The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-01

has been done by floods. In many cases
wicker works have had to be built on
mountain sides to hold the land long
enough for trees to take root. The
French government has also done good
work in retaining sand dunes for for
ests. This serves both as protection
and as a source of income.
Now to come to the United States.
In spite Of it's 100000 acres. it exports
country. United States people are
| more lavish in use of wood. We use
an average of two and two-tenths cords
per individual, which Is twelve times as
much as the average German uses.
| Pulp wood alone will take 100000
acres per year to maintain, We are
always encroaching on virgin forests.
and not preserving old forests. Then
we must consider railroad ties, box
wood and various other uses.
The white pine has suffered most Sc
verely3 because most useful. New Eng
land was almost entirely numbered over
fifty years age, Maine, the pine tree
state, ceased to have much number
Of years ago and the white pine for
estry has moved westward to the lake
states. The price has raised from $50
per 1000 feet to $500 per 1000. The red
wood forests of California are being
rapidly destroyed
The government is up against a diff
Guilty in controlling forests for we can
l ariv rs INT ae, E11r0.
pean interests do, But the government
can employ government ownership. The
| states are getting interested also, and
should purchase where national inter-
ests are not concerned.
The first move toward national for
estry was the Louisiana purchase In
1904, when government land first came
to exist. The next great move was in
President Clevelands administration
when large tracts were set apart as
| forest reservations. Later President
Roosevelt has supported Mr.. Pinchot in
his effort.
AT flrst the people strongly opposed
| these moves because they thought
these reserves were to be pleasure
parks for eastern n1er of wealth. 1t was
thought men were to be driven from
their industries. But herdsmen are al
lowed to Craze stock there to some
extent, and the government receives re-
enumeration for this.
The government is doing much in
planting. This work is necessary to
protect water sheds. Mountain tops
and sides are beiTg planted with pines
extensively in the west.
Because the government has not
owned any in the east strenuous efforts
are being made to purchase. 1t Is de.
sired to get 100000 acres in Tennessee,
West. Virginia and North Carolina, and
100000 acres of New England. The pro-
| lection of southeran Appalachians is
necessary because they produce hard
wood timber Most of the large re-
serves have sources in this region and
ownership would protect river sources.
Crude methods have been used In
numbering generally and underground
has been, destroyed. Logs are trans
ported by being dragged along the
| ground.
New York was the first state to move
as a state and purchased 100000
acres to protect headwaters of the Hud-
son, Pennsylvania purchased 100000
acres and devoted 1t to scientific fores-
try New Jersey is trying to reclaim
some land which can only be saved by
scientific worwk. Connecticut has less
than one-half its surface given to agrl-
] culture. But our forests have much
healthy undergrowth,, The state forest