Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-01
REFORESTAT|ON TO
Be TRIED IN
ENGLAND
George, in -Four Hour
Speech Urges House Of Com
mons to Take Up Problem Of.
Timber Supply,
Morning Journal Bureau.
Gl3 Munscy Buniing,
Washington, -. G., May ~.

Washington, -. g, May ~
England, with a smaller percentage
of forosled area than my other civil
lizod country. is important enormous
quantities 81 wood Ia various forms
About ninety per cent Of all the tim
bar she uscs comes from her colonies
~ other countries. and To- It she must
pay yearly some thirty million pounds
The United Kingdom, contrary 20 the
Wonerai Impression has a great deal
OF waste land that could be prohtaDly
devoted 20 timber production and
made 80 supply much Of the demand
f0r timber w her varied industries.
That the necessity for further dc
veiaplng the natural resources is now
fuliy realized by the leading English
statesmen b. strlkiugly evidenced In
the Budget which has recently been
Introduced INTO the House Of Com
none. Tho Chancellor OF the FIX
chequnr. Mr.. Lloyd George, made O
speech Of nearly four ana ono-half
hours in explanation OF the many
items mud new provisions Of tho Bud
ret. According TO the London Daily
News. this speech marked a record
Unparalleled since tho achievement Of
Mr. Gladstone in the nftics.
In outlining the Budgets proposals
fof forcstation and national develop
ment, the Chancellor sald TINT #
might not be tho function Of the row
eminent 10 create work, but that II ~
an essential part Of is businoss 10 see
that the people are equipped 10 make
the best OF their own country. and. II
necessary. help II TO do 30. A state
can and ought to take a larger and
wider view OF ita Investments than in
d%iyidnais The resottlcmcnt Of dc
serted and Impoverished parts Of its
avn territories might not bring to It's
Golfers a direct return which would
reimburse Il fnlly for It's expenditure,
but the indirect enrichment OF ia re-
sources would more thnn compensate
FOR any apparent or Immediate loss
Any man who had crossed and re-
crossed England from north TO south.
and from cnHt 10 west. must have been
perplexcd at finding there was 30
much waste ana wilderness possible !
IN such a crowded little isiand
This brings mo straight Mr..
Lloyd George continued, TO tho quoa-
tion of nffortstntion. There rs a very
general agreement that some steps
should be taken IN tho direction.
viii not Hay Of anorcstinB, but OF re-
Hnoffstlne the waste lana Of this
country Here. again. we are far boz
hind every civilized country m the
world ~ Germany. for Instance, out
of a total area of 1873. 000. 900 acres
3 1900, 600, ar nearly 20 per cent, are
wooded, In France, cut OF 1870, GOA. 900
azores, ~ per ccnt are wooded IN
The United Kingdom. out OF 10000. coo
acres. only 5000, 00Q. or four per cent.
are under wood The number Of
people directly employed Ia forest
work In this country is only 10000. |
ana yet tho climate and soil OF this
country are just as well adapted for
tho growth or marketable trees as
those OF the estates OF Germany.
Recently we have been favored
with a striking report Of a Royal Com.
mission. which outlines "a very COM
prehensivo and f~tr-roaching scheme
for planting the wastes OF this coun.
try. The Systematic operation which
tho Commission recommends Is q a.
gantie a and before the govern
Ment can be committed a. IL tn an
rs details. it viii require very careful
consideration by a body Of experts
skillci IN forestry am informed
that thcfe is a good deal Of prelim-
irary work which ought 20 bc under
taken before tho government "a
safely begin planting on the large
scale Indicated Ia that report
Il viii ten the House what We pro-
pose ta dc There SIS a corttin amount
or money not very much, spent lu TINS
country ia q spasmudig Kind OF way
on what J may cull the work ~ ma
tlonal dcVclppmeut--in iight railways
iu harhors ID direct but very mcagor
assistance TO agriculture / propose
20 gather am These grants together
INTO one national development grant
ana To- nut I'm this year an additional
sum Of 1oo.ue0 pounds Tor these pur-
poses LEGISLATION viii have to he iu-
uodueed. and ! win thcn explain tho
objects in greater detail. but the grant
Nll he used Boo the promotion oil
setcmes which hate for their purpost
The development of tho resources or
the country
III Viii include su.h objects as the
Institution OF schools of forestry. tht
purchase aud preparation 81 land Tor
anoresiation th. settlnhg uf-af 81 num-
ber ~ experimental forests upon 81
large scale expenditure upon scientific
research Boz The Interests OF arrieul
frre, experimental farms. the improve
nert OF stock. the equipment 20
afeuries for disseminating agr.cui-
turai instruction. tho encouragement
and the promotion 90 cooperation
the improvement Of rural transport Sc
az 10 make markets more accessible
D. fsciiitation of ava weli-considcred
schemes for attracting labor back g.
inc land hy small holdings or re-
clhmation az wastes Escfy acre o.
land brought into cultivation. ever,
acre 81 cultivated land brought into Is
higher state ~ cultivation. means
more labor OF 30 healthy and prolur-
tive character h means more album