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celebrated Yudin Library of works
on Russia and Siberia. Though nom.
inaliy purchase, this collection OF
over $4,000 volumes Is practically n
gift, since the owner parted with IL
for little more than one-third the
sum expended In gathering II. This
purchase Is noteworthy as an indica-
ton OF the broadening scope of the
library and Its increasing value to
schoinrs. There Is no other collection
on Russia and Siberia of such size In
America. and perhaps none so valua-
BILE in Europe outside of Russia 1t
Ia rich in local history, ethonography
and institutional history The mate
rial includes CERTAIN manuscript rec
ords of the early Russian settlements
In Alaska. The portrait OF Mr.. Yu.
din and the photograph of the log
house he had built for the collection
at Krasnolarsk, Siberia, are reproduc.
ed In the report.
Another important acquisition is n
collection OF come 5000 works on ia.
pan, mainly in the Japanese lam
guage. The books and manuscripts
were selected in Japan by Prof. Asa
kawa, of Yale. whose purpose was to
secure good working collection for
the student of Japanese literature, his
tory and institutions. In this connec-
Ition the report gives a short sum-
mary Of the possessions OF the library
In the field Of Orientals. showing that
1T is particularly rich In Chinese
works.
Among the important gifts were the
Shoemaker and the Kaufman col
lections. and valuable manuscripts
and papers of the period of Washing
ton, Jefferson. Madison and Monroe
by request from Mr.. J. Henly Smith.
Other gifts and purchases of especial
value. including collection of 46
rare books, and 113 prints, presented
By Mrs. Ridgely Hunt. are also listed.
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.CONCRESSIONALL|BRARY
Collection of Russian and
Siberian Literature of So.
900 Volume Added.
to II.

Two new and important literary
collections, one on Russia and Siberia,
and the other on Japan, written In
the Japanese language, have been
added to the Congressional Library.
according to the report of the libra.
Ran. which has just been issue. The
contents of the library at the close
of the year. 1.433,S4S books and pam.
Dhlets and some 5000 other articles
give 1t third place i'll point of size
among the Libraries of the world. The
net gain in miscellaneous books and
pamphlets during the year was 81,
Col
The most notable single acquisition
mot included in the county was the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-23

nearly all the timber lands upon the
linappropriated public domain have
been brought under the care OF the
Secretary Of Agriculture. who i~ re-
sponsible for aheir protection against
fire theft and wasteful exploitation;
and their power TO furnish wood tim
Der and store water will be safe
guarded for all time. The timber 10
given away to actual homemakers
and TO communities for public pur-
poses. 1t promotes the growth of a
forest to clear out the mature trees.
and such rs are marked by the for
esters for cutting are sold to tho
highest bidder every year. The in
come of the governments from the
national forest reserves ia now great
er than the cost OF administration.
During he year 1907e the revenue
from the sale OF selected timber
amounted to $3.50, 000-twlce as
much as for 1906 and more than
twenty times as much as. for 1905
and this revenue will increase randi
ly as the forests are Inspected and
the regulations are enforced.
1t is unfortunate that this policy
was not adopted nifty years ago. be-
fore so large an area had been
Stripped by the wasteful lumbermen
and destroyed by fire. This could
have been prevented; the young trees
could have been saved, aud the for
est lands might now be yielding tens
of millions of dollars in revenue to
the government. Secretary Wilson
urges on these grounds that Congress-
take prompt action, for every year
that Legislation Is postponed the con-
ditions are made worse and the cost
of reclamation becomes greater.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-23

