The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-04
GAME PRESERVES ON A
BIG SCALE NEEDED.

tsnlng the How or streams between rHiuS.
In cases where natural conditions have
been restored for a few years vegetation
mas again C1Tpctel the ground birds ana
deer are coming back, and huudr, DIS or
persons. especially from tbc immediate
nrighborhood, come each summer 60 enjoy /
the privilege Of camping Some at least
OF the lpscst reserve. should AFFORD per
petual protection to the native fauna and
hura. safe Ravens NJ refuge 90 our rapi ly /
Diminishing Wild animals Of the larger
BINDS. and free camping grounds for tho
ever-lucreasng numbers OF men and women
who have learned io ind rest health ana
recreation iu thp splendid forests and
1 hoWer-clHd meadows uf our mountains. Ihe
. forest reserves should he set apart forever
FOR rho u-n and benefit Of our poop o as
whole and not sacrificed tu the short
sighted greed of "a few.
/ GOVERNMENT SHOULD
BUILD RESERVOIRS.
The forests are natural reservoirs. BY
restraining tho streams ia flood ana replen.
ishinc them iu drought they make posi-
bio the usc of waters Otherwise wasted.
They prevent the soil from washing, aud SO
protect the storage reservoirs from hllng
up with -iu Forest conservation Is thcrc.
fore au essential condition Of water couscr-
Walton
The forests alone can not, however. fully
regulate and conserve the waters Of the
arid region Great storage works are nocc
suyy 10 cquulz. the flow OF streams aud
tu sayo sine food WATERS Thor ouusiruc
iion hus been conclusyely shown to be- un
undertaking too vast Tor private effort. Nor
can IT. he best accomplished by the udiyid-
ual Statct acting alone EmruJching inc
! ''l7Ihlc pIohClus arc hNuNrd. ana VIZ
resources or single states wound oll,n ne
/ inadequate. II Is properly National
Uni'iiuht ~ least lu some or js features
~ }" "S rEht TO. inc National government
make thr streams and rivers oil me
. 40 irEl"h hS'IHI 10y 'hElut'ilnE WORMS
3r water storage ms 10 make useful th'
hi"r- nud harhof~ of tho humid region
~ "uEiurrriug works of another kind The
Aorng OF the floods In rescry oirs at the
SC"n'"adNhl'rS OF Our rivers rs but an enlarge
C"1e9t ol our present pouey OF river e.
."l, unu,r Whlrn leNccs Wc oullt ON tue
0aM"r reaches Of the same streams.
ia" government should construct and
stanalntnih these reservoirs ms H. does othrt
tiomhlic works Where tholr purpose Is 10
no mould ne turned Freely into the cham US
OF ! "" 4lS season 20 tnhe the slme course
peiTSSr Voc sr1G avs as cne natGIa nov"
Ing nonc lands presents a different prob en-
ing t'le IT ~ nor 'h"ugn l." tytunie l"' Low
Ar streams. Tho object of the E1vrrHm nj
ton y" ,uiEpoIr or ihe IAna 10 sect 'G- N no
1WId h"m'S upon d. TO 'rooupl d
ION lls "ht'l NNJer must be utous3t within
od',,n .'..n
,aHOuLD BE RECLAIMED.
ne
Chs Ih' pioneer S"iilol' on the arid public
E domain chose tbor homes along streams
,rni, which fhp,. .,rlJ th,t,,s,i,..s dj..,.t
anu ct.
"o N'''' i" ''''''i" Ii'lr h"idih+'. Nht1
opportunities are practically gone There
'rmuiu, however. vast areqs Of p1bllr l1ud
,tt.h ,,.,, ,,, ,,i, .,.o,t,,.i. , -,
"''," '"" w. """' "N"""'' ''' h'W'5l'au
Tet.lement hut only by reservoirs ana
Glgnuiu. limo canals inprgrfic1hle fan, nrivlt,
norntnrnrls, rh,.. ir,l,,tt,,, ,,orr. b,,,i1
i'"' Nv r''',' '"'N. ''H'''" ""'NS NN"u'H
here huilt by the National government. The
Lulands reclaimed by them should be re
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ms 'erS ana inc cost OF construction should
O far as possible be repaid by the land
IcJoIn,cJ Thc listrhutior % t,, v,,cr
INA @ty,sior w, ,hn s,r",n, ~ , ,"V "I r.t