The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-17

sare the Forests
The preservation Of the forests has
become a live question with the
American public Everyone that stud
les the question at an must be con
WINGED that something should be done
and done al once. Forests are OF SLOW
growth. and an area denuded cannot
De reforested In a generation. There
are few big trees that are not older
than the men around them. Careful
estimates on The growth Of the spruce
SHOWS that the trees now having a di-
smeser OF IS Inches cannot be replaced
~ trees Of the same size IN less than
lov years Il takes a spruce Seeding
y years to attain a diameter Of
inches al breast high from the ground
uo gain the next inch IN diameter re-
Qnires II years. The next inch Of
growth Is made ia Il vears. so that
IN % years 1t has attained a diameter
q only five Inches The diameter Of a
loot and half will Be reached when
.he tree is l5A years OF age We look
upon q young forest Of spruce without
realizing IT'S value. We see trees S. s.
Or inches 10 diameter without sus-
pecung that they represent decades Of
growth They are cut down ruthlessly
hnd sometimes set on fire for pastlme
Aet the s-inch trees are more than so
years old, and more valuable because
oi age. A tree that Is IL inches IN d.
ameter makes another inch IA years
nis fact indicates that the larger tie
Tree the more rapidly does L Increase
IN diameter. The time Of waiting is
while the tree Is small.
These small bat old trees will IN a
rev decades, b very valuable for lum-
per Il preserved Yet how often arc
they sacrificed without thought The
b'g trees a. for lumber are cut down
ana trimmed The branches are left
pa me ground where they FAN and IN
Few years become as dry as kindllng
wood They are kindllng wood spread
put over hundreds OF square miles OF
Fo-called young growth. The day Is
sure % come when the fire gets a start
pn this material and when the wind Is
70 g mood 10 work mischief Then the
uny nre becomes q demon OF flame.
fuahing through the slender forests
and derouring as q goes. Even green
wood VIII burn when the heat around
n ie Intense. We all know the stories
pf the recent great fires In the west
mat have had their origin 10 the rub
Dish LEFT oy the companies that had ax-
pioiied the forests and then left them
a public menace. Tho record " loss
OF property and NE Is long. Whole
Villages have been obiiterated. miles
% railroads destroyed. trains caught 10
the fiery vortex aud abandoned. herds
RI cattle and docks of sheep smoth0red
All this has occurred because men OF
companies have been given freo hand
@ conduci their operations with ih'
sole idea Of profit to themselves. and
with no Idea Of the profit or ever
safety Of Others.
There Is only one solution 10 th'
problem The states must secure a.
much of the land now In forests n
possible 10 some cases this can b.
done without expense. IN other ap
propriations should be made Cor thi
purchase oi forest areas New l0ri
has already taken ne lead 10 the mat
Ger and ls showing what can be done
BY an act u the legislature The siatl
has entered on q system of forest pres
erTatlou. ln the Adirondack regioi
the forest preserve amounts 10 1890.
ts7 acres. and in The Caisn'l resioi
% 1854 acres This large public res
ervation was Get apart 10 "be fnrcve
reserved. maintained and cared ior a.
ground open f0r the free use of AZ
The people for their health and pleas
urc. and as forest lands. necessary q
the preservation Of the head waters o
the chief rivers q The sia'e, and a iu
turc timber supply. and shall remali
part Of the forest preserve" Add
tions % the preserve are made by thI
Forest Preserve Board The superin
tcudouf OF state forests has "charEl
Of all work connected with fhc care an.
custody oi the forest preserve"
Itis perhaps ueli for the other state
That New York has taken So figorou
a lead. for they can profit By her mis-
takes m their haste io further th
movement ior the preservation q th
forests. ihe people OF NoE York ID III.
year 1894 adopted an amendment a
their constitution as follows rh
lands uf iho statc. now owned or hero
after acquired. constituting the lores
preserve AS nov hxed By law. shall b
forever kept as wild forest lands The
shall not be- leased. sold o. exchanged
or BE- taken BY any corporation. publ
or private. nor shall the timber there
On be- sold. removed OF destroyed
This a certainly oTershooting o.
mark. and leading foresters are recos
ni1iuE the fact Il Oh believed that th
amendment win be modified at the hrs
opportunity. q is maaifestly absurd 3
permit thc state 10 sen no lumber. q
the annual removal of A portion 81 %
trees Is bcnc1i 20 the fotost. and th
revenue thus secured would be ln tim
considerable. TO demonstrate this o.
state Of New Yoft has made 40 AZ
raneoment with the uniiod States For
eslry Commission by which one town
ship "a the Adirondacks is set asid
for experimental work 10 scientific foi
ostry including TIE annual removal 9
some of the trees
Remedies for Chineh Hnes
The chinch bug disease. which th
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