The sun., 1894-01-25


reservation, Includes 2.SO7.7UO acres The
lands within the park line hnve been carefully
classified. lot by lot. with the following result:
Acr,..
Pfimeva forest. e.. ..,................ 1OI6.tS3
Lumbetsd forest
Denuded CoO5o
Burned ............. .................,..... 1880
Waste 16b2d
water .......... bIlOA
Wil1 n.,doy. ............. . ...... ...,........ avs
Improved .... .. ............. .........,.. oAIl1
THE difference in area. 7Sl ,043 acres. be-
tween the entire forest and that OF the pro-
posed reservation. represents scattered or lso-
lated tracts Of woodland which could not well
be included within the park line. The State
owns TJl. .I50 acres In the Adirondack forest.
OF which % .U93 acres are situated within the
lines OF the reservation. By the sale OF the
outlying lands and timber rights. and rein
vestment OF the proceeds In the interior. 1t Is
expected that the state ownership within
tho Park can soon 10 increased to OO0.-
OUO acres or more. Furthermore. It ls
not proposed to buy the improved lands
within tho lines. VI which there are
Util7 acres Neither rs 1t neSess,ary cesar, to pnri
to the continuance Of such business. nor the
water fronts and high;priced property held
which cannot he Included in any sehemeOf
purchase. There is 4 population within the
q Nl,l 70 q,
or inmates Of the winter logging camps. In
estimating the area 70 We purchasel, asunc.
The large territory owned by private clubs
should also he taken into consideration. These
private preserves contain III tho aggregate
about So. 900 acres. ami as their Int erests arc
wholly dependent on forest preservation. IL
would be unnecessary to raise money Mt pres
ent to purchase that area. H. however. the
acquisition Of their lands should Ie deemed
advisable. their purchase could be deferred
n ugt until tba remainder of the territory
shall have been acquired. ore OF these pri-
yate CORPORATIONS: that q o tho Id Ad.r9ndaek
ferod to enter into a contract in which tho
State grants exemption from taxes. provided
the land owner will agree TO restrict all timter
cutting to n certain species and to a IN nimum
diameter Of twelve inches on tho stump.
The area which should be acquired by pur-
chase ia i. 200, 90 acres Of which tII.I55 is
lumGe: ed forest. and j22O Oi5 primeval forest.
The price OF tmosred lots; or lots iots 'nst hAye
On acre. lithe state persists in delaying its
purchase until the small growing spruces at
It will be impossible to secure these tracts ut
any such rate. The Commission Is already
selling large timber, twelve inches In size and
upward on lands that have been cut over be-
fore and La y obtaining ] more than sl;?V per acre.
with lis pro- promise Of further revenues in the % ia:
ture. Lands that have not been numbered or
cut sOssea ss virgin wtoresf ct. are
ranted in assuming that the acquisition Of the
l,20O.uOO acres Necessary may 10 accom-
DS hu poSSA va bho iOiOW-
ing estimate:
s55,p65 acres numbered at s. 5o......... s5eG os1
6:2o<5 acres uncut at - Go..... 234i.?u:
Total sa5lGli4
Under the law OF last year il the State will
not vote the money TO buy outright. 1t can oiIer
lumberman Sl.oO per acre or thereabouts
right TO remove the pine. spruce, mud hemlock
within ten years. the afemen being restricted
less the state would acquire absolute posses-
sion. the forest then consisting OF hard wood
not be cut owing to the restriction as to sHe.
After careful and extended inquiries. We
isel o ss prSye Sre. .hAt eoa sres pn2
chased under this provision at 90 rer acre.
The lumbsrmen. who own most OF this X ind Of
forest land, value their property at the stump
age price OF the merchantable timber and
nothing more. When this Kind OF timber Is
as worthless. hscauss the tnxation CON
tnues while the land is no longer remunerA-
sss . S."S ss
time there would lie twenty years taxes to lie
paid. 1t is believed that tho lumbermen will
readily enter into such a contract. owing TO
the policy recently inauguratsd by this tOm-
mission Ot selling timber from state lands.
tract. could control ths timber cutting and din in
time would come into absolute possession ~
tho forest. OF course II would he better II tho
tate would buy this land outright.
Although purchases made under reserved
timber right would greatly lessen ne amount
ton Of Tie rarL area. the plan could not he
relied on. entirely Tor such purpose. The pos
state forests without injury to the same Is no
longer theory. but liked fact. The estab-
yestment, for the lands could readily be sold
for cash for what they cost.
to tHs " Heeessity O Tor some nrtion Yn'Ta IN Esi
gard TO- the CatsEill forest. The wooded
nrrH s 3 eH ';1 that G'ssi ct tie X Hd!an: sn.
dack, there beng over 22UuOuO acres Of
.ouSss forests II % G ,6 and
state owns iD3!2 acres, principally In lister
county. These holdings are In scattered lots
chase Of additional lands in order that they
can ne brought undeI some sy-tematiG man
ssgmiTs 100 900 acres in int The immediate % M yieip.
ity Of the lands mentioned. lts summer pom
TlalSn isT exceed. ihs1 at ot 1.-THE ths AdI1Pda"Git
lack OF means are unable TO reach tho more
remote and extensive resorts, who 80 to the
CatsklllS, Their wants must also be con-
A bili carrying out the above recommends
he S state e' cGmTiroler ' to issue $1,000 o6 iS
bonds bearing interest at q rate not exceed
ho paid each year after issue, June next be-
ing named ,as the date OF the issue, They
shall ic sold by the Comptroller AS fast as
shall mainly bs devoted 10 purchasing lands
for the state Park. sixty thousand acres are
Satsk Kills out oi The proceeds @ OF the BONDS At
a price not exceeding sl.5O an acre.
Mr-. Beach PpIrtoA Held IOr swIadnug.
On the complaint OF MeGibbons & Co OF 0l3
Broadway. Mrs. Annie Bsach-Appleton was
held in 81 900 bail for trial at Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday, charged with having
obtained $50 worth Of goods from them on
prstenes OF being the vile Of Judge Miles
Beach who, she said would pay the bin; There
we're many others in court who claimed 10
have been swindled By Mrs. Appleton, bur