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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-22
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cHAPPELL HILL NEWS.
College and Schools Closed for the Hoi


College and Schools Closed TOR the f7oli-
days-A Mask Party.
Chappel Hill, Texas, December 2o.-Both
Chappen Hin Female college and the public
school were closed yesterday FOR the hoIi-
days 20 he opened again on Monday. the
Goth instant. SO the pleasures and enjoy
mcnts Of the season arc now on in good
earnest. Last night the pupils and teachers
Of our college opened a bazaar where every
thing from an oyster, stuffed turkey 10
handsomely costumed doll were 10 be
found. There was a very large crowd pres,
ent and the affair was an immense success
in every particular. over so we're real
lied. which goes to improvements being
made upon the college building.
The town j. all wrought up oyer the
'.nsskod' party ~ take place on next Fri
dny night M the home Of Mr., aud Mrs. j
II. RSutt Qaitc q large attenduuce Is cN-
ncctcd ard every character, from Santa
t,lsns to Mary Tudor Romeo, Juliet and
Marguerite will, 10 doubt. be repr sent
ed 4 great time IS anticipated
Mr. Charlie Cooke has accepted q position
in the Office Of tho Southwest Telephone
coupauy at Austin and leaves here to as
anne sis duties tomorrow
king Fielder accompanied by bis ais.
ters, Misses Magic, Ethel and Mamie Nay
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s taneu ana the condition OF the forest con.
stantly improved '''es' e'n
ar. IA order to decide how TO make the
W., cutting SO as 10 Insure successive crons
. "i.p'n q reasonable time and al a proat 10
10y owner It is necessary to know the
nissent stand Of timber and Of Immature
, ,'oes' and what the rate Of growth Of the
,atter Will be after the mature trees have
beeu removed"
Inc survey work will include. then. the
ioliowing chief divisions:
Determination OF the rate ., gro,vth
""u WHcTease In the volume OF timber.
nv, Nauutlon surveys to determine the
the whole trnct vs. wv
y Study OF the silvicuitural characters
W Ine long leaf pine; its capacity for re-
IiVUuuctleh, haltts OF growth In different
SUBS us relation to shade, etc
sources of loss 10y fire. wind disease.
n u "ihcr causes and means OF preventing
or reducing such losses
y me making Of detailed and accurate
WI"sFNphic map OF the area showing re-
s uTi is9aiures, drainage systems aud main
These are the things the foresters arc
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ElHn and other points; Peter Jurasek and
daughter. r. A. Bartz, William Bolp,
Frank Krischke Galveston and Houston;
Sam Holloway and sister, Aurelia, and Ben
Holt, Houston; Rev. Mr.. Gates, Schulen-
burg; Or Eugene Potthast, Houston; Mes
danes T. Il, Willenherg, Eagle Lake; w. J.
Taylor and little daughter Bellyllle, and
Mrs Potthast, Houston.
Visiting here the past week were: MessrS.
Oliver Book OF BONUS, on his way home
10 Oakland; W. II. Burford OF Columbus,
William uelmcamp and son.inIaw, Robert
Hoclscher, OF Sedan; H. r. MechAlka Of
Runge, Robert seydler OF sinner and c. r..
Grohe Of Columbus, Miss Carrie Townsend
OF Columbus. Mrs. NJ. Gerhard OF Calves.
ton Mrs. Lizzie Lou Johnson ana little
daughter. Bessie May, Of Oakland and Mr..
Albert Farley Mullin ~ Bay City and Hous-
ton
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nrYnn nrIefs

