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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-22
curtailment In cotton Mills.

Boston, October 21.-A curtailment in
Massachusetts, cotton mills of 224 hours
between November 1 ne&t and August L.
1910, is favored by the Arkwright club in
statement issued today. The Arkwright
club is composed of practically all the
treasurers of cotton mills in New Eng
land. A general curtailment of cotton
production for the Improvement of busi-
ness has been agitated for some weeks.
speeches covering some phase of his
character.
Charles e. Rosenbaum of Little ROCK.
Ark, inspector general for Arkansas ana
the District OF Columbia, was elected
treasurer general of the supreme council.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-09-02

has advanced from 13OOOOOO acres to acres
an increase of nearly $40 per cent
With more intensive methods of cultivation larger
Yields VIII undoubtedly be obtained from the area.
yet the area itself under agricultural crops will have
be increased especially If we are TO remain an export
ing country.
In Belgium the arabic forms SO per cent of the
total land area In Denmark 6S. in France As.
Germany A. These countries exporters of cere-
ais although their methods cultivation are highly de-
veloped France is especially interesting as criterion
because its methods most intensive and II is the
only country that Is sesustainng IL produces 90 per
cent of all the cereals which Il consumes There ia
little doubt that our population in the so years will
reach oOOOOOOO or about so persons per square mile
Whetner the acreage OF improved farm land will in
crease at much faster rate than the population as has
been the in the past whether IL will grow at
tne same or even slower rate than the population
future alone can tell; but increase it must
In mountainous Switzerland only IL per cent of the
land is cultivated and In Sweden and Norway situated
In an unfavorabe climate and with scanty population
t29 and Is persons square mile respectively the
proportion of arabic land is 81 per cent and / ner
cent. respectively.
Land chiefly valuable for grazing will form about one
fifth of the extent of the United States proper This
land originally lay west Of the hundredh meridian
in the plains and mountain valleys with the advance
of dry farming its eastern boundary been shifted
farther to about the one hundred and third meri
ian This land receives but scanty rainfall and can
produce neither forest field crop. but supports
vegetation OF hardy grasses IL formerly
raj Of millions Of buffalo now the grazing
ground of herds of cattle and sheep This land will re-
main largely natural range since the which
be irrigated and thus reclaimed for agricultural pur-
poses. or which can be used for dry farming is
paratively small.
According TO estimates the available
ter will be sufficient to irrgae n 900 900 acres or one
vice. however does not expect to reclaim than five
per cent of all the arid land This area together with
that used for dry farming will barely suffice counter
balance the reduction Of the productive area in the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-09-02

america on an average yield less than IL
III farsghed national policy in the conservation o
natural resources is to make provision for an eyern
creasing population. then the greatest possibilities lie
In the direction OF developing the land in all its FORMS
helo Iores, ana range-for, Notwithstanding all possible
economy IN the use of the nonenewabe they
are bound to decrease time goes on
One hundred years the United States east of the
Mississippi river was an almost unbroken forest com
prsing something over 100000 square miles or about
7O0O00000 Now after about century of settle
ment, there than 300 900 snuare miles of
merchantable forest land in the eastern United States
About $4,000 square miles have been cleared for farm
land The remainder has been culed of its valuable tim
Der and devastated by fire else into useless
brush land With tie growth of population and the
greater demand for agricultural land the ratio between
farm and forest land will change still further The for
ests will be and crowded into the mountains
and soils too thin too poor for agricultural pur
poses be safely assumed that so or 100 years
the proportion of land devoted the different purposes
will change almost as much as It has during the past
century These changes will especially
part of the United States because forest
is not confined as 1t is in the west to high attitudes
where agriculture is generally impracticable In the
west the forests, with few exceptions, the low
country around Puget sound In mountains which
rise In the midst of semarid plains original
of 10000 square miles, half of which lies in the
Sierra Nevada and in the Cascades and half in the Rock
les, has changed but very little since settlement In the
west the increase of agricultural land be secured
chiefly through the irrigation of the semi-ard land
II take long look ahead into the future and try
picture TO ourselves what will be the ultimate proper
ton of farm forest range in this country so
years from now, in the light of the increasing demand
agricultural land and of approximate knowledge
climatic conditions and the physical properties OF
the different lands in this country shall get
thing like the condition shown In the diagram.
The area devoted agriculture in a half century
instead being 81 per cent of the total is
now will be nearer so per cent That this is not
overestmate is indicated by the fact that during the
last SO the improved farm land in this country
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-09-02

