New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-29

I'm the limits Of the forest reserve wcr" pre-
scented and solicitously pressed 10y indiVmnaiS
70 whom such privileges would presumably "'
vcr,. nroftablc. This was their last chance 10
ohtoin prrmits which il has been the recent
noIicy of the State 10 grant. and which would
run three years. thus for that period anhnliiii@'
<, far ~ they were concerned the new pohcy
vhic, has inst been embedded in the organic
law Before the Board appeared also the Dela-
ware and Hudson Canal Company. with III APP
meal for liberty 10 run an extension Of one Of
lis railway lines acro:s State land in The Adj
rondack rcgion-a proposition still more threat
euing than the designs of The timber cutters.
We do not mean 10 accuse thi> corporation or
these individuals Of attempting To promote their
own advantage in an unlawful manner. but
merely 70 illustrate hy their proceedings the
danger To which Inc forests hav" beer con
tinlially subjected in the past and he ulIll'y OF
the constitutional mandate which VIII pr"'ec'
them hereafter "unScicntiically" perhaps pn'
thoroughly.
II had been suspected before, and was known
So soon rs the Board met. that nj least three "'
it's members were IN favor of conceduG 10 tue
railroad company the privilege which II asked
for and which WAS The question Of main III
icrcst at The meeting: ami il IS probable ihHl
the application might have been granted nl'
not timely injunction been served upon inc
Board, This unexpected legal obstacle seemed
efrecualy to block the plans of The coIpolhtlon'
for after several tie votes on various PROPOSE
tons il was decided 10 adjourn until next Mon
dav But the complete satisfaction OF mos" WI"
had opposed the scheme and of many others
whom an account of the aftclnoOnS proceedings
had reached was premature. for three members
of the Forest Commission met III night. hurried
" voted in favor Of the grant and recommended
that the Land Board ralify their action. 50 far
as il Is possible To Judge from known facts. this
was an indecent performance. What the pIac
1cal effect of it may be is uncertain. hut there
is reason 10 hope that it cannot be- utilized 10
validate tile claims of the Delaware and liud-
son applicants We care nothing for The all"Ga-
ton that rival railroad interests have been
anxious to defeat the new project. If this * Il
fact. then the Sociudc of Il competing corpora
ton. which nay or may not be wholly SrlhSn,
has worked 10 the advantage of the state.
The argument that the Adlrondacks ought 10
be made accessible" by a network Of railways.
and that properly holders there have an inal-
ienable right 10 all the transportation facilities
which railroad companies Wo1lu IKE 10 pI"Nl"''
has been introduced again in This discussion.
1t has not gained but lost force sine" lis last
nrovions appearance The public welfare i'm
perativcly demands that The North Woods shall
be- protected from ignorance vandalism ana
Speculate the people have determined that Inc
States share in them shall be 50 protected. ana
| their decree becomes operative ana inviollhr
three DAYS hence. Is Mr. David Mc'l lure Sahi
on Thursday. the spirit of the constitutional pro-
hibtion * already in force. II viii he IN out
rage IT, at the last moment. public officials shall
be induced 10 exercise their questionable author
ty in such Il manner rs 10 multiply ana per
pct,laie the evils OF a discarded policy.