The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-20
TREE PLANTING AND FOR.
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4 corporations realize the ssfioasnes 3
4 the future timber supply question en-
have begun extensive planting opera
! lions.
4 The H, c, Friek Coke Company
recent paintings on It's holdings, prtp
cipally ii the Connellsville coke re
| glon,a mount to 10000 trees, consist
ling Of the red oak, catalpa, chestnut
and European larch, Forest planting
operations OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road in Pennsylvania have been un
der way for some time and this yea
the company put out s791 900 trees t
supplement Its former paintings 9th
er corporations which have also be
gun planting on large scale are thu
Westmoreland Coal Company, Of Ii
win, which has lately completed the
planting of $4,000 trees and the Key
stone Coal and Coke Company which
has planted $4,000 trees.
The Johnstown Water Company has
carried out a series Of paintings fol
improving and increasing the munich
pal water supply for Iohnstown. Some
of the region from which the water
comes consisted Of old farm lands
the drainage from which was not con
dactve to the best health conditions,
The farms have been bought and
planted with chestnut, Scotch pine
white pine, and red oak,
Other large companies and corpora.
lions in Pennsylvania are considering
planting and some Of them have al.
ready taken up the work. Among
these corporations which have made
plans for reforestatlon on an extensive
scala Is the Lehigh Coal and Naylga-
ton Company which will plant OIL
tracts aggregatlng between 5000 AMI
10000 acres in Carbon and schuylklll
counties. This work is to be done for
the protection of the company's water
supply end the production of timber
for mine props; boata poles and other
uses.
Prominent among the individuals
who have begun the reforestat!on Of
co siderable areas Of land is Richard
Knight, of New York, who will plant
over 700 acres in northeast Pennsyl,
,apia. Mr.. Knikht already has a fine
plating station in operation and Will
use about 100000 trees In reforest-
ing lis tract.
The Forest Service, in accordance
with It's policy of assisting States,
corporations, and individuals in tree
planting and forest management, has
prepared planting plans for a number
OF companies in Pennsylvania. These
plans include an examination Of the
land, study of the soil and drainage,
recommendations of the best kinds Of
trees to plant, and suggestions for
their cultivation and care.
The trees which have been found
adapted to the best growth in Pennsyl.
wanna are scotch pine, European larch,
chestnut rcd oak, Norway spruce and
white pine. Experiments have also
been made with catalpa and the shor:.
leaf pine will also be tested out ii
some Of the planting operations.
The Stitc CT Pennsylvania has rec,
ognized the necessity of preserving its
Remaining timber tracts, and Of re.
pla%ll.g denuded areas, and it has PM
iii operation a forest policy which in
cIudes the purchase Of large bodies Of
land. fire protection, forestry school,
and extensive reforestation.
Many of the railroad and mining
companies own land In large tracts,
from which the timber has been cut
or burned, and they have undertaken
to grow trees there again, by planting
or by protecting the young growth
which springs up naturally. They are
providing for the needs of future years
when the pinch of scarcity shall be
felt even more severely than at this
time.
The sudden and disastrous floods Of
recent years, in central and western
Pennsylvania, have been attributed to
the removal of the wooded cover from
the mountain slopes which formerly
stored and held back the excessive
storm water, permitting 1t to flow of
gradually. A restoration of this for.
est cover is one of the purposes held
constantly in view. The welfare Of
the people of the State demands it,
and it is of almost equally vital import.
ance to the cities and farming country
along the lower valleys beyond the
Pennsylvania line when periodic floods
of great severity follow extensive
rains or the sudden melting or snow.
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Daniel Boone on the Trail" will