in Nevada, In Utah and In Oregon In the form of arid
basins Icebound deserts found in Alaska and on
the gacer-covered mountains. This land must long
the climatic conditions OF the country continue
they are remain unproductive.
The land chiefly valuable for growing forests will
shrink to about $50 acres. than onefth of
the extent OF the United States proper Together with
the wood lots which win form part the
farm land the total forest will amount approx
matey 45000O0O0 acres fourth Of the total land
VIII this be sufficient to provide a population
struction ties. poles. pulp all for
TO protect the soil from erosion regulate the
of the people?
With the exception OF those countries which have
naturally humid climate like Great Britain the
Netherlands. the countries with forest of only
20 cent less show usually to marked degree bad
climatic conditions with prolonged droughts frosts and
alternating floods and low water. result OF the
duced forest Portugal with forest Of only
81 per cent. Of the total: Spain, with 16 cent;
Greece with 10 cent? Turkey with 20 cent and
Italy, with IA per cent, good examples
While the absolu tely necessary for the regula
ton of streams and the protection of soils be deter
mined only approximately and indirectly the
essay TO make country sefsustaining regards the
production of timber be found with greater
racy II compare the exports of the different
tries with the forest for every 100 inhabitants
find that countries with 92 100 nhabi
have surplus of exports imports while those
with IS acres or less have surplus of imports ex
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-09-02

than double the present area ana IN ch-
teIv ont NJ the question Much OF the land now unoer
forest hut capabe OF producing crops VIII have 10 Do
cleared and titled 10 provide for increased popua
tion All the evidence therefore Is that the and I'M
der forest win during the next 80 years be reduced 10
45O 600 600 acres and this reduced area VIII have 10
provide for population almost twice as large as inc
present Nor will there much hope for covering the
shortage of our home production by importatons from
abroad.
The demand for timber is constantly growing all over
the world Il increases at the rate OF Ave per cent
annually II we compare the total excess Of imports
over exports all woodmportlng countries OF Europe
with the total excess of exports Imports OF all
woodexporting countries shall find that there Is
deficit for Europe OF 14 100000 cubic feet which Is
met at present by imports from North America Swe-
den Norway and AustriaHungary have already touched
the highest point I'm their exports Russia could prob
ably extent its exports from the NORTH
where there still large of virgin forest but
the growing scarcity of timber In the other parts of the
empire make II very unlikely that larger supplies OF
timber export will be available Canada is still able
its exports but the drain the Canadian
forests Is growing and they will remain the
only of supply satisfy the needs of the
the world for coniferous timber after Austria
Hungary and Russia to be exporting countries.
The growing demand for wood material must be met.
then not by increase OF the forest land by de-
pending imports from abroad, but by increase in
productiveness Of the forest decrease in the
waste which chiefly is due the fact that the United
States has the greatest capita consumption In The
world.
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mother OF labor and the father OF all
products necessary to sustain human life.
The richness and prosperity of country
therefore, depend on the presence OF nat
ural resources within its borders, such as
water. minerals forests and cultivable soils
on the one hand, and intelligent human en-
ergy on the other to shape them into the
forms necessary for the needs of man. or
the two elements the natural resources are
indispensable. for in a country like the des-
ert OF Sahara all human effort would be
Oh but little avail. The growth of a nation
depends, therefore, upon the extent of the
natural resources and upon the knowledge
OF how to use them with as little destruc-
ton as possible
The resources of country fall natu-
rally into three groups-water minerals
and land-which represent, respectively, re-
sources which are inexhaustible, resources
which are exhaustible and cannot be re-
newed. and resources which are exhaust
ible but can be renewed. II may be ques-
toned. indeed, whether there is such a
thing as an inexhaustible natural resource.
Even water, through the denudation of the
drainage basins. may become irregular in
It's How, or through the careless disposal
OF refuse may become polluted so that IL
cannot be used Mines are illustrations of
resources which are exhaustible and not
renewable. Gas. OIL coal and iron once
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-09-02