Bryan. Texas, December 2i-Cards arc
ont announcing the marriage OF MI W. W..
Winter and Miss Lizzie Grlec, both Of this
city, at the home Of the brldc's parents
Wednesday afternoon, December ~ at $40
O'clock
Prot J. NJ. oneal OF the Bynu hign
school has gone to Fort Worth and Breck.
cnridgc 90 epcud the holidays.
i. W Brown and james Brown Of Travis
county are spending the holidays With rela-
lives here.
J. v Erogdon and family have returned
10 Bryan from Stamford, TO which place
they moved about year ago.
Judge John y. Henderson IS at home
from Tyler ror the holidays
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ri The Post have from time to
tens about the Inauguration
= ..g,,ye forestry regime had in
" nv the Kirby Lumber com
w .o.t forests Of long leaf pine
" a. the Kirby tract. 1t was an
year ago that the company
close contract with the
bureau OF forestry whereby
amid undertake to send party
.t 10 make such surveys and
secure such data as would
70 submit forest working
nsed by the company in its
,,mberins operations. Later, OK
Tho bureau made a reconnai-
,,c tract and upon their favor
\, az 10 the practicability aud
,slovine a specific working plan
r,mber company accepted the
\ Y. bnreau OF forestry and agreed
! ~ ,ertaln funds and facilities to
", w. trreau to make It's working
pseees,ntiy. IL was Announced that
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Marlin Mntiers-

Marlin, Texas, December 2.--Seyerag
farmers Of this county state that their IN.
tcution Is to work their farms with hired
hands The coming ycar.
Mr. John 6. Lewis formerly OF Alto
Springs, this county has purchased farm
near Palestine and viii settle lu that part
Of the state.
Another large party Of negroes has just
lcfl for the Territory hound for Okmuiges.
gentleman residing IN the Perry con-
munity. Just north Of Marlin, says II witt
require $4,000 TO supply the farmers OF his
community with corn until another crop
can be made.
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Weatheford May euy Water Plant.

Weatherford, Texas, December 1O.-1ir
city council mot in called session this mori.
Ing 70 consider n proposition from tho
manager Of the Weatherford Water light
aud Ice company TO sell the water aud
light plant to the city. The city now has
wells for water works and IS arranging
for It's construction, but the proposition
OF the owners of the present plant Is under
consideration. The council today appointed
special committee 10 secure an engineer
to come here and inspect the plHnt, aud
after this Is done the city will act on tho
pronnsllion.
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would not be practicable to count the trees
on tract OF 1 ,aJ00OO acres. Moreover, for
the iorester's purpose the lumberman's
"occular estimate" Is not sufficiently at-
curate. The standing Timber may. how.
ever, be estimated with approximate ac-
curacy 10y means OF valuation surveys This
constitutes the laborious aud ume-consum-
Ing part or the enterprise. II consists in
at Az feet breast high from tho ground ot
every tree on sample acres except the
hard woods are callipcred only 10 eight
iuchcs). Such sample acres are strips one
chain Cg6 fceD wide and ten chains 600
fecO long taken at regular intervals over
the entire tract. The plan pursued In the
present instance is to survey In this msu.
ncr strips four rods wide clear across the
half mile Think OF the amount 81 walk
ing that means Those boys must tramp
back aud forth from the Sabine to the
NecheS aud even one county west ar that.
In Hardin Tyler and Angelina counties, nc
Intervals of every half milo from the south
end Of Jasper county 10 tho north end "
Sabine county 1OO miles further north. At
least Il 1t is not quite bad as that
seems they must certainly do 70 on an
the lands Of the Houston OIL company
DETAILS or THE WORK.
At the main camp the valuation survey
proceeds In this wise: base line was es-
tubllshcd about midway between the Ncchcs
river and the east line OF Jasper county.
From this base line as starting point,
crews Of four men survey east and west to
the county line aud to the Ncches, re-.
spcctlvcly. Leaving the main camp early
ON a given day, they reach the county line
some six miles away by late afternoon. As
they must be out overnight they carry
blankets and provisions and make night
camp, surveying back TO the base line the
next day one-half mile further north OF
this crew one is compass and chain man
who runs the course; another the tailymun.
checks OF the chains and records the read.
ings Of measurements OF trees including
data, also as 10 diseased trees, the soil,
slope soil covering, etc. Then there are
the right and left cullipcr men who calllpcr
In Inches every pine tree within one rod
right and loft OF the chain aud every hard
wood above eight inches In diameter.
Having struck their course, away they go
by chuin lengths hour after hour. through
open upland pine or haygal thickets,
through water soaked fats and running
streams. often knee deep In water inccs-
sautly reading on measurements of trees
like signals at footballs 90 is. %. O.; 50,
two 2os, -; chain l." and gaining four rods
on each down.
As the work progresses the three sub
sidiary camps will move nortbwurd, and
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TO Sabe I exas Pineyies

