Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-09
REGULATIO n OF
THE FOREST
RESERVES
ADDRESS OF E. S, G0SNEY
BEFORE WOOL GROWERS
Principle Behind the Forestry
Service is Sound But Much
Remains to be Done 10 Insure.
Fair and Just Administration,


one ~ the strongest addresses be
fore the wool growers convenilo'
which closed yesterday evening. wa
that Of Mr.. n s. Goaney. OF Flagstaff
Nriz. on "Fsfest Reserves and Thei
Regulation Nj. Gosney discussed th
work 81 the forestry service broadly
although from the standpoint Of the Ia
fpliigent ana progressive stock grower
and bis conclusions are not only IN
teresting. bur VIII demand close at
tention The address follows IN full
II Is scarcely possible that there
can remain. IN the mind OF any intel
ugent citizen Of our country. a doubt
as 10 the necessity Of some system 0i
forest reserves. our forests must bf
protected and preserved for the sup
plN Of timber 10 meet the necessities
81 our children and our children
children.
remember. when n small boy. NJ
seeing Tho neiRhbers gather 10 tho
'farmrf's clearing for a log rolling.
and they piled In the draws and low
places great heaps Of magnificent oak
hickory ash ana poplar logs, and
burned them up 10 get rid Of thom
Today their children ship lumber n
thousand miles to bald fences and
houses.
We are told that d conservative es-
innate haws that Al the present rate
Of consumption Ne nave IN the United
States only timber enough 10 last
fifty years. and II the consumption
continues 10 Increase as II has In re-
cent years our timber win he exhaust
Cd In thirty years. The statement is
startling. The only reason that earlier
action has not been taken TO stop this
reckless waste ~ timber. 90 preserve
the forests " thai the people Rener-
ally did not know these facts. The
flfst necessity was 60 bring the facts
before the people 70 show the peo-
pie the necessity 81 protecting and
growing the trees. and ask their aid.
some nf us have been skeptical
about the theories Of the protection OF
the forest covered water sheds, and
their influence upon the flow Of our
streams, springs ana wells. The en-
thueiast sometimes exaggel ates these
benefits and loses sight of all else. but
y close observation Of results has sur
prised many Of az as 10 what can he
done by q proper protection OF the
Timber and vegetable growth on the
water sheds OF the country.
II IT, scarcely worth while TO refer 10
abe question OF oyerRfazing We all
know the results. We also know t.iat
anlnna certain enthusiastic. scientific
gentlemen. who should have Invests
gated more ana written less, sheep
have a reputation for destroying the
serve. You can hold sheen on q I'm. 1
fted area until starvation forces them
30 cllu the grass TO The roots, but
when properly handled there are no
such results, and their frnmpins II
less destructive Ia the grass roots than
that OF heavier animals. IN these
matters the scientist may yet learn
aataafhfVu lf FnflAN4 4u.r fh.- I.VIH "
The forest reserve laws, the rules
ana regulations under those laws, and
the forest service organization under
Mi. pinchot's managenicnt H. only the !
machinery b" which 10 carry out the
will Of the people. Their object might i,
stated ~ three-fold; /,
First, to use the timber, hut pre-
serve the Forest
Second, 10 use the water. but pre-
serve the watershed. \
Third. 10 use the grass In the forest
reserves, but protect and preserve tho 4,
ana and the small trees.
We an heartily endorse this policy. /
The question Is how these ends shall
be accomplished. Much has been ac-
already and many blum
icrF have been made. The forest SER
rire hts n small army OF rangers In J
he tield. good. had aud Indifferent. 3
are getting credit FOR much that '
r being dune BY the stoCkmen and =
honest settlers and occupants Of these 1
'nrcsts The government can. rot
llfe and keen the class Of niger ]
need at the salaries they now 1
lly. and II can not hire enough =
'ahgsfs 70 protect The forests nom /,
ai an. price ~
forest may be protected IN this !
.rlh country Tor ten or twenty 2 r. I
MI q snlendid gronth 81 young trees =
iht aud Those trees. the work of an \
fosc years. n be swept away hy a y
ingle fire. These forests can never =
'c protected by forest Ringers Hun .
YES. thousands, Of fires are y
hy lightning. camper and iu '.
tfious ways. and exlinEuished by !,
iockmen that the rangers never see y
~ know ~ I have known stopkmen I.
p Tight forest fires for DAYS and cx- '
them without ever seeing "a D..
anger The stnckmen ami settlers F..
protect the forests from fires
rangers cannot M
Take for example. the San Fran Il.
.tc1 WoIntain forest reserve. They ai
about ten range riders 10 pro- ri
PEG "a district nearly sixty miles a.
iutff tnch anger cover au aN- a.
area ~ sixteen miles square. II ia
r happened fn Dee on one side OF this "a
Ittrici ur a. almost any point ex- IN
700 ol : hIgh hitl that overlooked ~
De- .ffict De- could no see the D..
npkr from "a fire until. under favor df
CONDITIONS III would be beyond |uf
lhff'I Hn 'sasouable force 81 ar
.gn ~
WHO'S protection have we? We have of
.fnii~ fnf uri1.rr tu.0pN horses and wl
iItie which, lU.I.Nu uerhaps forty ur iu
fiA men fa ram lHam but M where rf
,oni. ri thc c1nr0f is lore uncer- ai