Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-06
Prof. Writings suggestions on For
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Ns gave voice o. tie sens flAutf %.
large body OF thoughtful people
thr ughout thu Territory, who, like
MIN. hop1 tlal the near future viii eco
measures tsEsu g. sccuic The ends
pointed out 80 that Hp.r II s ul
longofa mlotcd quuti0n tha. forest
atesl have au immsnss iuiluencs Ia
Promoting the economic weii-0uing OF
a county, aud the question is sue 10
come home 90 us with iucreAslng ,9rco
lho longer W. delay W. JG sJ0n o.
late, wo shall be- compelled e. adopt
systematic methods Of preserving aud
Increasing our forest gtowlha
In common with tho Creator part o.
the West, the forest stowths Of Utah
afe extremity msagoI aud are limited
almost entirely ~ tae mountain sllpcs.
A. the cluntfy was settled ihesescanty
stores were drawn upon m3fe and
more heavily, un,ilin the m IRE rouulou,
ccniefs there IL no further supply u
NAV upon. La the mountains east o
Salt Lake CITY, piuu trees can only DO
fouud ininaccossiblu place, and the lew
that romqin are secure simply because
Mature, more prlvidrnt than oufsclvcf,
has thrown ,Artuud Them buiWafk
Of rugged rocks. AMI yet In
these pihe ,fugs, protected by
an intelligent Iuniic sentiment hu1
iosiefed by wise regulations. IL to he
found a source 10 wealth y. no inulu.
siderable proportions
II las been my forums to travel over
a large portion Of the Territory, aud
wherever have gone have sron
evidences VI the same wEsteiuI
methods Trees are COS down without
tho slightest discflml nation, tho only
apparent object being ~ satisfy tie
needs OF the moment. But tyen N II
stopped here, there would not be- 20
much room Tor complaint-hOw often
ate We called upon ~ witness thuss
mountain free, that sometimes burn
for weeks ~ dine, lighted a. by tho
stupid caieltasrr.H ut whuton dcstfuc.
ttyenesu Of icuous VIII, u hey viii
not dO better things OF thtmselve-,
should be cOnstrniued " DO 30 by the
strong arm OF the laN! Ia some pof.
tons OF the Territory, the mountains
arc clothed with thick grow IA
Of cedar, which Ate belug
drawn upon iof fuel, fence posts aud
other current necessities, without the
slightest thought " any comuenHatiu /,
measures for the future. Toe Ouly
thought Of this man who goes TO ths
canyon 10, "whefe can I get my load
the most easily and thc most quiCkly2i
By tho drain upon IL, the wood grow,
scafcer anu more diillcull To get with
each successive year aud the simple
wight soon bewAils tnu lAmentable fan
that tho "cedars ate glowing scarce -
Poor improvident fullool The very
| pfodlgality OF nature has taught him
bad habits. II hu could only learn 1,
SEQ that there II way 10 supply hi,
every proper need, and still FATHER h
increase than to decrease 10 the etrfn
nj dettiment Of the country he iweili
In, the store he draws upOul lilo mus
have the wooi, but lot him llin In Il
common effort /, make Il perpeluA
ttrasure.hOuse To himself aud hi.
children.
Daring the past summer tho town o
Mount Pleasant, Sanpeto county, wa
visited with n tremendous nl0I.
Water came down from tue mountai u
In torrents, carrying with II whatever
lay Ia IT. path. when It subsldsl,
moot pfomiscuous lot OF debrls Wal
scattered In various parts OF the town
and In the principal street was deposit
cd foot or more Of sou mud. Even
now traces Of the ilod are plainly
visible, ard the people Of that plsnl
viii long remember tho Hood " lsgi
Othcr SAnpeto valley towns have la,
similar vlsitAtl0ne Ia tile past two %
three years, anu are nov doylsiul
plans for steering tho floods away
when they chance 10 come; but no
one Of them, 30 far as have learned
has given auy attention 10 forest cul
ture ~ means of keeping the waite
back In the mountains, TO there ms
be no Hoods, Thee are object lesson
that should awaken the people OF Utal
TO u more enlightened policy.
But perhaps little can bi done IN thi
way without organized effort; and syl
tenn anu science must come In ~ lireC
this effort In this beet directions. Prot
Whiting suggests Forestry Ass0cii
ton, AMI such an organization is a
| AlhfAAAhtNh huAthflAg u We huhl
secure results proportional with Ga
importance " the matter Nj Issue. /
would serve asa center NJ insplratilt
Ne well as OF Information, ami nigh
be- worthy father TO many local OF
sAniLaliOns In various parts Of the rel
ritoTy. Nor would VIZ be trying "a
experiment, We have the example
other states AMI other countries beior
us, AMI although our condition an
environments may call for speoii
w0rkiyet their experience will be walt
able 20 us. Germany has a thOr0ug
Bysltm VI forest Tegul ,tious, reduce
tOA gCiunce,and that country has be-
wonderfully benefited by the OTgal
izsd efforts that have been male. N
results could only have been gaiuol d
institutions Tor that purpose. II v
better our condition, 10 will be- only b
puuulng similar methods.
The physical condition Of evel
country Il largely tho result OF Il
uolicy OF its Inhabitants In respect
IOrest culture. fhe Mrditerranea
cJunttirs OF Europe are today sulietil
rom the wholesale destruction NJ Il
mouniuin forests, Where once we
springs ate now dry places; aud unlt
some cumpeneating movement on
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