Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-29

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tsronally and by letter as TO the oh.
l,ci. Of the Utah forestry Associa.
ton, that a plain statement Of lie OBJ
jtcls seems highly proper.
In a general way 1t may be said that
lie objects are 10 study the forestry
prop.em In relation to the conservation
Of the water supply, and In relation TO
the agricultural and horticultural in-
teresis OF Utah. one Of tho most press
ing needs, 10 far ~ the water supply i
concerned, is to secure timber fesefvh'
tons around the beaIwatsfs u our
principal streams. 10 secure these
reservations 1t il necessary for
the people, who will be- bent-
fitted, 10 present petitions TO
the secretary Of the interior asking for
them. In these petitions the area o.
the proposed reservations, the names
Of the streams which head ia them,
the character Of the land, whether
rocky, mountainous, heavily or sparse
ly tlmbered, ami whether or not the
soil Ia ~ for agriculture when stripped
Of III timber, must nil be clearly stat
ed. II would probably be wise to state
the facts 10 reference 10 the irrigation
bitches already drawing water from
tho streams heading IN the proposed
reserves, aud wherever posaible state
montu should be made that tnu timber
on the proposed reservation Il not I'M
mcdiateiy necessary for the uso OF tue
resident population.
II IL not the purpose OF the
government In creating these ressfva'
lions 10 Withdraw them pufmauonuy
from the use Of the public, but only 10
reserve the title In tue government TOT
all time. When there n demand TOT
the timber and when u can be cut
under proper supervision, without in'
Jury 10 tho purpose Of the rouofvalioni
the government sells the standing
timber (stumpnge AZ II u callel) 70
local buyers.
Another purpose " the association Il
10 collect anu disicniuaiu 1uch knoWl'
oIge as Will he OF use % people VINO
wlfh 10 plant groves Ur ornamental
shade trees. Much OF the truc planting
which has been done IN tho past has
been most unfortunate. Larfu areas Of
land are now planted % Lombafiy
poplar trees. Thuso trees are OF little
use. The timber from them IL Of slight
value except for fuel, Rni for thrt puf.
pose II Ia vastly inferior 10 many other
species Of trees. ~ tree planters had
known OF the yalueloss character OF
these trees they would undoubtedly
have planted other kinds.
There are perhaps but TOW persons In
Utah who know the beet Kind OF tree
10 plant ON auy given Kind Of land or
Tor any given purpose. Those who
have this knowledge should DO willing
10 dleseminaie,it for the benofit ofothefs
u the Territory; ana to facilitate the
spread Of such useful Information, 10
among the chief objects Of tho forestry
association. Those who have rare In.
formation pertaining 10 trees In their
.elatlon 10 health, 10 economy ana 20
tue industries VI the commonwealth
ought 10 communicate such informa.
ton to the society through liz presl.
dent OF secretary when steps will be-
taken TO give II wide circulation anu
10 flo u under classified Lea1s, Tor
future use; as II Is the purpose Of tho
society 10 become n bureau II infofma.
ton on matters relating 10 tfee aud
tlmber ittfoila.
should We not begin At once 10 col.
leoi lust this kind Of information7
In previous paper | referred to the
relations between forests, birds, inlufi.
Gus insects and fruit growing, aud
from the reports Vt dealers Ia fruit I
showed that Utah Ia losing thousands
Of dollars every year from fruit Injured
by Insects. Aud as was stated ia tue
article referred 10, birds are the natural
enemies OF insects. This IL not true,
however, Of all birds. IL IL almost
certain that the spArrows which are ~
plentiful In all OF our cities, do fat moro
harm than good, and tho sooner sya.
tematio efforts are made to rid ourselves
Of them the sooner eau we hope for tho
Increase OF this intect.eating song birds.
Careful observations should be- made
TO determine positively which birds are
cur friends aud which ones aTe our
enemiea
A great task which Is before the
people Of Utah IL the fottsting aud
tho te-foresting OF the mountain sides.
This lei task Of such magnitude that
iull Information regarding tho best
means should be- collected, before the
WORK 10 unucflAkeni hut when II IA
once accomplished, the land which IN
now useless, anu which in many
places In rapidly losing all Of lls soil,
leaving only the bare rock exposed,
viii yield n yearly revenue which will
10 far towards the support OF our state
institutions.
II We kuewa farmer who complained
OF "hafd times" while he permitted