Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-26
Tree Planting and Forest Preser-
walton in Pennsylvania.

much attention now IN pennsylvania
and many individuals and large cor.
porations realize the seriousness of the
future timber supply question and have
begun extensive planting operations.
The H. Q. Frick Coke Company's re-
cent paintings on It's holdings, princi-
pally in the Connellsville coke region,
amount to 10000 trees, consisting of
the red oak, catalpa, chestnut, and
European larch. Forest planting oper-
ations of the Pennsylvania Railroad in
Pennsylvania have been under way
for some time and this year the COM
pany set out 791 900 trees to supplement
its former paintings. Other corpora
tions which have also begun planting
on large scale are the Westmoreland
Coal Company of Irwin, which has
lately completed the planting of SO, 900
trees and the Keystone Coal and Coke
Company which has planted $4,000
trees.
The Johnstown Water Company has
carried out series of paintings for i'm
proving and increasing the municipal
water supply for Johnstown. Some of
the region from which the water comes
consisted of old farm lands, the drain
age from which was not conducive 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
tions in Pennsylvania are considering
planting and some of them have al
ready taken up the work. Among
these corporations which have made
scale is the Lehigh Coal and Naviga-
ton Company which will plant on
tracts aggregating between 1900 and
10000 acres in Carbon and Schuylkiil
counties. This work is to be done for
the protection of the company's water
supply and the production of timber
for mine props, boat poles and other
| uses.
Prominent among the individuals
who have begun the reforestation of
considerable areas of land is Richard
Knight, New York who will plant over
700 acres in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Knight already has fine planting
station in operation and will use about
1000, 900 trees in reforesUing his tract.
The Forest Service, in accordance
with it's policy of assisting States, cor
porations, and individuals in tree plant
ing and forest management, has pre-
pared planting plans for number OF
companies in Pennsylvania. These
plans include an examination of the
land, study of the soil and drainage
recommendation of the best kinds oi
trees to plant, and suggestions for theil
cultivation and care.
The trees which have been found
adapted to the best growth in Pennsyl
vania are Scotch pine, European larch
chestnut, red oak, Norway spruce anC
white pine. Experiments have also
been made with catalpa and the short
leaf pine will also be tested out in some
of the the planting operations.
The State of Pennsylvania has recog
nized the necessity of preserving it,
remaining timber tracts, and of replant
ing denuded areas, and it has put il
operation forest policy which in
cludes the purchase of large bodies o
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 o
burned, and they have undertaken t.
grow trees there again, by planting o
protecting the young growth whic
. springs up naturally. They are pro
viding for the needs of future year
. when the pinch of scarity shall be fol
> even more severely than at this time
t The sudden and disastrous floods {
recent years, in central and wester
Pennsylvania, have been attributed
the removal of the wooden cover fror
g the mountain slopes which tormerl
, stored and held back the excessiv
storm water, permitting it to flow o
= gradually. A restoration of this fores
f cover is one of the purposes held COZ
. stantly in view. The welfare of th
y people of the State demands it, and
|. is of almost equally vital importanc
}. the cites and farming country alon
s the lower valleys beyond the Pennsy
vania line when periodic floods {
great severity follow extensive rair
. or the sudden melting of snow.