ports Apparent exceptions this rule appear in the
Bulgaria and Seryia These countries while at
present importing wood than they export possess
considerable Of forest inaccessible and with
the development OF OF exploitation and the in
creased demand for lumber they will In time become ex-
porting countries. -
From this may infer that country In order TO be
sefsustaning regards its timber supply must have
an area of forest land for every 100
inhabitants The necessary TO supply all the wood
needed home consumption will vary OF course with
the per capita consumption and the 100 acres per 100
inhabitants must be considered the minimum area, be-
cause is based upon moderate per capita consump-
ton such as is found densey populated countries Of
Europe like Germany or France.
The minimum for every 100 Inhabitants
necessary TO make country elfsustaning also be
deduced in another way At present Germany Imports
1853 900 cubic of wood from abroad To produce
this OF timber Germany would have to
OF 100000 In addition to the $4,000
coo now available In other words she would need
100000 of forest in order TO meet her own tim
Der requirements 93.2 for every 100 nhabi-
tans. Germany is extremely good example with
which the productivity of the forests OF all other coun-
tries be compared, because her
forests be taken n standard OF
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In this country. where the per cap
ita consumption Is SIX times a. great
as that In Germany or France and the
annual growth per acre may be est
mated roughly as one-third OF that ~
those countries. the forest area would
have to be 500 acres for each lVO 10
habitants. OF more than twice the pres
ent area. In order 10 maintain tho pres
ent cut. The present area OF 40 acres
for every 100 inhabitants at the pres
Ont per capita consumption and an
nual growth per acre would be sum
cient TO meet our own needs II thefe
we're not present supply OF virgin
timber, the accumulated capital OF
centuries. to meet the deficiency. WIN
the exhaustion Of this remaining VIZ
gin supply, which can last only about
so years more. there must come uine
when not only all oar exports OF TIM
her must cease, but there will not be
enough wood for home consumption.
Even as Il is. the total exports OF
wood from this country amount TO only
ave per cent. OF the lumber cut. while
the surplus OF exports over imports Is
only is per cent.-an insignificant
amount. This shows clearly that wa
have practically ceased TO be an exc
porting country and the tendency VIII
be more and more toward becoming
wood-importing country.
How shall this shortage be metz
With an increasing demand for land
for agricultural crops there Is little
hone OF increasing the extent OF forest
land. AS we have seen, the area nee
ossarv for this purpose would have 10
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gone are gone forever.

gone are gone forever,
OF all the natural resources the
only one which contains within itself
the possibility of infinite renewal is
land. The nation should therefore be
most vitality concerned with the con-
servation and improvement of this re.
source. Human control over such nat.
ural resources as minerals is limited.
The only possible means of conserva.
ton is the avoidance of waste. but
their ultimate exhaustion is unayoid
able. With agricultural and forest
land, however, it is otherwise. Land
can not only be conserved, but con-
stantly improved and its yield in.
creased. While in England the iron
ores and the coal are becoming con.
stantly harder to get and their ex.
haustion is threatened, the agricultural
land, after thousand years of cultiya-
ton, is now more productive than ever.
The wheat fields of England, under In.
tensive cultivation, Yell 30 bushels TO
the acre, while the virgin fields of
~
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United States through
the growth OF cities, the
building OF railroads and
the general development
OF commerce and non
agricultural industry. The
possibilities for lncreas-
Ing the productiveness of
the S00.OO0.0OO acres OF
our public grazing land
are very great.
About two per cent. OF
the total land area will
forever remain desert.
There are but few areas
within the United States
which, on account OF the
Intense heat, very low
temperatures. alkali or
lack OF rainfall. are unfit
for the use OF man and
may be truly considered
desert land. Such land is
found in
- Tho CA..fh
Bs ! :; e !: :: a. AZ: A.: 3
= G a lifornia.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-09-02

N THE last anal
ysis all material
wealth, all the
comforts and ne
cessities Of life.
are the product
of two elements
nature and la
Dor. 1t may be
truly said that
nature. or the
earth, is the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-06
MANY DOGS AT DREAML.AND,
Annual SHOW Of the Lsns leland Kennel
Club Scores Success.