wheels OF the factories. Secretary
Wilson estimates that not less than
100 square miles OF arabic land on
the mountain side slopes are ahso-
iusely destroyed each year by the
washing of the soil from the surfaca
in the spring floods.
1t is not proposed to interfere with
numbering or mining or agriculture.
The bills now pending before Con.
sress provide that minerals and mer-
camille timber shall be reserved By
the owner of the land when he trans
fers his title to the United Stsaes
but the mining operations and The re-
moval OF timber must be conducted
according to regulations so rs 10 pre-
vent the purpose of the purchase
from being defeated. In other words,
tile forestry experts of the govern
ment will mark the tfees that can be
cut without damage the forests and
VIII prevent the destruction of young
er crowns which are valuable only
for cooperage and similar uses. 1t
Is also provided that small areas of
agricultural land which may be ac-
CURED by the government in The pur-
chase of flie forests shall be surveyed
and offered for sale as homesteads at
their true value TO actual settlers in
tracts OF not more than eighty acres
~ is also proposed THAT settlers now
living upon the land to he included
within the reservation shall be pro-
,ecthd in their rights so far as can
he done without injury to the for
ests.
indeed. the purchase of the 6,O0O-
600 cares proposed would promote
mining, farming. fruit growing and
cattle raising throughout tile entire
district and would increase he value
of farming land i'll The valleys be.
cause II would afford settlers who
own and cultivate small farms pro-
lection from fire and frem losses
from floods. while the construction
OF roads will give them greater ia
cilities for reaching markets.
a Great National Park.
IT would be a great thing for the
country. TO have national park oil
100000 acres in the eastern states
and to have roads constructed ana
hotels erected at suitable places fol
the enjoyment of the public. Inc
White mountains are already well
supplied with bc.h roads and hotels
and In certain portions of the Anpala-
chlans. particularly around AshviIle
and in the sapphire country, wher5
thousands of tourists 20 for recrea-
ton every year and where thousands
of invalids are now seeking hearth
In the pure and stimulating atmos-
phere. This is most important
consideration, which appeals to ev-
erybody.
The total area of forests now be-
longing 10 the governments of the
United States is about 60,OO00OC
acres. and IT. is forever exempted
from sale and settlement. In fact
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annum per horse power, which Is the
ruling rate, would produce q revenue
of nearly S52.000.000 per year. and an
increase of so per cent of power
would bring the revenues up to more
than S-00,000,000, by which You will
realize what Il tremendous factor the
little brooks OF the mountains are in
tho future industrial development of
this country,
Reliance of Eastern Factories.
IL you want 10 realize this more
clearly, you might read that part of
the report which shows how the New
England factories depend upon tho
power they get from the streams
which rise in the White mountains.
ana which ara being gradually di-
minished as the mountain sides are
being stripped of trees. If the cut
ting in the White mountains goes on
much further the Mcrrimac, the Con.
nee.icut and other rivers OF New
England. upon which the manufac-
turers depend TO turn their wheels
will fail them except during the
rainy seasons. when they will get all
their water Mt once in the form of
destructive floods rather than in a
steady stream throughout the year.
AZ least 100000 horse power is now
IN actual use for cotton mills in the
Sou,h Atlantic States. and Mt least
100000 more is being supplied by tho
construction of reservoirs and cleo
trical plants upon the Catawba and
other rivers. I told you about it In
letter from Charlotte the other day.
Twenty Or thirty millions of dollars
are being investigated in these enter.
| pFises at this moment, and ali that
viii be wasted unless something is
done TO protect and increase the
sources OF the water supply, which
are found in The mountain forests.
| The geological survey is now meas
| ur!ng the water 10 ascertain the
facts. Seven or eight guaging sta
tions have been maintained for sew
eral years. but recently fifty-fve
| Others have been added. from which
they will be able 10 determine ex-
actly how much water is being used
and how much is wasted in the iioods
that come down from the mountain
sides upon which the forests have
been burned or cut AVA;
Ths Forests and Streams.
The forests are the only natural
factor which tend to equalize the flow
! or streams. and unless this cover OF
the watersheds is preserver and pro-
tected. the rainfall will run down
them as II does off a roof. and will
not only be wasted. but will carry
with 1t vast quantities of soil and
ruin the lana for cultivation. 1t Is
proposed TO aid nature in regulating
the flow by replanting the areas from
which the rimber has been cut and
by constructing reservoirs in which
1.-THE melting SHOWS and the floods
from The rainfall can be stored until
the dry season. and then released
gradually as it is needed to turn the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-23

