The Detroit times., 1908-01-31
Give the State Lands
Over to forestry.-lf
There Are Any Left
Activity In state Land ONCE
Thrsstsns the Carrying Out
Of plans Which Mean Much
To the state.

Further, to consider plans
for the utilization improvement protection and settlement OF these
consider the subject OF forestry
establishment and setting aside of these lands
for forest preserves"
In the light Legislature OF
pressed in this and the probability that this policy VIII
be by legislature the activity OF the state land
Office pushing these lands the market becomes therefore
depIorable.
The inquiry action in the matter
and has strong recommending the land
commissioner sale Of the lands be restricted
The necessity forests and the streams
and for the reforestraon Michigan manifest
cxen the future OF his at heart
timber and supply is essential to
bzts future healthfuness and prosperity
So essential question that has called tor
sacrifice of valuable time and thought upon e part
thinking men, whether their efforts avail or not WIZ
70 down to postery ghtednss and for their concern
for the welfare of their state.
The state denquent in the lower
peninsula where originally white pine TIM
Der predonated undesirable for agriculture
settlement standpoint is the poorer land OF the
considered worth the taxes upon II Az
epts to farm inevitably with failure and has
been acquired through by people who have
only poorer finally let back to the state
despair
The question which then is simply ths What
win we do this land7
Does suggest itself in the light OF our
xber threatened shortage of water supply as resuo
coming down each year to the
stroke of the in time the states timber lands are
what better this acreage be put than
reforesHaton.
ESPECIALLY WHEN 1T HAS BEEN PROVEN WON1n-
LESS FOR ANY OTHER USE1
Il i true that there may be parts land that could be
EARNED with profit but with its and also with
forestry make the telling point that only
small percentage acreage good land which may with ad
be hardwood growth for which the pine bans
and the poorer sandy could be used with profit
The only served cover for the timber
thief and under worked with safety The result has oen
sat scattering fallen his and in most cases after
be has carted available supply the MILL ne moves on IN
conditions question of eorestraion OF sucn
serious moment
It win readily then, that the homestead ands TOO
might more protably given forestry purposes
The only argument been advanced (and our sym
.thv with those ) is that the devotion OF TINS
of forestry would have tendency
making sections wilderness
The saowness Is shown by the tact that
which tho greatest area OF the state
land is suated will be left to the settler inere not
county in would be better settled and better developed
az m own good and the general by having these lands
settled
As matter of fact whole proposition embodied in the
ample question whether is better for the poor man to become
- through the purchase desertion OF these lands after
his labor development for naugh or whether
thew be put fruitful of preserving the states timber and
water SUPPLY
That the one so readily apparent
ere is little the action that will be taken by the next leg
e and we pushing of these lands upon the
and rendering unavailable for such only at the
preum they may command and which doubtless inspires their
nrrcb,se now is MORE THAN DEPLORABLE
The state land commissioner find good excuse for failure
IS heed the suggestion of the inquiry commission
1 ~ ..lL.o II x>~~1orroI H