The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
CHRISTMAS TREE
Custom Upheld by the U. S, De
partment Of Forestry.

Washington, Dec. 26.--The coun-
ltry's forests have again been cali
ed upon 70 supply about four
million Christmas trees, aud again |
many persons have asked them
selves and querled the United
States Forest Service, rs the Gus
tom menace to the movement for
forest preservation"
In the millions OF happy homes
over the country where the young
err generation las made the Christ
mas tree the center OF play since
early Friday morning, there ere
many fathers and mothers who have
given the question more or less
thought From Sunday schools and
other organizations also, which
hold an annual celebration around
galy trimmed evergreen for the
benefit Of tho little ones, has
come the question whether II Is
: consistent to urge conseryatIons Of
forest resources and then TO cut
! millions OF young trees oyery year
TO afford little Joy in passing
the holiday season.
Yes, II Is consistent and proper
that the custom should be maintain
ed, /" has been tho answer Of the
United States Forester Clifford PIN
chot IN every case, Trees ire
Tor use. and there is no other use
: to which they could be put which
? would contribute 80 much 70 The
hoy OF man as their use by the chill
dren on this one great holiday
"The number OF trees cut for
, this use each year IS utterly insig-
+ nificant when compared to the con
sumption for other purposes hpr
= which timber Is demanded. Not
more than four million Christmas
: trnes are used each year, one In
every fourth family II planted Z
feet apart they could be grown on
= less than 1900 acres, This clear
u ing Of an area equal 70 good siz,
e ed farm each Christmas should
i rot be a subject OF much worry
3 when II is remembered that FOR
e lumber alone Il is necessary &c
y take timber from an area o.
n more than 10000 acres every day
T, OF the year.
1T is true that there has beer
eerious damage TO forest growth 81
the cutting OF Christmas trees
y In various sections of the eoun
y try particularly in the Adiron
y dacks and parts Of New England
v but in these very sections th'
'e damage through cutting of yonnl
:. evergreen for use vt Christina
lr is mfiuitesimal when compare
Us with the loss Of forest resources
through the fires and careless meth
&c DDS OF numbering. The proper rem
We cay Is not 10 stop using trees bu
r. to adopt wiser methods of use,
at ut il generally realized tina
sn certain portion of land mus
a always be used for forest growth
Just as for other crops. Christina
III ,trees are one form OF this crop
On There is no more reason for al
be cutlery against using land to gro'
It's Christmas trees than to gpo'
flower"
The Forest Service upholds tn
o. Christmas tree custom, but recot
Is nizes at the came time, that tn
re indiscriminate cutting of evergreen
ng To supply the holiday trade ha
ne produced a bad effect upon man
no stands of merchantable kinds I
mt merchantable timber in differeI
on sections of the country. Waste II
IN destruction usually result wht
Ia woodlands are not under proper BY
TEN OF lOIesI management NNS
an tiers say that 1t is not by denyir
m ourselves the wholesome pleasu
IN of having bit Of nature
u the home at Christmas that d
IL problem OF conserving forests W
'as be solved, but by learning no
M to use the forests wisely and pro
iu- erly. The ravages through fore
wo fires must be stopped, the MAJ
ult avenues of waste Of timber in
iu- travel from the woods to the m
I'VE and thence to the market must
led closed, and almost numberless y
Is portant problems demand nttenti
The efore the Christmas tree.
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