very considerable moment The men r,s,
foris otherwise seen TO II they are - S Saa.
UP rapid pace In the work durin, tSe
WEI ana cold Of winter The tents srs
annie In size, each provided with n nv
lenI heater and folding cot Two men
1ceupy tent, aud blankets arc furnished
10y themselves A large mess tent witS
caIibg compartment. kitchen and sunpir
stace Is part OF the equipment OF eacs
camp In addition TO these features q
,ri'puraIy oniGc building (of lumber, can.
quarters camp. In this building tho n.
rector has his onice. The additional o,rtcc
force. consists OF two forest engineers an.
saged IN preparing working maps ana IN
clerk, who receives aud complies tho dsii,
OF weekly reports Of the stem ANALYSIS ana
phcr. 's'u'
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weimar Locals.

Welmar, Texas, December 20 weimar
citizens the past week called at the follow
ing placcg in Texas. on business and
pleasure. respectively, and have returned
home, 70 remain for the Christmas and
holidays following; Messrs. Edgar Chinn,
Bay city; /. G. Hubbard Rosenberg; A. b.
Rogers, wife and daughter, Ia Grange.
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sess many years. II was with some
o. fo,ot S these In mind that the bu-
oser, vy was consulted. The bu-
IFhst under certain conditions to sub
De n,ns,' sailed forest working plan.
to Ia 'uuliption Is that II this plan is
Is the practicable under existing con
npcra,i"' lhpany viii accept II ana put
.'aap "on requiring the methods or
sgh p" DC pursued In accordance
Ilg ibiIyu OF forestry IS now engaged In
Ils IA working plan. or rather IN
upia upon which IL Is 10 bc
sent trs,liy Of nearly fifty men has
" an , ar the tract under the direc-
'Rm .r4sRert forester. Mir. Thomas r.
rainn. avs force has hecn divided into
lny's zach located nj one Of the
'qmi,e.. cuttings ur logging tracts.
!, se,. camp Is four miles from
railon ola near Silsbec, third near
nflg ina the fourth a few miles
.,,,, The CAMP OUTFIT
4 Is. ano maintain these four camps
winter mouths Is matter OF
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Corslcana, Texas, December 20.-Decen.
Der % has been settled upon as the day
for lnstitutng the I5lks' lodge here. The
work viii be done by the degree teams
az Ennis and Dallas. Muuy visiting Elks
are looked for from different towns,
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YERpIcr Of Nor GUILTY..
Was Rendered in The Owens Murder
Case at Palestine.

Palestine. Texas. December 2l.-This
Iqornlng ut II o'clock the Jury In the owens
murder case reached a verdict Of not guilty
ind Owens was given his liberty, He has
been on trial for the past three days for
The killing " Jim Burke IN q court room
in Frankston some time ago, Burke threat
ered to XIII Owens on sight as the result
Of family trouble. and they met In the
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Iull OF huckshot,

