New-York tribune., 1902-06-08

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tains, estimated at over Nsooo"s-
DESTRUCTION OF FORESTS THREATENED.
This destruction cannot be repeated many years
without turning into desert the Sessuctfon is
constantly enlarging because of - sne
Upon up the 9 be are running
railways to reach the heretofore ,6icb are
400 or 500 years of age and many Of them en- sT
diameter and from llo TO iov lee, onth hefore
the pitiless and ruthless invasion OF me aN Viii he
enpefe sns the forests will be practically the
protecting soil viii have been WASN'T ad 9 each year
with tales Of disaster to populations to fars occe 10
villages and e manufactqFng rains and
the torrents which have been formed by the' anu
It has been estimated that there is in hiss fhsss
mountain s .s; Streami afzes This means saving Of
100000 year in coal alone when W0nia of that
wise have to be used r for shs
But it more This 1oeoooG horsePoTeF me year
rognd because of the Of the sponge which
forms the amount Of electrical
With the successful Demonstrations which II haSe aye
distance TO Which this energy be transmtteai
the value Of these NJ sae Rept States 81 e caDnet be
estimated There are in these condluohs an usbt g
end heat for manufactures and mining in very
large section of the United States tbe Sec
FetaFy re- Of "a gpnrchs acres forests
600 acres They are being rapidly bought up rbs by
owners as am informed, would much prefer
selling ths 59 the e reson obvio9 M
mated by the Department OF woaiid be sefsus
tanning and after that source Of lncTeasg for
enue for all time to come 1t is mpWYork. in
on6e1 on6 to protec the Hudson Mohawk has been
04safs Witch she proposes adding 70 yeaE
This is possible. becauss me " %hSis %ew-York But
in the Appa iachian region one State cannot puy
the forest State OF 'hf The state which has the
forests cannot be expected - 10 go 20 shf the streams
and agriculture and industries of adjoining COM
Phe government does much in many ways TO to
create wealth for the people, Every T oars 5Ier aPo TO
harbor Dill GarT51s y dredgng harbors rivers and
streams The irrigation propositions Wlcn ae
the Senate, are also for the creation OF Tealta n
by making fertile the iands Wnen not for
ah % creation of wealth but for its preservation
M This M is S ss6sme 5So nPt Pnbc HC Buildings bill the
100000 River and Harbor bill or T4a b,t if IS
n'iFIic and benefcent measure TO keep for future
gen 1o6uere Va enefges which nature has stored
large populations and for the wealth OF the "hoie
country. :, 49,, .o,,or,,ae Of Governmental
It d differs refbeI 1Te Way a The advantages derived by
9 fta o. government from the improvement OF rivers
and rhs aF6oTr Of Tgaten Of public buildings and pube
expenditures OF every cry ernen ke TT protects its peo
pileilGeitn nter1rr mon business impossible for
that of the government carry on. and which
the experience of other countrleS co mas Ia
RFNEFITs OF FOREST PRESERVATION
We have been the happy possessors OF such ,eo ex.
tensve forest territories that we have not YET IKE
other nations. felt the poverty of WOOD Idere mas @
NOT been brought home TO us now depenueiit We
are upon for all purposes in our d9neStdc, nome f
Bfo6a aaf Calamity s if we should acutey the
Ike a V.
if this denudation goes on. FROM teiI5 Lte
ags of of the the e srmer aa o the highly polished woods
whose artistic granting ornaments lhe PaIdoeS UL
sity sis We can only keep these hard woods. which
every are becoming ana of the 5e9
pie by the government entering upon thds process
6i forests Being destroyed they will be
in years unless measures are taken b a0P ' ast
forever and yield annually harvest for the uses
NAV 91 me sceumnate in short time large fortunes by
deforesting, fortunes which will oiSappear ra IN a
tion and administration by the governnentt will will
give eTPlSGynefnf for d 3ToB65ey te
To sum up briefly then this is york which Which
states It should be done by the government be be-
cause it Interests many states ofr ara III # preserves
the hardwood forests and their product for future
tain sides the woods whose influence upon climate,
soil and rainfall is most beneficial to beb Tas wi
in time as the destruction of the forests goes on
turn agricultural region into d ueSei -
conserves for manufacturing purposes that enor.
nous waterpower which will be utilized for a
multitude of industries which will give employ
rrent to thousands and add ENORMOUSLY TO the
wealth of the country. Instead OF being an eA-
pense and dIaln-and it would be the best ex.
pense which the government could make If that
was necessary-it will be one Of those benencent
improvements which will shed blessings every
where and at the time be self-s ustalnlng ano
source of everlasting revenue to the govern
ment.
At the close of Mr.. Depew's remarks, MI Hale
said that the Senate could not fail to be impressed
by the great Importance of the subject He had
not heen aware of the extent of the land to be
purchased but he thought that some action ought
fo he taken on the bill at this session