The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-07

! ing of the cowboy, the wOodsmansh >
of the trail blazer and the scientific
knowledge of the forester. is being
trained by the state of Pennsylvania
A fire Is reported in the forest, and
away, in the saddle and leading pack
horses laden with water. over log
ana fallen trees, they go to extinguisl
/ IT, They thin out undesirable trees
and coax along the desirable ones
they nurse the forests as a mother
tend srly cares for her child.
The school az which these pupils
study--there are twenty Qf then-.s
located on the state forest reservation
at Mont Alto. in Frank n county.
As the forest reservations in vari Gus
parts of the state now exceed 500.00o
acres and are increasing. such corps
)af men. as loyal 10 the commonwealth
rs the cadets OF West Point and An.
napolis are To the national govern
ment, Is needed to care for them.
During its session of 1908 the legis-
nature of Pennsylvania passed two
laws which. if lministered as W sely
in The future as they have begun, will
prove of immense humanitarian ad
vantage.
One OF these provided for the estah
lishment of state school Of forestry
at the Mont Alto reservation. Thy
other law provided for the erecticr
and maintenance there of free sani
larium for sufferers from tuberculosis
Made necessary by the large in
creasegof tle states forest holding
was the school for practical instruct
len of woodsmen. g
Reserve $4,000 Acres,
AT lhe time tae school was ordered
established Pennsylvania had either
acquired or was in process of aequir
ing woodland reservations amounting
in all to 572.722 acres. There reser
vations. destined in time to become
the most valuable asset Of any state
were d stributsd ever an area covering
nearly every county in the state.
In urging the creation of a schoo
of forestry. DR.. ]. r. Rothrook. ther
state commissioner of forestry. hat
this TO say. among other things
Having acquired possession q
these lands. tie next obvious necassit,
Is to protect them If there " TO b'
any successful forestry on state lands
plundering must be dealt with prompt
ily
This il not 50 mneh so because 0
the quantity of timber taken as be
cause Of the fires Which the nlsnderer
create ID destroy signs Of their pres
ence
Tho popular idea OF forestry Is tina
no trees are to be cut This is deIu
sion. The one great object Is the pro
lduclion Of crop II can moi he eS
pected that the state will continue 4
pay money ont for forestry purpose
unless there 5 also an income fror
the land.
! Work Implies workmen. For eac
r. eRo acres of state forests ther
should be head forester, who shoul
Aayc at least fwe assistants, and Their
should be one ranger for each 800
acres.
This estimate Is only intended 70
forestry work al present Ii is yer
evident that the future win deman
and make much more minute sui
division of the labor. and II is expecte
thar the money so expended by "a
state win " ED a liberia return.
The greatest, most pressing need
the proper development Of foresty
work in Pennsylvania Is sufficieI
body of trained men--a class of me
/ who know how to fight fires, trim an
f thin out trees. who can be trusted
take charge Of working gang an
/. who know how to direct eIementai
forestry operations wisely.
My own most positive conviction
that the wisest, most economical met
ed will be for the state TO. train /
own foresters ON its own reseTv
. TONS
! Recommendation regarding a scho
cf forestry The legislature of 1903 q
cided to adopt them.
I, AS most suitable for the locate
! Of the school Mont Alto reseryati'
l was chosen For the erection of nee;
! sary buildings the sum Of $4,000 W
1 appropriated and for the maintenan
Of the school $4,000 a year was s
aside
Opens School OF Forestry.
Some time elapsed before all I
= preliminary plans We're completed, j
y tn school is now carrying on its wo
= Of education and has twenty pup
= upon its rolls.
the young students are comfortal
=, nousad In tie OH Weisterling mansic
y which stai,ls Just at the entrance
Va Mount Alto park, and from which
magnificent view Of the mounta
may DC had,
g Tharc studies Include geology, .
~ logy, bclpny. chem slgy, history. !
NJ themalics, Political economy. busiB'
~ methods and, Of course, forett !
~ and forest practice. German q
DO French are included In he curficul,
sW Inter sting collections from nat
We are made by the BOYS while they
pursuing their studies In the m,
UNI are specimens of snakes mot