New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-23
FOR A STATE PARk.
REPORT OF THE FOREST COMMISSION 10
THE LEGISLATURE
THE AREA or THE PROPOSED TkACr -''o'''0'
ACRL.s. OF WHICH l,332, DOB MUST BE Boo"hi
BY THE srAuE-rHE ASSESSED VALUA'
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BY THE SrArE-rHE ASSESSED NAhO"'
TION sS.237,226
Albany. Jan. 22.-Tne Forest Commissioners to-day
made public their report to the Legislature upon the
proposed Adirondack state Park. giving the bouuafcs
which they think should be adopted for such park
They propose that park Of 2307, go acres SdlI 10
established 1t will not be necessary, however Tor
tie state TO purchase that number Of acres "ItAn
the Of the proposed park the state areadF owns
2,229 acres; there j7.1O4 acres coVtieu Win
water. GAIT acres Of improved lands and 'fl'-O'
acres Of private reserves total OF 055 2j7 acres which
the state need not buy There thus remain 20 oe lur
chased for the park ,332jO3 The total Niue
Of the improved lands within the proposed para ar
cOrding 70 the County Assessors. is 1851 OBJ ana OF
The unimprovcd lands s2.5sGl33, making a total OF
80 237 900 the assessed value OF the land' IL Is
proposed to include within the park.
The lire of the proposed park covers portions OF
the counties Of Hamilton, Hcrkimcr. Warren h>NeA,
Franklin and ST. Lawrence. The Forest Commission rs
include In tr"ir report map of the propose par"
which is marked not only with its boundaries Dbl al'o
with the boundaries OF the actual Adrondack io'cs'.
The boundaries Of the park and OF the forest are almost
coincdent in all the counties named, with the cA'cp
ton of the county of Icrimcr. There l1rg; portion
Of the virgin forest is not mciudca "lthh
the proposed park. ThIe quarters of the county.
indeed Is omitted. Forest Commissioner B1S'clin
draws supplies for his lumber mill from TINS omitted
portion of IIcrkimcr County, ana IL IS therefor sds
pected, with good reason, that his personal BUSHES
has nercIed with the faithful execution Of hi' duties
a. "a Forest Commissioner. 1t will be strange Indeed
il The Leci,at does not push The western line Of the
bark over all the northern portion Of lIermcr County
and include the 100000 omitted AT ba-'cliha
dication
The report Of the Commission is in part follows
Taking the most reliable data that can be- Oh
tanned The grO~, area Of the Adlronidch Wilder
l..
miles, OF 100000 acres. Ims HcHuc, tAe "Tan o
water dake>, ponds and river "NtI"o",T
1t also includes many OUTLYING and deta, "a p''o.s
of land. which though they NAV be VIA lihH w. 1ic
not on account of their location. suitable ior III
closure within ia, limits 0f parh ~ TINS ,s.ln2r
gross area .GoO0Oo acres. the sat mas, oo C
~ the latest returns from the oni'e oil the '.I
tr Her acquired title. under sundry tax ale III
cIuntie, OF Clinton. Eek. FrlLIii: ilahT I ,i,
Eimor. Lewis. Il. Lawrence ana NdrIN" Iu'O ti.,.
cnuntics embracing lands suitable for ncisnc Wl'Hh
the limit, of The contcmplard pathl l." ID "a rooe
only Of 5G3o;6 acre inclusive 81 ""t c,,t tr-,c
land. This area l. %! ~ N'hi' .,,, in cHt.nt
bat lies In widely separated parcels. NarNhE Ut o,I t
from oucqurjcr OF an are !" ,H','i,u,,s and cor
spcr-cd among tracts held bN lhdNIluh'' .',,uf,,t
poraii0n, mostly mmhcrm.n ana pap, n 'i.
