The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
FORESTS NEGLECTED.,
DECLARES EXPERT
TreadWell Cleveland, Jr.,
Makes Report to Agricul-
tural Department
European Countries Reap
Profit by Cultivation OF
Woodlands.

The cultivation OF forests as a ma
tional asset and the immense revenues
to be derived therefrom are set forth
in an interesting article prepared for
the Agricultural Department by Tread
well Cleveland, jr, a forestry expert.
For the purpose of illustrating the
manner in which the forests OF the
United States have oeen neglected, with
a resulting monetary loss, Mr.. Cleveland
makes a number OF comparisons between
this country and European countries.
Last year the United States spent only
g $40 mills per acre on its national for
ests and the net revenue from them was
less than = mill per acre.
These figures ara IN striking contrast
with those Of Saxony. which has about
43OO 900 acres Of state forests. Under
careful forest management the amount
of wood produced increased from % per
cent in so to 66 per cent IN 1904. The
net yearly revenue IS $3.50 per acre
The yearly expense is g per acre.
Mr.. Cleveland's Investigations lead
him 10 the conclusion that the countries
which have gone farthest IN the practice
| or forestry are the ones which today
are most prosperous. which have the
least proportion of waste land, and
which have the most promising futures.
/ He also makes the statement that the
| countries which spend most upon their
| forests receive from them the greatest
net returns.
Canada exports more than 100000
/ tons OF wood each year, more than
double the export Of the United States
/ Il has within It's borders nearly So0.oo,-
| 600 acres Of woodland. although the area
/ stocked with commercial timber does
| not exceed 260.0J0,00O acres
/ In a table showing higher productive
ness under larger expenditures, NJ.
| Cleveland points out that little WuTt-
! tenberg derives a net revenue from gov
! eminent forests Of $3,09s, 42s. a net rev
/ enue of $3.50 per acre. The United
| states received but s12s. 65e. or S-00o66 Per
/ acre on an expenditure OF $.003 Per
acre.
In conclusion. Mr.. Cleveland says that
& is plain that the United states Is
/ very backward in its expenditure fol
| the management OF the national forests
but that, nevertheless. returns have al
ready Increased with Increased expendi
lures for management. A second lesson
clearly brought home by foreign for
estrv. is the need Of timely action, sine
forest waste can be repaired only a
great cost.
| In comparison with other countries
the prospects for forestry in the Unite'
states are particularly bright. accord
Ing to Mr.. Cleveland. first, because w
start with the assurance that success
may certainly be attained; second, ",
have few Of the handicaps which hav
trammeled other countries; third, tn
results which other lands have achieved
by long struggle are free 20 Us o Us
as We wish, fourth, in variety, combines
with value. our forests are without
parallel In the world BY specializing
our forest management, each kind o
D. forest may he made to yield the kin
Of material for which ~ IS best adapte
and the wastes due 20 compulsory rs
Of local supplies may be pracEcaI
. eliminated The United States consume
each year from three to four times tn
wood which its forests produce ard 1
due time will doubtless take ali IN
wood that Canada can spare.