Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-04
LECTURE ON FORESTRY"

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college students In its most material
sense the art OF forestry IS the pro-
duction OF the largest crop of the most
timber in the shortest time,
and at the least EXPENSE or land that
is unsdited toremunerative agriculture,
besides it's still more important use in
conserving the forests necessary to the |
we'll being of the continent. In 1872
thres measures with wide consequences
were adopted. Congress appropriated
the Yellowstone, the Yosemite, the |
Mar iposa and Mt. Rainier as nation |
parks, set aside for the use OF the |
people They have beautiful public
forests and PARKS in Europe, but they |
had to be wrested from princes. In
1872, also, Arbor Day, the childreu's
day, was inaugurated, and the first
forestry bill introduced in Congress
which provided for superintendent
to collect facts and spread literature on
the subject Since then the movement
has gone by leaps and bounds An
impetus was given when 10 1882 Baron
Steuhen came over to celebrate the
anniversary at Yorktown and was
shocked at the condition Of our forests
His strong expressions aroused his
hosts and resulted in the formation OF
q forestry association. In 1891 Con-
gress authorized the President to set
aside forest land on mountains in order
to protect the headwaters OF rivers.
Superintendent aud rangers to patrol
the reserves are under the control of
the Agricultural Department
The young men employed love their
work and do it with spirit and enthusi-
asm. DIR. Rothrock has induced Penn
sylvania to take, at tax sales, large
area Of piEe forests for State sani-
tarium for consumptiyes, such as New
York has in the Adirondacks. Here
even poor people can afford to camp
out ID summer, by obtaining permit
Schools of forestry have boon estab
lighed at Biltmore, N. c., aud at Cor
nell and Yale Universities, the last by
the generosity of the Pinchot family.
A two years COURSE at these schools
costs but $500, besides board and the
graduate has a delightful, healthful
and useful profession. But to finish a
course properly 1T is well to go to
Europe to see how the hest WORK is
done. There the forests are cared for
as il they were human, and repay we'll
the care. In France and Denmark they
have reclaimed sandy wastes and COW
| cred them with forests.
In Germany the Black Forest, 100
miles long and 40 wide, supports many
happy and prosperous towns and viii
lagos. Some Of the forests belong to
the crown or to private owners, but
almost every town, village, hospital or
health resort has its forest as a source,
not only Of beauty, but of revenue
Except small income tax such vii
i L b. -, hat r,uu ID
them. II they have extra expense one
year, as school or road to build, they
are allowed orcut little more timber,
which pave fof it. 1t would be happy
| thing for Wilmington just now il she
| owned a forest Those in Germany are
cared for with the greatest system
a head forester attends to the cutting,
selling and replanting of trse; they cut
strips of the forests in rotation, 80
the trees are cut every 20 years, and
do not .'clear" the land as we do, vi IT'D
great waste, but cut for the 'regenera
ltIon of the new forest, clearing Out
such trees as impede the growth OF the
4 young timber and setting out an area
of new trees every year, for the one
cut. They study the qualities OF the
soil and plant such al are adapted te
it, or improve 1t. They cali the beech
the" N utterwald, =" motherfo the forest
because its fallen foliage makes a rict
comnest.ee They have. q keen eye fo'
profit, but are also patriotic, and Low,
i their forests and country. The income
tram their tress increases each year
and they are constantly improving then
for, they say, "ouf children must live.
On Nit. ST. Gothard they claim tt
have brought into subsection GIN
avalanchos by planting trees first per
haps, an asIen, or some other inferior
tree, whose roots penetrate crevice'
and crumble rocks and make littl'
channels for soil. Then where IL ha
been the pioneer the sturdy fir viii
follow. BY all such patient, pains
taking work the people are kept pros
porous and eoutented. Ill
A German head forester said he wa
glad to explain their methods to !
woman, fer in America it, is the mel
who have cut down the forests. but til
women who are building them up
California club women are working
hard to save the big trees, the oldes
things on earth, the remains of al
older period when such trees grey
everywhere Now there are only fe,
hundred and year after year they dis
appear. A lumberman has bought th
great Calayeras grove and the wome
are straining every nerve to rescue il
They have sent petitions all over th
United Stat to save this, great herii
age of the nation. Last year they Pre-
cured the passage Of a bill to,enguir
into the matter, but, unfortunately
! this year the matter was not brongh
I up in Congress and all the big tree
. are in danger OF being obliterated froi
the face OF the earth, except the Mari
{ posa grove, which belongs to the gov
i eminent,
In Minnesota the laws seem designe
to encourage low state of morals
lumber stealing from the State reserve
is carried on by wholesale. 1t is fol
a hidden to take lumber from the ChiI
v pewa Indian Reservation, unless it t
Q dead and down lumber" and Mis-
n Dock saw evidences of how it becain
9 such when her party came upon tiy
Q colossal pines burned off at the groun
n and, IN a hollow tree nearby, kert
a sene oil can The club women of tn
i, State have made long and heroi
j. fight for the honesty and honor of til
/; the State, hut thus far without sui
Il cess, as the lumber interests are to
!, strong for them. The lulubsr man sc
Z nothing but present. gam and cal
= nothing for the desolation and povert
of the future. SO their depreciation
should be curbed by rigidy enforce
law. Bruucken, an authority on III
# subject, says: 'tNo wild forest can evt
b equal cultivated one in productiy,
9 ness; in the future when most Amer
s can forests shall be in high state
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