Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-04-14
FORESTRY.

PRESS oPININIoNS ON THE SUBJECT.
About S4O,OOO,OOO is paid out every
year in Germany for the creation and
preservation of forests; 100000 families
are supported from them, while some
thing like 100000 find employment Ia
the various wood industries of the em-
pre. The total revenue from the forests
amounts to Sl4,5O0,000 and the current
expenses are $500, 0O0.-[ Bangor (Me.)
News.
, Pennsylvania has Joined New Hamp-
shire in crusade against the destruction
of its forests. 1t would be well If the
crusade could become epidemic, and
every State in the Union "catch" it, for
the forests prmeval that were once
splendid features of all our States are
fast becoming things of the past. The
country is likely to wake to the fact
when it is too late, that its people have
seriously handicapped both nature and
themselves in laying waste the nations
magnificent woodlands. - Worcester
(Mass.) Spy.
1t is the first time that New Hampshire
has been asked to take even the initial
steps for the preservation of its forests.
The Atlantic Monthly for February
makes a strong appeal to the public in
an article by one who has studied the
subject carefully in New Hampshire
itself, and Is in practical accord with the
report of the forestry commission. 1t
remains to be seen whether the New
Hampshire legislature can be made to
see where its interests lie, and to act
during its present session with the
intelligent consciousness of the value of
the forest interests on all sides. No
question is before it that at all compares
with it in Importance and magnitude.
III New York Times.
The destruction of the forests of this
country is proceeding at such tremend-
Gus pace that halt is imperative, or in
few years they will be literally ex-
hausted. So rich was this nation in tim
Der possibilities two hundred years ago,
: that our people looked upon the supply as
inexhaustible, and have ever since acted
: on that line of thought, in spite of
warnings and proofs they could not
; ignore. At length there is disposition
to listen to reason. 1t is seen that GER
tain kinds of timber that could be had
close at hand must now be obtained from
distance, and that of some kinds there
, is practical exhaustion. 1t is also seen
that little or no effort has been made to
| supply the waste wantonly carried on, so
e that in the actual percentage of timber
land the average of the United States,
9 a country, as to age, in its infancy, Is
f below that of Germany and other
> European countries many times older
f but where forestry is matter of science
=, and hedged about by law.
l. A very good definition Of statesman
t ship would be "Earnestness to act in the
e interest of the greatest NUMBER" anC
e no enactment could be more timely or OF
Y greater benefit to the people, not only o.
!, this generation but of those to come
r than one that will provide for a thorough
: knowledge of forestry and the application
f of correct principles to the maintenance
y of full timber supply.
Just as reasonably can it be expected
Il of the earth to yield forever to the coyins
t of the husbandman without return o
t fertilizer, or the body to live withou
: nourishment, as to expect our forests
t to withstand the onslaughts of the axe
i and of themselves, unaded, to recuper
Is ate and resupply.
y The Messenger therefore earnestly
urges our members of the Legislature
to do all in their power to aid in TIN
:, passage of the pending forestry bill
" II Phoenixville (Pa.) Messenger.
=, Mr.. f. w. Hammond in an article en-
. titled, "A National Forest Policy" dc
scribes the interest of Oregon in tn
IT Cascade Reservation and also makes tn
+ following remarks in regard to tn
IS forests as a national resource:
l. The forests of any extensively woode
l. country must always be regarded a
&c one of its most important resources
[, They form resource, which, in thi
"a connection, has special significance
l. In the virgin forest the present an
m Immediately available resource consist
in its wealth of standing timber Blu
in that is merely crop, and, as sucl
Of cannot be considered permaner
he resource. 1t is crop, which, unde
l. certain restrictions, we have a right t
n. utilize, as much so as any other produC
Of of the soil. That is, it is a resourc
IN which is eXhaustible; but one whic
ge by proper management, it Is importar
Re to note, may be made to perpetually r,
rs new itself.
he The earth does not belong to any on
TX generation alone, and each successiY
rt UanaratiOn is morally rpsnOnsihla that