd and
whieh | tass oulllnsd further IN
Aie1igaB. as far ss / ABss, has De are
lsss sA.ch prolses neF forest property. II
s3s has. they are eefts uly not elective, IS
yea are ell seil aware Of i'll ia oBe year,
hkstke lssi property 10 lhesxtent Of $40 co.
VV Or slzotV.0D0 was destroyed by forest
bfes, s0lld ii n0t psy 10 spsnd tie sntsrsst
On tnst sum n projecting the eapitsH Leg
isl4fion - so impoftsBt hat IL sh0ala fofm
a full AID e0El pfkhenslTs chapter 0f iis
eva ana not be nliIe1 Up with anything
else Cf forestry lsgi station. Is Is simply lhe
moral Obiisats0a Of the sntate 10 DO Us aaIF
Ia pT0lsc1sag mf property efficiently. wAlca
4 call upCn. forestry or no forestry
But this e4unot BE- done simply by euact-
iag l2s providing eli sorls OF things aud
thfssteuing All sorts Of punishment. Pro-
yidlng Tie sAchlaeFy for the enforcement
Vi tAs IA. ls OF asoFs lmPortsnes than the
enactment Of the las, IN fact, the forbid
meet The eass; is 10 the oFgznik4ti0a OF eom-
Iaunal AID privste Interest in carrying out
the ias which we must look after II tue
community Is made aware that Il costs
them soussthing 10 have q fire put out. II
everybody can be forced 70 heip extinguisn
the ire or De tined, and Is held strictly sc-
coantsble for 2cis by which injury comes 10
another, everybody will be more careful for
himself aud will also help to guayd against
al.
designated IRE warden Is charged with THIS
interest OF the community aud a higher
authority With looking AFTER the due en-
fOfcement OF the law.
Prevention 0i IRE IS of course better than
nghling nres, aud any regulations that Will
reduce the chance of danger from fires
should be first considered. These can gen
egally be only indirect. But ono direct aud
legitimate manner of preventing fires from
one cause is In our hands. we can enforce
tue use OF spar<-arres,ers ia locomotives by
railroad compaoies-such appliances are
used with entire satisfaction on most loco
motives OF the Pennsy lvsnia Railroad Com
psny and elsewhere. An additional order.
10 keep rights ot way fires from inhamms-
ble material. which is easily accomplished.
and king the liability OF damage on the
part OF the companies. disposes OF Que class
of fires. and not a small one, easily.
There still remains 10 be considered the
legislation OF JirecI announcement To tree
planting. Inis. in my opinion, IS the last
TO be attempted, the most difficult To de-
wise aud execute. the most harmful to the
morals of community If not properly
framed aud guarded. II there is not proper
authority provided to watch over the com
p!iance with conditions upon which the
community extends It's helping hand, 4
should say, don't touch IL. Yet with for
est commissioner to look out for
the interests of tho people such
direct encouragement il not impossible.
| said to the Pennsylvania Board OF Agrl
culture the other dag: THE provision OF
your recent law, which will allow me re-
lease OF taxes tor three decades of45, 40 and
% cents per acre ct the highest, does not
even encourage me to undergo the trouble
of asking Tor IL. although / have some 4 ,O0J
acres which / could bring under the pro-
visions of that law" a distribution OF
plant material. free or ut nominal charges
Ia sufficient quantities 10 those who wish
to plant their waste places TO trees, ii seems
% me. would be more encouragement, less
trouble and answer better purpose.
70 give voc an idea OF what | mean by
sufficient quantities | will state that pow
| erty-stricken Prussia-which | believe is
| about double the size OF Michigan-with an
excellent forest administration and peo-
| pie fully alive to the importance Of forestry,
distributed last year, free of charge, over,3S :
| 000, ,000 seedlings and 24,0O0 pounds OF seed
| at nominal prices The United States Gov
ernment encourages forest planting by the
| distribution of seeds and seedlings 10 the
value of about 1900 year.
In some localities, as an the sandy shores
| of your state, the preservation of the forest
cover is of such importance to the COM
munity at large that il may be wise for the
! State 10 owp such tracts aud maintain the
! same as forest reserves. A State Law which
| will encourage the holding Of forest areas
| by townships or counties, aud their admin
| istrstion under direction OF the Forestry
| Commission or Commissioners, is highly
desirable. There is no reason why town
ship or county should not own and manage
a forest. wnen 1t is in the interest of the
| community To so own forest property. Just
as they own and build roads. bridges and
/ school houses, or as city owns
its municipal buildings and other property.
| The community is not only richer than the
| private man, but is lorger-lived and can
more conveniently wait for returns. Let,
| then, where public interest should demand
| atiOrestation. the community step in and
| plant the forest, charging the outlay in the
| form OF lien or mortgage upon the grow
! ing forest, with all the rights and Liabilities
| tEas usually pertain 10 such Investments,
| except that the interest msy accumulate
until the crop IL ripe and ready TO be mar
keted, when the loan with accumulated in
terest must irst be repaid before the owner
resps any benefit. Any such forest plant
| ing. nov begun. will AT the time when the
1 crop becomes useful prove such q satisfsc-
| tory investment that no further encourage
msnt for careful forest management will be
| required By the harvester.
| During the delivery OF the above address
| Mr. Fernow produced figures showing that
| the value OF tree products during The past
| year was Ss70 O00 OO0 direct from our saw
mills, and showed that in 1854 capital IN
| manufactures using wood alone was SS3.-
s26. .o63 the number OF employees "a 500
wages SzT, or. 30, ratio TO other manufsc
! turs a. per cent, Ia number. 81 per cent.
In capital. 90 per cent. in employes and 81
| Der cent in wages. also the number or cords
! Of wood from farm forests was 5,s22 s72
value $, SOS SIS, product OF saw mills so5,-
| 0lQ,OOO
The Committe. on Resolutions had no re-
port to make 50 no business had bee q
paced in their charge.
The Chairman congratulated Crane
Rapids on her being able TO sd nicsly enter
| tain toe Convention. and extended thanks
% all who had aided in making it such q
success.
On motion Of c. W. Garfield. a vote o.
THANKS vas rendered ths Board OF Trade for
the intsress mauifesfed and the oordiality
shown to the convention. also a vote ol
shsnks - Mr.. Ferno~ fr his able papei
and Efforts. The question o. the next meet
ing vas isff 70 the Commission. when the
convsafi0n adjourned.
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A. faforfnai Separation.
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