New-York tribune., 1911-12-03
Fifth Avenue at 38th Street
CAMP FIRE CLUB FEAST.
PinChot SAYS State Must Protect
Woods from Fire.
MAKES ATTACK ON COMPANY
Former Chief Forester Accuses
II of Vandalism-Medal
for Seton.

-Four hundred members and guests % the
Camp Fire Club Of America gathered last
night a a dinner in the HoteP Astor,
which. although it had its serious side I'm
the report Of effort Pinchot on the Adj
ronaaok forest problem. was an occasion
~ much merriment
General George W Wirgate. as toast
master. started the rounds Of laughter,
and tho stories he had 10 tell before an
noluci0g each number Of the programme
kept the fun a. a high pitch Ernest
Thompson seton gave an amusing compari-
son of the sign languages used by Indians
and civilized deaf mutes. and the rest Of
tho entertainment was provided by Mr..
-eron imitation OF the roar Of lions under
me ash Of a tanner and moving pictures
shown by Frank Chapman on From Sea
Level 10 Snow Line IN Vera Cruz
Clifford Pinchots report on the "Adiron-
oa"k Problem came az the end Of the
evening Mr. Pinchot said that forestry
In this state was fourishng everywhere
except iu the woods as the constitution
of the state forbade the practice cf for
estry m state lands. and scarcely a single
tract Of privately owned forest either iu
the Catskills or the Adirondacks was TO-
day being cut under the rules Of practical
forestry
The FIRST duty Of the state was 10 protect
these wood4 from FIRE, Mr.. Pinchot de-
clared. and though progress had been made
.n that direction. much more should be
done lie then took up the question Of re-
planting and particularly the proper
handling Of the forest Mr.. Pinchot said:
It is time 20 stop playing with The situa-
ton Csleusibie efforts at private refores-
taton. in which tens Of acres are re-
planted for hundreds or thousands that
are destroyed. merely serve % distract at
teutiOu from the main issue. nat ls
needed ON privately owned umher lahds ls
me proper handling of the Forest, ana not
inadequate repIantng after its destruction.
would not be understood as chaEglnS
that the Adirondack lumbermen a. pod}
are Dad citizens. or that they are pnrposcly
lniurluE the state when protects uen
ON the contrary many ot them are anxious
10 improve the present unfortunate cohdi-
tons
But not al OF tine Adirondack numbering
concerns are controlled Dy men or Sood
Niu. s. peculiarly aggravated case OF heed-
less and couscienceless vandalism Is SUP
piled bE the Brooklyn tOOperaBc company,
H subsidiary OrgauiZatiOn OF the sugar
Trusl The logging done by TINS compdh!
is more destructive than any other win
which I am acquainted IN the Eastern
states and the damage by nTes Ior Whl,h
Hs carc'cssness is said - be rehponhlDie
'll cost the people Of New YORK large
sums Of money and long Years OF time 10
repair When requested by the Conserya-
lion Commission 10 take simple ana neces-
sarF precautions against fire IL pcrcmpto-
refused 10 do 80
IN, Brooklyn COCperage COMPANY con-
fols br ownership and lease lZ3,W1 acres
- the AdirOndacks Unless TINS OisdhiZd
lion IS restrained bv the strong hand OF
ne state every acre Of that land VIII be
o. poilcd OF us forest growth ana swept
clean hr fire.
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