Not one OF the eight annual va OF the
Long Island Kennel Club has gone with
more vim or has been better attended than
that Of yesterday In khe attractive pre-
cincts Of DreAmland. II was . daring idea
Of President John r. Collins. In the opin-
ion Of many. to 20 to the Coney Island
resort with the sporting fixture. TIL idea
proved excellent. and never again In the
summer time will the Long Island fanoiers
bench their dogs In any place but the ball
There we're about 600 dogs on view. every
Up to the Ssavy. sft. Bernsrds. In smooth
|%po ss.sasS: ss y S g COW ". e aaiin. sss n 81,
wires FOR Ills Kennel 4 Whit. Piains. made
the es Hin l"p 'eis.s for re de ss.'V While en In TIE
champion: Warren Remedy. had a walk
In wire. the ouintsrd entry In dogs wa
ihs : rss'i PH% 1l ana and AZ h.d 70 SoS S% 70 I'm
q aasut ~: = t tssri .fnu, .:r: q. nj Siu: . s1 30. /
Edssoomb Pss. In scottish terriers as the tSs
ep. .sn 81. H sspsss.p wsn' 1 e tie . ssa5'thh: .oiy
Jsrrs:s wsilesSourne Kitty
aP:ai.. IL IsaHs VIZ S0 Aa. =; 6 cSRIl II! R:n MSsss.
sS:| EisS Isrd Gs e. reserve: j.
M. S:s'w L q .A A21sF'H s9as sI' s. s As' a ks5l.
i Bernardo IL v Tsl' sh. sis. .n ssas' oe. sss e K 3:
s s.Sn 4 .yps sb. FL T.2n:'' b ,er Ne Sss' w IF TN
T Msnaa'f 81. fssfmRs2n M s'.'H Mira 4, bodds
s TS'st to s' aes. s: :na E stpt S.ssas sSi i :: sisss.
mon Sister that GLASS For bitchea.
None o. the prize dogs had more friends
short "a fsee2 s Schip chase won IN sfSnsrs'
dofs for A. @, Rohr with Mrs. George II.
Peh.s Batch. reserve and II. winners hftches
Careless and the Preston Kennels CHAM
pion preAton Fairy.
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Baseball Notes.

petfoi,s set here's Manager stsIlinss vas asked
yesterd.y. -someboay q .olns 70 :iep him :
ss.u,s ie.. any s.me. elmer. and sh.s'sI snninSS
who has won four straight"
There sesned 70 be lack Of control behind the
bat for Princeton - well Is 10 the boz In the
good snouGhI
The Boston Red Sox and Athletics have made
. swap Of p~itohers-AorGan for Schiller.
clymer Of the washinstons win be out Of the
gare about . month with his Injured leg.
The Hirhianders, though fourth In team
There must be some merit In the system OF
batting.
Artie Holman. the slim Cub, 10 almost As much
Of q slurser a. Wagner. The heavy Pirate The
saers base sSs Tor a total " Thirteen en- b "sao
cashtesa for wagner.
4 manager was telling tho other day hov his
team :ss four trap, 70, z Cobb, that Y blum
running The basss apparently,
Hoos rerrts obterved while herr. tina, third
base vas sSs ssMsss pos, ,sG on ne dIsmend
irwin says bAsted ssNl come % shoItstops and
second bssernsn o. various angles, whereas they
alwayi come On the s.nss ansls % third ..eLafs
have the Sdvsnttfe q seeing tue bali stnks the
Bat .Ay. irwin but, tss third basemea can't see
ses..ans 2; Jehnay Gins Sksly e join The
Ss4ssr GO - rsss!dsd y IS snptsy. when
keS staying AWAY from the team and howthe
karne employer Jumps Ct the chance 70 get him
back.
and ssSsnssssay have aiosp pss oa, q tse n ssslsyn
isssas WI cosslpus With ia team.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-06
NOT A RUN FOR PRINCETON.
Yale Pronts by Drewes's Wiidness ana
salts the Game Away Early.

New HAVEN, June s.-The frat Of the bAse-
ball games between Yale and Princeton was
played At Yale Field this afternoon and re-
suited In q victory for the Ellis, q by 9 to o
score. The game was something like the
one here last year. when the Tiger pitcher
went up in the air at the start and Yale
won In the fret inning. This year Drewes
ascended and before he tould be replaced
four runs had been brou Rht in
The game started In . drizzle. which babe
fair to cause q p~ostponemtnt, but after a
sides and Umpire SILK 6'LouThlin 1t was
decided to start. The thousands Of spec
tators hyddlsd together. prSteeted by rain
,Phiibin Of Yale eau sht the game with a
Niger broken. He was the frst man UP and
got a base on balls. Fels followed suit.
T Tesf up ps ss s s ste HI s sss hits hi the s Sssss.
. aSsfn '' seosin y Phiiei r" and isl., but
A sISIs .y.eS ~.; s saSse e.m ~ ' home o osn K slsfs
sr!or; Mallory fled to right hsld' retiring
n,5 ASH 'e oS,y J ss,ss sla 81. e 4is.s. .: s,s5
ns ear s sna Hsn, In the he, foar,h h i1p5n sin Ma
Kssd sent a AZ 20 s MallSSry . Ara P 1nnHss i Hns
. two the s.s Ys.ta sad y aut tRs d.y san9 Az . iassa
touched Warwick az he was sliding for home.
retiring the side. In the seventh inning
Eddie billion made z two basser, but VAS
Yale. outheld. Mallory. Murphy and Van
Week, did good work.
Bad infeld errors by Princeton gave
Van Week were out Badger walked. Errors
by Warwick and Reed let him In. The ANAL
run was made in the seventh inning when
Philbin singled. stole two bases and came In
on White q balk. The score:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-06
CRESCENT SPRING REGATTA



