The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-01-18

bus a feN gNaHs Es0 pIaciie@l
.cniifie nen began 70 suggest tha
SHOULD tAk9 rtogE 81 our 10
3arces. 10 see whether they wer'
q btiaE used ap faster than the,
fofe being ropienlnhcd The ex
mpiss of China. Spain. and Franc,
Fcro cited. Es nations which saf'
ca from cold and excessive prices
L building material through the
destruction Of their foresis II was
hown that half the population OF
40 world las less than enough 70
at, because Of wastoful and unsclen
lie treatment Of the coil. end that
,mcTiea la rapidly terdlng TO the
anne condition from the same
sagac
Tie awakening of the pcopi
.he need o. conservation came abou,
principally through the rapid de-
Tcape of our forests There IL some
EiGg about deuudcd hillside
which stlrB resentment in almost
every one. and those who are dead
o sentiment respond to the stern
fact Of rapid increase in the price
II lumber. To clifford Pinchot most
X tho credit IL due for rousing the
American people 70 the danger OF
The exhaustion Of the forests, He
ecurcd the effective cooperation OF
Theodore Roosevelt. then president,
aud the conference OF Governors
and the later National Conference
IN Conservation Of National Resour-
700 are well known TO all.
Through this conference IL was
advertised to the nation that one
aalf Of our original forests OF three
nilllon square miles, the most val
liable aud extensive In the world.
aad been destroyed In century and
] quarter, a very short time In the
.ifo Of a nation. Much Of this for
81 area has been numbered IN such
A manner that valuable timber will
rot gTow upon II again without re-
ofoltation. The annual loGs by
Ire "a enormous. Germany 10 plant
ing . rec for every one that is cut,
but we arc wasting our forests In
grofligate manner,
Thee facts startled the entire
onntry. Sentiment sustained Pref-
ident Roosevelt setting apart nearly
lO0.oo0,VO0 acres Of national domni.
81 nation forest. 10 DO protected
4d administered for the public goot
Conservation Commissions were ap-
pointed 10 nearly every state Public
forests have been secured, by pur-
chase and gift, In many States, A
BIN for an Appalachian Forest Pre-
so.ve, after some opposition and de-
ay. has at Length become law
II has been seen also that the
CT conservation must be ap |
piled TO other natural sources OF |
ae1.th than the forests. The pro-
ection Of streams and sources Oh |
labJc water supply IL very impor-
aant, and Is OF necessity mattel
u public rather than Individual en-
rpliss. None important even thar
ne protection cf the forests In the
'onseI pation OF the fertility OF the |
ID CT country ie suffering enor-
n0us waste every year through the
arrylng away OF good soil In floods
sd freshets, and probably still more
through wasteful methods OF filling
ne soil We are not using our
gator powers as we might, nor Sc
airing the rights Of tho public In
rem, Wastoful methods still pre-
- 10 mining coal eand iron.
THUS the conservation movement
,as bFoadenod from an agitation
ser wasteful tree cutting TO a real
aston of the duty. IN every indus
ny ugisg natural products, TO safe
.uard the interests OF the future
IS wcll rs 10 provide for the needs
I the present II Is teaching a
ew nud higher patriotism. calling
aen not only TO fight "for the greet
raves Of their siros.' but for the
'elfare and happiness OF unnum
cred generations to come. Tn.
uesiionably II Is necessary and
npcrtalt movement for the present
Of American citizens. Tn,
lato which neglocts 10 conserve /
lsonrefg In forest aand stream, farm
% mine. is providing for certain
lunupiey Vermont should take Z
aiaa TO apply cons rvation princi-
.es 70 her fields and forests, that
% future may be not less prosper.
% than her past, II is hoped that
ie articles of this series sent out .
i the Vermont Commission on Con I
,rvatlon may suggest some meth
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