Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-18
100000 ARE CUT
EVERY YUlETIDE
Large Cities Use Most--Ncw York
Ledds--OutCry About Dcnudlng
Forests Is Without Foundation
does More Good Than
Harm to Clear Land.

Washington, d. c.. Dec. 1s.--Four
million Christmas trees viii be in
use week from today, according to
the estimate OF Clifford Pinchot. chief
of the forestry bureau. President
Roosevet's woodchopping companion
and a member of the tennis cabinet.
The chief forester has carefully
considered the question of Christmas
trees because at this season Of the
year he is deluged with appeals to
prevent the needless destruction OF
the nations forests by the cutting of
Christmas trees" Letters pour in by
the basketful and many persons take
the trouble to call in person and file
their protests.
Mr.. Pinchot Is not one, OF those
who believe that damage Is done by
taking an evergreen from the hill
side for the purpose of entertaining
the children. He has given this sub
ject attention for ten years and final
~ reached this conclusion;
Gut An the Trees You Want.
Trees are for use. There Is no
other use to which these trees could
be put that would contribute so
much to the happiness and good OF
mankind as their use for the chill
dren and family on Christmas day.
$50 far as endangering the future
life of our forests Is concerned, the
effect Is infinitesmai compared to the
destruction caused by forest fires and
thai 1000. 900 Christmas trees ara
used In this country each year, one
in every fourth family, II planted
four feet apart these could be grown
on less than 2.400 acres good size
farm. You see. the amount Is ut
terly Insignificant when compared
to the other great drains on the for
ssts.
Trees suitable for Christmas do
not grow In the old forests, where
reproduction Is most important, but
In the open. Even If serious denuda-
ton were threatened. the proper
remedy would be not to stop using
the trees but to adopt wiser meth
DDS. There Is no more reason for
an outcry against using land to grow
Christmas trees than to grow flow
ers."
1t has been found by MFR. Pinchot
that the cutting Of Christmas trees
is perfectly compatible with the well
demonstrated in Germany, where the
consumption OF Christmas trees is
greatest and where the most highly
developed forest policy is pursued.
There Is scarcely a hut in Germany
that has not Christmas tree
ne ittort poVul&I tNeIEfttn6 IOt-
Christmas are the frs. spruces, pines
and cedars. The pines are in great
demand when fir and spruce are not
available.
New York Uses Many One.
The chief centre OF the Christmas
tree industry lies in the large cities
of the east. New York City and the
New England states consume 1.500,-
900 trees. Maine, New Hampshire.
the Berkshire Hills, in Massachusetts,.
the Adriondacks and Catskills in
New York, are the sources of sup
ply for New York. Boston and Phila-
delphia- The swamps OF Michigan
furnish the markets OF Chicago, st.
Louis. Minneapolis and Detroit. In
Illinois and Ohio nurserymen supply
local demands with nursery grown
Norway spruce.
According to Chief Forester Pin
chot, the sizes OF Christmas trees
vary all the way from to 35 feet.
The popular heights are from to
10 feet. Prices range from 20 cents
for the smallest tree In a dull market
to s35 for the largest and most
shapely trees In New York City
There Is said TO be little profit in
the Christmas tree business. The
farmer gets a low price. while all the
profits go to the middlemen and -e-
taller.