The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28

THE NATIONS FORESTS.
How to Preserve fr IN Ruthless D~stras-
tion by Unscrupulous Specuiators.


How to Preserve fr IN Ruthless D~stras-
tion by UnscrunuIous Speculators.
The frat step in the effort TO provide
:or the conservation OF the forests on
the National domain should be the
withdrawal from sale OF all forest
lands belonging to the Nation. II will
not be necessary to preserve and main
tain all these forests permanently. but
the extent of forest territory which
will be required by a practical plan Of
Misrepresentation and management
for our Western mountain regions can
not be at once precisely determined.
thorough examination Of these re-
glons, and OF the agricultural country
depending upon them for its water
supply will be necessary, in order to
show what forests must be retained,
and what tracts of timber can be put
upon the market without injury TO the
important interests involved. Until
such al examination has b9en made,
none OF the forest lands now belonging
to the United States should be sold.
The second step should be to com
nit to the United States army the care
and guardianship of the forests belong
ing to the Nation. There is in time of
peace no other work of National de-
fense or protection so important as
thus which the army can perform, and
1t Is plain that under existing CJndi-
tions the forests on the National do
main will not be-inde d can not be-
adequately guarded and protected by
any other means. The measures
which have been tried, including those
now in operation. or nOminally in
operation. have proved almost entire
y ineffective. The forests on the pub
lie lands are pillaged by settlers and
by the employees OF railroad and min
ing companies without scruple or
limit. Other Instruments vii have to
be employed if the forests are 10 be
preserved. Their complete and hnL
destruction, with that Of the soil
which sustains them. is. under the
present system, or want OF system.
only question OF time, and OF Il very
hort time.
The officers OF the United States
army are educated BY The Nation for
lis services, and they constitute body
oi men not eqnaIed BY any other in our
conntty in their equipment for guard
ing ard protecting the great forest re-
glons belonging TO the Nation They
possess every kind OF fitness e this
work IN greater degree than any other
class OF men, and II authorized b law
TO und rtake this service they wolld
nav" the power and therh'"n~ nr''"s=
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