Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-04

forestry in Europe. The rockiest
road that Pioneer Pinchot had TO
travel at the outset of his career was
when he first came into contact with
the timber pot hunters" of the
United States.
George Vanderbilt paved the way
for Clifford Pinchot's services to the
country by turning over to him in
1892 his Biltmore estate in North
Carolina for practical forest manage
ment..
First Recognized in 1896.
In 1896 Mr.. Pinchot received his
first governmental recognition of his
work. David X. Francis of Missouri.
then secretary of the interior. called
upon the National Academy of
Sciences to appoint commission to
report on national forest policy,
and. as q result Of the work of this
commission. President Cleveland set
aside 21.00O,000 acres of public land
In eleven forest reserves. The COM
mission recommended that all public
lands more suitable for the produce
ton of timber than for mining or
agriculture should be put into re.
serves. and suggested a system of ad-
ministration.
year later congress adopted the
suggestion of the commission by de-
fining the purpose of forest reserves
and in another year Clifford Pinchot
found himself chief of the division
Of forestry In the department of agri-
culture.
Begins With Five Scientists.
The new forester did not lie down
on bed of roses. Ten years ago
the country was practically ignorant
OF scientific forestry and there were
few persons equipped to assist In the
administration of such a policy. The
stan with which he began work con.
listed OF five scientists, including
himself. 10y
Congress recognized the worth OF
the forestry work under clifford Pin
chot In 1905 by putting into his con-
troll the national forest reserves.
The accomplishments of Mr.. Pin
chot's government work previous to
and since that time can be briefly
unmarried:
In 1893, when he began work for
the government, the annual appro-
priation was s2s.52O and the receipts
nothing. Last year the expenditures
aggregated s3.36S,532.76 and the re-
ceipts were estimated at $4,000, 900.
Wanted TO Borrow 100000.
Mr.. Plnchot two years ago went
to congress with a proposition to loan
the forestry service the sum of ST.
900. 900. promising to repay 1t in
yearly instalments and at the same
time pay the expenses of the forestry
service. BY the end of fifteen or
twenty years, Mr.. Pinchot assured
the congressman, his bureau would
be making money for the treasury.
One OF the bones OF contention
then and now was the fact that the
forestry service had any receipts at
all. Before Mr.. Pinchot came the
public domain had been the free-for-
all for the timber thieves, the stock
men. and for anybody else Pinchot
reversed this policy on the ground
that those who get the most benefit
should contribute to the expenses. II
was not until 1905. however, that the
attorney-general quieted the opposi.
ton to this policy by holding that
the forestry service could charge fees
for grazing and for lumber taken OF
the public domain.
Department on Business Basis.
Forester Pinchot began by cutting
out red tape In business transactions;
stipulations to prevent waste wer,
laid down, and plans laid to guard
against forest fires. protect the
young growth and to insure repro,
duction. Grazing was fostered ant
priority OF rights given to those VIII,
had previously used the forest landl
for such purposes.
Nothing was done to prevent tn,
erection of power plants, irrigatinl
bitches. telegraph and telephon,
lines ,corrals. pastures. hotels, sum
mer camps. apiaries and great var
Lefty OF other uses which assist IL
the material development of tn,
country. Trails were cut In painless
forests, fire lines laid, telephones
put in, ranger cabins built and tn,
force of the bureau increased t.
nearly 1900 men.