New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-07
VOTE TO SAVE THE WOODS.
BLACKS ADIRONDACK PURCHASE BILL
PAssES THE SENATE
THE ONLY OPPOSITION TO IT CAME FROM FOUL
SENATOR'S REPRESENTING THE

THE ONLY OPPOSITION TO 1T CAME FROM -FOUR
SENATOR'S REPRESENTING THE
NORTHERN COUNTIES.
Albany. April 6 (SpeciaD-The Senate to-day
pissed Governor Blacks bill for the purchase oi
S1,OOO,O0O worth OF Adirondack forest ianos
Onnos,tion 70 the measure was made by Sena-
tors Ns,bv Chahoon and Bracket. who rep
resent some Of the Adirondack countess ana
tfev offered amendment after amendment pu'
all were rejected 500,
II was the condemnation feature OF the p'''
which especially excited the opposition OF inc
Northern New-York Senator'S. but they couo
not convince thei. fellow-SenatCrs from other
parts of the State that the plan woulo seriously
harm the owners OF land In the Adirondack re-
.,or Senator Ellsworth skilfully defended the
measure and showed the weakness OF the pro-
posed amendments.
Senator Malby attacked that part OF 'he "',
% which states that the owners Of land, When IL
& taken under condemnation proceedings snail
NOT he maid ~ they reserve the spruce trees Tor
their own use until these trees are CUT anu w. i
land comes wholly within the controi vi 'Ne
State. - ,-,,a,,.or.,,
ar ts n fair option" said Senator Ellsworth,
because the land is only valuable TO It's o"neIs
on account of the spruce. The owner vi su( =.
land may have his pay at once II ne pIease', "a
he NAV saw he wishes the spruce tlmOer' anu
in that case holds his land until he removes
the spruce trees. ~ $500 ooeo tho
Sta,n gets the best of the bargain. III IS con
fscation I would remind the gentlemen INA, tnae
Northern New-York gives 10000 Repupncan
majority and that there IS sreat uansr as %
Sc If as bad Q measure as this one IS passed; ~,
senator ChahOon said that the people 0,
Northern New-York were not Vanuais anu w. az
thieves. az had been charged; Iney ~s sbonId he
SIRIUS as other people that the WOODS shoulu ~
nreserved They were willing that the state
should enter into competition WIN tntn ~
the ownership Of Adirondack lands, Du' t.ieH viz
NOT wish 70 have a cloud cast upon the tues 70
Their. lands That cloud would be cast by the
condemnation feature Of the present plIi. N Wv,
mel Fox of the State forestry ConmsS'ons', n%u
s,o,ad that there were 100000 acres or aaron
dack lands offered TO the state Tor low p iNo
A condemnation act. therefore was no. t., me
sarv There was S2OOoOOoo invested III to
wood pulp and paper manufacturing business
which would be harmed by the proposed lawo
Senator Ellsworth answered that N0r'h pal
New-YOrk was indeed the bulWarK OF inc II.
publican pertv but this bill would not marin l,N
majority. The State would pay the 1uA 'a'uo
of every acre of land IL took -. ,s ,.o,od
The Senate under Mr.. Elsworths Ieau 49, T.
down successfully an amendment olleIeu ~
Senator Bracket. declaring that so1tWoou . ~
Der might be cut from state lands anu a,Vsim9
arendment offered by Senator Malpy PROVING
that land should be bought at - ap acre VIII VII
the perpetual privilege Of cutting on ' Gnootor
timber granted to its present owil,rS v,ouiS be
Malby contended that great lhdustH 49, 80
Saetr9ved if the wood pulp manufacturers were
not nern1itted TO remove the soft timber H %o
Tor Ellsworth replied that the state "oulu INV
the soft wood cut down and sold. e.o.o
..you cannot sell piece of timber from STATE
,ard H. enough for a dogs whip under the con-
stitution.' said Senator MaiDE .,o, >, Car
cerator Rrackett then called attention 10 o.
.;on : of Article VII Of the Constitution WHICH
says:
The lands Of the State now owned or herea1c o
ne cons,,tufing the Forest Preserve as now
Syt1 bv law shall be forever Kept as Wo roi e.
iands They shall not be leased, soId 81 "a ~
cbangcd or be taken by any corporat0h Pundo W. %
or;va1e nor shall the timber thereon De so'u' IT,
moved destroyed
conator Ellsworth. however, contehdeu 'na' .e
state could cut timber for the sake OF prese.' ,o
inc The forests The bill passed by a vote OF q
IN 4 the negative votes being given D! "ei"'oi'
Eracke,f Chahonn. Krum and Malby
s. committee from the Board or IGaae anu
rrtnenortation Of New-YOrk City waited on
Governor Black to-day TO offer MN the sup
mort az that Board in hts efforts to secure r,le
enactment of the Adirondack purchase Dill. Ine
committee was introduced to the Governor Wy
Controller Roberts IL consisted OF r.. r. Mar IN
chairman Of the Committee on Forests OF ,he
Board of Trade and Transportation; r. Scho-
fold Horace ]. Fairchild, John H. NashpuIh'
John Allen and W. f. Mcconnell. assistant secre-
tory NJ the Board Governor Black thanked MS
callers for their expression of support. ana sal9
he was in hopes that the bill would be enacted
into law.