100000 acres in the Southern Appa-
llcrians at not more than $3.50 an
acre. Immediate action is urged by
the secretary because the natural
resources of both regions are being
seriously impaired by reckless lum-
liering and heavy rains: and also be-
cause Tho price Of these lands is con-
tinually increasing, as the timber
supply is being diminished.
ExhaustIng Hard Wood Supply.
The report brings out in striking
manner the fact that the hard wood
OF this country, which is required for
carr!l ges. wagons. car building, fur
niture and agricultural implements.
is being rapidly exhausted. and those
industries cannot exist after the sup
ply of raw material is gone. In the
State of Illinois alone the sum of
Sl4S,l15,S05 is invested in such man
ufactories. which employ 10000 wage
earners. and in 1895 turned out pro.
ducts valued at 39,970.590. or -
per cent of the entire value of man
ufactSsred products OF the United
States. Already steel is being adopt
Ell very largely in place of hard
woods for many purposes, but it can
not be used as a substitute for fur
niture. tool handles, musical instrn-
ments wagons and carriages or for
many other purposes. In Russia.
where lumber is verp scarce, railwa.'
cars are built entirely Of steel and
matal is being employed to an in
creasing extent in this country at
present for both freight and passen-
ger cars.
The manufacture of furniture,
which calls for more hard wood than
any other industry. is entirely de-
pendent for existence upon the pres
erva'ion of the forests. In 1905
which is the latest year for which |
can obtain statistics, there were 2.4S2
furniture factories in the United
States. with capital of $153 100000
and an annual product valued nj
$170.00O,OO0. They consumed $50
100000 feet of lumber that year.or
90 per cent OF the entire hard wood
CIT of the United States. Those
factories have got to depend for their
future supply upon the forests OF the
southern Appalachian mountains,
which are being rapidly stripped and
canot even now furnish as much as
is demanded. During the last seven
years the wholesale prices OF hard
wood lumber have advanced from 81
10 So per cent. and in the face of this
the cut has fallen off Is per cent be-
cause CT thescarcity of timber. The
experts estimate the remaining stand
of hard wood trees lin the United
States at 40O,OOO.0OO,OOO feet. which
is enough to last only sixteen years
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Nation Should OWN This Land

Secretary Wilson has submitted to
Congress, an elaborate report con-
corning the purchase OF the forests
in the White mountains and in the
Appalachian range in Maryland, Vir-
glnih, West Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Somlh Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama. Kentucky and Tennessee.
Bills have been introduced in the
House OF Representatives approprl-
atihg $5,0o0.00O for this purpose by
Representatives Clrrier, of New
HAmpshira and Levtr, of South Car
DINA, and in the Senate by Mr.. Gal.
linger of New Hampshire. and Mr..
Overman of North Carolina, writes
Wiilians-E. Curtis in the Washington
Star. They a:e referred to the com
mites on agriculture, which have
agreed to hear arguments January
80 from the American Forest Asso-
citation the American Civic Associa,
tion. the Appalachian Mountain Club,
The Massachusetts Forest Association
and other organizations which are
deeply interested in the subject of
preserving the trees and the water
power. and turning as much as pos
sible of the unoccupiei mountain land
In the eastern states into national
parksy for the health and the pleas
ure Of The people.
Atit.he last session OF Congress an
appropriation of $4,000 was made
for a thorough and complete inves-
aigation OF the area under considera.
ucn. The work was done by w. w.
Ash OF the bureau OF forestry, Wal
ter MMlford OF the University OF
Michigan. Alfred Alderman of tine
University OF Georgia. Prof. l.. C.
Glenn of Vanderbilt University.
Nashville. and Philip w. Ayres OF the
Society for the Protection of New
Hampshire Forests These gentle
men went over the entire territory
with, Typographical maps in their
hands and plated the mountainous
woodland so as to have an accurate
record of all the wild land the area
thai Is more valuable for forestry
than for agriculture. They noted all
the springs and streams and meas
u;ed their flow and the surfaces drain.
age so that Congress- can know exact
iy the area and tho value of each
watershed included in the proposed
reservation.
They found 2S.OOO,00O acres of for
ests in the Blue Ridge and Great
Smoky mountains. the Alleghanies,
the Cumberlanis, and the four main
ranges OF the White mountains.
mostly in New Hampshire. OF this
area Secretary Wilson recommends
that the government acquire 100000
acres in the White mountains at the
average price OF SC an acre, and
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at the present rate of consumption.
They also assert that under proper
management the Appalachian lor-
ests can be made TO yield 5000, 900. :
600 feet Il year. which will be suffi :
cient for all purposes. But unless the
forests are properly protected and
the lumbermen are prohibited from
cutting young and growing trees the
waste will be quite rs large as the
consumption.
Regular Supply Proposed.
It is not intended to take the hard
wood forests of The Appalachians out
of the markell but 10 Prevent the
lumbermen from cutting any but full
grown trees, and at the same time to
replant AT government expense the
enormous area OF mountain land that
has already been stripped. If this
can be- done the 100000 acres which
1t proposed to reserve. under pro-
per management. will furnish reg
nlar and permanent supply OF hard
wood for furniture. agricultural i'm
plemonts, tool handles, vehicles and
other purposes or which ct is .bso-
lutely necessary: and. at the same
time, by the sale of selected trees,
bring enough revenue to the govern
ment that will repay the treasury
for the cost of the reservation many
times over.
Protection of Water Supply.
An equally important matter. and
many people think OF even greater
gravity, is the protection of the wa
ter supply for the cotton mills and
ohcr manufactures in the south.
Every drop of water that turns a
wheel in the south comes from the
Appalachian mountains, and with the
gradual disappearance of the forests
that supply is diminishing. The
springs in the Appalachian mountains
and the rainfall also supply all of the
navigable streams IN the south, and
the removal of the forests has Sc
changed tho laws of nature that most
of them are now navigable only in
time of high water. during the rainy
seasons, when the precipitation runs
away in foods. and often destroys
much valuable property. The gov
eminent has expended $30,00O,00O OF
more 10 deepen and clear these nav
igable streams. so that they may b.
navagable streams In the South, ant
ment will be wasted in few years
unless something is done to regulate
the drainage and prevent the rainfall
from pouring off down the mountain
sides in destructive torrents.
The report of the experts state.
that under present conditions THE
streams of the southern Appalachian.
afford minimum of 2,7lO.OOO horse
power. described some of tho
plants in Il recent letter from Char
lotte. N. c. The experts also esti.
mate that the construction of storag,
reservoirs in the mountains would
| increase this many times. The renta
of 2,740.oO0 horse power at $50 pei
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AUTO sALks AT ELopEmENr.
Stops Short and Runaways compIets
Trip by Trolley.