urcr,. unknown number Of clup' or "',g i,o me-
ton, and persons who have c~ttb-h'' ,'o, ,,,o
.crvc. and marks i'm the woods for purp"-c- oi
ard recreation and Of hotel >itc II GOO "t,ou i
ing that park could not he "rec'eu I'"' '"'"
scattered tract. .,,,i,oa n, &
Pubic opinion. far as could be a5ceg2nea a. i i
mark The TWO classes ~ possible opponents 10 ,n'
mark plan were first. tho clubs and various "' "a,
tons and individuals who had purchaser ,dl" a" and
Ndiroudacls Din many instances in large tlac'i lIn
were holding them for nloaSuIahle PnfP,,bS satc 81
yarioIS holding, we will classify. for me s'"1 ~
hro,tr a. nriya,e reserves since the agitation II Inc
park scheme began the number oil t'eT. p,e and
serves has rapidly increased. N this !unctul1' ",
after ,nndy interviews with gentlemen come yea VIII
the private reserves, your Commission 1r,nnnr6out The
Adirondack REGION tincuding lumb"Unen. Gun mel'
paper manufacturers and all land owner ana ths
o'f Gs mini IN snS o Pii ana to Informally dca the e
subject in all its bearings Durlne me
rr.rrye, were unanimously In favor 81 we PARK p.o
yidcd that certain privileges were conceded !" ih'''
TX ,b ubor the results OF conferences with owners
If nriyat, reserves were very hopeful and the an
cigated opposition from that sonrc' dmin hcl ~, We
"carcd n until il appeared that instead Of oppps"n'
might find cooperation on M o,,dcrcd and
tcr,sts Of the private reserves were ''"''''" "'''
The other class rcor. alluded to- from whom OPP
nosItion might come Includes the individuals ana com
panics who own lands which supply timber FOR ne
lumber market and COR paper manuitcoute" tai %i,
state holdings are inicr~p'rsed among. ana bounded
on every side Ly immense tracts held by timber
dealers and papermakcr. and in many Instances NE
divided shares Of considerable acreage a.. c,,,
mission that Their, must be devised some system Of
tea b toie on Re one ,and and The persons own
a sy.tem under which T." park could be- e'iah! ,he1.
leaving at the same time. he g.ts ana prVets e
b bI az oIl~sdy limited nat vonr Commission found that
plan Of ,uch cooperation Wa quite p',sine ln''@t
private r.-crvc- have ID fonr Commission Z" me coz
clu-ion that The chief Objectionable i'2tlN 81 ~,
prvac we lnds, can b.. hy n"e'uau'h AN ""' "'
concession. removed. t.... 49,, ,.r tho
mark hy condemnation the only method III ior II'
Sta-r 10 acquire the private reserve lam, i b' PI
Ic n Oh Drice At which tho lands arr hold =
other that They not now for ale. " II DE- ger"
poinfo bv the state 10 establish the park. - MAJ"
satisfactory ARRANGEMENT with tnr s"n,r, 81 ~, IA
which shall AT once permit nc PARK t. BE- i2T . a c"
5 5Ccnrd with he STATE We believe that thu all am
cutie, with tacm. can be- overcome ara t'i nm, NV
mate puIpo,o- Of the park Cm hc fnlly acc'mp"'"e'
- !. largely diminished cost.
ct f. fine lands held 10y the lumbcrmcn. " i o.
d ly .rc STAT, not That IT - nccc--iry To- bus
il all At once. and IN large tracts, even cHpp"'ht WI
inaucuraed having for it, object the gradual ac1u
ton ~ land, for the park. A. opportunities arise N"
lrrl-at.rc would fc1 authorized to make apprpra
then hail the state get possession ~ these lands
4 solution OF the dniculty Is suggested IN the plnn
lncomplctcly outlined. IN Chapter 40 Laws 0i
attempting to provide for having the state a'qn'r,
land. or timber on land, owned by the state and not
suitable for the pnrpo,cs Of par. or forest prev
for So land we mat refer d hc4e to i %at ', has p sdy
been said nat many parcel; elm Of iAid a.:
scattered about in small tracts far from the MAN
body Of the Adirondack lands a o. be unavailable
for park purpose, These lands be exchanged. on
fair business basis. for lands within the proposed
park area. and now owned by individuals. under the
condition, embraced in the legislation herewith recon
mcndcd bv this Commission. rtill further. II !, pro
pJsed hat the state acquire title to land now owned
by lunhcrmcn within the proposed park area. uHdcr
condition that the "sOft-woOd.n sO-c1llcd fhcrbi
meaning spruce. hcmlOck pine and taTaraclD. may
be cut and taken out within specified time. ana
that no tree shall be cut. loss than twelve inches IN
diameter. height of from three To ten feet from
the ground. and under such other conditions and reG
latlOns the Forest Commission. such other ai-
thOity a. shall have control Of the park. may, from
time 10 time. establish.
TIE que. tions i 10 the II III" park and the
lands that ought be embraced within it, limits nave
received much COpsidcratiOn. and. in the case OF
other questions. decided difference OF opinion mas
been found 10 exist among them. The suggestion OF
the Governor, IA his message Of January last IS ts
the area of the park should be from fifty b. seventy
miles square The smaller mentioned Womb