The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
GUARD TIMBER LAND FROM FOREST FIRES Interesting Experiment By Me-
 bile Lumber Interest WALLACE ISSUES LETTER Asks Judges of Probate In Every to Secure County Appropriation to
 Further the Work of For
 est Preservation.
ISSUES LETTER

Montgomery, September 10.-(Special.)- The importance of the movement to take care of the forests of the state is evil reach the office of Secretary John H. Wallace, Jr., from every section of the country. He is especially interested in one from w J. Lewis, telling of an ex- pertinent being made With lands owned by himself and others in Mobile county, not far from Citronelle, looking to the preservation of the young trees.
 MT Lewis write: We own some pine timber lands in Mobile county which we four years. There is already marked difference in the appearance of the young trees and forest growth just outside of our fire guard. Thousands of young pines are making their appearance all over the whole tract under protection. The lire guard around the tract we own Is seven miles around the track being 20 feet wide We find that 1t can be maintained at small cost each year. The first year we had fear that hunters or some mis- chevious person would set fire inside our fence and guard but we have had but one fire in four years that appeared to have been set, and that probably was by ac- cident Our neighbors are beginning to take considerable interest in our experi- ment, as they say they wish to see how our land will look at the end of 10 years if we succeed in keeping out the fire" Sends Out Letter.
 MT Wallace is sending out letter to the 67 probate judges of the state urging that as an aid to the work of preserving the forests they secure appropriation of s25O each as allowed by law to help the county wardens. In argument for the appropriation Mir. Wallace says: NO public servant feels called upon to dem- onstrate any great degree of activity un- less compensated, and since the matter of preserving the timber assets of your county is so close to the taxpayers, it is the earnest hope of the state commits sion of forestry that your court of county commissioners will take occasion to make some appropriations that will be ade- quate to pay the wardens for prosecuting all who will offend against the forestry laws of the state.'
 It is found that many Alabama men have become interested in the better care of the small amount of timber left. There fore, there is great hope on the part of all the people that the laws will be ob- served.
 In Interest of Wright.
 The report that Gen. Marcus J. Wright, long a resident of Washington, put cit izen of Purdy, Tenn, is to be pushed for commissioner of the Chickapaug uga- Chatta- nooga National Military park, is of great interest in Alabama, where General Wright married. His wife was Miss Pauline Womsck of Greene county, who was a classmate, by the way, Of the mother of pr. Thomas M Owen director of the state department of archives and history. Dr. Owen pays high tribute to the great work of General Wright, who has been for 25 years the representative of the Confederate government In the collection of war records.
 General Wright is one of the most widely informed men on Confederate af- fairs in the country said Dr. Owen. His friends would be very happy to see him in the position, as 1t would give him more time and more pay for his work He was a gallant soldier and has been iden- tified with all the better movements Tor the people of the south. He and his brother, Mai John w. Wright, both mar ried Alabama women and are, therefore, mart of the possessions of the state l have noted the movement to have him given the post of Gen. A. P. Stewart, de- ceased, with much pleasure. He is well fitted for the honor"