CLEVELAND. Jan 22.--An automo.
bile which SHES at wedding bells
nearly spoiled the elopement of Harry
w: Cowdrey and Miss Margaret Batch.
elder.
The two started out in Cowdrey's
automobile in the afternoon for San.
dusky to he married. While speed
ing along the road the machine atop.
ped. They tinkered for an hour and
could not make 1t stir. Leaving the
car In care OF the chauffeur the two
boarded a trolley car. went to Sandus,
ky and were Joined in matrimony.
AS they emerged from the minis.
ter's house the chauffeur drove up.
with the machine. 1t didn't balk once
after the marriage.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-23
Noticed II Alrlnh..

"Maude was afraid the girls
wouldn't notice her engagement
ring"
Did they?p
Did They'll six of them recognized
1t at once Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-23
COUPON.

On presentation at the Daily Press
Office, this Coupon and aOc entities
the bearer TO one Captain gohn Smith
Souvenir Puzzle. If the puzzle is TO be
mailed, &c must be added Go cover
postage.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-23
Shame on Spartanburg

Spartanburg has has an ordinance
forbidding peeping thru knothole
in the fence to watch baseball
games. Isn't that interfering with
the inaIienable right Of the small
boy?-AdairsYille Banner.
Spartanbugh ought to be asham
ed of itself. If some legislator
wants to earn undying fame and
the eternal gratitude of the small
boy, be should introduce o bill re-
curing baseball parks to have not
less than two good knotholes to
each plank in the fence. Atlanta
Georgian.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-23
Alabama Press Association
To Be Here On The oath.

The Alabama Press Association,
two hundred strong will be the
guests of Fitzgerald from five I'M
til six O'Clock Friday evening the
"a inst A public reception will
be rendered the visitors during this
period OF the Lee Grant hotel to
which all the citizens Of Fitzgerald,
especially the ladies are invited.
During the time the Press AS
ISOLATION are with us they will be
given an automobile and carriage
drive over the city. Every one
who has a suitable vehicle is re-
qucsted to assist the entertainment.
Drive to the hotel at 5 o'clock pre-
pared to take one or more Of the
visitors over the city.
This entertainment is being Civ
en- under the auspices of the Fitz
gerald Business Mems League.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-23
Pulling For Fitzgerald,

