The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
FORESTRY LAWS.

7 OR long time California has been forestry
legislation and administration This condition is all the more
remarkable because of the finest and most
valuable forests world these timber lands have
been impressed with the necessity for their preservation and
permanence while the has made sign in that direction
The great in Humboldt County
their procured the service of foresrs through Mr.
Clifford Pincho cutting plans and the timber harvest
SO as to preserve the growing trees and make the forest Perna
nent producer The Diamond Match Company has done the same
its timber land in the Serras and other have made
PPrcve ownership TAR apart and lew The most OF the
forest IS LETT without either private or public protection Its
destruction by fire progresses rapidly every dry and the
SENATORS Of moisture
wood Park in the Big Basin the finest public forest in the world
That park surrounded by forest which the State has
last month part swept by that entered
the State park and destroying The only control of
the surrounding forests and of all the private timber
the State must be by under its right OF police
vanly urged legislation The
Of the legislator is Draw up bill don't know anything
about As there has been Of action the has
which is necessary to the whole life of the State
The Federal Government large California
in the national parks and forest 1t regulate
t aenaon Tl IT'S own holdings but has no Jurlsdc
and the control of the Federal forests the hands OF
army and very deficient and ineffective forests may be said
TO be all ouawed except in those portions under intelligent and
fareng private control The Federal Forestry
the past ali that can he done for e advancement of neeen+
conservative and scientific forestry but alien in the ur
don OF the Interior and War departments and OF the State
Sherradave been the called by
Pardee the Yosemite Valley Redwood
Park and other forests order that they may
what do the destruction Of the mber-covered
They that the underscrub Yosemite Valley
away as an Improvement IN the appearance OF the valley and
safeguard against FIRE Upon the general subject they preparing
code OF forest laws for submission the Legislature This
very important work he forestry clubs should undertake to
the Legislature the adoption OF this code 1t fills
want that heretofore has seemed the indifference of the
State If the Legislature will wise laws and Congress will
turn all the Federal forests the Forestry Bureau where they
belong will have the
dons for the benefit of the forests At present
forests under military jurisdiction which easily
fluent with civil jurisdiction by reading
reports OF the military superintendent.
On the goth Of this month the State Sempervrens Club
great meeting San Jose This is of the largest
clubs in California 1t greatly instrumental in securing
purchase OF the Redwood Park The object of its meeting
the State road park
the summit of Castle Rock ridge, above Saratoga
point the park would be hours drive. This worthy
project and deserves promotion The interest out
large meeting We that when gathered
also State forestry laws
the Redwood Park and all other forests from destruction
the prmev forest and desirable
will be of little if fire destroy the object for which they
built.