The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-15
SAW VAST PARKS
OF N. Y. STATE.
PROFESSOR GREEN TELLS OF IN
TEREsTING INSPECTION TRIP.
Minnesota Experts Make Observations
Of Forestry and State Park Enter
prises in Catskills and Adirondacks
Abandoned Farms Being Planted
with Pine Trees.

Professor Samuel B. Green, horti-
culturist at the state agricultural
school, has returned from an eastern
trip, where, in company with General
C.. G. Andrews, state fire warden, he
made an inspection Of the New York
ing observations on this trip, which he
spoke of to The journal today.
Professor Green said:
t'The state of New York has state
forest commission that is in charge OF
the state forests, their protection and
renewal, and the care and protection
Of the game and fish. It is known as
the "New York state fish and game
commission / recently had the pleas
ure of visiting the state forests near
Saranac lakes, in the Adirondacks, IN
company with General C. C. Andrews,
chief fire warden of Minnesota; Colonel
William F. Fox, superinten dent Of the
New York forests, and Professor
Knechtel, the forester Of the New York
forest, game and fish commission.
"The state of New York has for a
number of years followed the practice
of buying up forest lands in the Adj
rondacks and Catskills, with the object
of creating immense parks for the use
ing as high as 81 and So an acre for
much Of this land. Altogether the
state now holds about a million and a
half acres in these parks and in sun
dry detached pieces elsewhere.
State Pays Local Taxes.
"When New York began to acquire
land for forest reserves, it found great
opposition from local authorities, as
they were afraid of having the land
tied up in such way that it would not
bring in taxes for local improvements
The matter has now been settled by
1 the state paying taxes for local improve
ments the same as private individuals
"The state forests are. very popular
with the guides and citizens generally
They are open to all citizens of the state
alike. There is a great deal of oppo
sition there to large private holdings
which formerly were enclosed will
fences and travel over them forbidden
for any: purpose. The owners Of these
ranges have now generally decided it il
best to allow the public to pass freely
over their reserves, but the public is no
allowed to kill game in them. Private
Reserves must be posted every fort,
rods along their boundaries with a no
t;ce of certain size and form.
"Immense damage has been done t.
the Adirondack forests by fire, and tn
marks of these fires are now seen alon,
all the railroads in that section. Il
1908, which was a very dry year, NOR
damage was done than in any know
previous year. Altho there was no ap
propriation at that time for the purpos
of suppressing forest fires, the governo
took the responsibility Of authoriZin
the expenditure Of nearly one hundre
and fifty thousand dollars for fghtin
fires, and at one time as many as 100
men were employed in this work.
Foresting Abandoned Farms.
can effort is being made to plan
, lup the abandoned farms that have bee
,, acquired by the state and the results ar
: thus far very promising. Perhar
5000 acres altogether have been plante
and we looked these over with niue
interest. We found that the best n
suits in many places were with whit
pine. Scotch pine also gave good II
suits and occasionally was doing bette
than the white pine. They have bougl
, in this country and in Germany an
! have been quite successful with then
: The Norway pine is a popular tree Their
; but they find it difficult to obtain til
seed. Their Seeding nursery at Sar'
! nae Inn is in very nice condition an
+ has the advantage Of being in full vie
' from the car windows. AS yet, only
y good beginning has been made here
: forestry, but the work is on stror
n footing and I think is destined to
, very successful.
y "At Saranac Lake village, there is
large sanatorium for patients suffe
: ing with tuberculosis and there are all
. many private patients in this neig
:, borhood. I noticed in passing that tt
4 patients of the large sanatorium r
q Gently erected seemed to be grouped
v camp of tents nearby, and it SCENE
i Il evident that it was the practice there
q have the patients in tents during tt
n summer months, and in the winter
= the large sanatorium building"