Either at home or abroad, seems
to be the fashion, at least they are
pulling alright, as a word from the
coast says:
Brunswick, Ga, july 20, 1908.
Col. d. B. Jay, Fitzgerald, Ga.
Dear Col. JAY: We are glad to
note from your letter that the Bust
ness Mems League has been organ
lied at Fitzgerald and that you
propose to 9rganiz5 an advertising
campaign, and that y0a are taking
in members who agree to pay
$500 for three months FOR adyer-
Using purposes. We are glad to
be put on the list with those who
are trying to push Fitzgerald. We
sbelieye your motto up there is to
"Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out" !;
and as we have faith in Fitzgerald
and don { propose to pull out, we
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-23
Amount Alcohol
Found in Near-Beer

Atlanta, Ga, July 22.-In a re.
port just ISSUED State Chemist
Stallings presents a number of
interesting analysis showing what
percentage of alcohol is contained
in the various near beers and 9th.
er prohibition drinks now being
sold in Georgia.
These analysis show that the
near beers have from 80 to 2.4O
percentage of alcohol. Some of tie
elders, it is reported, have $50
and $3.50 percentage of alcohol.
Twenty five of these drinks are
designated as follows:
Schooner Brew .33 Quaker Tenn
perance beer So, Acme Brew 80,
Brewises beer 1.67, Bud 1. so, Mead
1.S0, Schlitz Fizz 2.1O, White Top
2.40, Hop Ale 80, Red Buck Ale
LIS, Cooks Maltale 80, Atlantis
80, Black Bottle 1.30 Ino 1.75,
Maltale 2.26, Miller's Vivo Ito
Puritan Cider 7:3O, apple cider
$50 apple cider 2.25, apple cider
.95.
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New Counties
Get the Hook.

With one fell swoop the commit
tee on constitutional amendments
yesterday afternoon reported un
favorab!y the three bills pending,
which provided for the creation
Of new counties in south Georgia.
Each Of these measures provided
that enough territory should be Ia
ken from Johnson, Emanuel, Lau-
rem and Montgomery to makeup a
county. If one county had been
created it would have been II geo
graphical impossibility to create
the other two. The three counties
desiring creation were d" Milledge,
whose creation was opposed by
Laurens, Montgomery, Jeff Davis
and Johnson, and the two other
new counties proposed, "CleaVe-
land" and BIackshear." la the
same way, when "Bjackshear"
made a bid, this proposed county
was opposed by the other six and
so on.
One after the other the bills
were tabled. 1t was very evident
from the vote that the committee
and for that matter the house, is
opposed to the creation of any
more new counties until a way
is provided for the people in the
interested counties to vote On the
question.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-23
Big MiIIs'To Re-
sumo Operations


St. Louis, Mo.-Within the next
thirty days practically all of the
Urge factories in Southern Illinois
which were closed by the financial
depression will be re-opened and
men will be put back to work.
New York. Ansonia CIock
Factory, at 18th Ave. and Twelfth
street, Brooklyn, which employees
more than one thousand hands,
YVES opened this morning with a
full force, after shut down Of
nearly three weeks.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-23
Weather Signals.
Fitzgerald Guard Returns.

The militia boys are at home
fro m Camp VIM Ell. Taftat Chick
amluga They al arrived over the S.A.
L. yesterday afternoon and looked
for the world like veterans and no
doubt they felt like veterans as
they Ial been put through a siren
ouOus week Of camp life and prac-
teal Instructions in the duties and
exercises of the soldier in the
field. The company was under
the command of Lieut. j A. Reed.
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A Bad MiSprint Corrected,
Ed itior Enterprise:

Spelling "hirsute" "h-i-e-r-
suit" is nothing compared to
your "intelligent compositor" MAX
ing you sly a few weeks ago that
"there are only seventeen cases Of
fever four deaths TODAY" You
meant TO DATE. l have looked
in vain for a correction of this
"fataI' misprint, and still you
wonder who started the false re,
port that there is sickness Of any
consequence in Fitzgerald. "Bet-
ter late than never" %s,#
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-23

We want a correspondent for
Ben Hill county in connection with
our real estate business. Should
be familiar with abstract work and
also with land values in Ben Hill
county. Correspondence invited.
Howard M. Smith & Co, Macon,
Ga. 1O34-3t
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-23

Mrs B. F. Knapp received a
message this morning, announcing
the death of her father, Joseph F.
Gump, at his home in Pocatello,
Idaho, in his S0th year. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gump were former residents
of this city and Triton years ago.
and will be remembered IL na.l