The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-02-07

sanooargfng incioens. highway roo
I berry or murder that occurs among the
denizens OF the lives.
REPUBLICANS WILL PROSECUTE.
The men who are decrying the Re-
publican party do not refer to the fact
that a district attorney. P. F. Rother-
mel who was the unanimous choice OF
I the Republican organization Of Phile =
J dclphia and its leaders. is now en-
! eaged in fecriessly and untirinely
prosecuting the accused men in these
! election cases and that the detective
department of the Republican admin
istration Of Mayor Ashbridge. a strict
! Republican organization man. is hunt
ing night ard day for the mel who.
after they were arrested, fed from the
city. Every Republican newspaper. re-
gardIess Of the factional interests, has
denounced these election crimes. and
they are all determined that these
election frauds shall cease even among
the deprayed OF the Sums There are
/. 1.O0s election precincts in Philadelphia.
and even the most radical reformer
dare not say that the election frauds
are confined 10 more than a certain
class Of precincts whele il is difhcrlt
to get good men to guard the polls on
election day.
GOV. STONE AND THE FORESTS
Under Governor Stones admiEistra-
tion great strides are being made in
the movement to protect and develop
the forests Of Pennsylvania, in the in
ferest primarily of the farmers. and
for the preservation of the water ways
Of the commonwealth. DR.. ]. I. Roth
rock. the stste forestry commissioner.
has Just completed the purchase OF co.
Geo acres OF land. to become great
reservation for the preservation of the
forests OF the state. He says that the
forestry commission has 10000 addi-
tional acres in view, which he hopes
70 secure soon. A large tract of the
new purchase. he states, lies in Centre
and Clinton counties. adjoining the
Girard and Boudinot tracts. already
held BY the city Of Philadelphia, and
affordiag a continuous stretch OF a.
600 acres of land. "pledsing a perpet-
ual park to posterity and a new life
70 the state" Or. Rothrock. in COM
menting upon this subject. said;
1T is not often that q reformation as
large as this has been accomplished in
TIE lifetime of the generation which
started the movement. The forestry
cause. however, is won in PCnnsylVa-
MA Il is not a question now as 10
whether the work of restoring cur lun-
bering industries and the normal 1ow
Of water in our streams shall be under
taken, for that is already decided upon.
What We have now TO consider is by
what method this work shall be accom-
plished.
"The sole object Of this whole work
has been to establish numbering in all
its forms. forever. and at the same
time TO secure the influences which for
ests bring to climate. health and water
supDIy. This, then. is cur platform,
using the gifts Of God, but not abusing
them.
"The actual work Of the PennsyIva-
MA forester today IS threefold. First,
TO set apart land for forest growth:
second. TO plant where nature fails 10
produce q spontaneous tree growth.
and third. 70 keep the fires OF the land
upon which trees are growing.
HThe creation or the three state for
estry reser1 atoms. authorized by the
legislature. will undoubtedly be per-
fected before the end OF the present
year We may confidently hope that
before January, 1901. three state for
estry reservations CT not less than 90
o0J acres each viii have been located
| Rnd set apart for public use as public
property. upon the head waters Of the
principal rivers Of the commonwealth.
| The state reservations not only shoCld
/ contain, hut viii sooner or later con-
tain. millions Of acres. instead OF
thousands.