The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
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CONSTR UcTlV o. ATEsMANsHlPa
are glad 50 8see the announce.
4 iaeat rom MorsanteRns that Hon. Geo.
q stargiss IS king active steps TO-
ward preserving and restoring West
Virginia forests! AZ plan Is on foot.
10 hold % meeting at. some favorable
point in west virginia for the purpose
Of considering the proposed Appala-
chian Reserve! Mr.. William L. Hall,
who IS IN charge Of that particular
feature Of the forestry work, recently
INTERESTED the sPlttsburs chamber Of
eommetce on the interest Of Plttsburs
in forest preservation and restoration.
he Will hold d similar; meeting at; Gin.
stnhatls ins the near future, and he is
DESTROYS 81 arranging for a West Svir-
glnias meetin Mi. sturglssS has had
some correspo ndence on THE subject
with Nh. HlS Maxwell and with secre.
ltafy Naylor q the State board of
trade He hos also written 10 Con!
sressman Hubbard, Governor, Dawson
and other prpmlne men Of the State.
The ggestlon has been made that
&s6s day % tie regular session Of the
stats board sotS trade be set apart for
ne corFld o. the subject Of re,
iprssting and that the department al
shlpgtol be asked 10 furnish speak.
srssf for The OCCASION. Should this sug;
sestioni be adopted the meeting will be
appointed Iforsnext October and It Will
be5held at Elkins in connection with
thels tatesboard Of trade meeting, One
entire day Oh The programme WILDE
given 10 Tie discussion OFT eSsubiect.
The disastrous effects Of reckless
ItienGdatlon 81 mountain districts a.
theS headWaters Of 1.-THE great river; sys,
TENS are becoming more and more ap:
parent These effects appear in de.
struetiy We floods at the rainy seasons
and abpormally low waterSinS the river
courses during dry weather. The! rem.
edy Tor these evils Is reforestation,
and this remedy IS within the scope
and province Of the general govern.
ment rather than ots the several
States
x The last congress made 4 an appro.
irritation fors d survey AMI sinyestiga!
ton vi The ditlons that apply 10
Che Appalach chan range Of mountains
\ and tbei sources of the streams that
flow from It's valley With the view
ot sacquiring control Of the forests! Of
that range and sot 5itssyalleys md wa.
terways. Millions Of dollars have
been apprpp riated and expended 10
project and preserve the forests Of
Vie Rocky md other mountain ranges
o. Inc great west while the proposed
survey and the small appropriation
made for Investigating conditions In
ne aehlany and White mountains
Isl practically all that has been done
eastso the Mississippi. 81
MI starsiss ls3 greatly Interested In
the progress Of the survey and he
hopes that ID considerable mass Of
data may De available for csonsidera.
ton by' Pie Tine congress meets next
tall. Reforestation Is q process that
feqaires years of tlntellIgently direct.
ed seGort, and no time should be LOST
tn6 calling an effective halt on the
Eastefll methods by which our re.
maihing forests are ,hetng reckiessty
destroyed. Tho proposed meeting
Under the auspices Of the forest ser.
vice should enlist the eager interest
% all West yirgintans who take
thought for our State 5 great future.
The question Of forest preservation
and restofatl Ion and the problem Of
good roads for5 West Virginia are Of
far more vital concern than who is to
be master at country. Villages
and We ARE happy 70 know that Mr..
stnrgiss and other West. Virginia
Cong rllesssssmen will enter with sylgor
upon thes work along these, lines. 4; y u
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