Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-02
VERMONT FORESTS
State Association Continues Eff
forts for Their Preservation.
would Have Legislature Appropriate
Money BicDninI1y for Tracts of
Lana Not suitable for Agrl-
cultural Purposes.

! city Thursday afternoon ana evening,
beginning with business session and in
formal discussion AZ the Van Ness House
and closing with lectures at Williams
Science hall in the evening by Prof. j.
| w. Tourney of the Yale forest school,
Prof. J. L. Hills and others.
| The meeting at the Van Ness House
began nj three O'Clock and was presided
over by Ex-Governor r. D. Proctor, presi-
! dent Of the association. The feature Of
the afternoon session vas Il paper. read
by state Forester Halves on State Con
troll of Privately owned Timber Lands"
Mr.. IIawes said in substances
! Hitherto 7 have been opposed 70 any
! form OF state control OF private cut
things but there was n decided element
in the last Legislature in favor OF
such restrictions us shown by the
! passage of the Christmas tree law.
the killing Of the bill giving driving
privileges on certain streams. and In
the introduction OF q hill to limit the
cutting Of trees to certain diamcters.
! Mr.. Graves, the chief Of the United
States forest service. said at a recent
llumhermnn'r meeting that he believes
the restrictive Legislation so far pro-
posed is unwise and that II is begin
ming at the wrong end, but adds: IT
believe further that unless the lumber
mon recognize ghat they have re-
sponsibillty to the public, restrictive
legislation not only Is bound 10 come.
but ought to come"
This ie my attitude IN Vermont.
We are giving tho lumhernen good
chance. do not expect them to adont
forestry measures II toto At once but
would like 70 see every lu1,hcrman try
them out under the direction of this
office on y small portion of his tract
say 100 acres. and believe he would
soon be convinced u its practicable
fly.
In tho belief that a more insistent
lattcmpt may be made in two years
for restrictive Legislation. 7 feel that
this association should fully discuss
the subject. and possibly formulate
some plan that would be fair and
sound. and workable.
If we are to strive for some form
of state control Of private holdings.
let us con 'idor the different moa sures
which might he adopted and the OK
pcricncc of other countries along this
line.
About tho only restrictive legisla-
tion affecting numbering thus far
! passed IN any American state. Is th~
law IN New YORK recurring lumber
men TO Top IN" limbs from IN" tons or
All SottWood trees. AZ me last annual
itlee'1nE OF inns aSSocia'oh. suggest
cd modltoa'l"n or ms law Tor Ner-
mont nut ana h"' Ihr"rh"fa" u IN
/ MY new ny" IaW' ms thought the time
hot YET ripe
IN me"ia"Val times many petty rules
ana regulations We're nut IN force, as
the nrs' steps toward the broad for
est policy now IN operation ono oil
'heSe was the rule 'Hh' Tor every 'ree
out ah"th"r must no planted curl
o"SIN enough althouEh this rule went
! out 90 commission over century ago
, II Is sun the common American idea
OF German forestry. \ wei develop
ed mature forest Will not have over
400 trees per acre while young
plantation should have AT least three
time" as many tree.
=, Anotho' common regulation several
hnndre6 wears age was the diamete'
hmH law su"F as was suggested ir
our Legislature this year. Not to
mention the fact that II would require
n force OF. at least. tft; mon 10 prop
erly enforce such measure If it We're
constitutional. which II probably Is
not, its enforcement would moan hat
= forestry. We cannot lay down deli
- mite r"EUla lions for any industry ant
have them work ont successfully fo'
u q large area like a State. II WoulC
! I've rs futile 20 prescribe that every
10 farmer uec ZOO nourds % CONNER
I cial rnrtilITerS per nora of his tillahl IL