Tyler, Texas. December 81 After n
short delibcration the jury in the case OF
Tom Browning charged with the murder
Of Elliott, returned verdict Of not guilty.
Several capital murder cases are set for
tomorrow.
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with exceptions herein named-~of the dla-
meter OF lblankl inches taay 19 and up
lblan0 feet Of lumber Ser acre. y
Having done this ms directed, and having
elrled out the precautions recommended
choose, In twenty years from this time.
make second cutting, In which. removing
Az trees-,Mith certain exceptions--ef the
ulameter (blankl Inches and upward. you
may expect O yield OF (blankl feet Of lum.
H. now. YOU win carry on the first cut.
tug on your pine, lands SO that Il period Of
twenty years VIII clapse before II Is com.
meteu (which as q matter of fact would
mean cutting about 100000, 600 feet annual
W You VIII hc able 10 begin without loss
or time your sccond cutting with the eN-
pected Weld above mentioned. ", on the
contfnry, you should not begin the second
cutting until the end of thirty years. you
Souiu expect a Yield ot (hlankl feet per
avre t"l course much larger than at the
!. As an Alternative for the first cutting,
", You make your diameter limit higher (say
utlcen inchcsl you could expect u profitable
second cutting NJ the end Of fewer wears
number and yield specihetn than would he
possible for the diameter limit (say twelve
lnchesl above specified
Ia the ordinary course Of things. you may
expect the renewal Of the forest from seed.
hctO. but II Won viii proceed MS bcrcin nj.
reclcd un the matter VI preventing nrNs
stc) YOU may expect the renewal of the
forest 60 he SO aud so (presumablv So great
as To Justify expectations Of permanent
forest supply
AFTER THE SURVEY. WHAT?
The question naturally arises. can tho
Kirby Lumber company afford to follow ont
the working plan submitted 20 thcmg or
course the management believes Il can. MS
attcsted by furnishing funds for the survey.
II the plan Is adopted. II will greatly modi-
~ numbering methods and introduce new
features In the relation OF Invested capital
TO the lumber business. all OF which the
management no doubt figured out before
taking up the matter with the bureau Of
forestry.
II, as a result Of the survey, Il should for
any reason be Impossible to submit work.
ing plan that the company could afford TO
follow, the results would. In the writer's
opinion Justify every cent Of outlay. rhe
company would possess perfectly reliable
Topographic aud soil map or its holdings.
the amount and quality Of me timber on
these holdings. and the classification Uf
soils. relief areas, drainage syStctus, etc,
would enable Il tO estimate with accuracy
rice culture fruit lands ANA 80 on
Aside from { he immediately practical quea-
uons involved, this Forestry enterprise las
great Significance and value for the stare
nc large IL brings MS face to face with tho
new CrN which Us to he murkNl by q uprC
intensive conservation and development and
exploitation OF natural resources. aud may
Zoe expected 10 stimulate not only other
private individuals and companies, hui tl,p
state Itself TO adopt a policy looking t. titc
,,mpLo'emlssni and preservation 81 forest
upcus n new and attractive field OF activity
90 the youth OF the state
William l.. Bray.
The University Of Texas, School Of botany
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will. where possible he so located that a
crew leaving its own camp in tho morning
Will complete It's days course IN the vicin-
ity Of one OF the other camps, remain there
overnight aud survey back the next day.
Thus Will the valuation survey proceed
until the Kirby tract has been gridroued
from Jasper county to- Sabine and from the
Sahine river across three tiers Of Counties
certainly a stuncndous task
Tho data gotten by this method of sur.
vcyiug are various aud OF really great value.
In the nrst place. as previously explained,
e Yields an accurate estimate of the stand
Ing timhcr OF all species aud sizes IN diam
cter classes 10y Inches Ia the second place,
it Yields data Tor making an accurate topo-
graphic map of the tract On this map
may also he indicated the main soil divis-
ions. swamp lands, streams aud other tea-
lures Again, The percentage OF diseased
or imperfect trees Is determined and the
location Of dcHdcnings and the various
types Of forest recorded
The tally shccts with all these data are
sent IA Mt regular intervals TO the office
at the main camp, there tAhulated aud FOR
wardcd to the bureau In Washington
2. STUDYING THE sILvtCuLTuRAI.
CHARACTERS OF THE LONG
LEAF PINE,
Another line Of work Is that which deals
with the individual pcculiaritles OF the long
leaf pine itself As I'm the cultivation 81
any profitable crop, 1t is desirable TO know
the habits ana Qualities OF the hrccd cult
waited, 50 in an enterprise involving the
raising OF timber for long period OK years
Il is desirable necessary to know a great
many things about the species to be grown
upon the tract to know In short It's sivi.
cultural characters. las the long leaf pine.
for example, the capacity to reproduce it
SELF that IS, does II produce seed regularly
enough and ahundm,tly enough to seed the
ground uniformly and SO provide for con.
tinuors renewal Of the foresti Further
arr these seed capable Of terminating and
securing foothold IN the soil conditions
usually found iu the long leaf landsg Can
the young Seeding make any progress In
It's growth beneath the shade of the forest
canopyY what sort OF growth does the
tree make Ia the different kinds Of soil
aud upon the vBrious relief features Of the
tplctf Again, what discusses OF enemies or
other agencies tend 10 destroy the long
lear pine, or prevent it, successful growth
throughout It's NE from termination TO its
natural death FROM ola agcf
To determine all these things requires the
careful investigation 80 n trained silvicu-
turiSt Thus. when these data are an p,
the bureau 81 forestry VIII submit TO the
Kirby Lumber company Il forest working
plan which might in eject say The follow
iug:
In your FIRST cut carried on as directed
heren you would best remove all trees
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PERSONNEL OF THr pARry

