The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-14
and federal government Is the only pro-

per way.
Private intercsts'-in the language
offthe superintendent of the state for
ests OF New York-'nre subject to sue
cessive changes tn title and OF manage
ment based upon present deeds, while
communal interests Is based on perpet-
ulty OF title. and on the management
looking to the future rather than TO the
present
Therefore. II tho national govern
ment and tho states mentioned are to
provide for a permanent protection OF
their important watershed regions and
water supply interests, by u psrpetua-
ted forest covering, 1t would appear
that they must boldly take the matter
in hand and purchase outright nll OF
the territory necessary for the purpose.
"As has been said by good authority,
the purchase OF the needed territory
will not be an expenditure OF public
funds. It will be an investment: The
lands may be sold at any time for cost:
and under proper management. Will
yield in the matured forest products,
more than enough to pay the interest on
the Investment, or upon bonds issued
for their purchase.
"The management OF reservations in
the Allegheny region under present
conditions, would not involve the ex-
pense OF planting forest trees. since
there Is a vast amount OF primitive for
est covering a large per cent Of the
principal areas. Forests OF valuable
kinds OF timber trees are reproduced
naturally on the greater portion OF our
mountain region II fires are prevented
from destroying the undergrowth and
the soil. Thus the protection from FIRE
is practically the only management
IAl NJ
These proposed public reservations
properly managed, would not interfere
In the least with private interests in
timber and agricultural lands. On the
other hand encouragement will be Of
fered for the utilization OF the best
lands suitable 70: agricultural pur-
poses, and since forest fires and other
troubles Affecting forest growth. start
Ing In private forests Ia the same re-
gion.. would endanger the public proper
ty. aid would be extended by the gov
ernment wardens in their prevention
and suppression. Neither would their
management interfere with the wise
development OF forest resources, but
encouragement would be offered for the
utilization OF matured forest produc-
tions.
''The Academy OF Science, our expert
mental station and the State Univer-
sity are Interested in the establishment
OF public forest reservations In the mid
die Allegheny region. as ali other scien-
tific bodies and departments OF public
service In scientific research must be,
since 1t offers an unlimited. unrestrict-
ed and convenient field for scientihc re-
search for number OF scientific work.
ers In our nearby national and state
scientific departments and state educa-
tionnl institutions.
''It Is to the interest OF science: It is
OF vital Importance to the future inter-
ests OF the public: OF commerce: OF the
individual states; and OF the nation
that this matter should be taken while
II Is possible to do 30 at the least ex-
pense to the government and the peo-I
pie"
A committee was appointed by the
academy to draft n bill with reference
TO the establishment, by the federal
government, OF public forest reserva-
ton as indicated In the presidents re-
marks and in the resolutions.
TIL committee consists OF the fol-
lowing persons; .te tSifjS
The president OF the Acndetdy OF
Science, the director OF the experiment
station. Prof. L. C. Corbett and Judge
Okey johnson.