The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-09-12
Agriculture.
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dsrssistion IN this ocrntfy 10 fsesivine
nsv illasirstioa 10 tie pfspsfsiiobs TO ca'
dosr The trees Oh Nofttetn Msine Oh
this enterprise, and the feceral course Of
tree enitins. aud allinsss disastrous con
sequsnets 10 The ooauuy OF innedisie 10
eslilies. the Bfootlys Esle 10 srons
article 90 The ,ot!.c ssyE
Maize is 70, 10 keep her forests much
longer. AHoibtr railroad Is 10 bn holt
through the uotthtfp wilderness. not uih
90 tn mediate view 10 the development oi
farming. bat Tor The pnrpofe Of cary ins
susy The ,imetr that 10 pos standing co
,hoossnas OF square miles OF county.
The cboppiog has already N .cted the
ssttr tnpylr. TO some extfpL u vonld ~
pear, iussm neh AZ the rissfs are no LONG
81 deep enough 10 carry ausy the logs 81
ter they hsve been cot. hence there has
been q waste this year OF immense qusDii
ties CT ,im Der ths, formerly found lis way
dosn ,tream by itself. When the rev
rosd i, completed II is ia,eoded 10 set mp
steam saw mills along its track. and hew
down The oue and ope ball billion feet OF
spruce that has thus isr escaped the Wood
mans *. T IL will be crushed TO pulp
in the piper mills. Maine will ere lone
be IN tEc same . isht - eih,r sections OF
the land where the forests have been des
troyed. sbd droush. beat aud bateness
will succeed the coolpess. moisture sud
plenty,
Viewing the msttet 10 its economic as
pect, apart from considerations occasional
ly advanced Of beauty and OF sentiment,
the state authorities should choose be
tween the immedi.te gains 10 corpora
ton from this proposed distraction OF the
woods aud the ultimate hardship thst
will fall upon farmers, nsvigstors and
nsdesmen through the disappearance OF
the wsier supply. By clearing the bills
OF trees the paper makers will mskes great
deal OF money and the railroad will pay
for itself while the logging industry con
tinues. Work will also be given TO q
good many mill hands. tesmsters, choppers
aud freighlers But this will be the gain
ola day. To Offset this will be the reduc
ed fertility OF the soil. the enforced obsn
donment OF many holdings aud the even
settlements that now have al abundant
water supply. but will then have only
atiul one. the disappearance OF hunters.
fishermen aud tourists who are at present
q priIoipsl source Of wealth Of Maine, the
shrinking Of waterways go that they will
cease to furnish power, end will also be
closed to navigation.
When we spesk Of Cur wealth 10 woods
We connie only think Of what the woods
would be II they we're Gu, into boards and
shingles, or ground into pulp. Rut they
represent q greater wealth untouched. 1t
is not proposed to practice scieutiti, for
estry 10 Maine. That is hot Inconsistent
with the continuance OF the forests. 10
that system only the ripe trees ATE cut.
and room is thereby made for the Young
trees to gsin their growth 10 ohoppiug
for the pulp every tree is taken, the bills
are barred from Top to bottom, the vegeta
ton mold is destroyed; rsins pniIy the
earth, and are not retained in Storage for
the springs 10 dry sessons; lodges II feet
ing heat and holding 20 moisture come 10
10 sight hat we're hidden under the earth
and mold. and will not be buried again in
centuries, even II there we're 90 farther
destruction. The slaughter is deliberate.
Every fpiuci will be taken, snd the epec
les will disappear as absolutely az some
81 our birds and quadrupeds. And no &C
lion viii be taken to prevent this BY the
State authorities We niuy be snrs. 10 the
deiorests,ion they will see only
enterprise and wealth. The sitter conse
luences are for their children: hence why
ihouli any carer
la emergencies Of this kind, where nav
gsble waters are tLrsstened. where sgri
culture is 10 places made impossible, the
zig ht of the federal government TO estsb
isb forest reserves might appropriately
be- exercised, ss II has been In several OF
The Western States. Local polit cs are
90 petty 10 be trusted 10 matter OF
Ibis kind. The difference between the for
,st parks in the Rocky Mountains snd
jar State park 10 the Adirondacks illns
rates this poiut. Tbe national reserves.
hough largely left to themselves aud sub
ect TO demsge from timber thieves and
rom the fires started by careless cam pers
nd hunters. are yet free from any general
polistion, and Is . result the water sup
,ly has b,en so husbsnde1 that hundreds
4 thousands OF miles CT former desert
ave been made feItile and the increase
q crops has vastly exceeded 10 import
nee snd promise the grain frow wood
u.tipg.
In the Adirondscks. Oh the contrary, the
is iosdequate. Mouptsin' form
rly clothed are bare 10 their submits.
nd immense tracts Of forest hsve dissp
cared. Many lakes and ponds have shsl
owed to nothing, aud streams that former
! ran saw mills have thereby done them
slvss to death. The same thing hss hap