The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

eminent experts, and 1t has been abb
solutely demonstrated that II we are
TO have inland waterways we must
reserve the trees on the mountain
side on heads OF the streams, and
this would especially apply TO the
head OF Red River, for the reason
that II heads on the plains OF Texas,
which Is entirely a prairie country,
except the timber growing on the
sides Of the natural canyons which
form the head OF the river and which
canyons we desire to be made into
a national park and timber reserve
by passing the bin for that purpose
which | have before mentioned, /
hope that this body will report favor
ably at lis meeting indorsing this bill
and asking congress to pass II next
winter This bill is exactly OF the
same character and nature as the
White Mountain and Appalachian
bill, and II the East is entitled to
receive funds from the general gov
eminent, that Is, forest reserves,
then the people tributary TO the Red
river are entitled to forest reserve
on the head OF that river
France Plants Trees.
France spends $50 per acre TO pur-
chase and plant trees on her denuded
mountain sides so as to prevent the
soil from washing into her streams
and rivers and destroying their nav
liability, and experts the world over
agree to the wisdom OF this policy.
The French people, It is we'll known,
are a very frugal and enterprising
race. know Of no superior to them.
| know Of no better investment
than the planting Of forest trees on
the prairies OF West Texas. The
black locust and other trees of SINH
lar growth, II properly cultivated,
will within five or six years, become
large enough for fence posts. Sew
eral hundred OF these trees can be
grown on an acre of land, and their
cultivation would prove less eKpen-
siye and more remunerative than the
ordinary crops, and the sprouts from
the stumps where the posts were cut
would become numerous and create
forest. Many towns along the
roads are beautlfied by the planting
OF these forest trees, and 1t Is one
of the features of the development
OF the West. would also advocate
the planting OF nut-bearing trees in
this prairie country. The pecan and
English walnut would prove both re-
munerative and advantageous to-
ward the development OF that coun'
try. One OF our greatest and best
beloved Texas statesmen, Governor
James S. Hogg, said Just before his
death that he wanted a pecan tree
planted above his graae in place oil
monument, so that the rising gen
Grafton would be benefited thereby
, This noble sentiment should be tos
tered by all OF our people, and oul
children should be taught to plan
trees for the use of the generations
that are yet to come after us, and
hope that this association will make
this a feature Of its future works
and that each father here will teacl
his children to plant nut-bearint
tree.
am going to plant hickory tree
And then when am man,
Ny boys and girls may come ant
eat
Just all the nuts they can.
And / shall say, my children dear
This tree that you enjoy
c set for you one Arbor Day
When | was but boy"
g And they will answer, "oh, hoV
kind
i To plant for us this tree"
And then they'll crack the fattes
nuts
! And give them all to me.
am glad that the committee re
: quested me to discuss tonight tn
= subject of Forestry" because
: deals especially with the future wei
{ being of our common country, an
Il | cannot but feel a great interest Il
Q the preservation of the forest growtI
now on the head of this great rive
flowing past this beautiful thrivin
city, and | am especially intereste
l. in this matter because / have 10
r several terms represented the Pan
s handle of Texas in the congress O
Il the United States, and your river
= my river and my peoples river, henc
= we have community OF interest 1
If everything that pertains to its nav
s gablllty and the welfare of all tn
n people living on its watershed.
& Park and Forest Reserve.
- Tho nnrly and fnraet rngnrVe thu