The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-27

P
try's forests again have been called
upon To supply about four million
Christmas trees. and again many pC--
sons have asked themselves and have
oucricd the United states forest ser.
vice. rs the custom menace to the
movement for forest proservation?'
In the millions Of hapnv homes over
The country whore the younger gen.
GRAFTON has made the Christmas tree
the center Of play since early FRIDAY
morning there are many mothers
aud fathers who have given the cues
tion more or Jess thought From Sun
day schools and other organizations
also which hold an annual celebration
around gavly decorated evergreen
for the benefit of the l'tuo ones. has
come the question whether u is con.
sistcnt 10 urge conservation of io-
ost resources and then 20 cut mill
lions Of young trees every year 20
afford q little Joy Iu the passing holi
day season.
eyes Il is consistent aud proper
that thee ustom should bo maintain
cd" has been the answer Of United
states Forester Clifford Piuchot in
cvcry case. Trees are for usc. and
there is no other use 10 which they
could be put which would contribute
so much to the joy NJ man as their
use by the children on this one great
holiday OF the year
"'rhc numpcr " trees cut for this
use each year IS utterly insignificant
when compared 20 the consumption
for other purposes for which timber
Is demanded Not more than four mil
lion Christmas trees are used each
year. one IN every fourth family n
planted four fcct apart they could NJ"
grown on less than 1900 acres This
clearing of an area equal TO n good
sized farm each Christmas should not
he n subject Of much worry. when e.
Is Remembered that for lumber alone
~ is necessary to take timber from nn
area Of moro than 100000 acres every
dav Of tho year.
at is true that there has been scrl
Gus damage 10 forest growth In the
cutting OF Christmas trees in various
parts Of New England. hut in these
very sections the damage through the
cutting of young cvcrgrccns for use
at Christmas Is infnitesimal when
compared with the loss Of forest re-
sources through fires and careless
methods OF numbering Tho proper
remedy is not 10 stop using trees but
10 adopt wiser methods OF use.
"It is generally realized that a Ger
tain proportion Of land must alway'
he used for forest growth; Just as
for other crops. Christmas trees ar,
one form Of the crop. There IS nc
more reason for an outcry against
using land 10 grow Christmas trees
than 10 grow flowers"
The forest service upholds the Christ
mas tree custom, hut recognizes at
the same time that the iudiscrImuarC
cutting Of evcrErcous TO supply the
holiday trade has produced bad
effect upon many stands Of merchant
able kinds OF trees IN different sec
tions OF the country Waste and dcs
truCtion usually result when wood
lands are not under a proper system
of forest management Forcstcrs say
that Il is not bv denying ourselves
the wholesome pleasure of having a
bit OF nature I'm 'hc home at Christ
mas that the problem OF conserving
the forests will be solved but hy
learning how 10 use forests wisely
and properly. The rayagos through
forest fires must hc checked the
many avenues of waste of timber u
its travel from the woods 10 the mill
and thence 20 the market must ho
closed. and almost uumhorlcss im-
portaut problems demand attention
before the Christmas trco
GermanN Sc ouccdcd 10 have the
highest developed sys'cm Of forcs,