New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-17

land in the Forest Preserve tracts in which 1t has
an I'd ,S;s 3" Vain and
Money should be appropriated to enable the ssa,e
TO buy ,S out d 5hf owne who has ali the rights
win 20 the land AND e cn GVs the State its
share OF the yalue OF the timber. and the Sta'e 10
poweress to prevent such acton; oor,n,o,n Nv a
Nor has the State any right 10 complain, aro %
provision OF its Constitution It has ueoa aua
Itself from cutting timber or na nny consist
emily or legally ask that the Joint owner snai. ,ae
himself If up also sor by any such a'eS''0"A'
True the State can in such cases, call for par
ion Of Interest ns a am sbare OF any lot set apart
But that would not prevent the JOINT owner iron.
cutting over the area mus SAFES st portion Of
forest by his slash and fallen tree tops "hich may
%" There 70 one township in which the State owns
an undivided half In twenty -four lots Lnese io.s
which contain 100 acres each are % M
form solid block Now. these lots VIII be eht,rei ,
cut over by the Joint owner ana haif the aVaiS pa'u
to the State: else the Commission nust Ii or
partition OF interest In the atter cas- ,e pc, ~
would cut the timber the half lots set apart anu
the State would he left with twentysiour h1b
patches of eighty acres each ana each one Oh VIII
would soon be surrounded on all sides by siasnins
of newly felled timber The proper thing 10 90 Is 10
buy the other undivided interest as prOtHe, or
measure. But there must be an approPria.io
before this can be done. This Is only one OF many
Whiteface Mountain; at Lake Placid the los, rost
beautiful pad In the T,n, soinsiw with other
parties Will soon be cut over for timber and pup
wood. unless some action is taken LOT PioN!u ''is
money to buy them out; and this Department. otne,
wise will be powerless to stop this piece OF Vahua'-
ism ,.o.
at this time to enable the state to buy certain small
parcels of land the purpose OF consolidating
some of its large holdings. The management ana
protection OF the large blocks OF forest thus FORMED
would thereby become smpnhed Ihere wouiu no
longer be any excuse entrance that territory:
and consequently. these woods could DE projected
from fire and timber thieves at far less expense
than at present glance at the map VIII snow
the Importance of making such purchases IN henson
in Townships % and co. Essex County. ana IN the
towns Of ST Armand and North Elba. near Lake
Placid ,,, 800
tain provision permitting the expenditure or some
part OF II In charging and consolidating the areas
~ state land in the Catskl Preserve. The forests
Mohawk Hudson watershed and the large number
Of summer residents that frequen. the delightfuI
resorts in the Catskill counties demand some such
action, During the summer ten psopIf go 10 tns re
near New-York and the popuous districis o. the
Hudson Valley. For 81 Is one can buy railroad
ticket from New-York 10 the Catskf mountains
good for the return Journey also II Is only three
hours ride from the great city 10 the heart OF the
mountain district. In addition TO Its grand hotels
the region Is filled with inexpensive bu, desirable
mer resting place for the middle classes OF New.
York CITY whose interests demand recognition at
your hands In connection with this matter. II Is
especially desirable that purchase should De maze
daken in order 10 consolidate the state preserve
In the vicinity Of Slide Mountain. the highest sum
now mo-, IN at 'Te low price Delay viii only entail extra
cost.
We urge this appropriation Tor the extension and
consolidation OF tn" Forest Preserve because we
feel that we should be neecctful OF our duty did
we not put ourselves record In this respect