I4I''VIN.NI.Il Vf HE FAKTY.
Inc personnel Of tho party Is, in n way
unique aud would be surprise 10 most
OF us who have not been especially inter
ested In the development Of forestry mat.
ters The director OF the field work ts y
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chatting aud narrating IN groups about, inc nc
great log fre or playing high nye .sa
whist by lantern or candle light IN I The
tents, with a box or cot for table ne
climate must have hau subdulng eHec,
for. since their arrival the clemens MI M
turned themselves loose, Mt one Tine ~,
orally flooding the camp. making ntes d inL
possible and leaving only wet tents 4nu
clothing 10 shivcr ont the night IN ~
spite this however even the new mon "a
whom winter camp life Ia any case Wou wv.
be rough experience. have faceu lns ut
uation squarey. ana 60 about the work
strongly and efficiently.
The personnel " the party has been mus N.Y.
dUelt upon IN order ia cmpbasize the III
uidcsncc Of this new forestry WORK Will
IS attracting men ot unusual training apu
plou.,re
FOREST WORKING PLAN.
Now as to the forest working plan wpich
these forcsters are 10 elaborate: The man
purpose OF this working plan Is TO ou'lll.
a method Of management under when W
mcrchantabls timber may be cut IN sven
manner that successive crops may DC "
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nor the bureau of Forestry is Making
a Forest Working Plan fer The KIRBY
Lumber Company. - - - - -
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would serve equally for any other diameter
Of tree. aud manifestly, II one had a COM
pete list Of trees on the sample acre
classified by diameters IN Inches. he could
readily ind from the growth rate exactly
how many trees there wouiu be twelve
inches or more In diameter twenty or thirty
or forty years hence, and from the volume
table how many feet OF lumber could be
cut al the end Of those periods.
SO IN each OF these sample acres crews
OF men stand ready to pouncc upon any
ana every tree feled and reduce Il 10 a
mass OF data not emitting even the stump
and tor These men do other things too
Ihcy keep track OF defective or diseased
or cullcd trees; Of the quantity OF small
irecs destroyed in making skIds, sleepers,
etc: Of the waste caused by leaving too
much stamp or too much good timber az
the top--in snort OF everything that would
forestry enterprise.
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.. The VALUATION SURVEYS.
In order next, TO DO able to estimate
future Increment Of timber, II is necessary
to know the amount Of standing timber Of
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Beaver Dams as Reservoirs.

Denver. July 1.-THE Importance OF
beaver as factor in preserving the
water supply and irrigating arid lands
has just been demonstrated ON the
western slope. according to Game Com
missioner Harris, who has just re-
turned from there. He says that bea-
,ver dams preserved the water as well
as if it had been held in reservoirs
and that since the people have Killed
off the beavers the creeks are running
dry and crops are suffering.
at is fact and the people are Just
beginning to md it out" said Mr.. Har-
ris. lover there on Piceance creek,
when the beaver were plentiful. their
strong dams kept the water and the
ranchers had plenty all the year. But
the beavers have all or nearly all been
trapped and the dams are disappear
ing This year the creek is practically
dry. Trout are dying and the ranch
ers are badly in need of water. The
people are at last beginning to realize
how much value the beaver was to
them in this regard. This is true along
many streams on the western slope"