The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-08

ed George IL. Utter, the republican can
didate, by plurality of 1918.
Complete returns at Cleveland give
johnson, democrat, for mayor 4s,S39;
burton, republican, 39,026; johnson
plurality o3l3. The entire democratic
ticket was elected with the exception OF
police court clerk and three members Of
the school board. The city council will
stand % democrats TO seven republicans.
Returns from no out OF ITO counties in
Kentucky indicate that the majority OF
Augustus Il. Wilson, republican, for gov.
enor over 5. w. Hager is 1900.
The good government city and county
ticket won in San Francisco,
"ln 20 years the timber supply in the
United States on government reserves and
private holdings at the present rate OF
cutting will be exhausted although il is
possible that the growth OF that period
might extend the arrival OF the famine
another five years" This announcement
was made Monday by Clifford Pinchot, the
government forester, who has Just re.
turned 10 Washington from a six.months
inspection trip, IN which he Travelled 5000
miles. In sounding his warning Mr..
Pinchot urged that the danger OF the stu.
alton should not be underestimated. He
said that the United States uses more
| timber than any other country, and that
every man, woman and child would be af-
fected. He decided the policy OF dis.
counting the future Of the country by
failure 10 protect the natural resources.
About one-fi fifth of the forests Of the
country are in government reserves, but
Mr.. Pinchot called attention 20 the fact
that as private-owned Understands are
better than the government reserved as
D Il. al. a. NOT
control one-iifth of the timber supply.
The forest service will ask for money, and
an order 10 extend the service, and will
push the work of reforesting the denud-
ed timbcrlands. Mr.. Pinchot says, how
ever, that il is utterly beyond the posi-
bility of the service to meet the situation
and prevent serious trouble. One hope
entertained is the Appalachian forest, and
an effort will be made TO protect this and
promote the growth there. In speaking
of the protection of the natural re-
sources, Mr.. Pinchot said that there is
a changing sentiment throughout the
country, and that people are beginning
to see that the right to use such resources
does not carry with il the right 10 de-
stroy them. The forest service will make
additional efforts to educate the people
along this line. Mr. Pinchot produced
figures to show that at the present IN
crease in the value OF timber land, the
owners of such land are making more
money by letting the timber develop than
they would by cutting it, marketing it
and putting out the proceeds at interest.
The United States steel corporation has
secured controlling interest in the Ten
nessee coal and iron railroad company.
The deal was concluded at New York
Monday, and is traceable to conferences
held at the home of J. p. Morgan Satur-
day and Sunday. 1t is understood that
the price paid is little above Ss5 a
share. The holdings of a pool controlling
some 20 per cent. OF the stock of the Ten
nessee coal and iron company were trans.
ferred in the sale. This sale cannot fail
to do much TO relieve the present finan'
cial stringency, as large amounts of the
stock Of the Tennessee coal and iron rail.
road company are now held as collateral
for loans by the New York banks. The
taking up OF these loans by the new own
ers OF the stock will add materially to
the cash resources of the financial in
stitutions.