The sun., 1891-02-21
AMONG THE TIMBER THIEVES
HlllIons or Stolen Tlmber Carried Over Ont
Road-Propoaed Remedies.

Road-PrOpOaed Remedies.
Among the thriving villages on the borders
Of tho Adirondacks none ia more interesting
than that called Dolgeville. Hsrkimer count y.
1t is woody vlllaR, with a variety OF manufac-
tories depending on the forests for raw ma
terial. while It's people are unusually enter
prlsine and Intelligent. Because the people
are intelligent. there Is nowhere stronger in
forest in the preservation Of the forests OF the
region than In DolGevi.le. That is to say. iss
leading citizens. unlike the great majority Of
tree cutters In that country. realize that per.
mamont prosperity for their industries can
only be assured through proper care for the
forest lands owned By the State as well:as BY
private individuals. Mr.. Ed 6. schermerhorn
OF DolHevllle sends to The Sun some facts and
opinions about the Adirondack forest which.
coming from man on tho ground are worth
considering. He says:
I'VE are located upon the verge OF the Ad-
irondacks. ana n few miles distant from us can
La found acres upon acres Of forest land owned
BY the State and now under control OF the
SiiIsss 4 d e. msny ,.ssmss Essf daily Sad:d viz
Ss'S Ss Il: S was q s' ss %sts &
nusIiy. IIke condition, ,R RrsTails u many other
Der thieves. Nor Ia the quantity carried away
ant ant IumSermsn % % % who @ Operate on tie Slate Tor ior
est land slash down the trees. letting them
fall where they nay in!using dozens rs Of small
to the mill; leaving the top Of the tree TO rot
and decay In the wilderness. thus forming
convenient place for a careless Sportsman 70
knock out he tire from bis pipe during the dry
seasSn. sea s S and thus TART : forest iire
report. referred with pride 10 the fact that they
had recovered ~ Judgment Of several thousand
ford. 10 Fulton county. on account Of ren aitiss
for stealing timber from Stnte land. It's true.
the Judgment vas recovered. and it's also true
inee OF Johnstovn. but the Judgment was
Was set at liberty. As nothing was done With
this case the tin Der thieves have grown bolder.
acres o. this tract viii soon be- known as the
state stump preserve.
dacks Is constantly increasing. Syndicates Of
IN the
snds Lauds Sa s% sso msSt
lars re, acIe have doubled and trebled in
Al ha
81 hi Ss
eQualtZed value being about $4,000. II the
Htst: is tG assume cort:4l Of the Adirondgcks
ss RHG q dosPs Vii 1ssd.d 10
So%,% plish a What A. many hundred thousand
M, M schsrnsihs.n cher believes I thu. .h: state
sseH snds % under The = ae q .%inent ]
domain. This preserve should then be put
under the control OF mon familiar with forest
culture. whose duty 1t should be To- pay the In.
tereet on the bonds and provide sinking fund
for their redemption BY the sale OF rtpened
this Mr.. sehermerhorn thinks It would
30 necessary to encourage the build
o. S the forest 1o.as
from the stations on the railroads, because
- forest culture can never be carried on at
profit unless means OF transportation be pro:
ytded. This is one OF the simplest rules Of
bow mpessibiIity as The ,n sondi,ion q ;hs
roads Is such that the transportation OF logs or
lumber would be I'm possible, except. perhaps. in
q few Instances 10 the proximity Of q railroad
sf bs ;os
least nifty years to come"
direction OF tho Commissioner and the
product sold at auction at the stations Of the
that the prices obtained would. he 10 certain.
cover all expenses, pay OF tho bonds, and
eysptually provo source OF great revenue.
That IT fs possible to preseryS timber lands
70 As 10 improve their value while cutting out
IMPLY demonstrated. It 10 said. by Mr.. Alfred
Dodge OF that village. Mr.. Schermerhorn con-
,ludea by urging that timber thieves b I'm:
on conviction as well es fined. and
e. III Tor 70 as stump ound
N the conviction of the offender"