The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-08


u" '"'.' '' Jus '''' SOD "' .''u.I leave
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.'' ''.-'' '' 't'." '.' "'I worn Out
.I' .'l'" '',.'1 'I our own
country I' IHe ''-. 'Iu '' IH' west. ln
..' .''''''h-. '"' "".' mountain"
I." ODD. N'|'..I.NI'.- iNd Ih lNc
'..'N' .'.N'.''.~ "0'i' we can uI-
l,..' '' ''' ''''- ..'" ..' u'HAtt lh
'"' "''I' 'l I'I. '''.I INJURY l' ihr
sou '.' '.' I'.'I r.-.'"~ "H'h COMES
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"'' '' ''' "'I"' I''".'~- 'u'.ns ot
lI'n''f. I' ih' tires lh'i inevitably f"l-
cow n".H I''N''-- 'u'I'.- '' lumber nr
'' I'.'''NS ana uncontrolled -'1'n-.
'~l''I'Of 10y I.' greg. MI-ri"rF
,''"' ' N".' '"' "0." 'N'" Nau-
"''''- '' "'"" over 'n' country
'''"' "'0'''' '.''H '' FORESTS on' ais
'0''' '' 'n' N"''" "''"''''N'r' the
N'.. ..''' "' '.I"'H "'''0
Su"rI'l-hI'u persons. 'r "'rs"ns
''Iu"'" q" '1' 'u'uF' 'F desire To
muse money ih every way "n. "i the
present sometimes sp'nh h' " NO
-I''' "''"'-' N"u'' "' d'hr 10y ihs
r''"I'NS "'H'T"' li'u "I our forests.
u Us "''h'n'' l' nave patience W'lh the
"'-uu'N'N "' 'u'~' PERSONS. hahNS
'' our own I''NI'NNhrHS ln Ih' use or
our NI.'uu'h forests We nave already
'I"0N'" tue verge "l u 'lIhh'r tahihe IN
'"'' '""n''N' ""' "" u'''NuI'N 'hot we
"'N ''"' ''"' "' ''N' Tor many
'''.N' """" ''' "Il0'uI'I 'I'' mas AZ
I''uN "''n o"l'. hu' We can prevent
'u''u'I "hN'hI'l h'lhg zone ana ~
N'u'u '' in lh' h'sh'S' degree repre-
.'"S'"'' u" ''t any consideration ~
'"'l'''rN convenience or temporary
'"N' '''rI''' WIN su'h action eSI'-
'l'IA HN r'SATuS 'h' national forests.
""'n '"' h''I'n can now al this very
"'"I"'H' '"n''"h
MI serious students OF the question
are aware "t tue great damage that
mas been done IN the Mediterranean
countries ~ europe. Asia and Africa
10y d'i"r"'talinh. The similar dam
age mat has been done I'm eastern
NSia Us less well known. \ recent in
N'S'igau"h INTO conditions In north
'hina by Mr.. Frank y. Meyer of the
bureau oi llhnt Industry OF the Unit
'd states department OF agriculture
mas Incidentally furnished In very
Striking fashion proof OF the ruin that
comes from reckless dcforestatlon OF
tho do,,a,,,, ,,,.., 1,,,,. ,,,a,. - -
tt,,uv ,rrc,,or,iJo G. t,,r.a.,o,,, -.
tbcsc Invcstt,,otio,s ,ho, ho,o,,.t,t,
attach AZ nm apnondiV IN nv rnos,a,,,
certain pbotoyronbs sbouin, nrosa,,.
conditions In china Tbov sbo,y Ia
vivid fashion the annoIlInp desolotion
taking the shane of borren mountains
and gravel ana snnd coveroJ nlotps
which Immediately follows and do.
pcnds upon the dcforestatIon az tho
mountains. Not many ccnuries ago
the country Of northern ChIno wns
one of the most fertile and beautifnl
spots iu the entire world and was
heavily furcsted We know this NOT
only from the old Chinese records. Int
from the accounts given by the tray-
elcr Marco Polo. He. for instance.
mentions that In visiting the provinces
of Shan~i and Shensi he observed
many plantations Of mulberry trees.
Now thor" Is hardly single mulberry
ire" In either Of these provinces. and
The culture of the silkworm has moved
FARTHER south. to regions of ntmos-
ph'rl' moisture
Change erouqht by Differentiation.
4, AN il,ustr,tio, or tho oorr,,o,,
change I'm tLc rivcrs v.o nor ,aL.
Polo's statement tbnt q cor,oIn it,
the linn If, wos sn largo ond A..
that merchants osccrd.d =, ,ror, 49,.
so1 with bnn,.IIv I,dcn h,o,s ro,,a,,
this river * simnIv a hrood sa,dr ~
with shallow r,nid curronts u,a,,,o.
ing bltbcr and tbither ocross q ah-.
Solutcly upnovigoIIc nm uo dn no.
have to den.nd unon u.rit,on r,o,.ds
The dry welIs and the we1s vim r,a,
ter far below tho CORNER wo,or r,art,
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