The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-18
FOREST RESERVES.

The last address of the morning was
that of former Governor George e
Pardee on National Forestry. Mr.. Par
dee evoked a great deal Of applause
by his vigorous treatment Of his sub
iect. Among other things he said;
..Fxperience has shown that private
ownership of the forests IS the most
prodigal and destructive ownership. II
DESTROYS too often the present and the
Tut71ra. If is vneconomical now beca
II does not pick the best and leave the
| poorer for the preservation OF the ~
| ture. and il too often makes an III
earned. presently acquired dollar SUI
| nerior 10 the country's future welfare.
| As experience has shown that neither
| individuals. the counties, nor the
| state can be depended upon either to
conserve or preserve the great forests
which. If properly handled, would De
a never ending source of wealth TO
our people. the government OF the Uni
ted States has set aside in forest re-
serves a good part Of the forests OF
tba country. This has been done IN
der the supervision of that great and
wise man who has done more Tor ms
country than any OF US yet realize
President Roosevelt. In so setting
these forest lands aside the govern
ment does not intend to remove. them
from the use Of the people On the
contrary. II is the government lhte1-
| ton. and il Is now 50 doing, 70 MAKE
the forest reserves as productive o.
wealth 10 the people Of the country
a. he German forests are 10 the Ger
mar, people Our government reaIlze;
| that. if only ripe trees are cut Iol
| commercial purposes. II the seedlings
| +7,s sa715ngs. and the seed are per
nitted to grow, If the young gro" =
. ba nranerIv thinned out SO that Il WI
have an opportunity TO thrive II HI'
he kent out. il new forests be PLANTED
v-ba-a the ak and fires have killed OF
the ola ones. our government realize
tba+ then the American people WI
have for all time an inexhanstibi
So,rcA Of wealth and viii always .
s7,ra NJ the multitude Of things tina
come directly and indirectly, from II
p forests.
IN the United states the forest re
-as s-aa is considerably large
than the whole state Of California an
= oT7p-F7t to be much larger. Althoug
- reserves have been under gov
= eminent control but q very short tTn'
.bsx have already begun 10 retur
gao7 values TO the people OF the coun
~ For instance: in the fiscal yea
1aa4-s. the revenues Of the forest re
serves from the sale Of lumber WeE
n $50 r42. 81. while, for the year 1867
~. returns were s767.2is- s6-over Il
i+f,,as a. great Over IS. ooe,oaa feet
FI,,1,rar were sold from the reserves
seas. The price OF this lumber on
.s+u-,rase' basis. also increased frol
q n ner thousand feet. 10 81 Il
rms aprarent that the supposfton
80 that The forest reserves thrott
an use Of forest lands by private Z
: 7fr,57,aIs. ANY individual may seeu'
hermit % take from the land TN
- n such quantities as his needs al
- nurse win permit But no ma
--sv % into the land and indlserlIaIE
a.s-v- -u4 the timber, the old and q
~-o---e- trees He may cut only tho'
m 49, the government experts MAJ
l. - re Ak. Neither may be destTt
+ba az or 6ra the seedlings OF Z
4:-bar his wood or his lumber sa
frorn the greedy grasp Of & prlya
!. ,-,ononolv. and the forests and the
- --sli be preserved for our ch1dre