The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-23
END OF THE CORNELL SCHOOL Of FORESTRY

The New York college forestry Cornell university has
suspended instruction and operations Prof Fernow and Prof Go
have resigned and their designations have accepted
dent Schurman has reported the that this
ate mas not furnished means to support the college This is no
than should have been expected when made public that the
operations of the college totally msappreenng
the state reservation and its purpose which to conserve the forests
the Adondack for the purpose protecting the supply
of the Hudson the Saranac Black Ausabe
.her rivers WCh nave important feeders from the mountain springs
The school OF forestry under able Bernhard
fernow trained in the German schools of forestry perfectly
peent to conduct any system OF forestry but docnae for there
docrinare this line, well economies sociology
who believes the scientific forest for profit and apparently does
conceive the entirely different idea Of keeping the original forest for
quite other than much lumber and pperm stuff Pe
cent Schurman says in his report:
He outlined plan for the conducting of scientific forestry
tract of 100000 the Adrondacks which the
signed to the college forestry for that purpose The plan grew out
of the actual condition of the question 1t scheme
substitute valuable soft woods for old and hard woods This
against cutting old and impotence wait long
for place Both feelings been nvo
without going into further detail the result is that the
speaking through its organized authority desires have the work
stopped The university stands by its expert But the university
the if had the the absence of appo
priation carry the work Of the college of forestry
Mr. Scurman hits the point when he says there is impotence
work of the Cornell COLLEGE was described and was Stated with an M
of triumph that the lumber sold
much and the and made merchandise
moderate profit and that in doing this every vg Of the original for
est swept clean much cleaner tant
men would do it. the public made its The fact
that the tract thus denuded repanted with coniiers,-
wantdoes make amends for the wholesale destruction
Half century will replace by growth sotwooded
confers the forest thus destroyed report made by spe
ca committee of the Assembly stated the very honestly
he theory advocated obterate cutting sections
annually and follow by eplanng that the will produce
marketable products in succession the last portions
are removed In practice however the cutting be
and the planting retarded that with avorng
tract of forest will be eXtpated less than years.
for restoration within the present unsasfac
tory condition the statement made report
forestry college that the tract given them by the poor
that all the valuable soft woods had already been by
nbermen and only hardwoods mostly rotten remain Upon in
vestgang this matter the committee informed that the
the university after inspecting personally lands offered
some OF which well tmbered with virgin forests
particular tract" -.
The Engineering News in reviewing the matter IS that the col
ege authorities cannot be held bameless 1t proceeds
Very likely the plan adopted by Director was the correct
from strictly commercial point view was serious mis-
take undertake manage such standpoint
ubc opinion in New York values these lands pre-
and revenue present pospecve and
attempt this great body public opinion was certain
result disaster Had the clearing repan undertaken
small scale would have been equally instruction
the students and obectsson the public years.
public opposition would have been seriously
maintained either that the removal repan
ing with cone the only possible pursue
appears why the might have been gradually
where permit the growth younger specimens
whole might have been administered preserve perpeuae
the growth of the valuable species OF hard woods without
ing any considerable portion at all
The failure this great enterprise behalf of
Ito be regretted because there call epanng
lated of mountain and plain lands be
lied The followed this against many protest
from lovers of the natural forest well from those who simply
ognized the that of
date but protection for the springs which immediately
gin dry and disappear when the woods off dollar
the pocket of the great forest carefully
preserved worth millions of dollars The Engineering News adds
these remarks and they amentaby Fundamentally because
there is room for good work in that line:
The unfortunate part of the whole affair tha the persistent
disregard of public opinion and the stubborn adherence the
first laid down the only possible has tended
bring forestry disrepute New York years
the prospect seemed good a the New York lands might
placed expert management would be difficult
coporas guard in the legislature favor such
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