New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-19

'rh. state owns about 100000 acre ~ laui ln The
lin, described The table, show that 3237.-o a,rc'
are owned hy private ndivd'a!-. ~ nc hhd'
f5r-r l,,d'. probably .ooopo ACRES ar OWNED bv
private club, and ind vidual,. Who VIII Poe more t'n
likely pleased 20 make au Arrangement r.ih th'
land. but viii bring them under Ia" control '- r..
ard the cuttias Of tm'., ana lore d"
~ o,% %'. ... ~ num-. ana ..- i.i ID TIL
~ az &, 20 a."' ,o re-. nrlcia-.i Dos tr'. state
Two pltI- ,.ti in adopted D. masking flUr pIlti-
oue oi bWiu- r.n. un'"udt Quail. ta' i'i 9
To. remaining acres would co-,. li. p. ~l""''' >
WHICH voum bnas uAc total cost Of te I"r" r.
inc other Of purchasing t' forest lands, vi Tie
condition Shat the owner -houh have a period ~
pine, -pricc and homl"ch now above twelve IH'ir' 10
This p.u would. unf1uli'd'F. rfi'l. i' -''i" %
avcrdr" Of - -, "n acre. which, ".. lh' '.-' OF
surveys and oth.r cNp'hr necessary - fII
32.7ooooO. Allowing -"ooo'o a. ,"ltn- nrv
10 purrha-' lands ou -idr ~ tAc lH" d.'rn"d n
Franklin. Clinton od. p"rhap,. "'."r ''nni.-. '"i
would have sum total 90 f3oooU"l. including al
cypn.e 81 9 1 f9r G1r Of n,l il Dot
mend ID. pln Of purchasing The lu3- with tnr
privilege 10 the Owner, ~ emitting fine pine. .pri''
tract, have already been made by owner for thr ale
Of their timber under tho>c conditions and such .
those contracts and vould much -mpif' the acquire
mru' II ne hands. mi, plan have az ~ Che hn0i
woods and ail oi tc timber IW under twelve lrrA'-
to The stat. Ir7II md manic. which much abound
boz thr Adirondack region. arr bcin- u-d cNte1-t o.
q. hui-hlug 'oof-. and th" cotnWt'"' lcli"v' t'r'
~ least ~2.Oorp Year met '1p Co., r"1l'd from ti'
al" 81 lttd woods alI" wlthoU; injury the lpInt.
The nat .rr-t rkouO.OuD. On" cost Of th. piri
al - = per cent. D. EsJuuO year. Tie sale 81
hard woods would pIy th" interest and l"iy" -u'pu+
Of $4,000 e year. = IA" y4lu' Of these woods
j., rapidly increasing u ihc mnr,ct. tAr nrf "y,uu"
~ the state from thor Ir would SOON doIb'. lu %
few year, tine stat" could begin o -. pine. pn'"' aud
hcmlock ID. mauy % The tgr"- nader twelve inchc,
VIII soon grow T. a10tc that size. and Go" com
niitcc firmly of the belief that iu twenty year,
tlr state could be- realizing from tho -alc of u"b-r
above al expense Of management. the net Of
at lca,' half million dollars auunallV. Th g..
a very moderate and conservative estimate. Objcr
tioue 10 the plan recommended be- made the
GROUND that the state will be dclTaudcd cutting
81 IN" timber hy 'hc present owner. The committee
/. well awar" ~ the difficulties which surround the
honest enforcement Of ,uch contracts a. 10 recon.
ucudS but hclirNc- that IL D. entirely possible 10
cur. such mcu fr forest commissioners ana ir'-tr'r
a. viii rr that the state b. absolute n protected and
with men WHO WEI Doe absolutely faithful Ia their t'-t
the Interest and s- ~ the state would De- aloutcir
protected. COMPETENT fOic-tcrS can b" cupIo}rd to
mar the trees Twelve inchc- or over "a, soon ~ thr
contracts are executed. and they he married. That
mo- mistake need be made Iu the cutting. This mark
inc Is flir - The lumh"rWcn. they viii get the
Growth Of ell trees twelve inches over provided
they are removed within The limit Of their contract