New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-06
THE FOREST COMMISSIONS HURRY.
NATHAN sTRAUs SEVERELY CRITIcIsEs THEIR
ACTION IN GRANTING A RIGHT OF WAY TO

NATHAN srRAus SEVERELY cRITICIsEs THEIR
ACTION IN GRANTING RIGHT OF WAY TO
A RAILROAD IN THE ADIRoNDACKs.
The action OF the Forest Commission in granting
to the Adirondack Railway Company right OF
way through the woods from North creek ~
Long Lake has caused Nathan Straus. VINO re-
Gently resigned from the board 10 express himsen
IN strong terms against the action Of his former
colleagues. , ~
1.-The commission wa- appointed" he salo u
preserve the forest against vandals, as wei as
against men who would convert 1t into WOOD pup
or sawlogs We have had hard time OF II Keep
ing members from selling stumpage at low hgures'
and in order to prevent the possibility OF such ao
ton In the future / asked Governor Morton IN my
letter OF resignation. to name man In my p'"oe
who has interest In numbering
Mr.. Straus says that for long time the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company has been mahnie
strenuous efforts 10 get a right Of way through t
woods and the friends Of the woods thought 'iie
grab game would be effectually blocked whe" ,"e
Constitutional provision went into erect ""'
reads as follows: x-
The lands OF the State now occupied or hereaiIe s
fixed by law shall be forever kept as WIZ, Xcchanred
a. h ,te hv any corporation public or private
nor shall the timber thereon DE SOU 49,.
This was not to be operative Till January !. Du
anticipating its effect on their schehe VI. 49,
members of the commission who were TOT giving e'e
railroad the desired privilege. met In Albany on De
ceYnber q and despite tho wel-known opposition %
their colleagues. put up Job whlch resulteu "
the railroads triumph. Mr. Straus was IN Europe
q, tho time and President Babcock was at his nome
an Hornellsyil,e ~ Y. Neither the Governor, 'he
nreslden, Of the commission. nor Mr.. Straus Khe"
that meeting was to be held, but so anxious We're
Samuel j. Tilden and W. r. Weed to nave the .iii's
done that the third man. schuyler was o'oue"' W
Albany by special Train .
: 81 have no words to express my Indignation al
NJ triC
6ops the people will let the Commissioners kho"
what they think of them. . - .,, nor anv
favoritism but every man should be on me sue
of those who have fought for years LOT inc piese,
walton of the Adirondack forests mem Wn,s from max
ing sales by which lumber people close 10 'ie No''
mssoners would have proited 49, Acht
suit in the Supreme Court against The railway com.
pany and the Forest Commission, 10 nave .ne g. a.
granting the railroad company rrsno s cd 70 have
cared null and void 1t is also PROPOSED 10 ha the
the company perpetually enJolned from usA"e ''9
lands granted by the commission, 1,o,ooo,, u,ho
In the answer submitted by Mr.. Bapcock, VIM
together with Mr. Straus always stood lot the pr
servation of the woods he says that no STATE laiu
be sold or conveyed without lhldu' anars. co
that II there had been no Itsu ny ~ ,rons
the special meeting of the Commissioners me ua an
ure to give the thirty days notice inc tnlis Was
cooked up In a hurry, account OF the CohSti'u-
tona amendment that took eneec Jan1 from presi
dent Rabcock yesterday, he says While l dislike
very much TO engage in any controversy with any
of my associates the commission. stun my sense
of duty to the State and to myself as we'll compels
me to oppose the grant given. by what IN iac was
I understand the matter, minority OF me com,
mission. quorum being present at the hour OF
II am Informed" Mr.. Straus added that the
a personal friend Of Warner Miller. and some people
think they wood pulp in the deal