The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-09

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III easte side Of adonon-
saiia count run 50 forest region
Che Iumb bu siness5 is extern
ed sora .sS says the F'arkers5
Views The al gh price8at which
Tadess 81 forest pro ducts are now
soId pro fl table the handling
sS8sat iii 3 N hat grows in the for
eSsEaaII 5sa pings are cut
props and pit posts When
ssths ens finish q tract of land
ctfcally denude ed iS Of every
shape OF wood. a forest
toS comp Iete The work OF de=5
nnda u;
iflia tiorl Monongalia IS SIM
the ttiat on in all lumber res
IONS r#thes State This brings up a.
i IN at will become of
land hen the timber is re-:
nloYe Some Of IT vii do for FARM
ana toch raising, but much of it
IN teeps and too rocky for any use
kind. Large mountain surfaces
for tin berSand for nothing else.
Such tracts Dug hts to become perpet-,
nal souEces ssof 5sstimb er5ss supply. For
Isis s1ugh grow there always But
III b not grow there unless.
ken to protect the young
The present policy is short
does not look ahead The
limit IAN axes every thing on the
Ind and eparts. leaving waste be-
lind IeS knows that the de-
zinaes land Shasz1lo value now, and he
hoes not conside err TIA It may ever
tiaaMorth any hing. It is left to
endeT rnercies of the fires of au-
be- frosts Of winter and the
llmlne rains: The fires
leaves and plants. The rains
SOL In a few years
taken the place Of the for
Sgs not an. imaginary picture.
lsss conn Try along the western
legEeny mountains, on
1eadwaters Of the Monongahela
day be$seen wide tracts
boul ders: absolutely barren,
fftee years ago were the
vest Virginia. Lum
9efnlsgI stripped he timber off, and
ire rains did thesrest
row IS. what shall be
done evid ent that something
De done. hen one growth
cut Off, anot herS ought to
y
But soil s. burned off and
rash iss doubtful if any hui
ma dscon1d ever again assist a for
rgtnia 81 lum Der interests
permanent as her farm
n8eresfs SS They could be made
sos. atheT states and other countries
that ield lumber perpet-
sarge trees are cut.and small 4
are protected: There is
new 1aJ.Vest every few years
Sc So West Virginia
present destruc tion. Old for
trees al lot come on The great en-
one Of the chief
estru ction by FIRE Is the
pSseTsig hta by somebody in au-
& I1ts: many cases new trees
anted with profit; but, if
objection itwould not
Is d q much planting.
Eou1s pr rs lp quickly- Dense
woods g61Id soon take the place of
la forests cut Town by lumber
men ire would permit.
r5tacdon and regulation by law
ssedsd wi ID game is protected.
1aN4ss as permit ted the hning Of
ST IS for lilling lark by acct
dent hes fniilg Of a merchant $500
sIorS s. ten pheasants in his pos
Sessio and other fines for like Of
lenses ct the forests of the State
not protected. They have no for
Est warden to look after them. Yet.
the forest are worth ten thousand
Tines much as all the game in
|Wesf Virginia. 1t would seem that
the sportsmen#o of the State, who are
aaginterested8 lin the preservation of
wild anne. would do something to-
ward protecting the forests. Without
gfo orssst IS, nearly an the game will dis
aupear The kindly interest of the
la,