El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-08


,ooYs undertook request of the committee agriculture
of the representatives the congressional hearing O
No. ~ that there influence of
ests On climate that he making some indie
pendent investigations light the subject The inves
modify still
further these conclusions of facts and figures
Prof with the views OF the majority
Of @ who aye generally counted certain
become av the forests that II IS
worth while to Conservation he that
vnts the practical use of individual
Of servant the ground In every country the
general growth of population to convert Io noS INTO
fields and tendency unless
augmented dOuhs and floods and believe that can
There can be valid objection to decreasing the area Oh
take the place of wdsnma and the wilder
cultivation and the forests this should be
undertaken by by the national government
Prof rainfall affected by forests
and affected by forests Decrease in PTepa
sr - h ftsd IN aDv decree bv cutting off the forests
forests are found Moore where has
fered supply The death OF the
to him follows and does not cede diminishing
Prof Moore climatic influence by
ducg earhs surface and breaking the
explains the reading rain cages showing greater ram
fall over declaring that the rainfall meas
uents because the winds Bow harder
catch fair proportion OF the moisture DUNG
pof Moore quotes the forest has
influence upon quantity falling from the clouds The local influence
other surface conditions 0OeS nut extend up@ ~
200 feet according could possibly affected
they invariably this surface stratum OF the atmosphere Inc
of barn. house. village or Guy : ~ -, h
proportion Likewise the vegetable covering OF the arth
forests the erosion u w - aP this does not mean saws Prot
bushes and one Of growing crops
covering years filed the weather bureau " that
instead diminishing little
change tending than dninut while in
plains have been planted with trees quite
eel during the last 80 or 40 years.
ished By TN New England where defore
began and has been extensive the mean rainfall since
1886 shows steady the Ohio valley where the forest
area greatly decrease rainfall shown by the
scientific investigation
Prof Moore concludes little with the
height of tributaries principal streams they only
of extensive and heavy rains after the ground sau
rated Of deep SHOWS Prof Moore
holds cultivated fields too rapid
eff gradual stream flow
Records that the height of
steadily during 800 notthstand
destat Records IN Germany run back e years and
photographic
Austrian government recently made exhaustive investigation of the
defOrOn OF the country had had no effect
of in
Prof Moore rainfall the United States
GUIDES from the gulf of Mexico and south Atlantic and
appreable
Moore concludes that the n OF MYERS not materially afe Oy any
precipitation and that the not affected at all
by presence G absence of forests
Plenty Of evidence and argument can be and VIII be dd upon the other
important
should be conserved for their sake affordg
perpetual supply OF building material % and material Ior boxing FURNITURE
fitted The forests should preserved and
productive agricultural and the forests should be
mana vinpr yield of timber
Moreover
they climate which really affects
people greater extent than climatic changes extending over continent At
the forests hedwaters
planting plains establishing parking
Prof Moores interesting but hope sentiment
this though offer
generally active
ibe the comparative dizziness
high OF commodities tending to decrease the popular demand Prices OF
steadily tending
gradual steady readjustm
conditions of trade and manufacturing Prices VIII have to be reduced until
stimulated This readjustm
curtng of profits manufacturers distributors
financial