Willmar tribune., 1900-11-21

years absence in q foreign war, he re-
says, TO skin and bones
The value of the 10, 900 900 acres Of state
for agriculture, Is 500, 100000, an amount
equal to the total assessed valuation Of
In Ct The net
forests are more in the nature OF park
than OF wilderness. The principles Of
many. but. owing to the denser popula-
{ ton. cheaper labor and higher value OF
products. the profits Of forestry there are
here for a time. However, they would be
mother Of wages. The sun, air and rain
ready to go into partnership with our
state IN the forestry business. the state
to furnish its sandy soil as capital, and
receive all the dividends. rE5az
Proposed National Park--vandalism.
A year ago last August / visited cass
light, on its south shore, ~ such h an nj ideal
pine forest as, with the remarkably clean
ana shady beach: formed one of the most
resort that could be imagined. I gave to
the press some account of it at the time.
Late Later a joint committee of the state med
through the influence of a committee Of
woman's clubs the legislature memorial
nasrs ,zed the ae president reside to postpone for two
state of Minnesota might, If it should
then de deem 1t expedient. buy the same for
Judge Of my surprise and indignation.
then, to find, as did, on visiting the
same same spot again in the early part of July,
1883, 9 that dozen or more acres of this
beautiful forest were numbered and cut
over the preceding winter, on the fraudu-
lent pretense of its being dead -and-down
ttm1er The tops and branches Of the
now lying there, endangering the rest of
the forest in event of dry weather. Not
WXithstanding the terrible injury and dis
park But in May. 1899, fires were set on
| the eastern side, the traces of which COW
9oste an area and set for the
ing pretext for another contract the COM
Ing ha;,,, winter to lumber it as "deadand-
This sad and wicked despoilment of one
| Of the most beautiful pieces Of scenery
minnesota possesses was perpetrated un-
s1ste of bE
and which was cunningly devised to to en-. en-
ee fsr Below 10 ofa1 s 2aGe 1anng pine at
ment at Washington is directly Tespon-
! sible, and our people should hold their
senators senators an and representatives in congress
| OF the kind occurs again. for they are
| the officers elected to conduct the affairs
of Minnesota with the executive depart
! ment at Washington and with congress-
Some Reasons for the Park.
! aged on forestry principles. The mature
pine will be cut and honestly accounted
for; f,ot OF % course: some some groves of the hand
The " as Snere erewtS T Of oPest Pest
will be protected; bare spots will be
planted; a sustained yield and revenue
the forest in the park will be more valu-
able, and the park itself more beautiful
than at present. If here and there are
be CULTIVATED. The establishment OF the The
park will give wonderful impulse to
forestry. and prove boon to the North
not in Minnesota. the White Mountains
nor the Catskills. but we have as beau
tiful pine forests, and as beautiful clear
lakes In their midst, as can anywhere be
| found; and future generations will re-
! proach us IT we allow all of such scenery
| to be forever ruined.
! What the U. 8. Receives for It's Pine.
LAUNDERING has been going on in the
pineries of Minnesota for more than half
the pine that has been cut each year in
Minnesota has averaged in value just as it
stood ste cd in the woods, 100000: Fully sl9o
state, and s25,6oo,o 600 worth mo more e has has
passed into the possession of private par
ties. For all this how much has the gov
| ernment Of the United States received in
money? It IS true that some Of the pine
all that the United States has received
| for pine lands in Minnesota does not
amount to $7,0O0,000. Beginning with the
year 1849. and up to October. 1897, all that
the United States has received for pub
lie lands at its land offices at Saltwater,
crookston. whose districts ST inciud1 Iap
| ed all of the pine lands and much agri-
| cultural land-amounted to exactly ST.
2S6 599. .4O In view of these facts and fig
most lamentable if little remnant of ali
the great pine forests of Minnesota could
not be spared for forestry and for q
| health and pleasure resort for the people,
Other features of this report are
sketches of the forestry systems of as
many as sixteen different European
states, observations on the Big Fork
forests, a detailed forest working
plan," quoted by permission from DR..
William Schlich's Manual of Forestry
and DR.. G. A. Schenk's report to the
State Forestry Board of Minnesota on
''The Problem of Forestry in Mime
sota." There are also maps showing
the location of standing pine in Lake
and St. Louis counties.
| Anyone interested in forestry and
wishing copy of the report can OBJ
tain it free by addressing Gen. c. C.
Andrews, st. Paul. MINI.
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