The spring regatta Of the Crescent Ath-
ietdc Club was sailed yesterday afternoon
on the lower bay. The start was made
on the dock OF tho Atlantic Yacht Club
At Sea Gate. More than forty yachts had
entered. but the rain and fog kept nearly
one-hsf Of these yachts at their moorings
and their owners on thtir club piazzas.
The as footers and FIRST division OF the
handicap GLASS went first to B~ensonhurst.
then to Fort Hamilton. then TO Craven
Shoals and then to Sea Gate. This was
sailed twico around. 1915 miles in all. 1t
was windward work to the first mark and
from Sea Gate to the finish. The three
other legs were reaches. two with booms to
port. At Craven Shoals booms were gybed
to starhoard. The smaller classes vent to
~Bensonhurst. Fort Hamilton and Sea Gate.
twice around. 3 miles In all. and the dlnsies
once around . I mile course.
Three started In the rs foot CLASS and all
got away well. At the end OF the first round
Joy led. She Was timed at the line 405 100;
Soyas time was 40S:29 and that Of Ningt-
trDis +0l:a2. On the second round W. A.
BAfstoE got the beat Of the tide and wealth
cred JOY. Vingt-trois too passed the cham
pion Of last year. Thu finish times were:
Soya. 521l5; Vingt-trois, 5:2S:l2. and JOY.
Two OF the 8 boats made q pretty race.
Poster lead by. s, seconds at the end Of the
f[st round; Or the second round n. s.
biz Atood. out into tho tide and the Gunds.
well handled by F. l.. Noble, won by 10 sec
onds. The summaries:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-06

NEW YORK Is. L.. s: ST, LOUIS Is. L., T.
ST LorIs; June S.sew York won an
cardinals, . e I ,Raymopd. chosen e
innings. Sallee pitched well for st. Louis
o' IN the sns ,hb,iHrpd M inning p troSSie n aro seo Shen
DOYLE sent a hot bounder down to Konetchy
and was cslledoui by TRULY when y seemed
ms he was safe, beat it down 70 second.
Ines Mcdraw Joined IN and was sent to The
remarks not to the liking Of Risier, Who
Vas workiqg behind the bet and TIE latter
dnff not ieaye the d.id until he had told both
g 9Th he arsunent where Msdrsw III
sfs an @as chase. sen aePo esef the sGesa ana na'n soId
last page pIaser run run on the hen a.ld was snodsrs ssa
of + LGS,s deo SSsS Sn sy ~ the s sRfsadinss n e0s sini
giles by iBresnahsn and Konetchy scored
syrne In the fourth St Louis scored
Oh thFe fls sSas sy errer wa Bresns shsw s ma i koe
netehy. singled, Evans sacrificed and Ellis
Murray scored the first New York run in
error. o'Hsrs was easy, Charles to, Ko-
netchy. bu! Deylin's two Dagger brought in
Murray The nth for the cardipsls was a
but the NTH for New York spelled deiest for
Tenney struck out, Fletcher SINGLED,
Mccormick was safe on Charles't error,
Murray dropped a lucky sipsle back Of
Devlin was safe on Charless second error,
Brdwell singled. sohlei dropped 2 Texas
fled out to Evans and Fletcher popped out.
ST; Louis scored, twice in the sixth on
tlnkles BY KSHnetehy a two bssser by
New York scored one in the sixth on .McCor.
nnlck't triple and, Murray's Sacrifice hy.
konttchy scored the last run 70, the eighth
double play was being made on Ellis and
HulsNltf The sCore.